Resources for Our Children

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.

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.

Kazoo Magazine

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)