Booklist: Diverse children's books for EYFS

EYFS

Reading Recommendations for 

 

Diverse &

Inclusive Books 

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We have selected a list of recommended diverse and inclusive books for children in nursery, preschool and reception (ages 2-5), which feature characters that are traditionally under-represented in children's books.

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BAME Main Characters
BAME Main Characters

Zaro Weil

So Much
So Much

Trish Cooke & Helen Oxenbury

Maisie's Scrapbook
Maisie's Scrapbook

Samuel Narh & Jo Loring-Fisher

Astro Girl
Astro Girl

Ken Wilson-Max

Nimesh the Adventurer
Nimesh the Adventurer

Ranjit Singh & Mehrdokht Amini

Lulu's First Day
Lulu's First Day

Anna McQuinn & Rosalind Beardshaw

The Lost Homework
The Lost Homework

Richard O'Neill & Kirsti Beautyman

Hats of Faith
Hats of Faith

Medeia Cohan-Petrolino & Sarah Walsh

Golden Domes & Silver Lanterns
Golden Domes & Silver Lanterns

Hena Khan & Mehrdokht Amini

Shu Lin's Grandpa
Shu Lin's Grandpa

Matt Goodfellow & Yu Rong

The Jasmine Sneeze
The Jasmine Sneeze

Nadine Kaadan

Through the Eyes of Me
Through the Eyes of Me

Jon Roberts & Hannah Rounding

Loud
Loud

Rose Robbins

Pablo's Feelings
Pablo's Feelings

Pablo

A Friend For Henry
A Friend For Henry

Jenn Bailey & Mika Song

Isaac and His Amazing Asperger Superpowe
Isaac and His Amazing Asperger Superpowe

Melanie Walsh

What Happened to You?
What Happened to You?

James Catchpole & Karen George

Amazing
Amazing

Steve Antony

Susan Laughs
Susan Laughs

Jeanne Willis & Tony Ross

Rescue and Jessica
Rescue and Jessica

Jessica Kensky, Patrick Downes & Scott Magoon

We're All Wonders!
We're All Wonders!

R J Palacio

My Daddies
My Daddies

Gareth Peter & Garry Parsons

It's a No Money Day
It's a No Money Day

Kate Milner (

Love Makes a Family
Love Makes a Family

Sophie Beer

Two Homes
Two Homes

Claire Masurel & Kady MacDonald Denton

The Blanket Bears
The Blanket Bears

Samuel Langley-Swain & Samuel Spink;

The Patch
The Patch

Justina Chen Headley & Mitch Vane

Specs for Rex
Specs for Rex

Yasmeen Ismail

Eliot Midnight Superhero
Eliot Midnight Superhero

Anne Cottringer & Alex T. Smith

Can Bears Ski?
Can Bears Ski?

Raymond Antrobus & Polly Dunbar

Freddie and the Fairy
Freddie and the Fairy

Julia Donaldson & Karen George

The Perfect Shelter
The Perfect Shelter

Clare Helen Welsh & Åsa Gilland

The Itchy-saurus
The Itchy-saurus

Rosie Wellesley

Max the Champion
Max the Champion

Sean Stockdale, Alex Strick & Ros Asquith

The Cookie
The Cookie

Kath Grimshaw & Dr Helen Brough

One in 1000
One in 1000

Sonia Alcon

Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo

Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara

Baby Young Gifted and Black
Baby Young Gifted and Black

Jamia Wilson & Andrea Pippins

Follow Your Dreams, Little One
Follow Your Dreams, Little One

Vashti Harrison (Author)

One Hundred Steps
One Hundred Steps

Captain Tom Moore & Adam Larkum

The GIrl Who Thought in Pictures
The GIrl Who Thought in Pictures

Julia Finley Mosca

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