We cooperate with The Conscious Kid organization and recommend these books which also align with our YYY Digital School curriculum.
Preschool/Primary:
I Am Enough by Grace Byers
Mommy’s Khimar by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
Listening with My Heart: A story of kindness and self-compassion by Gabi Garcia
Love You When… by Linda Kranz
Listening to My Body by Gabi Garcia
The Thing About Bees: A Love Letter by Shabazz Larkin
The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf
A Night Out with Mama by Quvenzhane Wallis
Little Melba and Her Big Trombone by Katheryn Russel-Brown
What is Light by Markette Sheppard
Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Elementary:
I Am Enough by Grace Byers
The Best Sweater by Lynne Garner
One Love by Cedella Marley
The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth: Understanding Our World and Its Ecosystems by Rachel Ignotofsky
The Butterfly” by Anna Milbourne and Cathy Shimmen (for Grades K-2)
The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf
What’s Your Favorite Color by Eric Carle
Salma the Syrian Chef by Danny Ramadin, illustrated by Anna Bron
The Arabic Quilt Author: Aya Khalil, Illustrator: Anait Semirdzhyan
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré by Anika Aldamuy Den
We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell
A Little Space For Me by Jennifer Gray Olson
Fauja Singh Keeps Going: The True Story of the Oldest Person to Ever Run a Marathon
“Firebird” author Misty Copeland, illustrator Christopher Myers