Celebrate Multicultural Books
“It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength. We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of that tapestry are equal in value no matter their color.” —Maya Angelou
- 2,704 Resources including
- 287 Videos
- 162 Book Readings
- 436 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 139 book results from the CRL "Celebrate Multicultural Books".


1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving
by Catherine O'Neill Grace and Margaret M. Bruchac
16 Resources3 Awards


Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay
by Susan Hood and Sally Wern Comport
30 Resources8 Awards




Bean Soup: A Cooking Poem / Sopa de frijoles: un poema para cocinar
by Jorge Argueta and Rafael Yockteng
12 Resources2 Awards



Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood
by Kwame Mbalia and Lamar Giles
41 Resources9 Awards

Black Is Brown Is Tan
by Arnold Adoff and Emily Arnold McCully
12 Resources1 Awards

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (Picture Book Adaptation)
by William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer, and Elizabeth Zunon
19 Resources6 Awards

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (Young Readers Edition)
by William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer, and Anna Hymas
15 Resources3 Awards


Crescent Moons and Pointed Minarets: A Muslim Book of Shapes
by Hena Khan and Mehrdokht Amini
19 Resources4 Awards


A Dance Like Starlight: One Ballerina's Dream
by Kristy Dempsey and Floyd Cooper
12 Resources4 Awards

Danza!: Amalia Hernandez and El Ballet Folklórico de México
28 Resources9 Awards

Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin
20 Resources5 Awards

Diego Rivera: His World and Ours
26 Resources7 Awards

Draw What You See: The Life and Art of Benny Andrews
by Kathleen Benson and Benny Andrews
14 Resources4 Awards

Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
by Margarita Engle and Rafael López
47 Resources14 Awards


Elijah of Buxton
41 Resources12 Awards


Eyes that Kiss in the Corners
35 Resources8 Awards

Eyes That Speak to the Stars
14 Resources1 Awards




Four Feet, Two Sandals
by Karen Lynn Williams, Khadra Mohammed, and Doug Chayka
19 Resources3 Awards


The Good Luck Cat
11 Resources3 Awards


Green Is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors
by Roseanne Greenfield Thong and John Parra
22 Resources8 Awards

Growing Up with Tamales / Los tamales de ana
by Gwendolyn Zepeda and April Ward
14 Resources3 Awards



Above are books from the CRL "Celebrate Multicultural Books" that are currently on TeachingBooks.