Category: Books

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.

1. The Big Orange Splot – Daniel Manus Pinkwater
2. Suki’s Kimono – Chiere Uegaki and Stephanie Jorisch
3. Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress – Christine Baldacchino
4. The Family Book – Todd Parr
5. The Sissy Duckling – Harvey Fierstein
6. All Families Are Special – Norma Simon
7. Have You Filled a Bucket Today? – Carol McCloud
8. How Full is Your Bucket?( for kids) – Tom Rath and Mary Reckmeyer
9. Pink is For Boys – Robb Pearlman
10. The Crayon Box that Talked – Shane DeRolf
11. Red:  A Crayon’s Story – Michael Hall
12. Bear For Breakfast – Robert Munsch
13. All Are Welcome – Alexandra Penfold
14. Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag – Rob Sanders
15. Julian Is A Mermaid – Jessica Love
16. The Whispers – Greg Howard
17. I Am Jazz – Jessica Herthel
18. Jacob’s New Dress – Ian Hoffman and Sarah Hoffman
19. Families, Families, Families! – Suzanne Lang
20. The Great Big Book of Families – Mary Hoffman
21. Ruby, Head High – Irene Cohen-Janca
22. Hair Love – Matthew A. Cherry
23. We’re Different, We’re the Same But We’re All Wonderful – Bobbi Jane Kates
24. One Family – George Shannon
25. Who’s In My Family – Robie H. Harris
26. Love Makes A Family – Sophie Beer
27. The Water Walker – Joanne Robertson
28. Stone Soup – Marcia Brown
29. Sammy’s Visit – Val Plett Reimer
30. This Is How It Always Is – Laurie Frankel
31. And Tango Makes Three – Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
32. I Need A Hug – Susie Linn
33. The Colour of Us – Karen Katz
34. Hedgehog Goes to Kindergarten – Lynne Marie
35. Giraffes Can’t Dance – Giles Andreae & Guy Parker-Rees
36. We All Sing With the Same Voice – J. Philip Miller + Sheppard M Greene
37. A Family is a Family – Sara O’Learya