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Anti-War Books

The Butter Battle Book  Dr. Seuss

The Conquerors David McKee

If The World Was A Village  by David J. Smith

It's Mine! Leo Lionni

Land of Many Colors (Klamath County YMCA Family Preschool)

The Last Brother Trinka Noble

Little Yellow Little Blue by Leo Lioni

Old Turtle and the Broken Truth  Douglas Wood

The Pig War Betty Baker

Pink and Say  P. Polacco

Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes Eleanor Coerr

Sadako  Eleanor Coerr & Ed Young 

The Sneetches and Other Stories by Dr. Seuss

 

Books to Inspire Action

If a Bus Could Talk by Faith Ringgold

If I Were in Charge of the World by Judith Viorst

Mayfield Crossing by Vaunda Nelson

The Other Side  Jacqueline Woodson

Peace Begins with You Katherine Scholes

Picture Book of Rosa Parks by David Adler

Ruby Bridges by Robert Cole

Yo! Yes!  Chris Raschka

Critical Media Literacy: Point of View

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs Jon Scieszka

Anti-Racism/Prejudice Books

All the Colors We Are by Katie Kissinger

Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman

Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan

Going Someplace Special by Patricia McKissack

If the World Were Blind by Karen Burnett

Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelle

Mississippi Bridge by Mildred Taylor

My Brother Martin by Christine King

Playlady by Eric Hoffman

Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles

Sister Anne's Hands by Marybeth Loriecki

Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold

Teammates Peter Golenbock

What if Zebras Lost Their Stripes by John Reitano

White Socks Only by Evelyn Coleman

Anti-Bullying Books

Blubber by Judy Blume

Dancing in the Wings by Debbie Allen and Kadir Nelson

Hey, Little Ant Phillip & Hannah Hoose

Eagle’s Song  by Joseph Bruchac

Heroes by Ken Mochizuki

Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli

Mr. Lincoln’s Way by Patricia Polacco

Roxie and the Hooligans by Phyllis Naylor

Say Something by Peggy Moss

Simon's Hook: A Story about Teases and Put Downs by Karen Burnett

This is Our House Michael Rosen

 

 


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