Below is a list of books that encourage empathy and inclusivity. Click the book title to link to a site where you can purchase it.
- The Big Orange Splot – Daniel Manus Pinkwater
- Suki’s Kimono – Chiere Uegaki and Stephanie Jorisch
- Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress – Christine Baldacchino
- The Family Book – Todd Parr
- The Sissy Duckling – Harvey Fierstein
- All Families Are Special – Norma Simon
- Have You Filled a Bucket Today? – Carol McCloud
- How Full is Your Bucket?( for kids) – Tom Rath and Mary Reckmeyer
- Pink is For Boys – Robb Pearlman
- The Crayon Box that Talked – Shane DeRolf
- Red: A Crayon’s Story – Michael Hall
- Bear For Breakfast – Robert Munsch
- All Are Welcome – Alexandra Penfold
- Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag – Rob Sanders
- Julian Is A Mermaid – Jessica Love
- The Whispers – Greg Howard
- I Am Jazz – Jessica Herthel
- Jacob’s New Dress – Ian Hoffman and Sarah Hoffman
- Families, Families, Families! – Suzanne Lang
- The Great Big Book of Families – Mary Hoffman
- Ruby, Head High – Irene Cohen-Janca
- Hair Love – Matthew A. Cherry
- We’re Different, We’re the Same But We’re All Wonderful – Bobbi Jane Kates
- One Family – George Shannon
- Who’s In My Family – Robie H. Harris
- Love Makes A Family – Sophie Beer
- The Water Walker – Joanne Robertson
- Stone Soup – Marcia Brown
- Sammy’s Visit – Val Plett Reimer
- This Is How It Always Is – Laurie Frankel
- And Tango Makes Three – Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
- I Need A Hug – Susie Linn
- The Colour of Us – Karen Katz
- Hedgehog Goes to Kindergarten – Lynne Marie
- Giraffes Can’t Dance – Giles Andreae & Guy Parker-Rees
- We All Sing With the Same Voice – J. Philip Miller + Sheppard M Greene
- A Family is a Family – Sara O’Learya