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Bear loves reading and he loves to read about kids that kinda look like him. It is so important for diversity in children’s books. As a child, I grew up on Ezra Jack Keats and it’s stayed with me until adulthood. I hope to pass that same tradition to Bear.
Here are my recommendations for the best multicultural books for this fall. Ready? Let’s go!
I Am Enough by Grace Byers
This book is about loving who you are, accepting others, and being kind.
Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry
This book is so important for black boys and girls to learn how to love their hair and appreciate the beauty within it.
When God Made You by Matthew Paul Turner
This book is so wonderful as it teaches children they were made in God’s image and their gifts are truly their own.
She Persisted Around the World by Chelsea Clinton
Regardless of how you feel about Chelsea’s mama and daddy, she wrote a book about women in history who have made a huge difference. Pick it up and put your politics aside.
The Fresh Princess by Denene Millner
Based on the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, this book is a refreshing take on a girl moving to a new neigborhood where she has to adjust and still keep it real.
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by Vashti Harrison
From Amazon: An important book for all ages, Little Leaders educates and inspires as it relates true stories of forty trailblazing black women in American history. Illuminating text paired with irresistible illustrations bring to life both iconic and lesser-known female figures of Black history such as abolitionist Sojourner Truth, pilot Bessie Coleman, chemist Alice Ball, politician Shirley Chisholm, mathematician Katherine Johnson, poet Maya Angelou, and filmmaker Julie Dash.
I Am…Positive Affirmation for Brown Girls by Ayesha Rodriguez
From Amazon: In this book, author Ayesha Rodriguez uses rhyming verses, followed by a positive affirmation. I am and the words that follow are powerful. Repeated affirmations will build up your child’s self-esteem and transform her sense of self!
There you have it! What are you reading this fall?
