K-3 Books | University of Central Florida

This collection contains materials from the DIVerse Families bibliography organized by Grades K-3.

DIVerse Families is a comprehensive bibliography that demonstrates the growing diversity of families in the United States. This type of bibliography provides teachers, librarians, counselors, adoption agencies, children/young adults, and especially parents and grandparents needing to empower their children with materials that reflect their families.

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One Dad, Two Dads, Brown Dad, Blue Dads

Johnny Valentine

Two children, one with two blue dads and one with a more traditional family, compare notes and wonder what is so different about dads who are blue.
One Family

George Shannon

A family can be many things, in this story that introduces numbered groups from one to ten.
One Green Apple

Eve Bunting

While on a school field trip to an orchard to make cider, a young immigrant named Farah gains self-confidence when the green apple she picks perfectly complements the other students' red apples.
One Hundred is a Family

Pam Muñoz Ryan

Groups making up many different kinds of "families" introduce the numbers from one to ten and then by tens to one hundred.
One of the Problems of Everett Anderson

Lucille Clifton

Everett Anderson wonders how he can help his friend Greg, who appears to be a victim of child abuse.
One TV Blasting and a Pig Outdoors

Deborah Abbott and Henry Kisor

What’s it like to have a deaf father? As Conan explains, it’s not so different—but it’s always interesting. Conan tells how his father Henry Kisor learned to read and speak, made his way through “regular” schools, and grew up to be a newspaper editor and author. Conan also describes the challenges of lipreading and the technological advances that have made communication easier for his dad.
One Word from Sophia

Jim Averbeck

Sophia tries varied techniques to get the giraffe she wants more than anything in this story about the nuances of negotiation. Sophia has one true desire for her birthday. But she has Four Big Problems in the way: Mom, Dad, Uncle Conrad ... and Grand-mama. Will her presentations, proposals, and pie charts convince them otherwise? Turns out, all it takes is one word.
Oranges on Golden Mountain

Elizabeth Partridge

Being sent from China to work with his uncle on Golden Mountain, Jo Lee's mother gives him words of encouragement to see him through the difficult transition to his new life in a new world in late-nineteenth-century California.
Oskar and the Eight Blessings

Tanya Simon and Richard Simon

A young Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany arrives in New York City on the seventh night of Hanukkah and receives small acts of kindness while exploring the city.
Our Gracie Aunt

Jacqueline Woodson

When a brother and sister are taken to stay with their mother's sister because their mother neglects them, they wonder if they will see their mother again.
Over the Moon: An Adoption Tale

Karen Katz

A loving couple dream of a baby born far away and know that this is the baby they have been waiting to adopt.
Owen Has Burgers and Drum: Helping to Understand and Befriend Kids with Asperger's Syndrome

Christine M. Shiels and Frank R. Pane

Cal befriends the new boy at school, Owen, and learns how Owen's behavior is affected by Asperger's syndrome, a part of the autism spectrum characterized by difficulties in social interaction.
Owen's Family (All Kinds of Families)

Elliot Riley

Meet Owen's family. His mom died when he was young. His dad raises him and his brothers with the help of his grandparents. It is a special kind of family.
Pablo Finds a Treasure

Andrée Poulin

Pablo and his sister spend every day at "Treasure Mountain," the local dump. There, they rummage through the mounds of garbage looking for items that their mother can sell in order to provide food for the family. Occasionally, they find a "real" treasure like some still-edible food, or a picture book, which Pablo delights in, even though he can't read. The work is exhausting, and sometimes not very lucrative, but the worst thing they have to contend with is Filthy-Face, a brutish bully who steals the finds of all the children. But one day, Pablo discovers a real treasure. Will he be able to keep it from falling into the hands of Filthy-Face?
Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant's Tale

Duncan Tonatiuh

When Papa Rabbit does not return home as expected from many seasons of working in the great carrot and lettuce fields of El Norte, his son Pancho sets out on a dangerous trek to find him, guided by a coyote. Includes glossary and author's note about illegal immigration and undocumented workers
Papa's Backpack

James Christopher Carroll

Illustrations and rhyming text portray a bear cub who understands that because Papa is a soldier, he sometimes must go, but imagines what it would be like to stay near by riding in Papa's backpack.
Pecan Pie Baby

Jacqueline Woodson

When Mama's pregnancy draws attention away from Gia, she worries that the special bond they share will disappear forever once the baby is born
Peppe the Lamplighter

Elisa Bartone

Peppe becomes a lamplighter to help support his immigrant family in turn-of-the-century New York City, despite his papa's disapproval. But when Peppe's job helps save his little sister, he earns the respect of his entire family.
Pink!

Lynne Rickards

Teased in school for being pink, Patrick the penguin leaves the South Pole to live with the flamingos in Africa.
Pinky and Rex and the Bully

James Howe

Pinky learns the importance of identity as he defends his favorite color, pink, and his friendship with a girl, Rex, from the neighborhood bully.
Playing Games (Amy Hodgepodge, #4)

Kim Wayans and Kevin Knotts

Amy realizes her dream of playing sports when she joins the basketball league, and secret practices with Rusty improve her skills but her friends, believing she still plays badly, will not pass her the ball.
Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag

Rob Sanders

In this deeply moving and empowering true story, young readers will trace the life of the Gay Pride Flag, from its beginnings in 1978 with social activist Harvey Milk and designer Gilbert Baker to its spanning of the globe and its role in today's world. Award-winning author Rob Sanders's stirring text, and acclaimed illustrator Steven Salerno's evocative images, combine to tell this remarkable - and undertold - story. A story of love, hope, equality, and pride.
Priscilla Twice

Judith Caseley

When Priscilla's parents divorce, she learns that there are different kinds of families.
Promised Land

Adam Reynolds and Chaz Harris

A young Prince and a farm boy meet by chance in the forest and their newfound friendship soon blossoms into love. However, things get complicated when the Queen's sinister new husband seeks control over the enchanted forest that the farm boy's family are responsible for protecting.
Puppy Fat

Morris Gleitzman

Keith worries about his separated parents and wants to improve their appearance so they will find new partners, but he realizes that he cannot change them into different people.