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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All About Adoption: How Families are Made & How Kids Feel About It

Marc. A. Nemiroff and Jane Annunziata

Using simple language, describes the stages of the adoption process and discusses complex feelings commonly felt by adopted children.
All are Welcome

Alexandra Penfold

Illustrations and simple, rhyming text introduce a school where diversity is celebrated and songs, stories, and talents are shared.
All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome

Kathy Hoopmann

Pictures of cats in usual and unusual positions help illustrate how the behaviors of people with Asperger's syndrome are similar to those of cats.
All Dogs Have ADHD

Kathy Hoopmann

All Dogs Have ADHD takes an inspiring and affectionate look at Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), using images and ideas from the canine world. Charming colour photographs of dogs bring to life familiar ADHD characteristics such as being restless and excitable, getting easily distracted, and acting on impulse.
All Families are Special

Norma Simon

Students in Mrs. Mack's class describe their families--big or small, living together or apart, with two moms or none--and learn why every family is special and important.
Allison

Allen Say

When Allison realizes that she looks more like her favorite doll than like her parents, she comes to terms with this unwelcomed discovery through the help of a stray cat.
All Kinds of Friends, Even Green!

Ellen B. Senisi

In a school assignment, seven-year-old Moses, who has spina bifida and uses a wheelchair, reflects that his neighbor's disabled iguana resembles him because they both have figured out how to get where they want to be in different ways than those around them.
All My Stripes: A Story for Children with Autism

Shaina Rudolph and Danielle Royer

Zane rushes home to tell his mother about problems he faced during his school day, and she reminds him that while others may only see his "autism stripe," he has stripes for honesty, caring, and much more.
All the Colors of the Earth

Sheila Hamanaka

Reveals in verse that despite outward differences children everywhere are essentially the same and all are lovable.
All the Lights in the Night

Arthur A. Levine

Two brothers celebrate Hanukkah on a true and unforgettable journey to freedom as they escape from Tsarist Russia and travel on to Palestine. "The narrative is convincing; the characterizations are natural; and the resolution is touching.
A Manual for Marco: Living, Learning, and Laughing with an Autistic Sibling

Shaila Abdullah

An eight-year-old girl decides to make a list of all the things she likes and dislikes about dealing with her autistic brother.
Amber Brown Goes Fourth

Paula Danziger

Entering fourth grade, Amber faces some changes in her life as her best friend moves away and her parents divorce.
Amber Brown is Feeling Blue

Paula Danziger

Nine-year-old Amber Brown faces further complications because of her parents' divorce when her father plans to move back from Paris and she must decide which parent she will be with on Thanksgiving.
Amber Brown Wants Extra Credit

Paula Danziger

Amber Brown is in deep trouble. Lately, no matter what she does, it isn't enough. She straightens up her room, sort of. She does her homework, well most of it. And she agrees to meet Max, her mother's new boyfriend, but she doesn't agree to like him. Now her mother is angry, her teacher wants all of her homework, and Max keeps trying to make her laugh. What's Amber to do? All she wants is a little extra credit. She really tries ... But how will she succeed?
Am I a Color Too?

Heidi Cole and Nancy Vogl

A young boy whose father is called Black and whose mother is called White wonders if he is a color, too, even as he observes that people around him dream, feel, sing, smile, and dance in every color.
Amira's Family (All Kinds of Families)

Elliot Riley

Easy reader introduces a refugee and her family, highlighting their family dynamics and celebrating diversity.
A Mom for Umande

Maria Faulconer

Because his own mother is too young to take care of him, Umande, a newborn gorilla, is fed and cuddled by human zookeepers until a surrogate mother is found.
A Moon for Moe and Mo

Jane Breskin Zalben

Moses Feldman, a Jewish boy, lives at one end of Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, while Mohammed Hassan, a Muslim boy, lives at the other. One day they meet at Sahadi's market while out shopping with their mothers and are mistaken for brothers. A friendship is born, and the boys bring their families together to share rugelach and date cookies in the park as they make a wish for peace.
A Most Unusual Day

Sydra Mallery

Something rather extraordinary is happening in Caroline’s life today...her family is adopting a new baby sister! A warm and loving story about school, family, siblings, and adoption, for anyone eagerly awaiting the arrival of a new sibling.
A Name on the Quilt

Jeannine Atkins

A family reminisces while gathered together to make a panel for the AIDS Memorial Quilt in memory of a beloved uncle.
An American Face

Jan M. Czech and Frances Clancy

Adopted from Korea by American parents, Jessie excitedly waits for the day he will get his American citizenship and, he thinks, an American face.
And Tango Makes Three

Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell

At New York City's Central Park Zoo, two male penguins fall in love and start a family by taking turns sitting on an abandoned egg until it hatches.
An Ellis Island Christmas

Maxinne Rhea Leighton

Papa has already left Poland, and Krysia longs to see him again. "First we must cross the ocean to get to Ellis Island in America," says Mama. "That's where Papa is waiting for us." Saying goodbye to her home is hard, and the ocean voyage is long and stormy, but finally, on Christmas Eve, Krysia sees the Statue of Liberty! Dennis Nolan's richly rendered illustrations powerfully evoke the uncertainty, wonder, and hope of this young immigrant's experience. An Ellis Island Christmas is a holiday story to treasure, year after year.
Angryman

Gro Dahle

There's someone in the living room. It's Dad. It is Angryman. Boj's father can be very angry and violent. Boj calls this side of his father's personality "Angryman." When Angryman comes no one is safe. Until something powerful happens... Gro Dahle's astute text and Svein Nyhus's bold, evocative art capture the full range of emotions that descend upon a small family as they grapple with "Angryman." With an important message to children who experience the same things as Boj: You are not alone. It's not your fault. You must tell someone you trust. It doesn't have to be this way!
An Mei's Strange and Wondrous Journey

Stephan Molnar-Fenton

A picture book illustrated by the award-winning artist of Lullaby Raft follows the life of a six-year-old orphaned girl born in China, who is adopted and brought to America, where she learns to adjust to her new, unfamiliar home.