Multiculturalism and diversity
A Taste of Colored Water
Curious about the colored water they have heard about coming from a fountain in town, Lulu and Jelly set out to get a taste of it for themselves, but things don't go as planned when the two kids learn what the description really means.
Am I a Color Too?
In this masterfully illustrated book, a young boy wonders why people focus more on skin color than on the traits and values we all share as human beings. Through his eyes, we explore the common labels of Black and White. The inspiration for Tyler's poem came when he was three. Hearing people referred to as certain colors, he asked his grandma the stirring question, "Am I a color?" Tyler's innocent observations remind and inspire us to treasure every person, regardless of outward appearances - a universal message that touches readers of all ages.
Black is brown is tan
Describes in verse a family with a brown-skinned mother, white-skinned father, two children, and their various relatives.
For my family, love Allie
Allie, whose father is black and mother is white, decides to make special food as a present for her relatives when they come for a big family party.
Grandparents song
A rhyming celebration of ancestry and of the diversity that flourishes in this country.
Mommy, Why?
The conversation between seven-year-old Anna and her mother who are Asian covers differences in appearance, family, culture, disability, marriage and love. The dialogue is direct and loving; Anna learns to understand and value her being different from others.
Romina's Rangoli
Romina's class is learning about immigrants, and she must make a project that represents the culture that her family comes from for the school open house next week. But Romina has a problem: her father is from India, and her mother is from Mexico. How can she come up with one project that represents both cultures? Each member of the family tries to help Romina with her dilemma by giving her information and ideas from each culture, but it is her neighbor, Mr. Gonzales, who inspires Romina to think of the perfect project.
Skin again
"The skin I'm in is just a covering. It cannot tell my story." Celebrating all that makes us unique and different, Skin Again offers new ways to talk about race and identity. Race matters, but only so much - what's most important is who we are on the inside. Looking beyond skin, going straight to the heart, we find in each other the treasures stored down deep. Learning to cherish those treasures, to be all we imagine ourselves to be, makes us free. Skin Again celebrates this freedom.
