Early Childhood: Learning about Culture & Language

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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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Titles with reviews on this site are noted with an asterisk (*).

By Deborah J. Short, Josefina Villamil Tinajero, Alfredo Schifini

By Gloria Amescua and Duncan Tonatiuh (Illustrator)

By Kevin Henkes

By Jen Bryant, Cannaday Chapman

By Tami Charles

Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story*

Kevin Noble Maillard, Juana Martinez Neal

By Alyssa Reynoso-Morris and Doris M. Rodríguez-Graber (Illustrator)

By Hyewon Yum

By Lesléa Newman and Maya Gonzalez (Illustrator)

Just a Minute!: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book *

By Yuyi Morales

By Patricia Polacco, Patricia Polacco (Illustrator)

By Lynn Reiser, Lynn Reiser (Illustrator)

By Mónica Mancillas and Erika Meza (Illustrator)

By Patricia Polacco

By Yangsook Choi, Yangsook Choi (Illustrator)

By Helen Recorvits, Gabi Swiatkowska (Illustrator)

By Rene Colato Lainez, Fabiola Graullera (Illustrator), Gabriela Baeza Ventura (Translator)

Sing a Song: How "Lift Every Voice and Sing" Inspired Generations*

By Kelly Starling Lyons

There's No Such Thing as Vegetables *

By Kyle Lukoff and Andrea Tsurumi (Illustrator)

Tíos and Primos *

By Jacqueline Alcántara

By Juan Felipe Herrera and Elizabeth Gomez (Illustrator)

By Margy Burns Knight, Anne Sibley O'brien (Illustrator)

By Carmen Tafolla, Amy Cordova (Illustrator)

By Victor D. O. Santos and Anna Forlati (Illustrator)

By Irene Vasco and Juan Palomino (Illustrator)

By Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, Luisa Uribe (Illustrator)

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