SPOTLIGHT
Diversity, Inclusion, Tolerance, & Unity for Kids
MAY 2023
MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
Parents and Guardians,
The SPOTLIGHT Series presents read-aloud books that will raise social and emotional awareness by helping kids understand more about diversity, inclusion, tolerance, and unity.
Check out the book list below for May.
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Cinco de Mayo - May 5
- "Marco’s Cinco de Mayo” by Lisa Bullard & Holli Conger
Additional Stories that will be featured in May
Asian Pacific-American Heritage Month
- "The Name Jar" by Yangsook Choi
- "Crouching Tiger" by Ying Chang Compestine & Yan Nascimbene
- "Suki's Kimono" by Chieri Uegaki & Stephane Jorisch
- "Kite Flying" by Grace Lin
Haitan Heritage Month
- "Auntie Luce's Talking Paintings" by Francie Latour & Ken Daley Daley
- "Running the Road To ABC" by Denize Lauture & Reynold Ruffins
- "Tap-Tap" by Karen Lynn Williams & Catherine Stock
- "Circles of Hope" by Karen L. Williams & Linda Support
Jewish American Heritage Month
- "Emma's Poem: The Voice of the Statue of Liberty" by Linda Glaser
- "Yaffa and Fatima" by Salaam Shalom
Speech and Hearing Awareness Month
- "I Like My Ears" by ASL Teaching Resources
- "Oliver Gets Hearing Aids" by Maureen Cassidy Riski, Nikolas Klakow; Illustrated by Polygone, Nicolas Babey
- "No Such Thing As Normal" by Megan Dejarnet
Cinco de Mayo - May 5
- "Marco’s Cinco de Mayo" by Lisa Bullard & Holli Conger
Mother's Day - May 14
- "A Chair for My Mother" by Vera B. Williams
Memorial Day - May 29
- "The Wall" by Eve Bunting and Ronald Himler
- "Rolling Thunder" by Kate Messner & Greg Ruth
Grief and Loss Awareness
- "Why Do I Feel So Sad?" by Tracy Lambert & Elena Napoli
Age-appropriate SPOTLIGHT books are also posted in the grade level school counseling Google Classroom (TK-6th) for students to access.
School Counselor
Contact hours 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Mon-Fri
(during student instructional days)
Brown Elementary School
Email: jvonberckefeldt@turlock.k12.ca.us
Website: https://sites.google.com/turlock.k12.ca.us/brownschoolcounseling/home
Location: 1400 Georgetown Ave, Turlock, CA, USA
Phone: 209 565-0179