☀️ Quiz: What Should the Kids Read Next? ☀️
Quiz: What Should the Kids Read Next?
Being able to relate to the protagonist of a story — or simply reading a story where the hero looks like you — is a powerful tool for shaping a reader’s perspective. Here are a few of our favorite wonderfully diverse fantasy books for young adult readers.
These fantastic narratives featuring characters dealing with mental disorders can help dispel misconceptions and stigma, and provide tweens and teens with resources to understand a difference and why they – or someone they know – might struggle.
If you’ve ever dreamed of strolling through the winding streets of Europe, experiencing the vastness of Asia, or learning about the history of Africa, dive into these marvelous picture books about countries around the world.
It’s so important that children see themselves represented in books, including transgender and gender-nonconforming character inclusion and stories that focus on these topics.
Author Pablo Cartaya examines the importance of Latinx representation in children's books — including within the publishing industry itself — and what it feels like to see yourself within stories.
These stories help celebrate just a few of the countless individuals who, without fanfare, played key roles in history.
It’s important for kids to read engaging stories with main characters that are relatable to their lives. Not just to their humanity, but also to their appearance and culture.
This list encompasses just a handful of incredible works by Black authors. We hope it inspires you and encourages you to expand and diversify your reading library.
While not a replacement for reading a book aloud, audiobooks provide many benefits of their own, helping kids to expand their imagination and strengthen their listening, pronunciation, and comprehension skills.
Ibram X. Kendi’s Antiracist Baby encourages us to stop tiptoeing around racism. With bright, engaging illustrations and thoughtful, rhyming text, this book is an excellent antiracism primer for both little readers and their grown-ups.
These books can serve as resources to help us move beyond tokens and icons to a deeper understanding of our history and its legacy.
From retellings of the Disney film to stories you should read next, here are some books to explore if your child loves Mulan.
