Anti-racism, Social Justice, and Peace Resources for Children
Diocese of East Tennessee
Prepared by Alvin R. Blount for July 2022
Costs may vary depending on where purchases are made.
The Rainbow Parade
-Emily Neilson, author, and illustrator
-hardcover, $17.99
-Kindle, $10.99
-32 pages
-ages 2-5
-Dial Book
-2022
-description: You will find this to be a sweet story in the form of a picture book about a family’s first Pride parade experience. Neilson joyfully teaches the reader that there’s no “one way” to be a part of the LGBTQ+ community.
Neilson, E. (2022). The Rainbow Parade. Dial Books.
My Name Is Yoon
-Helen Recorvits
-Gabi Swiatkowska, illustrator
-paperback, $7.99
-hardcover, $13.29
-32 pages
-ages 4-8
-Square Fish
-2014
-award: Bank Street Children’s Book of the Year
-theme: getting to feel at home in a new country
-description: This book is about a child who loves to write her name in Korean which means, “shinning wisdom.” Even though she loves the way her name looks in its original form, her father wants her to learn how to write it in English whereas all the circles and lines stand alone. Yoon feels alone living in the US, even as she does try using different names while attending school.
Recorvits, H. (2014). My Name is Yoon. Square Fish.
Be You!
-Peter H. Reynolds
-hardcover, $9.71
-Kindle, $10.99
-32 pages
-Orchard Books
-2020
-description: This New York Times Bestseller reminds children that they are each unique and are to “be your own work of art,” but also be patient, persistent, and true.
Reynolds, P. H. (2020). Be You! Orchard Books.
Jeremiah and the Bully
-William Wilkinson IV
-Noah Wilkinson
-Rayne Fife, illustrations
-paperback, $6.95
-24 pages
-Angels of Agape
-2015
-description: A young boy uses his faith and the Full Armor of God to stop a much bigger kid from being mean to others.
Wilkinson, W. (2015). Jeremiah and the Bully. Angels of Agape.