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• Black Is a Rainbow Color

  Joy, Angela, 1975-

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  A celebration of Black culture. For preschool age children.

• Woke Baby

  Browne, Mahogany L.,

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  For very young children.

• Let's Talk About Race

  Lester, Julius, 1939-2018

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  For preschool and elementary age children and their parents and caregivers.

• Something Happened in Our Town

  a Child's Story About Racial Injustice

  Celano, Marianne,

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  For preschool and elementary age children and their parents and caregivers. Two families, one white, one black, talk about a police shooting in their town.

• Hands Up!

  McDaniel, Breanna J.,

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  Many reasons to put our hands up - in celebration and in activism. For preschool and young elementary-aged children.

• The Day You Begin

  Woodson, Jacqueline,

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  For preschool and elementary age children. We all feel new and "different" sometimes, but the world needs our stories.

• Not My Idea

  a Book About Whiteness,

  Higginbotham, Anastasia,

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  For elementary age children and their parents and caregivers. Introduces the idea of racism, power and privilege.

• Skin Again

  hooks, bell, 1952-

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  For preschool age children.

• Intersection Allies

  We Make Room for All

  Johnson, Chelsea,

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  An introduction to intersectionality for elementary age children.

• Who We Are!

  All About Being the Same and Being Different

  Harris, Robie H.,

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  For ages 5 and up.

• Don't Touch My Hair!

  Miller, Sharee (Illustrator),

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  A celebration of black hair - with a clear message about asking permission first! For preschool and elementary age children.

• Where Are You From?

  Méndez, Yamile Saied,

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  A great book to start the conversation on microagressions. For preschool and elementary age children.

• Let the Children March

  Clark-Robinson, Monica,

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  For elementary age children. Recounts the story of a children's march for civil rights in Birmingham, AL in 1963.

• The Youngest Marcher

  the Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist

  Levinson, Cynthia,

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  Another story about the children's march for civil rights in Birmingham in 1963, focusing on one girl. For elementary age children.

• Separate Is Never Equal

  Sylvia Mendez & Her Family's Fight for Desegregation

  Tonatiuh, Duncan

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  For elementary age children.

• They're Not Too Young To Talk About Race

  View on childrenscommunityschool.org

  When is too young to talk about race? Children are never too young! This infographic shows early children begin to notice differences including race.

• Embrace Race

  View on embracerace.org

  "Lets raise a generation of children who are thoughtful, informed, and brave about race."

• Anti-Racism For Kids 101: Starting To Talk About Race

  View on booksforlittles.com

  Book suggestions and more.

• Coretta Scott King Book Awards

  View on ala.org

  Read books written by and about black people. The Coretta Scott King Book Awards are a great place to start!

• Reading List for Children and Families.

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  Excellent reading list for parents, caregivers and children created by two librarians.