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 Bookshop (an indie bookstore platform) and / or Powells.com (an independent, unionized bookstore). A small percentage from book sales through these links goes to Teaching for Change.
Titles with reviews on this site are noted with an asterisk (*).
We also recommend this article by Kara Hinderlie in Rethinking Schools, Black is Beautiful and this excerpt from the book Anti-Bias Education for Young Children and Ourselves by Louise Derman-Sparks and Julie Olsen Edwards, Teaching Young Children about Race: A Guide for Parents and Teachers.
See more recommended titles on these lists: Civil Rights Teaching, Black History, Early Childhood Anti-Bias Education Booklists
Joy! Joy! Joy! The Anthem for Black Boys
By Nzinga-Christina Reid and Howard Barry (Illustrator)
Joy! Joy! Joy! The Anthem for Black Girls
By Nzinga-Christina Reid and Howard Barry (Illustrator)
Los Mejores Colores / Best Colors
By Eric Hoffman, Eida de La Vega (Translator), Celeste Henriquez (Illustrator)
Our Skin: A First Conversation
about Race *
By Megan Madison, Jessica Ralli, and Isabel Roxas (Illustrator)
