2019-20 Diverse Books Collection

Sherman Center for Early Learning in Urban Communities
2019-2020 Diverse Books Collection
Title Date Published Author Age 0-3 Age 4-6 Age 7-8
1  A Different Pond Bao Phi 2017 X
2  A Friend Like Simon Kate Gaynor 2009 X
3  A Splash of Red Jen Bryant 2013 X
4  After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again Dan Santat 2017 X X
5  Animals by the Numbers Steve Jenkins 2016 X
6  Balloons Over Broadway Melissa Sweet 2011 X X
7 Before She was Harriet Lesa Cline-Ransome 2017 X X
8 Benny Doesn’t Like to Be Hugged Zetta Elliott 2017 X X
9 Children of the World: Global Conflict Louise Spilsbury 2016 X
10 Coat of Many Colors Dolly Parton 2016 X X
11 Coming Home Greg Ruth 2014 X X
12 Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut Derrick Barnes 2017 X
13 Dazzle Ships: World War and the Art of Confusion Chris Barton 2017 X
14 Dear Juno Soyung Pak 1999 X X
15 Diego Rivera Duncan Tonatiuh 2011 X X
16 Drawn Together Minh Le 2018 X X
17  Drum Dream Girl Margarita Engle 2015 X X
18 Du Iz Tak? Carson Ellis 2016 X X
19 Esquivel! Space-Age Sound Artist Susan Wood 2016 X
20 Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear Lindsay Mattick 2015 X X
21 Firebird: Ballerina Misty Copeland Shows a Young Girl How to Dance Like the Firebird Misty Copeland 2014 X X
22 Fireboat Maira Kalman 2005 X X
23 Flowers for Sarajevo John McCutcheon 2017 X
24 Funny Bones Duncan Tonatiuh 2015 X
25 Giant Squid Candace Fleming 2016 X
26 Green is a Chile Pepper Roseanne Greenfield Thong 2014 X
27 Growing up Pedro Matt Tavares 2015 X
28 Grump, Grown, Growl Bell Hooks 2008 X X
29 Here I Am Patti Kim 2014 X
30 Hip Hop Speaks To Children Nikki Giovanni 2008 X
31 I Am Rene, The Boy Rene Colato Lainez 2005 X X
32 In the Rainfield: Who is the Greatest? Isaac O. Olaleye 2000 X X
33 John Henry Brad Kessler 1995 X
34 Juana and Lucas Juana Medina 2016 X
35 Juna’s Jar Jane Bahk 2015 X X
36 Just In Case Yuyi Morales 2008 X X
37 Justice Makes a Difference Dr. Arkita Tyner 2017 X
38 Kami and the Yaks Andrea Stenn Stryer 2007 X X
39 Knock Knock: My Dad’s Dream for Me Daniel Beaty 2013 X X
40 La Princessa and the Pea Susan Middleton Elya 2017 X X
41 Leave Me Alone! Vera Brosgol 2016 X X
42 Little Melba and her Big Trombone Katheryn Russell-Brown 2014 X X
43 Little Roja Riding Hood Susan Middleton Elya 2014 X X
44 Lorraine, The Girl Who Sang the Storm Away Ketch Secor 2018 X X
45 Mango, Abuela, and Me Meg Medina 2015 X X
46 Maria Had A Little Llama Angela Dominguez 2013 X X
47 Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match Monica Brown 2011 X X
48 Maybe Something Beautiful F. Isabel Campoy & Theresa Howell 2016 X X
49 Missing Nimama Melanie Florence 2015 X
50 Mr. Ferris and His Wheel Kathryn Gibbs Davis 2014 X X
51 My Cold Plum Lemon Pie Bluesy Mood Tameka Fryer Brown 2013 X X X
52 My Name is Celia Monica Brown 2004 X X
53 My Name is Yoon Helen Recorvits 2003 X X
54 Nana in the City Lauren Castillo 2014 X X
55 Neighborhood Sharks Katherine Roy 2014 X
56 Nino Wrestles the World Yuyi Morales 2013 X X
57 Olinguito, from A to Z! Lulu Delacre 2016 X X
58 One is a Pinata Roseanne Greenfield Thong 2019 X X
59 One Snowy Day Diana Murray 2018 X X
60 Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote Duncan Tonatiuh 2013 X X
61 Parrots Over Puerto Rico Susan Roth & Cindy Trumbore 2013 X X
62 Radiant Child Javaka Steptoe 2016 X X
63 Red Jan De Kinder 2015 X X
64 Red: A Crayons Story Michael Hall 2015 X X
65 Rene Has Two Last Names Rene Colato Lainez 2009 X X
66 Round is a Tortilla Roseanne Greenfield Thong 2015 X X
67 Separate is Never Equal Duncan Tonatiuh 2014 X X
68 Star in the Jar Sam Hay 2018 X X
69 Star Stuff Stephanie Ross Sisson 2014 X X
70 Stepping Stones Margriet Ruurs 2016 X
71 Susan Laughs Jeanne Willis 1999 X X
72 Tan to Tamarind Malathi Michelle Iyengar 2009 X X
73 Teach Us Your Name Huda Essa 2016 X X
74 The Adventures of Jamear Immanuel & Kelley Williams 2016 X
75 The Book Itch Vaunda Micheaux Nelson 2015 X X
76 The Boy Who Loved Math Deborah Heiligman 2013 X
77 The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred Samantha R. Vamos 2013 X X
78 The Day You Begin Samantha R. Vamos 2018
79 The First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial Susan E. Goodman 2016 X
80 The Princess and the Warrior Duncan Tonatiuh 2016 X X
81 The Secret to Clara’s Calm Tamera Levitt 2017 X X
82 The World is not a Rectangle Jeanette  Winter 2017 X X
83 They All Saw a Cat Brenden Wenzel 2016 X X
84 Tick Tock Banneker’s Clock Shana Keller 2016 X X
85 Tito Puente Monica Brown 2013 X X
86 Trombone Shorty Troy Andrews 2015 X X
87 Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, I Know Exactly What You Are Julia Kregenow 2018 X X
88 Viva Frida Yuyi Morales 2014 X X
89 What is Given from the Heart Patricia C. McKissack 2019 X X
90 Wolf in the Snow Matthew Cordell 2017 X X