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Pre-school books with ethnic minority characters

58 replies

HappyLondonWoman · 06/09/2022 17:18

I'm looking for books with non-white or a mixture of ethnic backgrounds for preschool age children. But not books about diversity per se. (We have several books which are about celebrating diversity) Just regular stories. To add to our early years library at school.
Books about routine life but where the characters aren't all white.
Any suggestions?
We have "So Much" and "Lima's Red hot chilli"
TIA

OP posts:
Fluffruff · 09/09/2022 13:50

Whistle for Willie is a lovely book and quite vintage now.

HappyLondonWoman · 09/09/2022 18:48

Thanks again for all your help. It's all been really useful Smile

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CryCeratops · 09/09/2022 20:55

Look Up by Nathan Bryon

Starting School by Janet and Allan Ahlberg has children from a mixture of ethnic backgrounds

nurserypolitics · 09/09/2022 20:57

I also love Octopus Shoktopus, and the Dinosaur Department Store: both have incidental mixed race parents and are objectively good books.

drspouse · 09/09/2022 21:00

Whose Toes Are Those and Whose Knees Are These.
Babies Everywhere.

CatSpeakForDummies · 09/09/2022 21:01

Never bite a tiger on the nose

Connie2468 · 09/09/2022 21:08

Eat Up Gemma
So Much
15 Things Not To Do With A Baby
Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes

Connie2468 · 09/09/2022 21:10

WhoopDeeedoo · 06/09/2022 17:22

The 'Grace' series.

I'd say those are aimed at older children/KS1

repeatplease · 04/10/2022 09:58

Guardian book reviews are always useful on this.
Old - but Mary Hoffman's The Colour of Home
Mother Goose comes to Cable Street
Have you met Rocket?! Shes great - see Nathaniel Bryons Look Up! and also Clean up!
Ask your public library!

SusiePevensie · 04/10/2022 10:07

The Ahlberg's 'Starting School' is majority white, but has at least two non white families .

repeatplease · 04/10/2022 11:31

Its old but Mary Hoffmans The Colour of home
Mother Goose comes to Cable Street - illustrations could nt be more multi ethnic!
Have you met Rocket - super girl in books by Nathan Bryon - one is Look up Another is Clean up!

repeatplease · 04/10/2022 11:32

sorry - didnt mean to post twice!

Twizbe · 04/10/2022 11:38

The Girls - not about daily life but a beautiful book about girls growing into women. I cry reading it every time.

If I had a sleepy sloth is a fun book too.

PinkHeadphones · 04/10/2022 11:41

This lady maintains a spreadsheet of diverse books, it is a pinned Tweet at teh top of her account: twitter.com/kwia35

EspressoPatronum · 04/10/2022 12:18

Izzy gizmo
my brother JJ
We are family
bippity bop barbershop
All are welcome
Look up / Clean up
potty superstar
abc what can she/he be
the storm whale

ArtemisFlop · 04/10/2022 21:51

There's picture books about a little girl called Lulu who is black, 'Lulu goes to the library', 'Lulu gets a cat' etc. Very sweet tales of pre-school life.

SquashesPumpkinsAutumnBliss · 11/10/2022 21:24

Benji Davies’ series - The storm whale, The storm whale in winter,

DisforDarkChocolate · 11/10/2022 21:27

Came on to suggest So Much and you already have it. I love this book, its such a lovely representation of family.

DisforDarkChocolate · 11/10/2022 21:29

Look Up by Nathan Bryson?

NannyR · 11/10/2022 21:31

Twizbe · 04/10/2022 11:38

The Girls - not about daily life but a beautiful book about girls growing into women. I cry reading it every time.

If I had a sleepy sloth is a fun book too.

I posted a similar request a whole ago and someone recommended The Girls - it's such a lovely book.

LeavesOnTrees · 11/10/2022 21:37

On the way home Jill Murphy

User478 · 11/10/2022 21:48

The "Luna loves" series is fab.

(Although I think she's school age...)

AndAllOurYesterdays · 11/10/2022 21:58

A Dress With Pockets. The main characters just happen to be black but the story is about how great it is to have a dress with pockets!

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