Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources for Children, March 2023
prepared by Alvin R. Blount
Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee
Costs of items may vary depending on where they are purchased. Also, check with the Children’s Diversity & Justice Library, Tennessee Valley Unitarian Church, 2931 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN, for resources that circulate.
Little Miss Curls: Positive Affirmations
-Ariana Nycole Brown
-paperback $17.23
-24 pages
-independently published
-2023
-description: This useful resource helps kids to learn daily, positive affirmations to overcome fear and self-doubt while also helping to reduce self-sabotage. Although an African American children’s book, it can help to boost any child’s self-confidence.
Brown, A. N. (2023). Little Miss Curls: Positive Affirmations. Independently published.
Sing, Don’t Cry
-Angela Dominguez
-Kindle $10.99
-hardcover $16.99
-paperback $8.99
-32 pages
-ages: 4-8
-Square Fish
-2023 (pre-order)
-description: Dominguez writes this inspiring story about her grandfather’s annual visits from Mexico. He always brings his guitar and memories, and together they lift their voices and spirits through the bad times and the good.
Dominguez, A. (2023). Sing Don’t Cry. Square Fish.
My Hero, My Dad the Nurse Played Football
-Maggie Thurmond Dorsey
-Lorenzo Williams
-Kindle $4.99
-paperback $12.99
-26 pages
-ages: 9-12
-BookSurge
-2009
-description: Written by Augusta, GA, native, and Professor Emerita of Nursing at the University of South Carolina, Aiken, Dr. Maggie Dorsey, this engaging story of Michael David Daniels who expresses a desire to play football just like his father who is a nurse. The author was not only a nurse educator, but is also experienced as a mother of three boys. Share this beautifully illustrated book with your children and the entire family!
Dorsey, M. (2009). My Hero, My Dad the Nurse Played Football. BookSurge.
Coretta’s Journey: The Life and Times of Coretta Scott King
-Alice Faye Duncan
-R. Gregory Christie
-Kindle $11.99
-hardcover $18.99
-48 pages
-ages: 7-10
-Calkins Creek
-2023
-description: Alice Faye Duncan, librarian, author, and University of Tennessee, Knoxville, alumna, has written this illustrated story about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s wife and partner in the fight for justice. Mrs. King stood for justice and against violence toward her family in the South at an early age, in addition to fighting discrimination while studying music in the North. After her husband was assassinated, Coretta continued to fight for equal rights and justice for all until her death.
Duncan, A. F. (2023). Coretta’s Journey: The Life and Times of Coretta Scott King. Calkins Creek.
All The Way to Havana
-Margarita Engle
-Mike Curato
-Kindle $10.99
-hardcover $11.99
-paperback $8.99
-40 pages
-ages: 4-8
-Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
-2017
-description: A boy and his family take a drive through Havana, Cuba. They experience beautiful cars, street musicians, people chatting—all a joyful celebration of the Cuban people!
Engle, M. (2017). All The Way to Havana. Henry Holt and Co. (BYR).
Call Me Tree / Llamame arbol (English and Spanish Edition)
-Maya Christina Gonzalez
-hardcover $18.95
-24 pages
-ages: 6-10
-Children’s Books Press
-2014
-description: This journey of a child’s self-discovery is a just like a tree, where he develops in a natural world and has comfortable relationships with others who are different.
Gonzalez, M. C. (2014). Call Me Tree / Llamame arbol (English and Spanish Edition). Children’s Book Press.
A Kid’s Guide to Latino History: More than 50 Activities (A Kid’s Guide Series)
-Valerie Petrillo
-Kindle $3.99
-paperback $17.66
-224 pages
-ages: 7-9
-Chicago Review Press
-2009
-description: This guide features over 50 hands-on games, activities, and crafts. Readers will be treated to the diversity of Latino culture and events that formed Hispanic American history.
Petrillo, V. (2009). A Kid’s Guide to Latino History: More than 50 Activities (A Kid’s Guide Series). Chicago Review Press.
Tía Isa Wants a Car
-Meg Medina
-Kindle $6.15
-hardcover $1.68
-paperback $6.99
-32 pages
-ages: 3-7
-Candlewick
-2016
-description: Written in lyrical prose, this beautiful story is about never letting go of one’s dreams.
Medina, M. (2016). Tía Isa Wants a Car. Candlewick.
Dreamers
-Yuyi Morales
-Kindle $11.99
-hardcover $11.99
-paperback $15.96
-40 pages
-ages: 3-9
-Neal Porter Books
-2018
-description: Dreamers is a story about celebrating the things that one carries such as hopes, dreams, resilience, and history. Readers will enjoy this lyrical text and bold, beautiful illustrations.
Morales, Y. (2018). Dreamers. Neal Porter Books.