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Multicultural Books for Children

Picture Books (E)
Adoff, Arnold Black is Brown is Tan	Monk, Isabell Hope
Atkins, Jeannie Aani and the Tree Huggers	Montes, Marisa Juan Bobo Goes to Work
Ben-Ezer, Ehud Hosni the Dreamer	Olaleye, Isaac In the Rainfield
Bercaw, Edna Halmoni’s Day	Oliviero, Jamie Som See and the Magic Elephant
Cheng, Andrea Grandfather Counts	Orona-Ramirez, Kristy Kiki’s Journey
Choi, Sook Nyul Halmoni and the Picnic	Oppenheim, Shulamith The Hundredth Name
Choi, Yangsook Behind the Mask	Pak, Soyung Sumi’s First Day of School Ever
Cole, Heidi Am I a Color too?	Paek, Min Aekyung’s Dream
De Paola, Tomie The Mysterious Giant of Barletta	Park, Linda Sue Bee-bim Bop
Dorros, Arthur When the Pigs Took Over	Peacock, Carol A. Mommy Far, Mommy Near
Freschet, Gina Beto and the Bone Dance	Pellegrini, Nina Families are Different
Garden, Nancy Molly’s Family	Pinkney, Sandra Shades of Black
George, Jean C. Nutik, the Wolf Pup	Roth, Susan The Biggest Frog in Australia
Gobragh, Erin Leprechaun Luck	Rumford, James Nine Animals and the Well
Graham, Bob Oscar’s Half Birthday	Rylant, Cynthia Long Night Moon
Harjo, Joy The Good Luck Cat	Shea, Pegi D. Ten Mice for Tet
Ho, Minfong Hush	Shute, Linda Clever Tom and the Leprechaun
Katz, Karen My First Chinese New Year	Smith, Cynthia L. Jingle Dancer
Katz, Karen My First Ramadan	Souhami, Jessica Mrs. McCool and the Giant Cuhullin
Khan, Hena The Night of the Moon	Strangis, Joel Grandfather’s Rock
Lester, Alison Are We There Yet?	Tarpley, Natasha Bippity Bop Barbershop
Lin, Grace Bringing in the New Year	Thong, Roseanne Round is a Mooncake
Lipp, Frederick Running Shoes	Waboose, Jan B. SkySisters
Look, Lenore Henry’s First-Moon Birthday	Wells, Rosemary Yoko’s Paper Cranes
Mak, Kam My Chinatown	Williams, Karen L. My Name is Sangoel
Metaxas, Eric Princess Scargo and the Birthday Pumpkin	Wong, Janet S. Apple Pie 4th of July
Mitchell, Barbara Red Bird	Woodson, Jacqueline The Other Side
Mollel, Tololwa M. The Flying Tortoise	Young, Ed My Mei Mei
First & Second Grade (EI)
Alphin, Elaine M. A Bear for Miguel	McNamara, Margaret The Luck of the Irish
Backstein, Karen The Blind Men and the Elephant	Rau, Dana M. Teepee
Bang, Betsy The Cucumber Stem	Suen, Anastacia Loose Tooth
Coerr, Eleanor Chang’s Paper Pony	Wells, Rosemary When I Grow Up
Hautzig, Deborah Aladdin and the Magic Lamp
Third & Fourth Grade (JX)
Fleming, Candace Lowji Discovers America	McKissack, Pat Miami Makes the Play
Giles, Gail Breath of the Dragon	Milway, Katie S. One Hen
Hartfield, Claire Me & Uncle Romie	Say, Allen Feast of Lanterns
Hill, Anthony The Burnt Stick	Shea, Pegi D. The Whispering Cloth
Hill, Kirkpatrick The Year of Miss Agnes	Schecter, Ellen Big Idea
Jacobs, Shannon Song of the Giraffe	Shin, Sun Yung Cooper’s Lesson
Kesey, Ken The Sea Lion	Smothers, Ethel F. The Hard-Times Jar
Levine, Arthur All the Lights in the Night	Stanley, Diane Elena
Levinson, Riki Soon, Annala	Stewart, Elisabeth J. Bimmi Finds a Cat
Littlesugar, Amy Willy and Max	Talbott, Hudson Amazon Diary
Look, Lenore Ruby Lu, Brave and True
Fifth & Sixth Grade (J)
Bruchac, Joseph Whisper in the Dark	Mukerji, Dhan G. Gay-Neck
Boyd, Candy D. Charlie Pippin	Myers, Walter D. Patrol
Cheng, Andrea Shanghai Messenger	Namioka, Lensey Half and Half
Colfer, Eoin Benny and Omar	Nelson, Theresa And One for All
Corbett, Sue Free Baseball	Paterson, Katherine Park’s Quest
Denenberg, Barry So Far from Home	Pettit, Jayne My Name is San Ho
Dahlberg, Maurine Play to the Angel	Radin, Ruth Y. Escape to the Forest
Dorris, Michael Sees Behind Trees	Robinet, Harriette Walking to the Bus-rider Blues
Frazier, Sundee T. Brendan Buckley’s Universe and Everything in it	Sheth, Kashmira Blue Jasmine
Gilson, Jamie Hello my Name is Scrambled Eggs	Smith, Roland The Last Lobo
Griffin, Peni R. The Music Thief	Talbert, Marc The Purple Heart
Kadohata, Cynthia Weedflower	Yee, Lisa Millicent Min, Girl Genius
Macmillan, Dianne My Best Friend, Durc Tran	Yep, Laurence Angelfish
Mead, Alice Crossing the Starlight Bridge
Non-Fiction (JNF)
Celebrations
J 296.43 GRE Celebrations	J 394.261 TOK The Sound of Kwanzaa
J 297.18 MAR Muslim Festival Tales	J 394.261 OTT Celebrate Chinese New Year
J 394.1 ADL A Picture Book of Jewish Holidays	J 394.2683 TRA Tet : The New Year
J 394.26 JON Kids Around the World Celebrate!	J 394.2698 SHA Fiesta
Folktales
J 398 DEA The Boy who Found the Light	J 398.2 UBE The Puffin Book of Classic Indian Tales for Children
J 398 HAM The People Could Fly	J 398.2 VIT The Thread of Life
J 398 JAQ Bo Rabbit Smart For True	J 398.2 WAL The Dancing Palm Tree
J 398 KAU African Village Folktales	J 398.2 YOL Mightier than the Sword
J 398 NAK The Naked Bear	J 398.22 YOL Not One Damsel in Distress
J 398 SHA More Stories to Solve	J 398.24 MAN Three Clever Mice
J 398 WAL A Treasury of Turkish Folktales	J 398.209 GAR Children of the Dragon
J 398.2094 ENG English Folktales	J 398.2094 ALT The Seven Swabians
J 398.2 EAR Earth Care	J 398.2095 CON Asian Children’s Favorite Stories
J 398.2 HAM Her Stories	J 398.2095 WAN Auntie Tigress
J 398.2 LEA Irish Fairy tales and Legends	J 398.2097 STO Stockings of Buttermilk
J 398.2 PEA Peace Tales	J 398.2098 ALM Brazilian Folktales
J 398.2 REN Cajun Folktales	J 398.2098 DEL Golden Tales
J 398.2 ROC The Acorn Tree & Other Folktales	J 398.2098 LIT Little Book of Latin American Folktales
J 398.2 SIE Multicultural Folktales
Poetry
J 051 HOP Days to Celebrate	J 811.54 BRU Thirteen Moons on a Turtle’s Back
J 297.083 KHA Muslim Child	J 811.54 SOT Neighborhood Odes
J 808.81 FAM A Family of Poems : My Favorite Poetry for Children	J 811.54 WON A Suitcase of Seaweed
J 811 DAN Dancing Teepees	J 821.08 WOO War Cry on a Prayer Feather
J 811 HOO The Turquoise Horse	J 820.8 KRU A Pot O’ Gold
J 811.008 ITO I, Too, Sing America	J 821.08 ADO My Black Me
J 811.008 PAS Pass it on	J 897 TRE The Trees Stand Shining

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