Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources for Children, January 2023
prepared by Alvin R. Blount
Diocese of East Tennessee
Costs may vary depending on where items are purchased.
Also, check with the Children’s Diversity & Justice Library at the
Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church on 2931 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN for books that circulate.
The Notebook Keeper: A Story of Kindness from the Border
-Stephen Briseno
-Magdalena Mora, illustrator
-Kindle, $10.99
-hardcover, $14.87
-41 pages
-ages 4-8
-Random House Studio
-2022
-description: This is a timely and inspiring resource based on true events of a mother and daughter who flee from their home in Mexico and are denied entry at the U. S. border. The “notebook keeper” is a person in charge of a ledger containing the names of those waiting to cross.
Briseno, S. (2022). The Notebook Keeper: A Story of Kindness from the Border. Random House Studio.
Evicted: The Struggle for the Right to Vote
-Alice Faye Duncan
-Charly Palmer
-Kindle, $11.99
-hardcover, $13.79
-64 pages
-ages 9-12
-Calkins Creek
-2022
-description: This civil rights book examines the Tent City Movement in Fayette County, TN in the late 1950s. Readers will learn of the possibilities that come from uniting and fighting for the right to vote. This led to the culmination of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and ended voter discrimination.
Duncan, A. F. (2022). Evicted. Calkins Creek.
My Brother Is Away
-Sara Greenwood
-Luisa Uribe, illustrator
-Kindle, $10.99
-hardcover, $18.99
-40 pages
-ages 5-8
-Random House Studio
-2022
-description: This is a touching resource based on the author’s childhood experiences about her challenges of growing up while her brother was incarcerated. She reflects on the joyful times when he would carry her on his shoulders and tell her bedtime stories. There are also those times when she gets so angry, she wants to fly away and just forget everything that has happened.
Greenwood, S. (2022). My Brother Is Away. Random House Studio.
Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement
-Angela Joy
-Janelle Washington, illustration
-Kindle, $10.99
-hardcover, $18.89
-64 pages
-ages 8-12
-Roaring Brook Press
-2022
-description: Suitable for young readers, this picture book biography and moving story of how Mamie Till-Mobley’s grief over the murder of her son later became a call to action for the civil rights movement.
Joy, A. (2022). Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked The Civil Rights Movement. Roaring Brook Press.
Still This Love Goes On
-Buffy Sainte-Marie
-Julie Flett, illustrator
-Kindle, $9.99
-hardcover, $18.95
-40 pages
-ages 3-7
-Greystone Kids
-2022
-description: Still This Love Goes On is a New York Times best illustrated Children’s Book of 2022 and celebrated by Kirkus Reviews and the Chicago Public Library. This book sends a gentle message about missing our loved ones and later seeing them again.
Sainte-Marie, B. (2022). Still This Love Goes On. Greystone Kids.