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This collection contains materials from the DIVerse Families bibliography organized by Picture Books format.

This collection contains materials from the DIVerse Families bibliography organized by format.

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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A Forever Family

Roslyn Banish and Jennifer Jordan-Wong

Eight-year-old Jennifer Jordan-Wong describes her adoption by a family after four years of living as a foster child with many different families.
A Gift from Abuela

Cecilia Ruiz

The first time Abuela held Niña, her heart overflowed with tenderness. And as Niña grows up, she and Abuela have a lot of fun doing simple things. Abuela decides that she wants to buy Niña a special treat, so she saves a little bit of her money every week. But then something terrible happens, and Abuela's dream of a surprise for Niña seems impossible. Luckily, the time they spend together and the love they have for each other are the best gifts of all.
A Home for Leo

Vin Vogel

Leo grew up in the sea. He has a family of sea lions he loves. He’s happy, but he has always known he was different. Then Leo’s suddenly reunited with his human parents, and he finds he loves them too. But he still feels like a fish out of water. Being from two worlds and having two families isn’t so easy. Leo has a lot to figure out…
Aitor Has Two Moms (Aitor Tiene Dos Mamas)

María José Mendieta

Aitor has always wondered why he has two mothers, but it isn't until his best friend Imanol's parents forbid him from attending Aitor's ninth birthday party that Aitor sees how some in his small town see his family situation.
A Koala for Katie: An Adoption Story

Jonathan London

On a trip to the zoo, Katie gets a special present that helps her realize how much her adoptive parents love her.
A Lei for Tutu

Rebecca Nevers Fellows

Nahoa loves making leis with her grandmother and looks forward to helping her create a special one for Lei Day, until her grandmother becomes very ill.
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 Families are Different

Sol Gordon and Vivien Cohen

Discusses differences in families in today's society, as well as what makes each family special.
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 I Want to Be is Me

Phyllis Rothblatt

"All I Want To Be Is Me" is a beautifully illustrated children's book reflecting the diverse ways that young children experience and express their gender. The book gives voice to the feelings of children who don't fit into narrow gender stereotypes, and who just want to be free to be themselves. This book is a celebration of all children being who they are, and is a positive reflection of children, wherever they experience themselves on the gender spectrum. "All I Want To Be Is Me" offers a wonderful way for all children to learn about gender diversity, embracing different ways to be, and being a true friend.
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 Colors We Are: The Story of How We Get Our Skin Color / Todos Los Colores de Nuestra Piel: La Historia de por que tenemos diferentes colores de piel

Katie Kissinger

Explains, in simple terms, the reasons for skin color, how it is determined by heredity, and how various environmental factors affect it.
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.
All the World

Liz Garton Scanlon

Pictures and rhyming text celebrate a family's day spent going to the beach, shopping at the market, eating at a restaurant and spending the evening with the rest of the extended family.
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 was Brave, Essie was Smart

Vera B. Williams

A series of poems tells how two sisters help each other deal with life while their mother is working and their father has been sent to jail.
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.