Below is a list of books that will add diversity to your bookshelves. These were pulled from a variety of “best books to celebrate diversity” lists. There are many, many other books available. Some authors listed have written multiple books exploring diversity. Reach out to your local librarian for even more suggestions.
- I, Too, Am America by Langston Hughes
- I Have a Dream by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- I am Jazz by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings
- Donovan’s Double Trouble by Melissa DeGross
- Cool Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Growing Up Latino in the United States edited by Lori M. Carlson
- Emmanuel’s Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah by Laurie Ann Thompson
- The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes
- 10,000 Dresses by Marcus Ewert
- The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble
- El Deafo by CeCe Bell
- Drop by Drop by US Conference of Catholic Bishops
- Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez by Kathleen Krull
- I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark by Debbie Levy
- Malala’s Magic Pencil by Malala Yousafzai
- This is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from Around the World by Matt Lamothe
- The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig
- We are All Born Free by Amnesty International
- Be the Change: A Grandfather Gandhi Story by Arun Gandhi and Bethany Hegedus
- The Diwali Gift by Shweta Chopra
- A Different Pond by Bao Phi