Multicultural Children’s Literature
This page provides an overview of how to evaluate and use literature in your classrooms, along with some examples of books, and links to other bibliographies and curriculum guides. This list is not an exhaustive bibliography of multicultural children’s literature, but is designed to provide a starting place and overview.
When looking for multicultural children’s literature for your classroom, keep the following guidelines in mind:
A Checklist for Good Multicultural Literature:
Examples of books that respect the above-noted guidelines
Other Resources for Finding and Using Multicultural Children’s Literature
Searching for Multicultural Library Materials for Students
Curriculum Laboratory, University of Lethbridge
Provides a list of bibliographies and trustworthy sources on multicultural literature related to curriculum and assessment. Also provides helpful hints for searching for materials.
K-12 Multicultural, Anti-Racist Annotated Bibliography
BC Federation of Teachers
Created by the Multicultural Anti-Racist Book-Loving Educators (MARBLES), this document provides a list of literature by grades, with notes for each publication, all focusing on multiculturalism and/or anti-racism.
Antiracism Annotated Bibliography
BC Federation of Teachers
A list of books with descriptions for grades 5-12 that help to teach antiracism.