Colorful World

by CeCe Winans (2008, Maren Green Publishing, 17.99/hardback w/song CD)
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Colorful World is Grammy winner CeCe Winans's inspiring song about diversity, something she cares about deeply. When children's book illustrator Melodee Strong heard the song, she was moved to create pictures to accompany the lyrics. The result is a joyful and vibrant book that celebrates differences and invites all children to be proud to be themselves. Color. Grades PreK-3. [10.5” x 11.5”...32 pages]

Yo! Yes?

by Chris Raschka (1993, Scholastic, 6.99)
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Two lonely characters, one black and one white, meet on the street and become friends. The author's Caldecott Honor Book captures the street poetry between two boys. Color. Grades PreK-3. [8” x 11”...32 pages]

The Araboolies of Liberty Street

by Sam Swope (1989, Sunburst, 6.95)
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When the boisterous Araboolie family (dozens of them, all colors of the rainbow) and their collection of bizarre pets come to live on Liberty Street, mean General Pinch and his wife are enraged. They hate anyone who looks or acts differently. Color. Grades K-3. [10” x 8”...32 pages]

Different Just Like Me

by Lori Mitchell (1999, Charlesbridge Pub., 7.95)
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People come in all sorts of shapes, sizes, and colors. The appealing blend of colorful figures and pencil backgrounds highlights the underlying message of this story—the visual differences between people are striking. But, by looking beyond that, we see how similar we really are. Color. Grades 1-5. [10” x 8”...32 pages]

The Other Side

by Jacqueline Woodson (2001, Putnam, 16.99/hardback)
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Clover has always wondered why a fence separated the “black side” of town from the “white side.” But when Annie, a white girl from the other side, begins to sit on the fence, Clover grows more curious about the reasons why the fence is there and about Annie, the daring girl who sits on it, rain or shine. Color. Grades 1-5. [11.5” x 10”...32 pages]

There's a Skunk in My Bunk: Helping Children Learn Tolerance

by Joseph McCann (2003, Small Horizons, 12.95)
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When a young boy finds a shivering skunk snuggled in his bunk bed on a cold autumn night, he is horrified and orders the animal out of his house. Frightened, the skunk finds the courage to stand his ground, defending himself and others like him. As these two strangers come to know each other, the boy learns that he must think for himself and not prejudge others. Color. Grades 1-4. [8.5” x 7.5”...48 pages]

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