Social Justice Books

The best selection of multicultural and social justice books for children, YA, and educators.

Early Childhood: Learning about Holidays

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. Most of the books on these lists are linked for more information or purchase to Powells, an independent, union labor bookstore. Titles with reviews on this site are noted with an asterisk(*).

All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom
By Angela Johnson, E. B. Lewis (Illustrator)

The Birthday Swap
By Loretta Lopez

Bringing Asha Home
By Uma Krishnaswami, Jamel Akib

Bringing In the New Year
By Grace Lin

Celebrate Kwanzaa
By Carolyn B. Otto

Crane Boy
By Diana Cohn, Youme Landowne (Illustrator)

A Coyote Solstice Tale
By Thomas King, Gary Clement (Illustrator)

Day of the Dead
By Tony Johnston, Jeanette Winter (Illustrator)

Dumpling Soup
By Jama Kim Rattigan, Unknown (Illustrator)

Juneteenth for Mazie
By Floyd Cooper, Floyd Cooper (Illustrator)

Let the Faithful Come
By Zetta Elliott, Charity Russell (Illustrator)

Lights for Gita
By Rachna Gilmore (Author), Alice Priestley (Illustrator)

Night of the Moon: A Muslim Holiday Story
By Hena Khan, Julie Paschkis (Illustrator)
Ramadan Moon
By Na'ima B. Robert, Shirin Adl (Illustrator)

The Sound of Kwanzaa
By Dimitrea Tokunbo, Lisa Cohen (Illustrator)

The Story of Kwanzaa
By Donna L. Washington, Stephen Taylor (Illustrator)

The Trees of the Dancing Goats
By Patricia Polacco, Patricia Polacco (Illustrator)

What's Cooking, Jamela?
By Niki Daly (Author, Illustrator)

The White Nights of Ramadan
By Maha Addasi, Ned Gannon (Illustrator)

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