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This list of resources is not an all-inclusive list, but serves as an
introduction to the available resources dealing with parent-child communication,
mental health, and back to school time.
Preschool/Early Elementary
- “All the Colors of the Earth” by Sheila Hamanaka
- Baby-Preschool
- Book reveals in verse, that despite outward differences,
children everywhere are essentially the same and are all lovable.
- “All the Colors We Are” by Katie Kissinger
- Preschool/Elementary
- Using color photos, this book showcases the
beautiful diversity of human skin color. Offers young children
a simple, scientifically
accurate explanation of how we get our skin color.
- “I Wish Daddy Didn’t Drink So Much” by
Vigna
- Ages 4-8
- A story about a child coping with alcoholism in the
family.
- “A Terrible Thing Happened” by Holmes et al.
- Ages 4-8
- A story for children who have witnessed violence or trauma.
- “Romeo the Rhino’s Rocky Romance: A Cautionary
Tale About Differences” by
Ulick and Guy
- Ages 4-8
- A story about interracial friendships.
- “Sam and Gram and the First Day of School” Diane
Blomberg, Ph.D
- Ages 4-8
- Book takes the child reader step-by-step
through the first day of school,
includes a list of things
to talk
about to
get the child
thinking and
talking about their feelings.
- “Josh’s Smiley Faces: A Story About Anger” by
Gina Ditta-Donahue, Blake
- Ages 4-8
- Book provides a simple yet effective
tool for parents to help their
young children learn how
to express
anger, frustration,
and other difficult
emotions.
- “The Way I Feel” by Janan Cain
- Ages: 4-8
- Book to help children talk about feelings.
- “We’re Different, We’re the Same” (Sesame
Street Picturebacks) by Bobbi Jane Kates and Joe Mathieu
- Ages: 4-8
- Sesame Street characters teach
young children about differences
and racial
harmony.
- “What’s Wrong with Timmy?” by Maria Shriver
- Ages 4-8
- This book provides a discussion base for parents whose
child questions them about
why someone looks or acts “different.”
Elementary
- “We Can Get Along” by Lauren Payne, M.S.W and
Claudia Rohling
- K-4
- Book teaches children how to get along with others and
resolve conflicts peacefully. Also available is a teacher’s
discussion guide with activities, discussion questions and handouts
for parents.
- “The Streets Are Free” by Kurusa
- Grades K-5
- Book based on true story of youth who work together
for a community playground.
- “Freedom Child of the Sea” by Richardo Keens-Douglas
- Grades K-5
- Book about a young man who dreams of harmony among
people.
- “Bein’ With You This Way” by W. Nikola-Lisa
- Grades 1-4
- Book teaches young children about the joy of being
together and being different.
Upper Elementary/Middle School
- “The Road from Home: The Story of an Armenian Girl” by
David Kherdian
- Young Adult Ages 10-14
- Story highlights a woman who was deported
from Turkey in 1915 and the circumstances surrounding her arrival
in the United States.
- “Us and Them: A History of Intolerance in America” by
Jim Carnes, Herbert Tauss (Illustrator), and Harry A. Blackmun
- Young
Adult Grades 6+
- Book traces the nation’s past and ongoing
efforts to live up to American ideals of justice and equality. Each
chapter focuses one
individual’s experience or on a particular episode
of bigotry.
- “Remix: Conversations with Immigrant Teenagers” by
Marina Tamar Budhos
- Grades 6+
- Insightful profiles of 14 immigrant teenagers who
deal with conflicting cultural identities.
- “Racism and Ethnic Bias: Everybody’s Problem
(Teen Issues)” by
Linda Jacobs Altman
- Young Adult Grades 6-9
- The author describes racial profiling,
genocide and other related topics, with emphasis on racism of
whites against
Blacks, Latinos
and Asians.
Middle School/High School
- “Warriors Don’t Cry” by Melba Patillo Beals
- Grade 7+
- Story based on true account of Melba Beals. Explores
ideas of discrimination/racism, justice and identity.
- “Fat Kids Rule the World” by K.L. Going
- Young
Adult Grades 8+
- Story of a lonely, troubled, self-deprecating teen
who contemplates suicide, but is saved when he forms an unlikely
friendship with a legendary punk rock guitarist.
- “The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of
Forgiveness” by
Simon Wiesenthal, Harry James Cargas (Editor), Bonny V. Fetterman
(Editor)
- High School
- Thought provoking book on the true-life story of
a Jew called to the bedside of a Nazi soldier.
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