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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. 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(*).
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.
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)
Alma y cómo obtuvo su nombre *
By Juana Martinez-Neal
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
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)
Sharuko: El Arqueólogo Peruano / Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello
By Monica Brown and Elisa Chavarri (Illustrator)
Si Quisqueya Fuera Un Color / If Dominican Were a Color
By Sili Recio and Brianna McCarthy (Illustrator)
Si, Se Puede! / Yes, We Can!: Janitor Strike in L.A.
By Diana Cohn, Paul Mirocha, Francisco Delgado (Illustrator)
Sofi and the Magic, Musical Mural / Sofi y El Mgico Mural Musical
By Raquel M. Ortiz, Maria Dominguez (Illustrator), Gabriela Baeza Ventura (Translator)
That's Not Fair!/No Es Justo!: Emma Tenayuca's Struggle for Justice/La Lucha de Emma Tenayuca Por La Justicia
By Carmen Tafolla, Sharyll Teneyuca, Terry Ybanez (Illustrator)
Burnt Sugar: Contemporary Cuban Poetry in English and Spanish
By Lori Marie Carlson (Editor), Oscar Hijuelos (Editor)
Maximilian & the Mystery of the Guardian Angel: A Bilingual Lucha Libre Thriller
By Xavier Garza (Illustrator)
