Children’s Books to Support Anti-bias Education

This site provides a list of children’s books selected by the co-author of Anti-bias Education for Young Children and Ourselves. It offers suggestions for Culture & Language, Racial Identity, Gender Roles, Economic Class, Abilities & Disabilities, Family Structure, Holidays, Activism, and Infant/Toddler Books.

Booklists

Select 'Preschool' in this list to get ideas about enriching your classroom library. It is compiled by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Language Castle

This website, blog, and book (Many Languages, One Classroom: Teaching Dual and English Language Learners) offer suggestions for supporting children who are learning English.

National Head Start Office Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center (ECLKC): Cultural & Language

This website has a variety of tools including information on appropriate assessment, planning, the planned language approach (PLA), and supporting dual language learners:

Take a look also at the downloadable Program Preparedness Checklist: Serving Dual Language Learners and their Families at

Colorin Colorado: A Bilingual Site for Educators and Families of English Language Learners

This website offers book lists for a variety of topics. These include holidays (Day of the Dead, Ramadan, Thanksgiving, Chinese New Year), family structures (Grandma’s/Grandpa’s Stories, Reading with Dad), and experiences (beach stories, immigrant stories, snow).