https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 27 May 2026 03:47:36 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/childrens-books-with-diverse-characters#post-2717409 Tue, 28 Mar 2017 11:58:05 +0000 mediagirl 2717409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>some we have checked out of the library right now:<br /> Hats off to You<br /> Drum Dream Girl<br /> Ada Twist, Scientist (all of Andrea Beaty's books in this series are fantastic, even if they aren't all diverse). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/childrens-books-with-diverse-characters#post-2716671 Mon, 27 Mar 2017 09:16:06 +0000 sauerkraut 2716671@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My Heart Fills With Happiness is a recent fave for my 9 month old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/childrens-books-with-diverse-characters#post-2716625 Mon, 27 Mar 2017 08:29:50 +0000 petitenoisette 2716625@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just got my niece the book Last Stop on Market Street, I admit I didn't actually read it all before giving it to her but I think it's that type of book you're looking for! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/childrens-books-with-diverse-characters#post-2716585 Mon, 27 Mar 2017 05:49:30 +0000 knittylady 2716585@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Max and the Tag-a-Long Moon<br /> Blackout<br /> Off to Market </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/childrens-books-with-diverse-characters#post-2716581 Mon, 27 Mar 2017 05:16:25 +0000 bloved 2716581@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Red, A Crayon Story - no human characters but it is all about a crayon who always feels as though he were born with the wrong wrapper on the outside (he is blue and always feels blue but his wrapper says red). And it's all about learning who you are and accepting who you are on the inside vs the out.</p> <p>Those Shoes is another great picture book. Not only diverse but can help reflect on socio-economic differences (understanding the difference between a "want" and a "need").</p> <p>Mrs. Katz and Tush by Patricia polacco is one of my favorites as well, but it is long and might be better for an older kid vs a toddler. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/childrens-books-with-diverse-characters#post-2716559 Sun, 26 Mar 2017 23:15:55 +0000 JenGirl 2716559@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Tango makes three is a LGBTQ+ penguin book </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/childrens-books-with-diverse-characters#post-2716547 Sun, 26 Mar 2017 21:05:13 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 2716547@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 3.5 year old loves Ada Twist, Scientist. For adoption, my sister (who adopted) gave us a Mother for Choco. It's cute and my oldest was obsessed for a few weeks, so it was a great way to introduce the idea that some families are created differently than ours. </p> <p>I have Under the Ramadan Moon on my Amazon list. I haven't read it, but it was recommended to me for talking about a different religion. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/childrens-books-with-diverse-characters#post-2716441 Sun, 26 Mar 2017 14:11:57 +0000 Cole 2716441@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We recently discovered the small publisher Bharat babies which publishes books about Indian culture and religion. We have the book about Diwali and it's really well done- I sadly have very little background knowledge about really anything Indian and it's a lovely introduction. My daughter is 2.5 and really likes it. I'll add more to our library over time.<br /> <a href="https://bharatbabies.com" rel="nofollow">https://bharatbabies.com</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/childrens-books-with-diverse-characters#post-2716428 Sun, 26 Mar 2017 13:46:21 +0000 HazelEyes 2716428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lola at the Library! I love that book, and so does my son. I was actually just buying it for a gift on Amazon and noticed there are other Lola books I want to check out :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/childrens-books-with-diverse-characters#post-2716419 Sun, 26 Mar 2017 13:02:22 +0000 Miss Ariel 2716419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Two that I had growing up were Tar Beach and A Chair for my Mother. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/childrens-books-with-diverse-characters#post-2716358 Sun, 26 Mar 2017 08:33:23 +0000 muffinsmuffins 2716358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For LGBT options, Mama Mommy and Me is still a favourite at 2.5 even though it's a board book. A Tale of Two Mommies as well is really cute! A classic us And Tango Makes Three. Todd Parr also has a selection of books about diverse families and LGBT families but I've yet to buy any myself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/childrens-books-with-diverse-characters#post-2716340 Sun, 26 Mar 2017 06:55:25 +0000 nana87 2716340@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Someone gifted us "same same but different " and lo1 loves it-- it's about an American and an Indian boy who are pen pals; the punch line is that they end up being best friends even though their lives are so different but really they're "different different but the same" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/childrens-books-with-diverse-characters#post-2716331 Sun, 26 Mar 2017 00:33:41 +0000 PinkElephant 2716331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My almost five year old randomly stumbled onto "Jamaica and Brianna and the Dance of Speing" and chose it because it was about a dance recital; it introduced us to the whole series of Jamaica books by Juanita Havill. They're all pretty cute stories and feature a very racially diverse group of friends, but are more for the pre-K and up age. </p> <p>It's not a main point of the story, but, in the Annie and Snowball/Henry and Mudge books, Annie lives with just her dad. </p> <p>Princess! Fairy! Ballerina! features both black and white little girls playing together.</p> <p>For younger kids, I think that the characters in Ella Sarah Gets Dressed are pretty racially ambiguous. If you're willing to look at animals as a metaphor of diversity, Wolfie the Bunny (about a rabbit family who unexpectedly adopt (and adore) a baby wolf) is sweet and very funny as well. The Wonderful Things You Will Be features lovely illustrations of all sorts of children </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/childrens-books-with-diverse-characters#post-2716327 Sat, 25 Mar 2017 23:52:10 +0000 Chuckles 2716327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I Like Myself by Karen Beaumont is great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/childrens-books-with-diverse-characters#post-2716312 Sat, 25 Mar 2017 21:25:56 +0000 PurplePeony 2716312@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ada Twist, Scientist features a black main character. It's part of a series (Rosie Revere, Engineer and Iggy Peck, Architect are the others). The main characters in the other books are both white, but Iggy doesn't look at all girly and on the pages where it shows the whole class, it's very diverse. My DD really loves these books. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/childrens-books-with-diverse-characters#post-2716268 Sat, 25 Mar 2017 18:52:28 +0000 Astro Bee 2716268@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@atoz: I second "Everywhere Babies." DS loves it still at 2 years. It's so very inclusive. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/childrens-books-with-diverse-characters#post-2716266 Sat, 25 Mar 2017 18:46:41 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2716266@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just bought A is for Activist and Counting on Community. I recommend Community. Both are pushing an agenda, but Community makes more sense. @lawbee11: there's a page of a potluck in Community that reminds me of Snowy Day's movie ending. </p> <p>I bought this book about a kid scientist <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ada-Twist-Scientist-Andrea-Beaty/dp/1419721372" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Ada-Twist-Scientist-Andrea-Beaty/dp/1419721372</a> for a birthday girl. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/childrens-books-with-diverse-characters#post-2716264 Sat, 25 Mar 2017 18:42:14 +0000 Silva 2716264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: I loved that film!!!!! It was so good!</p> <p>@atoz: I will check some out for the baby! We liked global babies when my daughter was little </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/childrens-books-with-diverse-characters#post-2716231 Sat, 25 Mar 2017 16:36:03 +0000 lawbee11 2716231@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO loves The Snowy Day and Peter's Chair. Not sure if you have Amazon Prime video but they have a short film (30min?) based on The Snowy Day. It's really cute and features lots of diversity. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/childrens-books-with-diverse-characters#post-2716230 Sat, 25 Mar 2017 16:30:11 +0000 atoz 2716230@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Love this... a few ones I like include Whose toes are those?, Everywhere Babies, All the World, All of Baby Nose to Toes, Have You Seen Elephant?, and The Name Jar. Most of those are for the pretty young set, but still good! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/childrens-books-with-diverse-characters#post-2716197 Sat, 25 Mar 2017 14:40:48 +0000 Silva 2716197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What's a recent favorite kids book with diverse characters? I make an effort to check out at least one book featuring Non-white characters every time we go to the library, and we are adding to our collection too. I'd like to find some good ones about non-traditional families, too (adoption, LGBTQ families, etc).</p> <p>I will share a favorite: the new small person by Lauren child. It's a wonderful, sweet, funny book about then challenges and joys of becoming a big brother. </p>