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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 (*).
See more recommended titles: Cuba, Latinx and Latin America, Puerto Rico, Central America, Afro-Latinx
Also, see La Republica Dominicana, readings in Spanish from the English language version, Caribbean Connections: Dominican Republic. This book is part of the Caribbean Connections Series by Teaching for Change.
Early Childhood
Clic, Clac, Muu: Vacas Escritoras = Click, Clack, Moo
By Doreen Cronin, Betsy Lewin (Illustrator), Alberto Jimenez Rioja
Diez Deditos de Las Manos y Diez Deditos de Los Pies
By Mem Fox, Helen Oxenbury (Illustrator)
I'll Build You a Bookcase / Te Haré Tu Propio Librero
By Jean Ciborowski Fahey and Simone Shin (Illustrator)
Alejandria Fights Back! / ¡La Lucha de Alejandria!
By Leticia Hernández-Linares, The Rise-Home Stories Project, and Robert Liu-Trujillo (Illustrator)
Alicia and the Hurricane / Alicia y el huracán: A Story of Puerto Rico / Un cuento de Puerto Rico
By Leslea Newman, Elizabeth Erazo Baez (Illustrator), and Georgina Lazaro (Translator)
Alma y cómo obtuvo su nombre *
By Juana Martinez-Neal
La bendición de Zahra: un relato de Ramadán
By Shirin Shamsi and Manal Mirza (Illustrator)
English edition available: Zahra's Blessing: A Ramadan Story
Cosechando Esperanza: La Historia de Cesar Chavez
By Kathleen Krull, Yuyi Morales (Illustrator), Alma Flor Ada (Translator)
Evelyn del Rey Se Muda
By Meg Medina and Sonia Sanchez (Illustrator)
English version is available: Evelyn del Rey Is Moving Away
For All / Para Todos *
By Alejandra Domenzain , Katherine Loh (Illustrator), and Irene Prieto de Coogan (Translator)
A Gift from Papa Diego: Un Regalo de Papa Diego
By Benjamin Alire Saenz, Geronimo Garcia (Illustrator)
Guillermo Jorge Manuel Jose / Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge
By Mem Fox, Julie Vivas (Illustrator)
Jimmy's Carwash: La Aventura de Jaime En El Autolavado
By Victor Narro, Yana Murashko (Illustrator), Madelin Arroyo (Translator)
Joelito's Big Decision / La Gran Decision de Joelito*
By Ann Berlak, Daniel Camacho (Illustrator), Jose Antonio Galloso
La Frontera: El viaje con papa / My Journey with Papa*
By Deborah Mills, Alfredo Alva, Claudia Navarro (Illustrator)
Los Cinco de Vivienda Justa y la casa embrujada
By the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center
Los Cazadores Invisibles / The Invisible Hunters
By Octavio Chow (Editor), Morris Vidaure (Editor), Joe Sam (Illustrator)
Playing Loteria /El Juego de La Loteria
By Rene Colato Lainez, Rene Colato Lainez, Jill Arena (Illustrator)
Rainbow Weaver*
By Linda Elovitz Marshall, Elisa Chavarri (Illustrator)
Schomburg: El hombre que creó una biblioteca
By Carole Boston Weatherford, Eric Velasquez (Illustrator)
Sembrando historias: Pura Belpré bibliotecaria y narradora de cuentos
By Anika Aldamuy Denise and Paola Escobar (Illustrator)
Review in English: Planting Stories