The listings below are helpful resources for the children in our Hunter community. Please also see our Resources for Parents and Educators for additional resources. These listings have been crowd-sourced from parents in the Hunter College Campus Schools community. Additional recommendations are always welcome! Please write to us at mosaic@hcespta.org.
Recommended Websites for All Ages
Award-Winning Books by Walter Dean Myers, Organized by Grade Level
Children’s Books Honoring the Life & Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (the conscious kid)
Books for Diversity: “Children’s books that reflect the diversity and unique cultures that make up our nation and world.”
Recommended by HCCS Parents for Ages 4+
Little Cloud and Lady Wind by Toni Morrison, Slade Morrison, and Sean Qualls
Websites Recommended for All Ages
Black Books Matter: Children’s Books Celebrating Black Boys (the conscious kid)
Children’s Books to Support Conversations on Race, Racism and Resistance (EmbraceRace.Org)
Children’s Books Featuring Kids of Color Being Themselves Because That’s Enough (EmbraceRace.Org)
Recommended by HCCS Parents for Ages 5+
Something Happened in Our Town: A Child’s Story About Racial Injustice by Marietta Collins, Marianne Celano and Ann Hazard. Watch this excellent storytime video produced by The Niagra Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center.
A Kids Book About Racism by Jelani Memory
Not My Idea by Anastasia Higginbotham
All the Colors We Are/Todos Los Colores de Nuestra Piel by Katie Kissinger
Let’s Talk About Race by Julius Lester and Karen Barbour
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford and Kadir Nelson
Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope by Nikki Grimes and Bryan Collier
Frederick Douglass by Walter Dean Myers and Floyd Cooper
Recommended by HCCS Parents for Ages 7+
A Black Woman Did That by Malaika Adero and Chanté Timothy. Check out this press release for a glimpse of the 42 incredible Black women celebrated here.
This Book Is Anti-Racist by Tiffany Jewell and Aurelia Durand
March series by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell
Recommended by HCCS Parents for Ages 9+
Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom by the New Heritage Theater Group
“Systemic Racism Explained” | Act.TV (April 16, 2019). “Systemic racism affects every area of life in the US. From incarceration rates to predatory loans, and trying to solve these problems requires changes in major parts of our system. Here’s a closer look at what systemic racism is, and how we can solve it.”
Recommended by HCCS Parents for Ages 12+
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
Websites Recommended for All Ages
Children’s Books Recommended by the ThemsHealth Community
Recommended by HCCS Parents for Ages 5+
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford and Kadir Nelson
Recommended by HCCS Parents for Ages 7+
A Black Woman Did That by Malaika Adero and Chanté Timothy. Check out this press release for a glimpse of the 42 incredible Black women celebrated here.
When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff and Kaylani Juanita
Red, A Crayon’s Story by Michael Hall
Recommended by HCCS Parents for Ages 8+
The Gender Unicorn (TransStudent.org)