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We Don’t Eat our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins
Recommended Grades: K-1 Category: SEL Skills: Building Relationships Sub-topics: Making new friends; empathy It’s the first day of school for Penelope Rex, and she can’t wait to meet her classmates.

The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson
Recommended Grades: K-1 Category: Fantasy/Play Sub-topics: Fantasy; Adventure; Being clever A mouse is taking a stroll through the deep, dark wood when along comes a hungry fox, then an owl,

Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
Recommended Grades: K-3 Category: Identity, Culture, Inclusion and Belonging Sub-topics: Acceptance; Family; Gender Diversity While riding the subway home from the pool with his abuela one day, Julián notices three

A New Kind of Wild Zara by Gonalex Hoang
Recommended Grades: 2-3 Category: SEL Skills: Building Relationships Sub-topics: Moving to a new place; Friendship; Imagination When Ren moves to Ava’s city, he feels lost without his wild. How will

After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again by Dan Santat
Recommended Grades: K-3 Category: SEL Skills: Overcoming Obstacles Sub-topics: Courage; Overcoming fears Everyone knows that when Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. But what

Festival of Colors by Surishtha Sehgal and Kabir Sehgal
Recommended Grades: K-1 Category: Identity, Culture, Inclusion and Belonging Sub-topics: Holi; Cultural traditions; Community Spring is here, and it’s almost time for Holi, the Indian Festival of Colors. Siblings Mintoo

Nino Wrestles the World by Yuyi Morales
Recommended Grades: K-1 Category: Fantasy/Play Sub-topics: Imagination; Play; Wrestling’ Siblings Fwap! Slish! Bloop! Krunch! He takes down his competition in a single move! Niño Wrestles the World is in English

Thank You Omu! by Oge Mora
Recommended Grades: K-3 Category: Community Sub-topics: Mutual aid; Sharing Everyone in the neighborhood dreams of a taste of Omu’s delicious stew! One by one, they follow their noses toward the

Mateo Finds His Wow by Gabi Garcia
Recommended Grades: 1-3 Category: SEL Skills: Emotions Sub-topics: Finding wonder in little things; gratitude; Dealing with boredom We can all get stuck focusing on what’s not going right… It’s raining

The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi
Recommended Grades: 2-3 Category: Identity, Culture, Inclusion and Belonging Sub-topics: Self-acceptance; Being yourself; Immigration Being the new kid in school is hard enough, but what about when nobody can pronounce