36 Titles for Babies & Toddlers: Social Justice, Equality and Diversity

I just recently had someone reach out to me on Facebook asking for titles for a new baby/toddler about social justice, equality, and diversity. Basically, a way to flood her child’s bookshelf with books that make them a better citizen of the world.

Now, there aren’t a ton of titles for your woke toddler (or baby) for that matter, but it’s important to showcase a variety of races, cultures, religions, disabilities and more on your bookshelves because it’s likely that your child will see people that will look/dress/act/speak differently than they do and what better way to first explore the world than cuddling with your family in a safe, happy environment?

And if you live in a community that is very similar, then why not teach your child to respect and accept differences in people to be educated about the world them live so that whenever they do meet someone who is different they know what to do – treat them like a human being. So check out these (few) but great titles about social justice, equality, diversity and celebrating the differences that make us all unique!

Board Book Titles

1. A is for Activist by Innosanto Nagara
2. All of Baby, Nose to Toes by Victoria Adler and Hiroe Nakata
3. Counting on Community by Innosanto Nagara
4. Everywhere Babies by Susan Meyers and Marla Frazee
5. Fast and Slow by Britta Teckentrup
6. Global Babies by The Global Fund for Children
7. More, More, More Said the Baby by Vera B. Williams
8. My Heart Fills With Happiness by Monique Gray Smith and Julie Flett
9. Peekaboo Morning by Rachel Isadora
10. Please, Baby, Please by Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee
11. Ten Little Fingers, Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox and Helen Oxenbury
12. Ten Tiny Babies by Karen Katz
13. Tinyville Town series by Brian Biggs
14. We All Count: A Book of Cree Numbers by Julie Flett
15. Welcome Song for Baby by Richard Van Camp
16. Whoever You Are by Mem Fox, illustrated by Leslie Staub

Picture Book Titles

1. All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon and Marla Frazee
2. Bee-Bim Bop! by Linda Sue Park, illustrated by Ho Baek Lee
3. Come With Me by Holly McGahey, illustrated by Pascal Lemaître
4. Families by Shelley Rotner and Sheila M. Kelly
5. Families, Families, Families by Suzanne Lang
6. The Family Book by Todd Parr
7. Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella by Paul Fleischman, illustrated by Julie Paschkis
8. Golden Domes, Silver Lanterns by Hena Khan, illustrated by Mehrdokht Amini
9. Green is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors by Roseanne Thong, illustrated by John Parra
10. Happy In Our Skin by Fran Manushkin, illustrated by Lauren Tobia
11. Hush! A Thai Lullaby by Minfong Ho, illustrated by Holly Meade
12. I Wish You More by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld
13. Lola at the Library by Anna McQuinn, illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw
14. Most People by Michael Leannah and Jennifer E. Morris
15. One Family by George Shannon, illustrated by Blanca Gomez
16. Over the Hills and Far Away edited by Elizabeth Hammill
17. Red: A Crayon’s Story by Michael Hall
18. Round is a Mooncake: A Book of Shapes by Roseanne Thong, illustrated by Grace Lin
19. Say Hello! By Rachel Isadora
20. We’re All Wonders by R. J. Palacio

I’ve updated this list to include 18 More Books for Babies & Toddlers: Social Justice, Equality and Diversity, so check this list out for even more great board book titles!