Early Childhood: Becoming an Anti-Bias Teacher

Teaching for Change carefully selects the best multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, and educators. Learn about our criteria for selecting titles. Feedback on these lists and suggestions for additional titles are welcome.

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Anti-Bias Education for Young Children and Ourselves

By Louise Derman-Sparks, Julie Olsen Edwards

Anti-Bias Education in the Early Childhood Classroom: Hand in Hand, Step by Step

By Katie Kissinger

Beyond Heroes and Holidays: A Practical Guide to K-12 Anti-Racist, Multicultural Education and Staff Development

By Enid Lee (Editor), Deborah Menkart (Editor), Margo Okazawa-Rey (Editor)

 

Black Ants and Buddhists: Thinking Critically and Teaching Differently in the Primary Grades

By Mary Cowhey

Celebrate! An Anti-Bias Guide to Enjoying Holidays in Early Childhood Programs

By Julie Bisson

Culture and Child Development in Early Childhood Programs: Practices for Quality Education and Care

By Carollee Howes, Louise Derman-Sparks (Foreword by)

Doing the Right Thing for Children: Eight Qualities of Leadership

By Maurice Sykes, Thomas Schultz (Foreword by)

The First R: How Children Learn Race and Racism

By Debra Van Ausdale, Joe R. Feagin (Joint Author)

Getting Ready for Quality

Published by California Tomorrow

 

Leading Anti-Bias Early Childhood Programs: A Guide for Change

By Louise Derman-Sparks, Debbie LeeKeenan, John Nimmo

Negotiating Critical Literacies with Young Children: 10th Anniversary Edition

by Vivian Vasquez

One Child, Two Languages: A Guide for Early Childhood Educators of Children Learning English as a Second Language

By Patton Tabors, Catherine Snow (Foreword by), Mariela Paez (Foreword by)

Reflection, Perspective-Taking, and Social Justice

By Jacky Howell, Makai Kellogg, Magy Youssef, and Sabina Zeffler

Rethinking Early Childhood Education

By Ann Pelo (Editor)

Start Seeing Diversity: The Basic Guide to an Anti-Bias Classroom

By Ellen Wolpert

Taking Back Childhood: A Proven Road Map for Raising Confident, Creative, Compassionate Kids

By Nancy Carlsson-Paige

Teaching Young Children in Violent Times

By Diane E. Levin

The War Play Dilemma: What Every Parent and Teacher Needs to Know

By Diane E. Levin, Nancy Carlsson-Paige

What If All the Kids Are White? Anti-Bias Multicultural Education with Young Children and Families

By Louise Derman-Sparks, Patricia G. Ramsey, with Julie Olsen Edwards

Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?

By Beverly Tatum

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