30 Multicultural books Every Teen Should Know – CCBC
The CCBC defines multicultural literature as “books by and about people of color: African and African Americans, American Indians, Asian/Pacific and Asian Pacific Americans, and Latinos.” This listing introduces 30 essential books and a range of authors for teens.
50 Multicultural Books Every Child Should Know– CCBC
The CCBC defines multicultural literature as “books by and about people of color: African and African Americans, American Indians, Asian/Pacific and Asian Pacific Americans, and Latinos.” This listing introduces 50 essential books and a range of authors and illustrators for children.
A Celebration of Identity Bibliography
This list of 256 titles that feature black males was prepared by Jane M. Gangi, PhD (janegangi@snet.net) for the Summit:
Building a Bridge to Literacy for African American Male Youth which was held at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, June 3-5, 2012.
Celebrating Cultural Diversity Through Children’s Literature
This web site contains links to annotated bibliographies of children’s multicultural books appropriate for the elementary grades (kindergarten through grade six). Cultural groups currently listed include: African Americans, Chinese Americans, Latino/Hispanic Americans, Japanese Americans, Jewish Americans, Native Americans, and Korean Americans. Books are categorized by genre: realistic fiction, information (non-fiction), traditional literature, biography, historical fiction, poetry, and fantasy. Each annotation includes an approximate grade level designation.
Cooperative Children’s Book Center, University of Wisconsin at Madison
CCBC provides a wealth of information to help with the selection and evaluation of multicultural literature, including their annual statistics on the number of books published annually by and about people of color and a list of active small-press publishers or producers of multicultural materials owned and operated by people of color. This database is searchable by genres, CCBC choices, Age Ranges, and Multicultural Categories.
Teaching For Change – Reviews and Recommendations
Teaching for Change’s website puts together lists and reviews books on materials which address issues of social justice, tolerance and diversity.
Since 2007, Reading Is Fundamental has distributed its multicultural children’s book collections to select RIF programs across the country. Each book in the collection is carefully reviewed and features high-quality children’s books that explore a myriad of cultures.
A list of children’s and young adult books that feature children of color.
A World of Difference Bibliography – (Anti-Defamation League)
This selected bibliography of books is representative of the excellent multicultural and anti-bias literature available today for early childhood and elementary aged children. All titles in the bibliography have been reviewed by ADL staff or a team of reviewers that include educators and parents.
Provides useful resources including strategies for locating and evaluating culturally authentic international children’s and adolescent literature, as well as ways of engaging students with these books in classrooms and libraries. Provides access to a large database of books that can be searched by region, age, and genre.