diversity in kids

Join us in celebrating diversity in kids books! Here you will find a collection of beautiful books that celebrate and embrace kindness, inclusivity and self acceptance.

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Kindness, Inclusivity & Self Esteem

These gorgeous books will help show kids the importance of kindness, as well as encouraging them to love and accept themselves for all the ways they are unique.

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Kindness Makes Us Strong - Sophie Beer
This Small Blue Dot : Winner CBCA Award 2021 New Illustrator Category - Zeno Sworder
Whoever You Are (25th Anniversary Edition) : Whoever you Are - Mem Fox
You Are Awesome : Find Your Confidence and Dare to be Brilliant at (Almost) Anything - Matthew Syed
We're All Wonders - R J Palacio
I Am Love : A Book of Compassion - Susan Verde
Some Girls - Nelly Thomas
The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name : CBCA Winner Award for New Illustrators 2022 - Sandhya Parappukkaran
The Invisible Web : An Invisible String Story Celebrating Love and Universal Connection - Patrice Karst
The Big Book of Belonging : The Big Book series - Yuval Zommer
All About Diversity : All About - Felicity Brooks
The Same But Different : A Letâs Talk picture book to help young children understand diversity - Molly Potter
You Matter - Christian Robinson
IntersectionAllies : We Make Room for All - Chelsea Johnson
Love Grows Everywhere - Barry Timms
You Are Fantastic! : A Hello!Lucky Book - Hello!Lucky
The Kindness Club : Bright Light - Kate Bullen-Casanova
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First Nations Stories

This collection features a wonderful array of books to help children learn about and appreciate all the rich histories, stories, languages and traditions of First Nations people.

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Young Dark Emu : Winner of the 2020 CBCA Eve Pownall Award for Information Books - Bruce Pascoe
Looking After Country with Fire : Aboriginal Burning Knowledge With Uncle Kuu - Victor Steffensen
We Are Australians - Jandamarra Cadd
Open Your Heart to Country : Walamami budbud mgurragu - Jasmine Seymour
Wilam, A Birrarung Story : Honour Book for the 2020 CBCA Eve Pownall Award for Information Books - Aunty Joy Murphy
Numbers All Around Us : All Around Us - Rachael Sarra
Somebody's Land : WELCOME TO OUR COUNTRY - Adam Goodes
Come Together : Things Every Aussie Kid Should Know about the First Peoples - Isaiah Firebrace
Our Home, Our Heartbeat - Adam Briggs
Family : Our Place - Aunty Fay Muir
Koori Princess - Anita Heiss
The Dunggiirr Brothers and the Caring Song of the Whale - Shaa Smith
Miimi and Buwaarr, Mother and Baby - Melissa Greenwood
Freedom Day : Vincent Lingiari and the Story of the Wave Hill Walk-Off - Thomas Mayo
Miimi Marraal, Mother Earth - Melissa Greenwood
Day Break : CBCA's Notable Children's Picture Book 2022 - Amy McQuire
Albert Namatjira - Vincent Namatjira
Story Doctors - Boori Monty Pryor
A Kunwinjku Counting Book - Gabriel Maralngurra
Tjitji Lullaby - Michael Ross
G is for Gugunyal : A Dhurga alphabet book - Leanne Brook
Welcome, Child! - Sally Morgan
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Diverse Minds & Bodies

You'll find books celebrating neurodiversity, the human body in all its forms and more. Because our differences truly make us who we are.

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Welcome to Your Boobs! : Your easy, no-silly-questions guide to your breast friends - Melissa Kang
The Awesome Autistic Go-To Guide : A Practical Handbook for Autistic Teens and Tweens - Yenn Purkis
Remarkable Remy - Melanie Heyworth
A Different Sort of Normal : A real-life completely true story about being unique - Abigail Balfe
Fish in a Tree - Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Love Your Body : Your body can do amazing things ... - Jessica Sanders
Wonder - R. J. Palacio
Bodies Are Cool : A picture book celebration of all kinds of bodies - Tyler Feder
Brain is (Not) Always Right - Scott Stuart
I am an Aspie Girl : A Book for Young Girls With Autism Spectrum Conditions - Danuta Bulhak-Paterson
Just Ask! : Be Different, Be Brave, Be You - Sonia Sotomayor
A Curse So Dark and Lonely : Cursebreakers: Book 1 - Brigid Kemmerer
Social Queue : CBCA's Notable Older Reader's Book 2022 - Kay Kerr
When Sadness Comes to Call : Big Emotions - Eva Eland
Matt Formston : Surfing in the Dark - John Dickson
Unbroken : 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens - Marieke Nijkamp
Talking to Alaska - Anna Woltz
Detention - Tristan Bancks
The Hate U Give - Angie Thomas
The Boy At the Back of the Class : The Modern Witch's Spells - Onjali Q. Rauf
What Is A Refugee? - Elise Gravel
A Glasshouse of Stars : CBCA Winner Younger Readers 2022 - Shirley Marr
Unlimited Futures : Speculative, visionary blak and black fiction - Rafeif Ismail
Being Black 'n Chicken, and Chips : Teen Edition - Matt Okine
What Do You Call Your Grandpa? - Ashleigh Barton
How Do You Say I Love You? - Ashleigh Barton
Fozia and the Quest of Prince Zal : CBCA's Notable Younger Reader's Book 2022 - Rosanne Hawke
When Granny Came To Stay - Alice Pung
When We Say Black Lives Matter - Maxine Beneba Clarke
Stolen Science : Thirteen Untold Stories of Scientists and Inventors Almost Written Out of History - Ella Schwartz
Saving the Butterfly : A story about refugees - Helen Cooper
Other Words for Home : A Newbery Honor Award Winner - Jasmine Warga
Wide Big World - Maxine Beneba Clarke
Listen, Layla : CBCA's Notable Younger Reader's Book 2022 - Yassmin Abdel-Magied
Once Upon an Eid : Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices - S. K. Ali
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Diverse Families

Every child deserves to see their family story reflected in books. This wonderfully inclusive collection of books celebrates all types of families and the one thing that holds each one together - LOVE!

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Making A Baby : An Inclusive Guide to How Every Family Begins - Clare Owen
My Daddies! - Gareth Peter Dicks
How to Be Me - Cath Howe
The Every Baby Book : Families of Every Name Share a Love That's Just the Same - Frann Preston-Gannon
This is My Dad : The perfect dad isn't always a father - Dimity Powell
Proud of Me - Sarah Hagger-Holt
Enough Love? : CBCA's Notable Children's Picture Book 2022 - Maggie Hutchings
I Love Us : A Book about Family with Mirror and Fill-In Family Tree - Clarion Books
The Child of Dreams : Walker Studio - Irena Brignull
A First Look At: Family Break-Up: My Family's Changing : A First Look At - Pat Thomas
Families Can - Dan Saks
Who's Your Real Mum? - Bernadette Green
We Are Family : Happy Families Reinvented: A Card Game - Beth Cox
My Family & Me : An Inclusive Family Tree Activity Book - SAM HUTCHINSON
Forever Star - Gareth Peter
Just Pretend - Tori Sharp
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LGBTQIA+

Every family is different and every child deserves to feel seen and accepted for who they are. This collection is full of fun and inclusive books with pride!

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They Both Die at the End : TikTok made me buy it! - Adam Silvera
The Every Body Book : The LGBTQ+ Inclusive Guide for Kids about Sex, Gender, Bodies, and Families - Rachel E. Simon
Grandad's Camper : Grandad's Camper - Harry Woodgate
Heartstopper Volume 1 : The bestselling graphic novel series, now on Netflix! - Alice Oseman
All That's Left in the World : love begins when the world ends in the hit genre-bending queer dystopian romance about courage, hope and humanity, for fans of The Last of Us and Heartstopper - Erik J. Brown
'Twas the Night Before Pride : A joyful picture book exploring LGBTQ+ history in celebratory, age-appropriate rhyme, perfect for 3-7 year olds - Joanna McClintick
Different for Boys - Patrick Ness
This is Me - Anthony Amerena
Golden Boys : Golden Boys - Phil Stamper
The Comedienne's Guide to Pride - Hayli Thomson
Six Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did) - Tess Sharpe
My Daddies! - Gareth Peter
If This Gets Out - Sophie Gonzales
Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating - Adiba Jaigirdar
One Last Stop - Casey McQuiston
The Passing Playbook : TikTok made me buy it! - Isaac Fitzsimons
Rainbow : A First Book of Pride - Michael Genhart
Red, White & Royal Blue : A Novel - Casey McQuiston
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Gender Expression

Gender identity is an important part of who we are, and how we express ourselves in the world. These books encourage children to embrace their individuality and celebrate what makes them unique!

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My Shadow is Pink - Scott Stuart
Being You : A First Conversation About Gender - Jessica Ralli
My Princess Boy - Cheryl Kilodavis
Stories for Boys Who Dare to be Different : True Tales of Amazing Boys who Changed the World Without Killing Dragons - Ben Brooks
The Big Book of LGBTQ+ Activities : Teaching Children about Gender Identity, Sexuality, Relationships and Different Families - Amie Taylor
Sam Is My Sister - Ashley Rhodes-Courter
What is Gender? How Does It Define Us? : And Other Big Questions - Juno Dawson
It Feels Good to Be Yourself : Book About Gender Identity - Theresa Thorn
My Own Way : Celebrating Gender Freedom for Kids - Joana Estrela
Beyond the Gender Binary : Beyond the Gender Binary - Alok Vaid-Menon
Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress - Christine Baldacchino
Red : A Crayon's Story - Michael Hall
ABC of Gender Identity - Devika Dalal
Introducing Teddy - Dougal MacPherson
The Spectacular Suit - Kat Patrick
Prince and the Dressmaker - Jen Wang