Multicultural Books & Gender Benders

Multicultural books, anti-bias books, and gender benders allow young children to begin constructing their own sense of themselves and the world. These books show children what the world might look like  through others eyes who may or may not be from their community.

Multicultural and Anti-Bias Books

• Erandi’s Braids by Tomie DePaloa and Antonio Hernandez Madrigal

• Bread, Bread, Bread by Ann Morris

• A Chair for My Mother by Vera Williams

• The Good Luck Cat by Joy Harjo

• Black is Brown is Tan by Arnold Adoff

Books that Break Gender Stereotypes

• Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman

• The Art Lesson by Tomie DePaloa

• When Sophie Gets Angry - Really, Really Angry by Molly Bang

• The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch

• Boy, Can He Dance! by Eileen Spinelli