Multicultural Stories
In addition to our suggestions, check out Lee & Low Books for a wide variety of stories representing the diversity of contemporary culture.


Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.?
Bonnie Bader

Three Wise Women
Mary Hoffman

Grandma Calls Me Beautiful
Barbara M. Joosse


Rechenka’s Eggs
Patricia Poloacco
Chicken Sunday
Patricia Poloacco

People
Peter Spier

Somewhere in the World Right Now
Stacey Schuett

El nombre de Dios
Sandy Sasso
Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.? by Bonnie Bader and Nancy Harrison (Illustrator), 8-12 years
All Night, All Day: A Child’s First Book of African-American Spirituals by Ashley Bryan, 4-8 years
The Give-Away: A Christmas Story in the Native American Tradition by Ray Buckley, 4 and up
The Legend of the Poinsettia by Tomie dePaolo, 4-8 years
Many Thousand Gone: African Americans from Slavery to Freedom by Virginia Hamilton, Leo Dillon (Illustrator), and Diane Dillon (Illustrator), 4 and up
Whoever You Are by Mem Fox, 4-8 years
The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales by Virginia Hamilton, Leo Dillon (Illustrator), and Diane Dillon (Illustrator), 4 and up
Three Wise Women by Mary Hoffman and Lynn Russell (Illustrator), 5-9 years
My First Kwanzaa by Karen Katz
Can You Say Peace? by Karen Katz, 3-7 years
Ghost Wings by Barbara M. Joosse and Giselle Potter (Illustrator), 5-8 years
Grandma Calls Me Beautiful by Barbara M. Joosse and Barbara Lavallee (Illustrator), 4-8 years
Stars in the Darkness by Barbara M. Joosse and R. Gregory Christie (Illustrator), 4-8 years
Mommy, Mama, and Me by Leslea Newman
Chicken Sunday by Patricia Poloacco, 4-8 years
Rechenka’s Eggs by Patricia Poloacco, 4-8 years
People by Peter Spier, 3-7 years
Four Feet, Two Sandals by Karen Lynn Williams, Khadra Mohammed, and Doug Chayka (Illustrator), 6 and up
Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa by Jeanette Winter, 4-8 years
A Special Sheep / Una Oveja Especial! -- In 3 Languages: Spanish, English, and Arabic (Spanish) by Nohemi C. Pagan
My Uncle's Wedding by Eric Ross
Somewhere in the World Right Now by Stacey Schuett, 3-7 years
All Familes Are Special by Norma Simon, 5-8 years
Forever Families: God's Gift of Adoption by Natalie Sutyak
Spanish Language
Global Babies/Bebes del Mundo by The Gloabl Fund for Children, 1-3 years
Mama Do You Love Me? (Spanish Version) by Barbara M. Joosse and Barbara Lavallee (Illustrator), 3-7 years
Because I Love You (Spanish Edition) by Max Lucado and Mitchell Heinze (Illustrator), 6 and up
You Are Special (Spanish Edition) by Max Lucado and Sergio Martinez (Illustrator), 4 and up
Guess How Much I Love You (Spanish Edition) by Sam McBratney and Anita Jeram (Illustrator), 3 and up
In God’s Name (Spanish Edition) by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso Sasso and Phoebe Stone (Illustrator), 2 and up
The Giving Tree (Spanish Edition) by Shel Silverstein, 1 and up


The Legend of the Poinsettia
Tomie dePaolo


The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales
Virginia Hamilton
Many Thousand Gone: African Americans from Slavery to Freedom
Virginia Hamilton


Ghost Wings
Barbara M. Joosse
Stars in the Darkness
Barbara M. Joosse

Four Feet, Two Sandals
Karen Lynn Williams & Khadra Mohammed

Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa
Jeanette Winter

All Families Are Special
Norma Simon

Tú eres especial
Max Lucado
This page was last updated by JK 1/27/15