Antiracism Mirrors & Windows for the Youngest of Us

Antiracism teachings can (and should) start with even the youngest readers. We've pulled a selection showcasing the positive mirrors (books that show children like themselves) and windows (books that show kids who look different than them) that all small children need.  We've also tried to focus on some social justice concepts, as well as kindness and acceptance--principles we all need reminding of no matter our age.

Social Justice Picture Books

 

Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story about Racial Injustice Cover Image

Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story about Racial Injustice (Hardcover)

By Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins, Ann Hazzard
$16.99
ISBN: 9781433828546
Availability: On our shelves now (while supplies last)
Published: Magination Press - March 1st, 2018
Hands Up! Cover Image

Hands Up! (Hardcover)

By Breanna J. McDaniel, Shane W. Evans (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780525552314
Availability: Not in stock at store. Will, in most instances, ship from our warehouse in 7-10 days
Published: Dial Books - January 22nd, 2019
The New Neighbors Cover Image

The New Neighbors (Hardcover)

By Sarah McIntyre
$17.99
ISBN: 9781524789961
Availability: May be on Backorder or may be Out of Print. May take a number of weeks to arrive if it arrives at all. We will confirm.
Published: Penguin Workshop - February 26th, 2019
We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices Cover Image

We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices (Paperback)

By Wade Hudson (Editor), Cheryl Willis Hudson (Editor)
$10.99
ISBN: 9780525580454
Availability: On our shelves now (while supplies last)
Published: Yearling - December 31st, 2019
Rise Up! The Art of Protest Cover Image

Rise Up! The Art of Protest (Hardcover)

By Jo Rippon, Mari Copeny (Foreword by)
$18.99
ISBN: 9781623541507
Availability: Not in stock at store. Will, in most instances, ship from our warehouse in 7-10 days
Published: Charlesbridge - March 3rd, 2020
Not My Idea: A Book about Whiteness (Ordinary Terrible Things) Cover Image

Not My Idea: A Book about Whiteness (Ordinary Terrible Things) (Hardcover)

By Anastasia Higginbotham
$18.95
ISBN: 9781948340007
Availability: Not in stock at store. Will, in most instances, ship from our warehouse in 7-10 days
Published: Dottir Press - September 4th, 2018
Antiracist Baby Board Book Cover Image

Antiracist Baby Board Book (Board book)

By Ibram X. Kendi, Ashley Lukashevsky (Illustrator)
$8.99
ISBN: 9780593110416
Availability: On our shelves now (while supplies last)
Published: Kokila - June 16th, 2020
Honeysmoke: A Story of Finding Your Color Cover Image

Honeysmoke: A Story of Finding Your Color (Hardcover)

By Monique Fields, Yesenia Moises (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781250115829
Availability: Not in stock at store. Will, in most instances, ship from our warehouse in 7-10 days
Published: Imprint - January 8th, 2019
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Let's Talk About Race Cover Image

Let's Talk About Race (Paperback)

By Julius Lester, Karen Barbour (Illustrator)
$7.99
ISBN: 9780064462266
Availability: Not in stock at store. Will, in most instances, ship from our warehouse in 7-10 days
Published: HarperCollins - December 23rd, 2008
We Say No!: A Child's Guide to Resistance (Wee Rebel) Cover Image

We Say No!: A Child's Guide to Resistance (Wee Rebel) (Hardcover)

By John Seven, Jana Christy
$14.95
ISBN: 9781945665066
Availability: Not in stock at store. Will, in most instances, ship from our warehouse in 7-10 days
Published: Manic D Press - October 31st, 2017
Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship Cover Image

Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship (Library Binding)

By Irene Latham, Charles Waters, Sean Qualls (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781512404425
Availability: Not in stock at store. Will, in most instances, ship from our warehouse in 7-10 days
Published: Carolrhoda Books (R) - January 1st, 2018
Black Is a Rainbow Color Cover Image

Black Is a Rainbow Color (Hardcover)

By Angela Joy, Ekua Holmes (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781626726314
Availability: On our shelves now (while supplies last)
Published: Roaring Brook Press - January 14th, 2020
Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History Cover Image

Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History (Hardcover)

By Vashti Harrison, Kwesi Johnson (With)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780316475143
Availability: On our shelves now (while supplies last)
Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - November 19th, 2019
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History (Vashti Harrison) Cover Image

Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History (Vashti Harrison) (Hardcover)

By Vashti Harrison
$16.99
ISBN: 9780316475112
Availability: Not in stock at store. Will, in most instances, ship from our warehouse in 7-10 days
Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - December 5th, 2017
A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation Cover Image

A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation (Hardcover)

By Barry Wittenstein, Jerry Pinkney (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780823443314
Availability: Not in stock at store. Will, in most instances, ship from our warehouse in 7-10 days
Published: Neal Porter Books - August 27th, 2019
Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (A Big Words Book #1) Cover Image

Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (A Big Words Book #1) (Hardcover)

By Doreen Rappaport, Bryan Collier (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780786807147
Availability: Not in stock at store. Will, in most instances, ship from our warehouse in 7-10 days
Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - October 1st, 2001
The Undefeated Cover Image

The Undefeated (Hardcover)

By Kwame Alexander, Kadir Nelson (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781328780966
Availability: On our shelves now (while supplies last)
Published: Versify - April 2nd, 2019
M Is for Melanin: A Celebration of the Black Child Cover Image

M Is for Melanin: A Celebration of the Black Child (Hardcover)

By Tiffany Rose
$17.99
ISBN: 9781499809169
Availability: On our shelves now (while supplies last)
Published: little bee books - October 1st, 2019
Cool Cuts Cover Image

Cool Cuts (Hardcover)

By Mechal Renee Roe
$16.99
ISBN: 9781984895578
Availability: On our shelves now (while supplies last)
Published: Doubleday Books for Young Readers - February 11th, 2020
The Camping Trip Cover Image

The Camping Trip (Hardcover)

By Jennifer K. Mann, Jennifer K. Mann (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781536207361
Availability: Not in stock at store. Will, in most instances, ship from our warehouse in 7-10 days
Published: Candlewick - April 14th, 2020
Hike Cover Image

Hike (Hardcover)

By Pete Oswald, Pete Oswald (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781536201574
Availability: On our shelves now (while supplies last)
Published: Candlewick - March 17th, 2020
Who Will You Be? Cover Image

Who Will You Be? (Hardcover)

By Andrea Pippins
$17.99
ISBN: 9781984849489
Availability: On our shelves now (while supplies last)
Published: Schwartz & Wade - April 7th, 2020
Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice Cover Image

Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice (Hardcover)

By Mahogany L. Browne, Elizabeth Acevedo, Olivia Gatwood, III Taylor, Theodore (Illustrator), Jason Reynolds (Contributions by)
$18.99
ISBN: 9781250311207
Availability: On our shelves now (while supplies last)
Published: Roaring Brook Press - March 10th, 2020
I Believe I Can Cover Image

I Believe I Can (Hardcover)

By Grace Byers, Keturah A. Bobo (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780062667137
Availability: On our shelves now (while supplies last)
Published: Balzer + Bray - March 3rd, 2020
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I Am Enough Cover Image

I Am Enough (Hardcover)

By Grace Byers, Keturah A. Bobo (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780062667120
Availability: On our shelves now (while supplies last)
Published: Balzer + Bray - March 6th, 2018
I Can Write the World Cover Image

I Can Write the World (Hardcover)

By Joshunda Sanders, Charly Palmer (Illustrator)
$18.95
ISBN: 9781644420010
Availability: Not in stock at store. Will, in most instances, ship from our warehouse in 7-10 days
Published: Six Foot Press - July 8th, 2019
Jabari Jumps Cover Image

Jabari Jumps (Hardcover)

By Gaia Cornwall, Gaia Cornwall (Illustrator)
$16.99
ISBN: 9780763678388
Availability: On our shelves now (while supplies last)
Published: Candlewick - May 9th, 2017
Julián Is a Mermaid Cover Image

Julián Is a Mermaid (Hardcover)

By Jessica Love, Jessica Love (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780763690458
Availability: On our shelves now (while supplies last)
Published: Candlewick - April 23rd, 2018
Ada Twist, Scientist (The Questioneers) Cover Image

Ada Twist, Scientist (The Questioneers) (Hardcover)

By Andrea Beaty, David Roberts (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9781419721373
Availability: On our shelves now (while supplies last)
Published: Harry N. Abrams - September 6th, 2016
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut (Denene Millner Books) Cover Image

Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut (Denene Millner Books) (Hardcover)

By Derrick Barnes, Gordon C. James (Illustrator)
$18.95
ISBN: 9781572842243
Availability: On our shelves now (while supplies last)
Published: Agate Bolden - October 10th, 2017
The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver Cover Image

The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver (Hardcover)

By Gene Barretta, Frank Morrison (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780062430151
Availability: On our shelves now (while supplies last)
Published: Katherine Tegen Books - January 14th, 2020
Don't Touch My Hair! Cover Image

Don't Touch My Hair! (Hardcover)

By Sharee Miller
$17.99
ISBN: 9780316562584
Availability: Not in stock at store. Will, in most instances, ship from our warehouse in 7-10 days
Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - November 6th, 2018
Hair Love Cover Image

Hair Love (Hardcover)

By Matthew A. Cherry, Vashti Harrison (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780525553366
Availability: On our shelves now (while supplies last)
Published: Kokila - May 14th, 2019
Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment (A Parker Curry Book) Cover Image

Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment (A Parker Curry Book) (Hardcover)

By Parker Curry, Jessica Curry, Brittany Jackson (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781534451865
Availability: On our shelves now (while supplies last)
Published: Aladdin - October 15th, 2019
Sulwe Cover Image

Sulwe (Hardcover)

By Lupita Nyong'o, Vashti Harrison (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781534425361
Availability: On our shelves now (while supplies last)
Published: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - October 15th, 2019
Fresh Princess Cover Image

Fresh Princess (Hardcover)

By Denene Millner, Gladys Jose (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780062884572
Availability: On our shelves now (while supplies last)
Published: HarperCollins - April 2nd, 2019
Nighttime Symphony Cover Image

Nighttime Symphony (Hardcover)

By Timbaland, Christopher Myers, Christopher Myers (Illustrator), Kaa Illustration (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781442412088
Availability: Not in stock at store. Will, in most instances, ship from our warehouse in 7-10 days
Published: Atheneum Books for Young Readers - May 14th, 2019
Who Is My Neighbor? Cover Image

Who Is My Neighbor? (Hardcover)

By Amy-Jill Levine, Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, Denise Turu (Illustrator)
$17.00
ISBN: 9781947888074
Availability: Not in stock at store. Will, in most instances, ship from our warehouse in 7-10 days
Published: Flyaway Books - January 22nd, 2019
What Can a Citizen Do? (Kids Story Books, Cute Children's Books, Kids Picture Books, Citizenship Books for Kids) Cover Image

What Can a Citizen Do? (Kids Story Books, Cute Children's Books, Kids Picture Books, Citizenship Books for Kids) (Hardcover)

By Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781452173139
Availability: Not in stock at store. Will, in most instances, ship from our warehouse in 7-10 days
Published: Chronicle Books - September 11th, 2018
Be Kind Cover Image

Be Kind (Hardcover)

By Pat Zietlow Miller, Jen Hill (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781626723214
Availability: On our shelves now (while supplies last)
Published: Roaring Brook Press - February 6th, 2018
A Book of Love Cover Image

A Book of Love (Hardcover)

By Emma Randall, Emma Randall (Illustrator)
$16.99
ISBN: 9781524793319
Availability: Not in stock at store. Will, in most instances, ship from our warehouse in 7-10 days
Published: Penguin Workshop - December 24th, 2019
Get Up, Stand Up Cover Image

Get Up, Stand Up (Hardcover)

By Bob Marley, Cedella Marley, John Jay Cabuay (Illustrator)
$16.99
ISBN: 9781452171722
Availability: Not in stock at store. Will, in most instances, ship from our warehouse in 7-10 days
Published: Chronicle Books - September 10th, 2019
I Am Love: A Book of Compassion (I Am Books) Cover Image

I Am Love: A Book of Compassion (I Am Books) (Hardcover)

By Susan Verde, Peter H. Reynolds (Illustrator)
$14.99
ISBN: 9781419737268
Availability: Not in stock at store. Will, in most instances, ship from our warehouse in 7-10 days
Published: Abrams Books for Young Readers - September 17th, 2019
We Really Do Care Cover Image

We Really Do Care (Hardcover)

By Tami Lewis Brown, Tania de Regil
$17.99
ISBN: 9781984836304
Availability: May be on Backorder or may be Out of Print. May take a number of weeks to arrive if it arrives at all. We will confirm.
Published: Philomel Books - September 3rd, 2019
Our Rainbow Cover Image

Our Rainbow (Board book)

By Little Bee Books
$8.99
ISBN: 9781499809343
Availability: Not in stock at store. Will, in most instances, ship from our warehouse in 7-10 days
Published: little bee books - May 7th, 2019
Hey Black Child Cover Image

Hey Black Child (Board book)

By Useni Eugene Perkins, Bryan Collier (Illustrator)
$7.99
ISBN: 9780316360296
Availability: On our shelves now (while supplies last)
Published: LB Kids - December 17th, 2019
I Love My Hair! Cover Image

I Love My Hair! (Board book)

By Natasha Anastasia Tarpley, E. B. Lewis (Illustrator)
$7.99
ISBN: 9780316525589
Availability: Not in stock at store. Will, in most instances, ship from our warehouse in 7-10 days
Published: LB Kids - November 1st, 2003
The Kindness Book Cover Image

The Kindness Book (Hardcover)

By Todd Parr
$17.99
ISBN: 9780316423816
Availability: On our shelves now (while supplies last)
Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - October 1st, 2019
Tomorrow I'll Be Kind Cover Image

Tomorrow I'll Be Kind (Hardcover)

By Jessica Hische, Jessica Hische (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781524787042
Availability: On our shelves now (while supplies last)
Published: Penguin Workshop - January 14th, 2020
Brown: The Many Shades of Love Cover Image

Brown: The Many Shades of Love (Hardcover)

By Nancy Johnson James, Constance Moore (Illustrator)
$15.95
ISBN: 9781944903985
Availability: On our shelves now (while supplies last)
Published: Cameron Kids - September 22nd, 2020
I Am One: A Book of Action (I Am Books) Cover Image

I Am One: A Book of Action (I Am Books) (Hardcover)

By Susan Verde, Peter H. Reynolds (Illustrator)
$14.99
ISBN: 9781419742385
Availability: On our shelves now (while supplies last)
Published: Abrams Books for Young Readers - September 15th, 2020
I Am Smart, I Am Blessed, I Can Do Anything! Cover Image

I Am Smart, I Am Blessed, I Can Do Anything! (Hardcover)

By Alissa Holder, Zulekha Holder-Young, Nneka Myers (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780593206607
Availability: On our shelves now (while supplies last)
Published: Flamingo Books - December 29th, 2020
Milo Imagines the World Cover Image

Milo Imagines the World (Hardcover)

By Matt de la Peña, Christian Robinson (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780399549083
Availability: On our shelves now (while supplies last)
Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers - February 2nd, 2021