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Culturally Relevant Literature

Culturally relevant texts illuminate the experiences of members of a particular group. The nuances of daily life are captured accurately, reflecting language use, attitudes, values, and beliefs or group members portrayed.

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Multicultural

  • All the Colors of the Earth by Shiela Hamanaka

  • Bread, Bread, Bread by Ann Morris

  • Children Just Like Me: A NEW Celebration of Children Around the World by DK

  • Children Just Like Me: A Unique Celebration of Children Around the World by DK

  • Everybody Bakes Bread by Norah Dooley

  • Everybody Brings Noodles by Norah Dooley

  • Everybody Cooks Rice by Norah Dooley

  • Everybody Serves Soup by Norah Dooley

  • Hats, Hats, Hats by Ann Morris

  • Houses and Homes by Ann Morris

  • I'm New Here by Anne Sibley O'Brien

  • Hopscotch Around the World by Mary D. Lankford

  • Jacks Around the World by Mary D. Lankford

  • Same. Same But Different by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw

  • Shades of People by Shelly Rotner

  • Shoes, Shoes, Shoes by Ann Morris

  • The Skin You Live In by Michael Tyler

  • Throw Your Tooth on the Roof by Selby Beeler

  • We Are All Alike, We Are All Different by Cheltenham Elementary School Kindergartners

  • A world of Cookies for Santa by M.E. Furman

  • Whoever You Are by Mem Fox

Multicultural

Being Yourself & Fitting In

  • The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig

  • Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun by Maria Dismondy

  • The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf

  • Tacky the Penguin by Helen Lester

  • We're All Wonders by R.J. Palacio

  • This is How We Do It by Matt Lamothe

  • You Don't Need Words! by Ruth Belov Gross

  • How Do You Say? by Angela Dominguez

  • Mixed Me! by Taye Diggs

  • Remarkably You by Pat Zietlow Miller

  • I Like Myself by Karen Beaumont

  • All Are Welcome by Suzanne Kaufman

  • Shades of Black by Sandra L. Pinkney

Being Yourself

Muslim

  • The Best Eid Ever by Asma Mobin-Uddin

  • C is for Camel: An ABC book of Saudi Arabia by Judy Arms Antoine

  • Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns: A Muslim Book of Colors by Hena Khan

  • Lailah's Lunchbox by Reem Faruqi

  • Under the Ramadan Moon by Sylvia Whitman

Muslim

Native American

  • Arrow to the Sun: A Pueblo Indian's Tale by Gerald McDermont

  • D is for Drum: A Native American Alphabet by Michael Shoulders

  • Dancing With the Indians (Seminole Indians) by Angela Shelf Medearis

  • The First Strawberries: A Cherokee Story by Joseph Bruchac

  • Gift Horse: A Lakota Story by S.D. Nelson

  • A Rough-Face Girl by Rafe Martin

Native American

Indian

  • Anklet for a Princess: A Cinderella Story from India by Lila Mehta

  • Diwali by Nancy Strain Trueit

  • Diwali by Nancy Dickman

  • The Blind Men and the Elephant by Karen Backstein

  • India ABC's: A Book About the People and Places of India by  Marcie Aboff

  • Living in India by Chloe Perkins

  • Monkey: A Trickster Tale from India by Gerald McDermott

  • Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling

  • We're From India by Vic Parker

Indian

Chinese

  • Bringing in the New Year by Grace Lin

  • Cleversticks by Bernad Ashley

  • Dim Sum for Everyone by Grace Lin

  • The Great Race: The Story of the Chinese Zodiac by Dawn Casey

  • My First Book of Chinese Words: An ABC Rhyming Book of Chinese Language and Culture by Faye-Lynn Wu

  • Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China by Ai-Ling Louie

Chinese

Vietnamese

  • Angel Child, Dragon Child by Michelle Maria Surat

  • My First Book of Vietnamese Words: An ABC Rhyming Book of Vietnamese language and Culture by Phuoc Thi Minh tran

  • Vietnam A to Z: Discover the colorful Culture of Vietnam by Elka K. Ray

Vietnamese

Korean

  • Good-bye, 382 Shin Dang Dong by Frances Park

  • K is for Korea by Hyechong Cheung

  • The Korean Cinderella by Shirley Climo

  • My Name is Yoon by Helen Recorvits

  • The Name Jar by Yangscook Choi

Korean

Hispanic

  • Carlos and Diego: A Tale from Peru by Sara Mitchell

  • Conejito: A Folktale from Panama by Margaret Read MacDonald

  • Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin by Duncan Tonatiuh

  • Domitila: A Cinderella Tale from the Mexican Tradition by Jewell Reinhart Coburn

  • Good Night Puerto Rico by Lisa Bolivar Martinez

  • Guatemala ABCs: A Book About the People and Places of Guatemala by Marcie Aboff

  • I Am Latino: The Beauty in Me by Sandra L Pinkney

  • I Am of Two Places: Children's Poetry Edited by Mary Carden and Mary Cappellini

  • In My Family/ En Mi Familia by Carmen Lomas Garza

  • Jabuti the Tortoise: A Trickster Tale from the Amazon by Gerald McDermott

  • Juan Bobo Goes to Work (Puerto Rico) by Marisa Montes

  • Living in Mexico by Chloe Perkins

  • Mexico ABCs: A Book About the People and Places of Mexico by Sarah Heiman

  • My Name is Jorge: On Both Sides of the River by Jane medina

  • Off We Go to Mexico: An Adventure in the Sun by Laurie Krebs and Christopher Corr

  • Rene Has Two Last Names/Rene Tiene Dos Apellidos by Rene Colato Lainez

  • Sometimes by Hugo Ibarra and John Seidlitz

  • The Tooth Fairy Meets El Raton Perez by Rene Colato Lainez

  • What Can You Do With a Rebozo? by Carmen Tafolla

Hispanic

Filipino

  • Abadeha: The Philippine Cinderella by Myrna J. de la Paz

  • All About the Philippines: Stories, Songs, Crafts, and Games for Kids by Gidget Roceles Jimenez

  • Christmas in the Philippines by Cheryl L. Enderlein

  • Filipino Celebrations: A Treasury of Feasts and Festivals by Liana Romulo

  • Filipino Children's Favorite Stories by Liana Romulo

  • My First Book of Tagalog Words: An ABC Rhyming Books of Filipino Language and Culture by Liana Romulo

  • Pan de Sal Saves the Day: A Filipino Children's Story by Norma Olizon-Chikiamco

Filipino
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