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Children's Literature

Find information about the CSULB University Library's Children's Collection as well as information about children's literature in general.

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See examples of books representing different races and ethnicities.  Also find links to identity specific book awards.

Africana

The Stuff of Stars

A Few Red Drops

Trombone Shorty

The Snowy Day

The Old African

Seeds of Change

Talkin' about Bessie

Black Hands, White Sails

Bird

Something Beautiful

Asian

Blackbird Fly

Heart of a Samurai

Wabi Sabi

The Thing about Luck

The Shark King

Tasty Baby Belly Buttons

Latine

Dreamers

The Poet X

Winner 2019

Niño

Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote

Enchanted Air

Say Hola to Spanish, Otra Vez (Again!)

Martin de Porres

Tomas and the Library Lady

Middle Eastern

The Turtle of Oman

The Librarian of Basra

Golem

The Stars in My Geddoh's Sky

One City, Two Brothers

Four Feet, Two Sandals

Native American

In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse

The Girl Who Helped Thunder and Other Native American Folktales

Sitting Bull

Crossing Bok Chitto

Shanyáak'utlaax

The Birchbark House

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian