Great Books to Read and Talk About
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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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