Welcoming Schools Book Lists: Diverse Books to Welcome All Families in Your School Community
Produced by the
HRC Foundation
Welcoming Schools family book lists are designed to help educators create classrooms and schools that create a sense of belonging for all of your students and their families and caregivers. The books feature a wide range of diversity with LGBTQ+, single parent, grandparent headed, adoptive, mixed-race families and more.
Welcoming Schools offers diverse family lesson plans.
Great Diverse Children's Books that Welcome All Families
Picture books and middle grade books that reflect diverse families.
Diverse Picture Books With Two Moms & Two Dads
Help your students to understand the families in their classroom and in the world.
Great Diverse LGBTQ+ Inclusive Picture and Middle Grade Books
An up-to-date booklist with LGBTQ characters.
Books for Students: Children, Families and Immigration
Help students understand the experiences of families that come to the U.S. from all over the world.
Diverse Books that Celebrate Adoption
Families come together in all kinds of different ways, and adoption is just one of them!
Welcoming Schools Top Picture Books for a Welcoming School
Our top recommendations for picture books to explore family diversity, bullying, bias and gender.
Top Recommendations—Diverse Middle Grade Books for a Welcoming School
Our top recommendations for middle grade books to explore family diversity, bullying, bias and gender.
Libros Para Niños: Bilingual Books or Spanish Editions
Explore family diversity, LGBTQ topics, bullying and gender with bilingual books in Spanish.
Reading LGBTQ+ Inclusive Children’s Books in Schools
Are you prepared to discuss LGBTQ topics with your students?
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