The following is a list of children’s books with equitable narratives about immigration, LGBTQ+, religious groups, and more! Diverse narratives and inclusive books are important to our group and we wanted everyone to have access. The list includes detailed information about the books including summaries and what libraries have them. Watch a TED Talk given by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, “The Danger of a Single Story,” to learn more about the importance of equitable narratives.
Equitable Children’s Books in Multnomah & Washington County Libraries
The Alphabet War
Authors: Dianne Burton Robb
Illustrated by: Gail Piazza
Content Summary: “Learning to read is a great struggle for Adam, but with expert help, hard work, and belief in himself, he wins ‘The Alphabet War.'”
Media Type: Picture book
Keywords: Dyslexia, Schools, Special Needs, Diverse Abilities
Available at the following libraries: Hillsboro Brookwood Library, Midland Library, Rockwood Library, St. Johns Library, Woodstock Library
Total Copies: 9
Call #: jE Parenting ROBB
Link to Library Book: The Alphabet War
And Tango Makes Three
Authors: Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
Illustrated by: Henry Cole
Content Summary: “At New York City’s Central Park Zoo, two male penguins fall in love and start a family by taking turns sitting on an abandoned egg until it hatches.”
Media Type: Board book, Picture book, Ebook
Keywords: LGBTQ+, Zoo Animals, Pride, Family
Available at the following libraries: Forest Grove Community Library, Gresham Library, Hillsdale Library, Hollywood Library, Westslope Community Library
Total Copies: 5
Call #: E FAMILY RIC
Link to Library Book: And Tango Makes Three
The Arrival
Author: Shaun Tan
Content Summary: “In this wordless graphic novel, a man leaves his homeland and sets off for a new country, where he must build a new life for himself and his family.”
Media Type: Graphic Novel
Keywords: Relocation, family, illustration, moving, graphic novel, persecution
Available at the following libraries: Albina Library, Cedar Mill Library, Forest Grove City Library, Gresham Library, Hollywood Library, Kenton Library, Northwest Library, Sherwood Public Library, Tigard Public Library, Troutdale Library.
Total Copies: 7
Call #: YAGN ARRIVAL
Link to Library Book: The Arrival
The Banana-Leaf Ball: How Play Can Change the World
Author: Katie Smith Milway & Shay Evans
Content Summary: “Separated from his family when they were forced to flee their home, a young East African boy named Deo lives alone in the Lukole refugee camp in Tanzania. With scarce resources, bullies have formed gangs to steal what they can, and one leader named Remy has begun targeting Deo. But when a coach organizes the children to play soccer, everything begins to change for Deo. And for Remy. By sharing the joy of play, “no one feels so alone anymore.” Readers everywhere will be inspired to read how play can change lives.”
Media Type: Ebook
Keywords: Juvenille Fiction, Brundi, Geography
Link to Library Book: The Banana-Leaf Ball
Available at the following libraries: Available as a downloadable ebook. Hard copy at: Capitol Hill Library, Central Library, Gresham library, Hillsdale library, Hollywood Library, Kenton Library, Midland Library, North Portland Library, Sellwood-Moreland Library
Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of the Sudan
Author: Mary Williams
Illustrator: R. Gregory Christie
Content Summary: “Eight-year-old Garang, orphaned by a civil war in Sudan, finds the inner strength to help lead other boys as they trek hundreds of miles seeking safety in Ethiopia, then Kenya, and finally in the United States.”
Media Type: Picture book
Keywords: Sudan, civil war, migration, immigration, refugees, persecution
Available at the following libraries: Belmont Library, Central Library Forest Grove City Library, Hillsboro Brookwood Library, Hillsboro Shute Park Library, North Plains Public Library, Tigard Public Library
Total copies: 5
Call #: Williams, Mary
Link to library book: Brothers in Hope
The Color of Home
Author: Mary Hoffman
Content Summary: “Hassan, newly-arrived in the United States and feeling homesick, paints a picture at school that shows his old home in Somalia as well as the reason his family had to leave.”
Media Type: Picture book
Keywords: Somali Americans, Refugees, Immigrants, Emigration
Available at the following libraries: Forest Grove City Library, Hillsboro Brookwood Library, Hillsboro Shute Park Library, Holgate Library, North Plains Public Library, Tigard Public Library
Total copies: 3
Call #: E HOFFMAN, M.
Link to library book: The Color of Home
The Day War Came
Author: Nicola Davies
Content Summary: “A powerful and necessary picture book – the journey of a child forced to become a refugee when war destroys everything she has ever known. Imagine if, on an ordinary day, war came. Imagine it turned your town to rubble. Imagine going on a long and difficult journey – all alone. Imagine finding no welcome at the end of it. Then imagine a child who gives you something small but very, very precious… When the government refused to allow 3000 child refugees to enter this country in 2016, Nicola Davies was so angry she wrote a poem. It started a campaign for which artists contributed drawings of chairs, symbolising a seat in a classroom, education, kindness, the hope of a future. The poem has become this book, movingly illustrated by Rebecca Cobb, which should prove a powerful aid for explaining the ongoing refugee crisis to younger readers.”
Media Type: Picture book
Keywords: Refugee Children, War and Society, Immigration, Refugee, Global Crisis, Empathy, Kindness
Available at the following libraries: Beaverton City Library, Beaverton Murray Scholls Library, Central Library, Cornelius Public Library, Gregory-Heights Library, Gresham Library, Hillsboro Brookwood Library, Holgate Library,Hollywood Library, Midland Library, North Plains Public Library, North Portland Library, Rockwood Library, Tigard Public Library, Troutdale Library, Tualatin Public Library
Total copies: 9
Call #: E DAVIES, N
Link to library book: The Day War Came
Everywhere Babies
Author: Susan Meyers
Illustrator: Marla Frazee
Content Summary: “Describes babies and the things they do from the time they are born until their first birthday.”
Media Type: Board book, Picture book
Keywords: Babies, Diversity, LGBTQ, Race, Rhyming
Available at the following libraries: Beaverton Murray Scholls, Hillsboro Brookwood Library, Hollywood Library.
Total copies: 5
Call #: BB MEYERS
Link to library book: Everywhere Babies
Four Feet, Two Sandals
Author: Karen Lynn Williams, & Khada Mohammed
Illustrator: Doug Chayka
Content Summary: “Two young Afghani girls living in a refugee camp in Pakistan share a precious pair of sandals brought by relief workers.”
Media Type: Picture book
Keywords: Shoes, Refugee Camps, Pakistan, Refugees
Available at the following libraries: Beaverton City Library, Capitol Hill Library, Cedar Mill Library, Forest Grove City Library, Gregory Heights Library, Gresham Library, Hillsboro Brookwood Library, Hillsdale Library, Holgate Library, Midland Library, Rockwood Library, St. Johns Library, Tigard Public Libary
Total Copies: 5
Call #: E WILLIAMS, K.
Link to the library book: Four Feet, Two Sandals
The Golem of Prague
Author: Iréne Cohen-Janca
Illustrator: Maurizio A.C. Quarello
Content Summary: “The legend of the Golem dates back to the 1500s when the Jews of Prague were being viciously persecuted. Rabbi Loew, also known as The Maharal of Prague, creats a formidable creature out of clay whose mission it was to protect the Jews of the city. Frantz, a young boy, goes into a synagogue attic where he is transported back to the time when the Golem was created, and eventually destroyed.”
Media Type: Picture book
Keywords: Jews, Prague, Jewish faith, golem, persecution
Available at the following libraries: Hillsboro Brookwood Library
Total Copies: 1
Call #: OUR WORLD COHEN-JANCACall
Link to the library book: The Golem of Prague
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Tales of Extraordinary Women
Authors: Elena Favilli, Francesca Cavallo
Content Summary: “To the rebel girls of the world: dream bigger, aim higher, fight harder, and, when in doubt, remember you are right.”
Media Type: Picture book (with full paragraphs of content) and audiobook CD
Keywords: Feminism, Race, Nationality, History, Women in history
Available at the following libraries: Albina Library, Beaverton City Library, Beaverton Murray Scholls, Central Library, Forest Grove City Library, Gresham Library, Hillsboro Brookwood Library, Rockwood Library, Sellwood-Moreland Library, Troutdale Library.
Total Copies: 16
Call #: J 920.7 FAV
Link to Library Book: Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls
Heather has Two Mommies
Authors: Leslea Newman
Illustrated by: Laura Cornell
Content Summary: “Heather’s favorite number is two. She has two arms, two legs, and two pets. And she also has two mommies. When Heather goes to school for the first time, someone asks her about her daddy, but Heather doesn’t have a daddy. Then something interesting happens. When Heather and her classmates all draw pictures of their families, not one drawing is the same. It doesn’t matter who makes up a family, the teacher says, because ‘the most important thing about a family is that all the people in it love one another’.”
Media Type: Picture book, Ebook
Keywords: LGBTQ, Lesbian mothers, Pride, LGBTQ children
Available at the following libraries: Beaverton City Library, Capitol Hill Library, Cedar Mill Library, Fair view-Colombia Library, Gresham Library, Hillsboro Brookwood Library, Hollywood Library, Kenton Library, North Portland Library, St. Johns Library.
Total Copies: 27
Call #: E NEWMAN, L.
Link to Library Book: Heather has Two Mommies
Illegal
Authors: Eoin Colfer, Andrew Donkin
Illustrator: Giovanni Rigano
Content Summary: “Ebo is alone. His brother, Kwame, has disappeared, and Ebo knows it can only be to attempt the hazardous journey to Europe, and a better life, the same journey their sister set out on months ago. But Ebo refuses to be left behind in Ghana. He sets out after Kwame and joins him on the quest to reach Europe. Ebo’s epic journey takes him across the Sahara Desert to the dangerous streets of Tripoli, and finally out to the merciless sea. But with every step he holds on to his hope for a new life, and a reunion with his family.”
Media Type: Graphic novel
Keywords: Europe, migration, Ghana, brotherhood, family, Sahara Desrt, Tripoli, sea, ocean, travel, persecution, graphic novel
Available at the following libraries: Albina Library, Aloha Community Library, Beaverton City Library, Cedar Mill Library, Cornelius Public Library, Forest Grove City Library, Hillsboro Brookwood Library, Hillsboro Shute Park Library, Holgate Library, North Portland Library, Tigard Public Library, Troutdale Library, Tualatin Public Library
Total Copies: 18
Call #: YAGN COLFER Eoin
Link to library book: Illegal
In Our Mother’s House
Author: Patricia Polacco
Content Summary: “Three young children experience the joys and challenges of being raised by two mothers. “
Media Type: Picture Book
Keywords: Children of Gay Parents, LGBTQ, Lesbian Mothers, Pride, Mothers, Family
Available at the following libraries: Belmont Library, Ceader Mill Library, Forest Grove City Library, Hillsboro Brookwood Library, Hillsboro Shute Park Library, Midland Library, North Portland Library, Sherwood Public Library, Tigard Public Library
Total Copies: 14
Call #: E POLACCO, PAT
Link to library book: In Our Mother’s House
Joseph’s Big Ride
Authors: Terry Farish
Illustrator: Ken Daley
Content Summary: “A refugee boy’s determination to ride a bicycle leads to an unexpected friendship.”
Media Type: Picture Book
Keywords: Social Justice, Immigration, Refugees, Immigration Experience
Available at the following libraries: Albina Library, Beaverton Murray Scholls, Belmont Library, Capitol Hill Library, Cedar Mill Library, Central Library, Gresham Library, Hillsdale Library, Midland Library, North Portland Library, Sellwood-Moreland Library, Tigard Public Library
Total Copies: 5
Call #: E FARISH, T.
Link to library book: Joseph’s Big Ride
The Journey
Author: Francesca Sanna
Content Summary: “What is it like to have to leave everything behind and travel many miles to somewhere unfamiliar and strange? A mother and her two children set out on such a journey; one filled with fear of the unknown, but also great hope. Based on the author’s interactions with people forced to seek a new home, and told from the perspective of a young child.”
Media Type: Picture book
Keywords: Travel, family, motherhood, journey, persecution
Available at the following libraries: Aloha Community Library, Beaverton City Library, Beaverton Murray Scholls, Belmont Library, Capitol Hill Library, Central Library, Cedar Mill Library, Forest Grove City Library, Gresham Library, Hillsboro Brookwood Library, Hillsboro Shute Park Library, Hillsdale Library, Midland Library, Northwest Library, Sellwood-Moreland Library, Sherwood Public Library, Tigard Public Library, Tualitin Public Library, West Slope Community Library
Total copies: 19
Call #: E SANNA Francesca
Link to library book: The Journey
Just Because
Author: Rebecca Eliott
Content Summary: “A younger brother describes all the fun he has with the big sister he loves so much just because. He is enthusiastic about just how loving and special she is, and delights in telling us about all the fun things they do together. Only as his tale unfolds does the reader begin to realize that his sister has special needs and by then the reader just accepts, as he does, all the wonderful things about her. Teachers and librarians will appreciate this book for its sincere and convincing treatment of children with special needs, while parents will use this book to encourage sibling friendship and to read with children who are beginning to ask why a particular child they know is “different”
Media Type: Picture book
Keywords: Different Abilities, Special Needs, Siblings, Children with Disabilities
Available at the following libraries: Albina Library, Beaverton City Library, Gregory Heights Library, Hollywood Library, Sellwood Library, Moreland Library, Troutdale Library.
Total copies: 15
Call #: JE Parenting ELLIOTT 2011
Link to library book: Just Because
Last Stop on Market Street
Author: Matt De La Pena
Illustrations: Christian Robinson
Content Summary: “Every Sunday after church, CJ and his grandma ride the bus across town. But today, CJ wonders why they don’t own a car like his friend Colby. Why doesn’t he have an iPod like the boys on the bus? How come they always have to get off in the dirty part of town? Each question is met with an encouraging answer from grandma, who helps him see the beauty — and fun — in their routine and the world around them.”
Media Type: Picture book, Book + CD, Ebook
Keywords: Children, Maternalism, Gratitude, Buses, Grandmothers
Available at the following libraries: Aloha Community Library, Banks Public Library, Beaverton City Library, Beaverton Murray Scholls, Cedar Mills Library, Central Library, Cornelius Public Library, Forest Grove City Library, Gresham Library, Hillsboro Brockwood Library, Holgate Library, Hollywood Library, Midland Library, North Plains Library, Rockwood Library, Sellwood-Moreland Library, Sherwood Public Library, Tigard Public Library, Troutdale Library, Westslope Community Library.
Total copies: 35
Call #: E DE LA PENA Matt
Link to library book: Last Stop on Market Street
The Long Road
Author: Luis Garay
Content Summary: “When civil war breaks out in Jose’s Central American village, outspoken people like his mother are in danger. So Jose and his mother must flee. The long road north to make a new home is arduous and very long, but it is only the beginning of hard times. A memorable book about an unforgettable–and true–journey. Although life is difficult in Jose’s Central American village, he enjoys playing football with his friends, sharing the large meals cooked by his aunts, and even going to school. But a civil war breaks out in his country. Outspoken people like his mother are in danger, so Jose and his mother must flee. The road north to make a new home is arduous and very long, but it is only the beginning of hard times. They face days of paperwork and nights in a hostel for refugees. Even when his mother finds work as an office cleaner, they must rely on a food bank. Slowly, the pieces of this new life begin to come together as Jose and his mother realize that they have finally arrived at the happy end of a very long road.”
Media Type: Picture book
Keywords: Latin America, Immigration, Emigration
Available at the following libraries: Cedar Mill Library
Total copies: 2
Call #: E GARAY, LUI
Link to library book: The Long Road
Lost and Found Cat
Author: Doug Kuntz & Amy Shrodes
Illustrations: Sue Cornelison
Content Summary: “Describes how an Iraqi refugee family was separated from their beloved feline companion while on a crowded boat crossing to Greece before a worldwide community helped the cat and his owners reunite.”
Media Type: Picture book
Keywords: Iraq, Cats, Pet loss, Refugees
Available at the following libraries: Albina Library, Beaverton City Library, Bethany Library, Capitol Hill Library, Cedar Mill Library, Central Cornelius Public Library, Forest Grove City Library, Garden Home Community Library, Gresham Library, Hillsboro Brookwood Library, Kenton Library, Midland Library, North Plains Public Library, North Portland Library, Northwest Library, Rockwood Library, Sherwood Public Library, St Johns Library, Tigard Public Library, Tualatin Public Library
Total copies: 14
Call #: J 636.8009 KUN
Link to library book: Lost and Found Cat
The Lotus Seed
Author: Sherry Garland
Illustrations: Tatsuro Kiuchi
Content Summary: “A young Vietnamese girl saves a lotus seed and carries it with her everywhere to remember a brave emperor and the homeland that she has to flee.”
Media Type: Picture book
Keywords: Lotus, Vietnam, Juvenile
Available at the following libraries: Beaverton City Library, Cedar Mill Library, Hollywood Library.
Total copies: 2
Call #: E GARLAND, S.
Link to library book: The Lotus Seeds
Lubna and Pebble
Author: Wendy Meddour and Daniel Egneus
Content Summary: “Lubna’s best friend is a pebble. Pebble always listens to her stories. Pebble always smiles when she feels scared. But when a lost little boy arrives in the World of Tents, Lubna realizes that he needs Pebble even more than she does.”
Media Type: Picture book
Keywords: Imaginary Companions, Refugees, Refugee Children, Fear, Immigrant Children
Available at the following libraries: Beaverton Murray Scholls Library, Belmont Library, Capitol Hill Library, Central Library, Forest Grove City Library, Garden Home Community Library, Gresham Library, Holgate Library, Kenton Library, Midland Library, St. John’s Library.
Total copies: 8
Call #: E MEDDOUR, W.
Link to library book: Lubna and Pebble
Mali Under the Night Sky: A Lao Story of Home
Author: Youme
Content Summary: “Presents the true story of Lao-American artist Malichansouk Kouanchao, who walked with her family from Laos to Thailand when she was five years old.”
Media Type: Picture book
Keywords: New Country, New Home, Narrative, Leaving Home, Refugee, Immigrant, Immigrant Families
Available at the following libraries: Hillsboro Brookwood Library, Hillsboro Shute Park Library, Tigard Public Library
Total copies: 3
Call #: OUR WORLD YOUME
Link to library book: Mali Under the Night Sky: A Lao Story of Home
Mama’s Nightingale: A Story of Immigration and Separation
Author: Edwidge Danticat
Content Summary: “When Saya’s mother is sent to jail as an illegal immigrant, she sends her daughter a cassette tape with a song and a bedtime story, which inspires Saya to write a story of her own–one that just might bring her mother home. “
Media Type: Picture book
Keywords: Immigration, Haiti, Family Separation.
Available at the following libraries: Beaverton Murray Scholls, Belmont Library, Bethany Library, Capitol Hill Library, Cedar Mill Library, Central Library, Cornelius Mill Library, Cornelius Public Library, Forest Grove City Library, Gresham Library, Garden Home Community Library, Hillsdale Library, Holgate Library, Hollywood Library, Midland Library, North Portland Library, Tigard Public Library, Woodstock Library.
Total copies: 9
Call #: E DANTICAT, E.
Link to library book: Mama’s Nightingale: A Story of Immigration and Separation
Marwan’s Journey
Author: Particia de Arias & Laura Borras
Content Summary: “One night they came … The darkness grew colder, deeper, darker, and swallowed up everything … Marwan is a young boy on a journey he never intended to take, bound for a place he doesn’t know. On his journey, he relies on courage and memories of his faraway homeland to buoy him. With him are hundreds and thousands of other human beings, crossing the deserts and the seas, fleeing war and hunger in search of safety. He must take one step after another–bringing whatever he can carry, holding on to dreams. This is the journey of one boy who longs for a home, and we follow his path, walking hand in hand with him as he looks forward with uncertainty and hopes for a peaceful future. This beautiful, heartfelt story gives a human face to the plight of refugees all over the world. Marwan’s journey is everyone’s journey.”
Keywords: Immigration, Refugee, International
Media Type: Picture Book
Available at the following libraries: Beaverton City Library, Central Library, Gresham Library, Hillsboro Brookwood Library, Hillsboro Shute Park Library, Hollywood Library, Midland Library, Tigard Public Library, Tualatin Public Library
Total number of copies: 7
Call #: E ARIAS, P.
Link to library book: Marwan’s Journey
My Beautiful Birds
Author: Suzanne Del Rizzo
Content Summary: “Behind Sami, the Syrian skyline is full of smoke. The boy follows his family and all his neighbours in a long line, as they trudge through the sands and hills to escape the bombs that have destroyed their homes. But all Sami can think of is his pet pigeons–will they escape too? When they reach a refugee camp and are safe at last, everyone settles into the tent city. But though the children start to play and go to school again, Sami can’t join in. When he is given paper and paint, all he can do is smear his painting with black. He can’t forget his birds and what his family has left behind.One day a canary, a dove, and a rose finch fly into the camp. They flutter around Sami and settle on his outstretched arms. For Sami it is one step in a long healing process at last.”
Keywords: Refugees, Immigration, Global Conflict, New Home, New Country
Media Type: Picture Book
Available at the following libraries: Beaverton City Library, Belmont Library, Bethany Library, Cedar Mill Library, Central Library, Cornelius Public Library, Forest Grove City Library, Garden Home Community Library, Gregory Heights Library, Hillsboro Brookwood Library, Hillsboro Shute Park Library, Hillsdale Library, Hollywood Library, North Portland Library, Rockwood Library, St. Johns Library, Troutdale Library.
Total copies: 10
Call #: E DEL RIZZO, S.
Link to library book: My Beautiful Birds
My Friend Isabelle
Author: Eliza Woloson
Illustrated by: Bryan Gough
Content Summary: “In this book a young boy named Charlie describes the activities he shares with his friend Isabelle, a girl with Down Syndrome. Isabelle and Charlie are friends. They both like to draw, dance, read, and play at the park. They both like to eat Cheerios. They both cry if their feelings are hurt. And like most friends, they are also different from each other. This book encourages us to think about why friendships are special and how our differences can make the world a more interesting and tolerant place.”
Keywords: Friendship, Down Syndrome, Special Needs, Different Abilities
Media Type: Picture Book
Available at the following libraries: Ceader Mill Library, Hollywood Library, Gresham Library
Total copies: 8
Call #: jE Parenting WOLOSON
Link to library book: My Friend Isabelle
My Name is Sangoel
Author: Karen William
Content Summary: “As a refugee from Sudan to the United States, Sangoel is frustrated that no one can pronounce his name correctly until he finds a clever way to solve the problem.”
Media Type: Picture Book
Keywords: Communication, Names, Personal, New Country, Emigration, Refugees, Strength, Courage
Available at the following libraries: Capitol Hill Library, Ceader Mill Library, Central Library, Cornelius Public Library, Fair view Colombia Library, Gresham Library, Hillsboro Brookwood Library, Hollywood Library, Midland Library, North Portland Library, Sellwood-Moreland Library, St. Johns Library, Tigard Public Library, Westslope Community Library
Total copies: 5
Call #: E WILLIAMS, KAR
Link to library book: My Name is Sangoel
My Two Blankets
Author: Freya Blackwood & Irena Kobald
Content Summary: “A homesick little girl who has recently moved to an unfamiliar country comforts herself by clinging to an old blanket, but when she meets a new friend, the relationship helps her take her first steps into a new culture.”
Media Type: Picture book
Keywords: Race, identity, and immigration.
Available at the following libraries: Banks Public Library, Beaverton City Library, Beaverton Murray Scholls, Bethany Library, Cedar Mill Library, Central Library, Cornelius Public Library, Forest Grove City Library, Gregory Heights Library, Gresham Library, Hillsdale Library, Holgate Library, Hollywood Library, Midland Library, North Portland Library, Rockwood Library, Sherwood Public Library, Tigard Public Library, West Slope Community Library.
Total copies: 12
Call #: E KOB
Link to library book: My Two Blankets
Oskar and the Eight Blessings
Author: Richard Simon & Tanya Simon
Illustrations: Mark Siegel
Content Summary: “A young Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany arrives in New York City on the seventh night of Hanukkah and receives small acts of kindness while exploring the city.”
Media Type: Picture book
Keywords: Holocaust, Jewish, Refugees, Kindness.
Available at the following libraries: Aloha Community Library, Beaverton City Library, Ceader Mill Library, Cornelius Pubic Library, Hillsboro Brookwood Library, Tigard Public Library, Westslope Community Library
Total copies: 12
Call #: E SIMON, R. [HANUKKAH]
Link to library book: Oskar and the Eight Blessings
Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag
Author: Rob Sanders
Illustrations: Steven Salerno
Content Summary: ” Traces the life of the Gay Pride Flag, from its beginnings with social activist Harvey Milk and designer Gilbert Baker to its spanning of the globe and its role in today’s world. “
Media Type: Picture book, Ebook
Keywords: Harvey Milk, Gay Politicians, LGBTQ, Pride, Celebration
Available at the following libraries: Albina Library, Capitol Hill Library, Central Library, Fairview-Columbia Library, Garden Home Community Library, Gresham Library, Hillsboro Brookwood Library, Hillsdale Library, Hollywood Library, Kenton Library, Midland Library, Northwest Library, Sellwood Library, Tigard Public Library, Woodstock Library.
Total copies: 24
Call #: HISTORY E SAN
Link to library book: Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag
Prince and Knight
Author: Daniel Haack
Content Summary: A prince and a knight in shining armor find true love in each other’s embrace after fighting a dragon together.
Media Type: Picture book
Keywords: Pride, LGBTQ, Celebration
Available at the following libraries: Garden Home Community Library, Hillsboro Shute Park Library, Tualatin Public Library
Total Copies: 14
Call #: FANTASY E HAA
Link to library book: Prince and Knight
The Roses in my Carpets
Author: Rukhsana Khan
Content Summary: “When a young boy and his mother and sister come to a refugee camp to escape the war in Afghanistan, he finds some comfort in the beauty of the carpets he is learning to weave.”
Media Type: Picture book
Keywords: Refugees, Family, Children, War, Muslim
Available at the following libraries: Aloha Community Library, Central Library.
Total Copies: 1
Call #:E KHAN Rukhsana
Link to library book: The Roses in my Carpets
Ruby, Head High: Ruby Bridges First Day of School
Author: Iréne Cohen-Janca
Illustrator: Marc Daniau
Content Summary: “Inspired by an iconic Norman Rockwell painting and translated from an original French text, this is a story about the day a little girl held her head high and changed the world.”
Media Type: Picture book
Keywords: Race, African American, education, racism, persecution, Ruby Bridges
Available at the following libraries: Beaverton City Library
Total Copies: 3
Call #: E COHEN-JANCA, I.
Link to library book: Ruby, Head High
She Persisted
Author: Chelsea Clinton
Illustrator: Alexandra Boiger
Content Summary: “Profiles the lives of thirteen women who have left their mark on world history, including Caroline Herschel, Marie Curie, Mary Verghese, and Malala Yousafzai.”
Media Type: Picture book
Keywords: Feminism, Race, Nationality, History, Women in history
Available at the following libraries: Banks Public Library, Beaverton City Library, Beaverton Murray Scholls, Belmont Library, Bethany Library,Capitol Hill Library, Cornelius Public Library, Fairview-Columbia Library, Forest Grove City Library, Gresham Library, Hillsboro Brookwood Library, Hillsboro Shute Park Library, Hillsdale Library, Holgate Library, Kenton Library, North Portland Library, Sherwood Public Library, St. Johns Library, Tigard Public Library, Tualatin Public Library, Woodstock Library.
Total Copies: 19
Call #: J 920.72 CLI
Link to library book: She Persisted
Stepping Stones: A Refugee Family’s Journey
Author: Margriet Ruurs
Illustrator: Nizar Ali Badar
Translated by: Falah Raheem
Content Summary: “In this picture book, a young girl and her family are forced to flee their village to escape the civil war that has engulfed Syria and make their way toward freedom in Europe”
Media Type: Picture book, Ebook
Keywords: Civil War, Syria, Refugees, Bilingual Books
Available at the following libraries: Aloha Community Library, Albina Library, Beaverton City Library, Capitol Hill Library, Ceader Mill Library, Central Library, Cornelius Pubic Library, Gresham Library, Hillsboro Brookwood Library, Midland Library, Rockwood Library, Tigard Public Library, Westslope Community Library, Woodstock Library.
Total Copies: 9
Call #: J 362.707 RUURS Margriet
Link to library book: Stepping Stones: A Refugee Family’s Journey
Teacup
Author: Rebecca Young
Content Summary: “A boy travels across the sea in a rowboat in search of a new home, making a journey that is long and difficult–but also filled with beauty and hope.”
Media Type: Picture book, Ebook
Keywords: Voyages, Travels, Immigration, Emigration, Self Reliance
Available at the following libraries: Beaverton Murray Scholls, Central Library, Ceader Mill Library, Forest Grove Library, Gregory Heights Library, Gresham Library, Hillsboro Brookwood Library, Hillsboro Shute Park Library,Hillsdale Library, Holgate Library, Midland Library, Rockwood Library, St. Johns Tigard Public Library
Total Copies: 11
Call #: E YOUNG, R.
Link to library book: Teacup
The Treasure Box
Author: Margaret Wild
Illustrated by: Freya Blackwood
Content Summary: “When war forces people to flee their homes, young refugee Peter carries a cherished family possession throughout a difficult period of survival before reflecting on its importance years later.”
Media Type: Picture book
Keywords: Refugees, Immigration, Family, New Country, New Home,
Available at the following libraries: Bethany Library, Cedar Mills Library, Central Library, Gregory Heights Library, Gresham Library, Hillsboro Brookwood Library, Hillsboro Shute Park Library, Hillsdale Library, Hollywood Library, Midland Library, North Portland Library, Rockwood Library, St. Johns Library, Tigard Public Library, Tualatin Public Library
Total Copies: 6
Call #: E WILD, MAR
Link to library book: The Treasure Box
What’s Wrong with Timmy?
Author: Maria Shriver
Illustrated by: Sandra Spediel
Content Summary: “Making friends with a mentally disabled boy helps Kate learn that the two of them have a lot in common.”
Media Type: Picture book
Keywords: Friendship, Down Syndrome, Special Needs, Different Abilities, People with Mental Abilities
Available at the following libraries: Ceader Mill Library, Kenton Library, Troutdale Library, Tuality Healthcare Library,
Total Copies: 4
Call #: PAR 618.92852 BURON
Link to library book: What’s Wrong with Timmy?
10,000 Dresses
Author: Marcus Ewert
Illustrated by: Rex Ray
Content Summary: “Bailey longs to wear the beautiful dresses of her dreams but is ridiculed by her unsympathetic family which rejects her true perception of herself.”
Media Type: Picture book
Keywords: Identity, Transgender, LGBTQ, Self Perception, Gender Identity, Pride
Available at the following libraries: Belmont Library, Ceader Mill Library, Fairview-Columbia Library, Forest Grove City Library, Hillsboro Brookwood Library, Hillsboro Shute Park Library, Sellwood-Moreland Library, Sherwood Public Library, Tigard Public Library, Westlope Community Library
Total Copies: 13
Call #: PAR 306.76 EWERT
Link to library book: 10,000 Dresses
Hayma's Journey: Rohingya Refugee Discourse in the United States Elementary Classroom 