Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources for Children, November 2022
prepared by Alvin R. Blount
Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee
Costs may vary depending on where items are purchased.
Also, check with the Children’s Diversity & Justice Library for items
that circulate at Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, Room H
and online at: www.librarycat.org/lib/CDJLibrary
Desmond and the Very Mean Word
-Archbishop Desmond Tutu
-Douglas Carlton Abrams
-A. G. Ford, illustrator
-hardcover, $12.29\
-32 pages
-ages 6-11
-Candlewick Press
-theme: handling bullying and angry feelings
-2013
-description: This beautifully illustrated resource tells the true story of Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s childhood of joy in South Africa turn to hurt and anger when he is confronted by a gang of boys who shout an inappropriate word at him. He responds by shouting an insult at the boys that doesn’t make him feel any better. His priest helps him to realize that all deserve compassion even when their actions are bad.
Tutu, D. (2013). Desmond and the Very Mean Word. Candlewick Press.
Dr. Maya, Ice Cream Scientist: Real Women in STEM
-Aubre Andru
-Kindle, $6.99
-hardcover, $16.99
-paperback, $12.99
-60 pages
-ages 8-12
-Adjective Animal Publishing
-2021
-description: This book comes from a series that invites girls into the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math disciplines and celebrates women in the STEM fields. A woman who loves what she does, Dr. Maya is a food scientist who enjoys affecting the world by developing delicious flavors, while also sharing her love of science.
Andrus, A. (2021). Dr. Maya, Ice Cream Scientist: Real Women in STEM. Adjective Animal Publishing.
Rise Up and Write It: With Real Mail, Posters, and More!
-Nandini Ahuja
-Anoosha Syed, illustrator
-hardcover, $16.99
-48 pages
-ages 4-8
-HarperFestival
-2021
-description: This book celebrates civic engagement and activism for young readers with examples of a ready-to-sign petition, community meeting poster and a letter to the mayor.
Ahuja, N. (2021). Rise Up and Write It: With Real Mail, Posters, and More! HarperFestival.
Fearless Trailblazers: 11 Latinos who made U. S. History (English and Spanish ed.)
-Naibe Reynoso
-Jone Leal
-Kindle, $9.99
-hardcover, $18.99
-paperback, $12.99
-32 pages
-ages 5-8
-Con Todo Press
-2020
-description: Young readers will enjoy reading about eleven Latinos who made U. S. history by accomplishing things that had not been done before in the sciences, sports, arts, and politics.
Reynoso, N. (2020). Fearless Trailblazers: 11 Latinos who made U.S. History (English and Spanish Edition).
Ten Blocks to the Big Wok: A Chinatown Counting Book (Chinese and English Edition)
-Ying-Hwa Hu, author, and illustrator
-hardcover, $19.95
-40 pages
-ages 4-7
-Children’s Book Press
-2022
-description: This is a bilingual resource that introduces readers to counting one through ten in simplified Mandarin and English as they stroll through Chinatown while also teaching aspects of Chinese culture.
Hu, Ying-Hwa. (2022). Ten Blocks to the Big Wok: A Chinatown Counting Book. Children’s Book Press.