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]]>Who is in your family? This is a common question explored in the classrooms and homes of preschool and kindergarten children the world over. Fortunately, there are books about families representing a diverse range of families available today (and it grows every day) and this list includes 35 of the best families books to enjoy with children.
This is a very big and diverse list. It includes picture books about families that are suited to reading with toddlers through preschool and kindergarten and all the way through elementary/primary school. It includes books about different families, including multicultural families, books exploring different family structures, blended families, solo parent families, books about adoption for families, and more.
I hope that by offering such a diverse collection of families books I can help parents and teachers find books that offer more children an opportunity to find themselves and their family reflected between the covers of a book.
For those searching for diverse picture books, I suggest also checking out the companion booklist to this one – our best picture books about difference and diversity collection.
35 Best Books About Families
As with all of the lists in our Best Books for Kids collection, each title in this list links to an Amazon (these are affiliate links and I may earn a small commission at no cost to you) where you can find more information and reviews for titles you might not be personally familiar with.
RELATED: 101 Books To Help Build Friendship, Communication and Social Skills
The Family Book by Todd Parr
In one of our favorite toddler family books, Parr uses hias signature unique and colorful style to celebrate the different family structures and the love we all feel for our families.
Families, Families, Families! by Suzanne Lang
Dozens of combinations, demonstrating all kinds of nontraditional families, are depicted by fabulous animals in framed portraits in this warm celebration of family love, a perfect books about families for preschoolers.
An ABC of Families by Abbey Williams
Whether you have two dads, an adopted brother, three stepsisters or divorced parents, every family is the perfect family! With A being for Adoption, B for Blended Families and C for Co-parenting, this important book helps the children explore complicated concepts in an accessible way.
What Makes a Family? by Hannah Bruner
A gorgeous book sharing the key message that families can all look very different on the outside but what makes them truly a family is the love that they share for each other.
Who’s In My Family? All About Our Families by Robie H. Harris
Join Nellie and Gus and their family for a day at the zoo in this funny, engaging story that makes it clear that whoever is in your family, it is perfectly normal — and totally wonderful.
Me and My Family Tree by Joan Sweeney
In Me and My Family Tree a young girl, through simple text and diagrams, how the members of her family are related to each other and to her.
Families by Shelley Rotner
Celebrate diversity with this great picture book for young children about the many faces (and structures) of contemporary families.
Love Makes a Family by Sophie Beer
Love is baking a special cake, lending a helping hand, reading one more book! A sweet book showing different families busy together in happy activities. Whether a child has two moms, two dads, one parent, or one of each, this simple story demonstrates what’s most important in each
family’s life – the love the family members share.
A Family Is A Family Is A Family by Sara O’Leary
When a teacher asks the children in her class to think about what makes their families special, the answers are all different in many ways — but the same in the one way that matters most of all. One child is worried that her family is just too different to explain, but ultimately realizes that as long as her family is full of caring people, her family is special..
Remixed: A Blended Family by Arree Chung
A clever book about blended families for school age children, exploring the way families change and reassuring them that love can continue to grow even through change.
Two is Enough by Janna Matthies
A sweet representation of the love between the members of a family of two. The illustrations depict different combinations of two person families enjoying activities together, transforming through different seasons to different holidays. Includes great diversity.
In This Family by Shelly Anand
This lyrical story of a biracial family is a beautiful celebration of family, multiculturalism, identity, inclusion, and more.
For more books exploring themes related to diversity and difference, check out our Best Children’s Books About Diversity collection.
Let Me Fix You a Plate by Elizabeth Lilly
A sweet story about a family who sets off once a year to visit their grandparents. First their white grandparents in West Virginia, and then to Florida to visit their Abuela and Abuelo. The story focuses on the different foods they eat at each grandparents’ home, and compared to their own home. Food is such an important cultural element of families and this celebrates its diversity.
Just the Way We Are by Claire Robertson
Shares the wonderful message that children of all ages, backgrounds and family situations are normal. Five different children from diverse social and cultural backgrounds explain why each of their families is special. Includes a child who lives with her parents and grandfather, a child with two dads, a child with separated families and two homes, a foster family and a single parent family.
Family by Aunty Fay Muir
A sweet introduction for younger readers to Indigenous family and philosophy. Combines the importance of caring and sharing for both country and mob to create belonging and connection.
Our Table by Peter H. Reynolds
A wonderful story about a family who has gotten out of the habit of eating dinner at the table, and how one family member makes it her mission to bring them all back together.
The Great Big Book of Families by Mary Hoffman
A celebration of all kinds of families and their lives together, each spread showcases the diverse customs and traditions of one aspect of home life-from houses and holidays, to schools and pets, to feelings and family trees, featuring families the world over.
Families Around the World by Margaret Ruurs
Visit with fourteen children, each from a different country, to learn about their families. Based on real children, each one’s story fills a two-page spread and is told in the first person, beginning with a greeting in the child’s native language.
Home by Tonya Lippertz
This thoughtful story follows siblings as they experience homelessness and uncertain housing – moving from their house, to a motel, to a shelter and finally to a more permanent home. A great addition to your collection of books about different families.
Still a Family by Brenda Reeves Sturgis
A gentle, respectful tale of a family facing homelessness and dealing with separation when the father must stay in a different shelter than his wife and child.
Fred Stays With Me by Nancy Coffelt
A beautiful story of the incredible bond between a girl and her dog, Fred, who travels with her between her two homes.
Two Homes by Claire Masurel
At Mommy’s house, Alex has a soft chair. At Daddy’s house, Alex has a rocking chair. In each home, Alex also has a special bedroom and lots of friends to play with. But whether Alex is with his mother or his father, one thing always stays the same – Alex is loved..
For more books to help talk with children about divorce and separation, check out our list of Helpful Picture Books about Divorce.
With My Daddy by Jo Witek
A celebration of the time a child spend with their dad – riding bikes or swimming in the pool, and the ways a dad can help their child to feel daring, playful, adventurous, confident and safe.
Heather Has Two Mommies by Leslea Newman
Heather’s favorite number is two. She has two arms, two legs, and two pets. And she also has two mommies. When Heather goes to school for the first time, someone asks her about her daddy, but Heather doesn’t have a daddy. When Heather and her classmates all draw pictures of their families, not one drawing is the same.
Stella Brings the Family by Miriam Schiffer
Stella’s class is having a Mother’s Day celebration, but what’s a girl with two daddies to do? Stella has her Papa and Daddy who take care of her, and a whole gaggle of other loved ones who make her feel special and supported every day. She just doesn’t have a mom to invite to the party.
In Our Mother’s House by Patricia Polacco
Marmee, Meema, and the kids are just like any other family on the block. They cook dinner together, laugh together and dance together. But some of the other families don’t accept them. How can a family have two moms and no dad? But Marmee and Meema’s house is full of love. And they teach their children that different doesn’t mean wrong.
My Mummy, My Mama, My Brother, and Me by Natalie Mesner
This simple, lyrical story about a biracial family with two mothers (and two brothers) on an outing to the beach is a great book about family for preschool.
Dad and Daddy’s Big Big Family by Seamus Kirst
Harper is going with her dads to her first family reunion. It’s a fabulous, fun occasion and a great exploration of extended family as Harper meets (and learns more about) cousins, step children, great aunts and more.
The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant
This fun, classic families book shares the story of a family road tripping to visit family for an extended vacation stay, capturing the joys of a big family reunion – hugging, talking, eating all together and the change of sleeping arrangements, through to the emptiness of the house when the relatives finally leave!
A Family Like Ours by Frank Murphy
From big to small, close-knit to spread out, adopted to blended, this celebration of diverse families highlights important messages of family as a place for support, safety and inspiration.
Books About Adoption for Families
We Belong Together by Todd Parr
We Belong Together is about sharing your home and sharing your heart to make a family that belongs together. With an understanding of how personal and unique each adoption is, and that not everyone comes to it in the same way, Parr’s colorful art explores the true meaning of family.
Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born by Jamie Lee Curtis
In asking her parents to tell her again about the night of her birth, a girl relives a tale she knows by heart. Focusing on the significance of family and love, this is a beautiful story about adoption and the importance of a loving family.
Yes, I’m Adopted! by Sharlie Zinger
An adoption story shared from start to finish as a journey of love, told from the child’s point of view.
I Wished for You: An Adoption Story by Marianne Richmond
A beautiful conversation between a little bear and his mama as they talk about how God chose them to become a family. The little bear asks many of the questions adopted children have, and his mama lovingly answers them all.
A is for Always: An Adoption Alphabet
With thoughtful alphabet style prose and tender illustrations, A is for Always reflects upon many aspects of the adoption process.
More Social Emotional Learning Books for kids
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]]>Teaching children to recognize and celebrate diversity and accept differences is essential to healthy development – it not only helps children be more inclusive of others, but to also accept themselves and their own strengths and weaknesses. This collection of picture books about diversity is about identifying what makes you special, celebrating who you are, and better understanding the uniqueness of those around you – family, friends, and those in the wider community, with the hope of creating a tolerant, inclusive society.
This is a big and diverse list. It includes picture books that are suited to reading with toddlers right through to older elementary/primary school, even middle school, students. It includes books about accepting differences in gender, race, religion, culture, family structure, appearance and abilities.
I think this might just be one of my all-time favorite booklists in our Best Books for Kids collection!
65 Picture Books About Diversity & Accepting Difference
If you are unfamiliar with a particular title, or would like more information, each book listed includes links to an Amazon page (these are affiliate links) where you can find further information and age recommendations.
Diverse Picture Books
The following diverse picture books are important for generating discussion about the importance of diversity within our communities. These are big conversations and a well constructed picture book is the perfect tool for helping children to begin understand complex issues, such as racism and inclusion.
All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold
Follow a group of children through a day in their school, a place where everyone is welcome and kids in patkas, hijabs, and yarmulkes play side-by-side with friends in baseball caps. A school where students grow and learn from each other’s traditions and the whole community gathers together to celebrate.
The Big Umbrella by Amy June Bates
This simple, stunningly shared story about an umbrella with room to shelter all provides a beautiful conversation starter for important topics including inclusion, diversity and tolerance.
An ABC of Equality by Chana Ewing
A is for ability, b is for belief, c is for class. All people have the right to be treated fairly, no matter who they are, what they look like or where they come from and An ABC of Equality introduces social justice issues through simple, thoughtful definitions children can understand.
Mixed: A Colorful Story by Arree Chung
A story set in the fabulous world of colors provides a relatable and valuable basis for examining prejudice and the importance of diversity with children – not only on the basis of color, but also culture, ability, faith, gender, etc.
All the Ways to Be Smart by Davina Bell
A sweet, rhyming ode to all of the different ways a person can be smart – not just book smart but clever at making crafts or drawing pictures, or dancing, or even being brave.
The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson
“There will be times when you walk into a room and no one there is quite like you.” This award winning, positive and affirming book about the many reasons you might feel different, and starting in a new place when you know no one, and so much more. A great picture book for kids right up into middle grades.
We Are Together by Britta Teckentrup
“On our own, we’re special, and we can chase our dream. But when we join up, hand in hand, together, we’re a team.” A beautiful book exploring themes of teamwork and friendship with children of many races represented in the illustrations.
Whoever You Are by Mem Fox
All around the world children are laughing, playing and living,though their lives may be quite different, inside they are all alike and in this book both similarities and differences are recognized and celebrated.
The Capybaras by Alfredo Soderguit
At first glance this is a simple, heartwarming animal tale but it is also perfect for reflecting with children upon the importance of accepting others even when they are different to what we are used to, overcoming prejudice and creating community.
Neither by Airlie Anderson
A curious green creature is born in the Land of This and That, but as it is neither a blue bunny nor a yellow bird, it finds it difficult to fit in. Eventually driven away by unkindness, Neither finds the Land of All, where everyone is welcome. Shares the important message that it’s much more fun to be inclusive of everyone, not just those who are like you.
The Smeds and the Smoos by Julia Donaldson
Alien Smeds and Smoos are absolutely not allowed to play with each other, but Janet, the Smed, and Bill, the Smoo, meet and fall in love! A wonderful story exploring important topics such as unknown ‘others’, differences, empathy, acceptance, friendship and teamwork.
A Kids Book About Racism by Jelani Memory
This book takes a complicated topic and makes it accessible to children. A great resource for facilitating conversations about race and racism.
Children In Our World: Racism and Intolerance by Louise Spilsbury
A sensitive introduction to racism and intolerance are and how they affect children all over the world.
Say Something by Peter H. Reynolds
Say Something is a wonderful conversation starter for children in elementary and middle school, encouraging children to be unafraid to stand up and speak out, to express themselves and all of their unique qualities.
Books About Differences
The books in this section feature a range of diverse characters – differences may be related to appearance, race, culture, family structure, gender identity or disability.
Reading books that feature a diverse range of characters that look or behave differently allows children both the opportunity to see themselves represented in a story, and encourages empathy and inclusivity as their view of the world expands to consider the experience of others. These children’s books about accepting differences are wonderful for sparking conversations about the self love, being inclusive of others and the importance of diversity in our communities.
What If We Were All the Same by C.M. Harris
How boring the world would be if we were all the same! From our skin color, interests, hair type and abilities, our differences make life interesting and unique. A celebration of our unique characteristics and abilities alongside acceptance and inclusivity for all people.
The Colors of Us by Karen Katz
A celebration of the many different colors of skin from an artist’s perspective – Lena is going to paint a picture of herself. She wants to use brown paint for her skin. But when she and her mother take a walk through the neighborhood, Lena learns that brown comes in many different shades.
Same Difference by Calida Garcia Rawles
Lida and Lisa are first cousins who love the same things and look the same…until one day they notice they don’t! With the help of their wise grandmother, the girls learn that their bond is deeper than what they see, and that it is our differences that make us both beautiful and unique.
Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman
Grace loves to play pretend and act our stories, so when her school is putting on a performance of Peter Pan, Grace longs to play the part of Peter. But Peter was a boy. And he wasn’t black. A beautiful story about being true to yourself and not letting anyone hold you back.
Under My Hijab by Hena Khan
Grandma wears it clasped under her chin. Aunty pins hers up with a beautiful brooch. Zara styles hers to match her outfit. A young girl celebrates the differences between how each of the important women in her life wears their hijab, and how it reflects the unique person they are.
The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad
A younger sister watches with pride as her older sister wears her hijab to school for the first time. She becomes horrified and confused when her sister is bullied by other children, resolving to stand tall with her sister and refusing to be diminished by the nastiness of others in a beautiful story of bravery and strength with important anti-bullying messages.
Laxmi’s Mooch by Shelley Anand
A sweet addition to your body positivity book collection. Laxmi is playing with friends when one suggests she could be a cat because she has whiskers above her top lip. When Laxmi rushes to the mirror she spots a black fuzz. She shares her concerns with her parents, who are wonderfully supportive, explaining that everyone has hair everywhere and listing wonderful role models who also have ‘mooches’.
The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story by Aya Khalil
When Kanzi is teased by a classmate at her new school for her mother’s use of an Arabic term of endearment she returns home, wraps herself in the beautiful quilt her grandmother made her and writes a poem all about it. When her teacher reads the poem she asks Kanzi to share the quilt with the class. Kanzi and her mother show the class, and show each child how to write their own name in Arabic. These decorated names are used to create a beautiful artwork for the school. A wonderful book about inclusion.
My Two Blankets by Irena Kobald
An award winning story sharing how people can live together despite coming from the most diverse backgrounds: one of hardship, deprivation and want, the other a place of peace, abundance and prosperity, with important messages of hope, acceptance and friendship.
The Sandwich Swap by Rania Al Abdullah
Will these two best friends ever make up after an epic falling out over the differences in their lunch boxes? A wonderful children’s book about cultural diversity.
Spaghetti In A Hot Dog Bun: Having The Courage to Be Who You Are by Maria Dismondy
A fabulous story about being different, standing up for yourself and being proud of who you are.
Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal
“Alma Sofia Esparanza Jose Pura Candela had a long name- too long if you asked her.” But when Alma learns where each of the pieces of her name come from, and the traits she shares with her ancestors, she is proud to carry their name.
The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi
Being the new child at school is hard enough. But what if no one could pronounce your name? Unhei is worried the American children will not like her because of her Korean name and so begins the hunt for a new name that will help her to fit in.
The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name by Sandhya Parappukkaranand
A young boy shortens his name to make it easier for his classmates to say. When he makes a new friend, she takes the time to teach him to skateboard as he slowly teaches her how to say his full name.
Respect by Aunty Fay Muir & Sue Lawson
Respect reflects a deep concern for taking care of each other, and acknowledging cultural heritage and traditions. It beautifully shares a deeply important part of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture with the wider community. The words are simple and sparse but carefully chosen and perfect for fostering deep thinking and conversation with children of all ages.
Say My Name by Joanna Ho
A delightful reflection on the important of names and their connection to our own history and culture, portrayed through the experiences of six children from different cultures – Chinese, Tongan, Persian, Navajo, Mexican and Ghanaian.
Where Are You From? by Yamile Saied Mendez
Her abuelo gives a young multicultural girl a beautiful series of answers to the question, “Where are you from?” That draw from the past and the heart. An important story to share with students at the beginning of the school year to build unity in the classroom.
Islandborn by Junot Diaz
Lola’s school is multicultural so when Lola’s teacher asks the students to draw a picture of where their families immigrated from, all the kids are excited. Except Lola. She can’t remember The Island as she left when she was just a baby. But with the help of her family, Lola’s imagination takes her on an extraordinary journey back!
RELATED: For more stories featuring children from countries all around the world, be sure to check out our collection of 75 Picture Books From Around the World.
We’re All Wonders by R.J. Palaccio
I know I can’t change the way I look. But maybe, just maybe, people can change the way they see…a wonderful picture book sharing the remarkable story of Auggie – a boy who feels like any other kids but is not always seen that way.
Abdul’s Story by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
Abdul loves to tell stories, but his problem is in writing them down. His letters get all mixed up and he keep erasing until the paper rips. And whats the point of trying when there aren’t any stories about people that look like him anyways? When an author comes to visit his class, he shows Abdul his messy notebook, telling him that writers try again and again until they find the story hidden within the mess.
The Dot by Peter H Reynolds
Vashti thinks she can’t draw. But her teacher is sure that she can. She knows that there’s creative spirit in everyone and her encouragement helps Vashti look differently at herself and her abilities.
My Brain is a Race Car by Nell Harris
A wonderful explanation of the various, common ways a neurodivergent brain works, and the tools it might need for a ND person to make it through the race track of a day.
Nerdy Birdy by Aaron Reynolds
Nerdy Birdy likes reading, video games, and reading about video games, which immediately disqualifies him for membership in the cool crowd. One thing is clear: being a nerdy birdy is a lonely lifestyle. Or is it?
My Shadow Is Pink by Scott Stuart
Touching on gender identity, self acceptance, equality and diversity, My Shadow is Pink introduces a boy who struggles with his preferences for princesses and fairies and things ‘not for boys.’
My Shadow is Purple by Scott Stuart
A heartwarming and inspiring book about gender diversity, being free to express yourself in whatever way you want, and that it is okay to be different and not to fit in with what others are choosing.
Molly’s Tuxedo by Vicki Johnson
A wonderful book for celebrating individual difference, body autonomy and self acceptance. Molly has lots of sensible reasons for not wanting to wear the fancy dress her mother has bought for school picture day – not least because she wants to look like someone going on an adventure, not someone going to a tea party! However will Molly convince her mother that she be allowed to wear her brother’s tuxedo? And how will her school mates react?
Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
When Julian sees three women dressed spectacularly as mermaids he dreams of making his own fabulous mermaid costume. But what will his abuela think of his transformation? A beautiful celebration of creativity, individuality and self love.
Big by Vashti Harrison
An award winning, emotional story exploring being a bigger person in a world that prizes being small, with themes of self love and the power of words to hurt and heal.
Mirror by Jeannie Baker
All of Jeannie Baker’s wordless picture books, featuring her creative collage illustrations are spectacular. Mirror compares the lives and stories of two families who are a world apart – one in Sydney, Australia, the other in a small village in Morocco.
Home by Tonya Lippert
This thoughtful story follows siblings as they experience homelessness and uncertain housing – moving from their house, to a motel, to a shelter and finally to a more permanent home. A great addition to your collection of books about different families.
Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
Stellaluna is a young fruit bat who is separated from her mother and adopted by a family of birds, and along the way learns that although we may be very different, we are also very much the same.
A Family is a Family is a Family by Sara O’Leary
When a teacher asks the children in her class to think about what makes their families special, the answers are all different in many ways. The class is introduced to interracial couples, adopted and foster children, single parents, two moms/dads, a parent in a wheelchair, families with lots of kids and grandparents raising a grandchild.
RELATED: For more books about family structures of all different shapes and sizes, check out our collection of 25 Families Books.
Books About Differences for Toddlers & Preschoolers
This series of simple picture books about differences are fabulous for beginning conversation with young children and difference and diversity. Of course, many of these titles are also great books for children in kindergarten and the early grades of elementary or primary school.
Froggy Green by Anna Walker
A fabulous first book for talking about differences with toddlers and preschoolers, Froggy Green was on high rotation with both of my children when they were small.
We Are All Equal by P. Crumble
A gentle, joyful book about equality to share with your toddler or preschool book lover.
I Love Me by Sally Morgan and Ambelin Kwaymullina
“I love my eyes, I love my nose, I love the way my curly hair grows!” A celebration of individuality and joyous self-esteem in bouncy, rhythmic prose and lively color. Perfect for young story lovers.
It’s Okay to Be Different by Todd Parr
Whatever your shape, size, color, family makeup, likes or dislikes, in classic Todd Parr style young readers are reminded that it’s perfectly okay to be uniquely you!
The Same But Different Too by Karl Newson
A wonderful book exploring the countless differences, big and small, between us all – with excellent rhyming text and beautifully vibrant illustrations. A great read aloud for younger children.
The Skin You Live In by Michael Tyler
The Skin You Live In presents themes of social harmony such as acceptance, diversity and friendship in a simple manner that is easy for preschool children to relate to.
Hair Love by Matthew H. Cherry
This picture book is a wonderful celebration of loving your own natural beauty and the hair you have through the gorgeous story of a girl whose Dad is tasked with styling her hair for a special occasion.
Different: A Great Thing To Be! by Heather Avis
Macy is a young, enthusiastic girl who loves to try new things and investigate the world, often in unconventional ways. When other children view her behavior as different, Macy feels left out in this sweet book encouraging us all to change the way we think and act towards people we perceive as different.
A Friend for Henry by Jenn Bailey
A young boy very much wants to find a friend in his class, but is struggling to find someone who might fit with his needs and personality. He knows it can’t be the class goldfish or his teacher, and he carefully considers various children. Just as he’s about to give up, he notices a quiet girl sitting nearby who might just be the right friend for Henry.
Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
A classic story about learning to love what is uniquely yours, in this case an unusual name, even in the face of teasing by other school students.
I’m a Girl by Yasmeen Ismail
This girl likes to win, she likes to be spontaneous, fast and strong, and because she also likes to dress in t-shirt and shorts, she is forever getting mistaken for a boy! A great way to challenge gender stereotypes with younger book fans.
Pink is for Boys by Robb Pearlman
Pink is for Boys re-frames the stereotypical blue/pink gender binary and empowers kids to express themselves in every color of the rainbow, encouraging both girls and boys to enjoy what they love to do, whether it’s racing cars or playing baseball or loving unicorns or dressing up!
Lovely by Jess Hong
We are all different and we are all lovely is the premise of this wonderful book that challenges what we see as lovely in the world – with bold, colorful images and pairs of opposites. Lovely really can be different, weird and wonderful!
You Are Enough: A Book About Inclusion by Margaret O’Hair
This ode to self-esteem encourages kids to appreciate everything about themselves–inside and out.
We All Belong by Nathalie & Alex Goss
A simple, positive, rhyming book about differences that is perfect for toddlers and preschoolers.
Love Makes a Family by Sophie Beer
Love is baking a special cake, lending a helping hand, reading one more book! A sweet book showing different families busy together in happy activities. Whether a child has two moms, two dads, one parent, or one of each, this simple story demonstrates what’s most important in each family’s life – the love the family members share.
I Like Myself by Karen Beaumont
This ode to self-esteem encourages kids to appreciate everything about themselves–inside and out.
It’s Okay to Make Mistakes by Todd Parr
With Todd Parr’s unmistakable and colorful signature style, we learn that mistakes happen and that they’re not all bad.
Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae
Gerald the tall giraffe would love to join in with the other animals at the Jungle Dance, but everyone knows that giraffes can’t dance…or can they?
Thelma the Unicorn by Aaron Blabey
Thelma dreams of being a unicorn but when her dream unexpectedly comes true she learns a lesson in loving yourself…even without sparkles.
Even at 65 books, this list of diverse picture books only scratches the surface of titles now available for children to learn more about diversity and differences. Feel free to add to our list with your suggestions in the comments below so we can continue to grow this great books on diversity booklist.
More Social Emotional Books for Kids
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And I am a big believer in the benefits of yoga for children, not only for physical strength, flexibility and co-ordination but also as a tool for managing stress and anxiety. Followers of the Big Emotions series of post will be familiar with our printable Yoga for Kids posters, I have loved hearing from so many parents and teachers who use them with their kids in their homes and classrooms.
Yoga for Kids Videos
Another great source of yoga for children inspiration is Youtube. But there are so many videos on YT and not all of them are great! So I recently spent (way too) many hours trawling through 100s of kids yoga videos to compile a collection that I hope you will find really useful.
I was looking for videos that teach yoga to kids through;
- variety (of poses and presenters),
- interesting approaches (e.g. using song), and
- quality presentation (instruction, sound and images).
Then I divided the videos into two age groups – Younger Children (preschool through to fourth grade) and Older Kids (fifth grade through to teens). Each age group is then divided into quick bites – perfect, short brain breaks videos to use in the classroom – and longer sessions that are 12+ minutes in duration.
For Younger Children – Short Classroom Yoga Videos
1. Yoga for Kids routine from Fightmaster Yoga: Features many common poses used with children, nice speed and smooth flow (4 minutes).
2. Yoga Wheels on the Bus from Bendy Berry Kids Yoga: Fun yoga for preschoolers (2 minutes).
3. Yo Re Mi Boats Yoga Video: I love the use of common songs in the Yo Re Mi series of videos. They are engaging and well produced, and each is under 5 minutes. You can see their complete series of Yoga for Children videos here.
4. MindMasters Animal Yoga: This sequence of animal poses is explained clearly and simply and the poses are well paced (5 minutes).
5. The OM Song for Kids Yoga by Summer Long: At just over a minute long this is a lovely way to work the wiggles out (2 minutes).
6. Sport Yoga by Namaste Kids: This routine really gets kids moving. It’s fun and engaging but could get loud! (3 minutes). Namaste Kids also have a small collection of alternative sequences and single pose videos here.
7. YogaDance Kids Warrior Dance: A great kids yoga video for energising kids with positive affirmations (2 minutes).
8. Bari Koral Yoga Alphabet: A fun yoga sequence.
9. I Am Yoga Song: A beautiful song version of Susan Verde’s I Am Yoga book by Emily Arrow (3 minutes).
10. Yoga for Kids sequence from We Heart Yoga: This sequence flows quickly and includes a great variety of poses (6 minutes).
11. The Grateful Giraffe by Kids Yoga Stories: Based on the book The Grateful Giraffe introduces children to the idea of expressing their feelings through yoga (3 minutes).
The book is available here: The Grateful Giraffe
12. Apple Tree by Bari Koral: A gorgeous song about the lifecycle of a tree with accompanying yoga moves (3 minutes).
13. The Sun Dance Kids Yoga Video: A fun singalong version of the Sun Salutation by the Bari Koral Family Rock Band (4 minutes).
14. Good Morning Yoga: Follow the sequence of poses from Mariam Gates’ Good Morning Yoga book (3 minutes).
The book is available here >> Good Morning Yoga
15. Good Night Yoga: This video from Mariam Gates’ Good Night Yoga book is read beautifully and great for calm down times throughout the day (3 1/2 minutes).
The book is available here >> Good Night Yoga
16. Classroom Yoga by Pilgrimage Yoga: This seated yoga sequence is calm and engaging (4 minutes).
17. The ABCs of Yoga: Guided by images from The ABCs of Yoga Book (8 1/2 minutes).
Available here: The ABCs of Yoga for Kids book and the ABCs of Yoga for Kids poster.
18. The Yoga Hokey Pokey: Puts the FUN into the Hokey Pokey with a yoga twist (2 minutes).
19. Classroom Yoga by DSDC Wellness: A series of four Yoga for Kids videos for use in the classroom including sequences for sitting and standing (5 minutes).
20. Cosmic Yoga Kids Brain Breaks: The well known Cosmic Yoga Kids channel offers a huge collection of videos for parents and teachers to choose from, using music and animation to take children on exciting adventures as they move and stretch. Their shorter brain breaks series is great for use in the classroom.
21. The Knot Game by Global Family Yoga: Great fun for stretching and problem solving.
22. Ball Pass Yoga Game from Donna Freeman: A fun way to get kids working together in small groups. You’ll need lots of space and a ball for each group of children.
For Younger Students – Longer Classroom Yoga Lessons
23. Maduka Yoga’s Kids Yoga Class: A really lovely routine suitable for 4-12 year olds. (32 minutes).
24. Preschool Yoga from SportskoolPlus: A fun and fast moving preschool yoga routine (16 minutes).
25. Kids Yoga with Sheila Palmquist: A fun kid friendly yoga sequence (27 minutes).
26. Moana by Cosmic Kids Yoga: A themed adventure full of engaging music, stories and action (31 minutes). See the huge collection of Cosmic Kids Yoga longer videos here.
For Grades 5 and Up – Quick Classroom Yoga for Kids
27. Yoga for Kids by Sean Vigue: Four fun poses presented with a super engaging style (6 minutes). See more of Sean Vigue’s Yoga for Kids and Teens series.
28. Yoga for Stress Relief: A great stress relief sequence from Yoga with Adriene (6 minutes).
29. Omtastic’s Panda Roll Challenge: A fun, quick movement challenge for middle schoolers.
30. BeeTwixt Yoga by BumbleBee Kids: A smooth classroom yoga sequence of increasingly challenging poses (3 1/2 minutes).
31. Calming The Classroom by Mr Yoga Australia: An Australian twist on familiar poses shared with clear and calming instructions. You can see the small collection of videos in this series here. Duration varues from 2 minutes to 10 minutes.
32. The Changing Star: A story based yoga sequence with a series of positive “I Am” statements (11 minutes).
33. Flying Dragons by Audra Monk: This Flying Dragons sequence provides a fabulous challenge for older children (7 minutes).
34. Yoga for the Classroom by Yoga with Adriene: This 10 minute standing routine is great when you don’t have a lot of space.
35. Light Up Little Lights Kids Power Yoga: This positive yoga for kids sequence encourages children to feel brave and strong (6 minutes).
36. Ready for the Test: Incorporates breathing, movement and visualization to improve focus prior to an assessment (10 minutes).
For Grades 5 and Up – Longer Kid Yoga Videos
37. Harry Potter Kids Yoga: Harry Potter plus yoga, that has to be a win! (27 minutes). Check out Cosmic Kids Yoga’s playlist of videos for older children here for videos varying from 5 minutes to 30 minutes.
38. Yoga for Elementary Kids: A calm, well paced routine (18 minutes).
39. Yoga for Kids by SportskoolPlus: A great elementary yoga for kids routine (27 minutes).
40. Maduka Yoga’s Teen Yoga Class: Suitable for 13-18 year olds this sequence includes a nice partner work exercise (36 minutes).
41. Take 5 Kids Yoga by Sheila Palmquist: A great lesson in using yoga to relieve stress shared in a way kids can relate easily to (28 minutes).
Check out Sean Vigue’s 5 day Yoga Challenge for Kids and Teens here.
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What is Emotional Intelligence?
Emotional intelligence is generally regarded as our ability to identify, express and control emotions. We can help children to develop emotional intelligence by guiding them as they learn to identify, understand and begin to self-regulate the full range of human emotions.
What is Social Emotional Learning?
Social emotional learning activities help children to develop self awareness, self management, responsible decision making, social awareness and positive relationship skills.
Social emotional learning is important as children who develop effective social and emotional skills find it easier to manage themselves and their own emotions, demonstrate greater resilience, use effective coping skills and develop a more positive sense of self worth. They also relate effectively to others and use more effective prosocial behaviors, such as empathy and kindness.
Social Emotional Learning Printables
All of the printable Social Emotional Learning printables featured below are available to download as digital PDF files. Follow the ‘Find out more & download here’ button for each printable listed.
Printable Feelings & Emotions Cards: This set of printable emotions cards includes eight matching card game ideas to try.
Emoji Emotions Matching Cards: Tap into the popular emoji craze as a tool for exploring feelings and emotions with this fun, printable emoji emotions matching cards set.
My Emotions Wheel Worksheet: A great SE Learning worksheet for identifying and talking through a range of emotions with children. Includes three different versions for use with different grades.
The Color Monster Emotions Jar Activity: The Color Monster by Anna is a wonderful book for exploring the range of emotions humans experience and is the basis for this fun social emotional learning activity.
My Emotions 2D Shapes Preschool Activity Pages: These emotions themed 2D shapes activity pages are a great resource for combining learning about shapes with talking about commonly experienced emotions.
Loving Kindness Yoga for Kids: This Loving Kindness Yoga routine encourages students to send loving kindness out into the world – to both themselves and their friends and family.
Managing Big Emotions Posters
Our Managing Big Emotions poster series is super popular with both teachers and parents, and best of all these printable SE Learning resources are available to you completely free of charge.
5 Steps for Managing Big Emotions Poster: The first poster in our Managing Big Emotions series uses a hand motif to support children to work through five steps for managing overwhelming emotions.
9 Calm Down Ideas for Kids Poster: This poster presents nine effective calm down strategies handpicked for kids! Our emotions certainly aren’t one-size-fits-all, and neither are the ways we might prefer to calm down
Calm Down Yoga Poster: This poster presents a wonderful five step move to calm strategy for calming down the nervous system. It combines gentle yoga postures with positive affirmations.
RELATED: For more printable yoga posters, check out our related article – Printable Yoga for Kids Posters.
Take 5 Breathing Poster: This poster presents a simple breathing technique that children can use as part of their calm down strategy any time and any where!
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28 Breathing Exercise Cards: Mindful breathing can help children to feel more in control of their emotions and this collection of twenty eight breathing exercises makes breathing for mindfulness accessible as a tool for children of all ages.
The Game of Feelings Card Game: This fun social emotional learning game encourages children (ages 8-15 years) to explore 40 different emotions. Play at school, home or in counseling sessions.
36 Coping Skills Cards: This set of 36 different coping skills cards includes ideas representing five different types of coping skills – relaxation, distraction, physical movement, emotional processing, and sensory input.
Positive Affirmations for Kids Cards: Each of this set of 55 affirmation cards are linked to important core values with strong themes of growth mindset, emotional intelligence, positive thinking, self acceptance and friendship and family relationships.
Being Me Feelings & Emotions Journal: This guided journal includes 70 creative writing and drawing prompts to help nurture greater emotional awareness, coping skills, relationship building skills, self reflection and decision-making abilities.
Please remember that all printable files found at childhood101.com are for personal use only, you may not use any part of this content for commercial purposes-that includes selling the document, giving it away to promote your business or website, or printing the file to sell. You may not share, loan or redistribute these documents. Teachers may use multiple copies for students within their own classroom.
More Social Emotional Learning Resources
If you are looking for more activity suggestions like those featured above you can find our complete collection of Social Emotional Learning resources here or browse our featured suggestions below
- 25 Books for Kids Who Worry: A thoughtful collection of worry books for kids – fabulous for helping children learn to manage worrying or anxious thoughts.
- Growth Mindset Videos: These 10 TEDTalks are guaranteed to inspire children at school or home to reach their goals despite obstacles they may encounter along the way.
- 25 Best Journals for Tweens & Teens: The 25 best guided journals for teens and tweens, hand-picked for you and your growing kids.
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Printable Kids Kindness Pack
This twelve page printable set of bright and colorful kindness resources (full download instructions at the bottom of this post) includes;
- 6 kindness posters
- 5 kindness bookmarks
- Acts of kindness bingo cards
- Kind Kids Club certificates
Why Teach Kindness?
Teaching kindness in the classroom is important for fostering a positive culture and greater sense of community within your class and school. And connection has been proven to be a strong factor in improving an individual’s feelings of happiness.
Even small acts of kindness between students can improve positivity, and feelings of hope, belonging and self worth, with the well being of both the giver and the receiver being positively impacted.
RELATED: Help children develop empathy with these 10 important strategies.
Teaching Kindness in the Classroom
In classrooms, talking about kindness as something that can (and should) be practised every day is important.
Talk with students about;
- what kindness looks like in others,
- how it feels to be kind,
- how it feels to receive kindness.
Encourage children to step into the shoes of someone else by regularly asking, “What would that feel like?”
Brainstorm specific acts of kindness that students might try at school and at home – the Kids Kindness Pack includes a Kindness Bingo Game board to help you get started, and you can find even more ideas in our list of 24 Random Acts of Kindness for Kids.
Making a list of micro acts of kindness provides explicit examples of kindness in action for children, helping them to further understand what is essentially an abstract concept.
Harness the power of literature by reading books exploring kindness and other social emotional learning themes. Start off with the suggestions in these related book lists;
- 15 Picture Books About Kindness
- 15 Fabulous Books About Friendship
- 50 Picture Books About Diversity and Difference
- 7 YA Books for SE Learning (Grades 6-12)
And be sure to notice when your students are doing the right thing, reinforcing positive, kind behavior as it is observed.
Making kindness a specific, explicit goal for your classroom, a place where children see and hear that kindness is valued on a daily basis, will have a positive impact on you as their teacher, the students, their families and the wider school community.
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Keeping a journal can be a positive outlet for many teens and tweens, as it provides them a safe space for them to reflect upon their everyday experiences, thoughts and feelings, and a guided journal that includes age appropriate prompts and thought starters can be a really helpful tool for those on this journey to self-discovery.
There are plenty of options for guided journals available. However, one journal may not fit the style and preference of every tween or teen. So to help you find the journal most likely to suit your child, I’ve compiled an extensive list of journals, all available for purchase online, with many different format, themes and styles included.
25 Awesome Journals for Tweens & Teens
Each journal included on our Journals for Teens list is linked to an Amazon page – these are affiliate links and I may earn a small commission from qualifying purchases.
 1. Mindfulness Workbook for Teens: When you hear the word “mindfulness,” what image comes to mind? Mindfulness is a crucial tool for healthy decision making skills while living life in our incredibly busy world. This 2-in-1 journal and workbook hybrid is highly rated. Available: Amazon |
 2. Time Capsule: A Seriously Awesome Journal This ‘seriously awesome journal’ is a true keepsake as a record the famous history of your child’s tween years. It’s great for encouraging children to reflect on the past, live in the present and dream of their future. Available: Amazon |
 3. Put Your Feelings Here: A Creative DBT Journal: An excellent journal for managing big feelings and emotions, the included writing prompts are grounded in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy – a method of therapy that helps to retrain the human brain to rationalize big emotions with the aim of developing a healthier overall outlook for mental wellness. Available: Amazon |
 4. Put Your Worries Here: A Creative Journal for Teens with Anxiety: With teens experiencing worries in many different areas, including anxiety about friendships, grades, peer pressure, fitting in, family stresses, and the future, this journal provides a safe space for them to work through a range of anxiety reduction strategies. Available: Amazon |
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 5. The Ultimate Middle-School Gratitude Journal: Entering middle-school can be intimidating for any kid. Right around the corner are new teachers, new subjects, new peers, and, eventually, new friends. Help your child build a strong start to their school year with this journal designed just for middle-schoolers. Available: Amazon |
 6. 7 Minute Gratitude Journal: It is known that practicing daily gratefulness improves one’s relationships, self-worth, and overall outcome in life. This gratitude journal guides your teenager to reserve 7 minutes a day to practice the power of gratitude. Available: Amazon |
 7. Truth & Daring: A Journal for the Thoughtful and the Bold: If you have a teenager who seeks the truth in everything and is more than a little daring, this journal is perfect. Using the “truth or dare” method as writing prompts, this journal is sure to keep the gears turning for curious kids. Available: Amazon |
 8. Dream Up Now: The Teen Journal for Creative Self-Discovery: This is a great tool for encouraging teens to really think through their emotions, breaking down their responses to a wide variety of emotions and processing them creatively – through writing, drawing, music, reflection, planning and more. Available: Amazon |
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 9. The Mindfulness Journal for Teens: An excellent resource for helping teens to understand the powerful act of remaining mindful in their day-to-day lives. It includes a toolbox of helpful techniques―simple breathing exercises, easy meditations, and lots of journal prompts to help your child de-stress and live in the moment. Available: Amazon |
 10. Self-Care Check-In: A Guided Journal: Self-care is very topical right now, given its importance to mental wellness. Being a young teen in a busy world of technology, social media, and peer pressure is stressful. This journal provides space for children to consider their own well-being, inviting them to set aside dedicated time to think about themselves and their own self-positivity. Available: Amazon |
 11. This is Me: A Girl’s Journal: When you were a teen, did you ever think, “Who am I, and what is my purpose?” This journal focuses on providing insightful advice for growing pre-teens. Packed with creative writing prompts, it asks just the right questions to encourage tweens to open up about their family, friendships, and themselves. Available: Amazon |
 12. Hey, Girl! Empowering Journal for Girls: Recognition, insight, and empowerment galore! This is one of the most creative journals for tween girls on the market. Packed with cute illustrations to color and encouraging messages to help boost your daughter’s confidence, it’s sure to become her favorite place for her to unwind and think through her own thoughts and ideas. Available: Amazon |
 13. Boys Can Journal, Too: Once upon a time, journaling was considered a girls pursuit. Not any more! Designed for children 10 years of age and up, the included prompts can help tweens navigate through life’s challenges, events, fears and emotions in a safe and private space. Available: Amazon |
 14. Through My Eyes: A Journal for Teens: A unique journal packed with inspiring art, “Through My Eyes” makes an excellent gift for a teenager who may have trouble finding others that genuinely understand him. Your teenager will be prompted to answer some challenging questions to help unlock their hidden talents and potentials. Available: Amazon |
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Great Journals for Creative Teens
 15. Burn After Writing – Teen: A spin-off from the original “Burn After Writing” journal , this version is centred on teens, with a focus of translating their emotions onto paper. As the title suggests, your teen can decide to burn the book upon completion; most teens, however, choose to keep it for memories’ sake. Available: Amazon |
 16. Wreck This Journal: What’s the deal with teens and destruction?!! All jokes aside, this journal literally asks to be torn, poked, slammed, and damaged. It’s excellent as a medium for unleashing your child’s creative sensory-seeking needs. Available: Amazon |
 17. Journal Sparks: Fire Up Your Creativity with Spontaneous Art, Wild Writing and Inventive Thinking: A great first to art journal, this one takes teens beyond writing with ideas for incorporating a range of art elements, including drawing, collage, origami and more. It’s a perfect choice for kids who love to create. Available: Amazon |
 18. You’re Weird: As the subtitle says, this is a creative journal for misfits, oddballs and anyone else who’s uniquely awesome! It includes fun writing and drawing prompts, list making ideas and more. Available: Amazon |
 19. 365 Days of Art: Featuring an activity for every day of the year, this creative journal includes everything from simple tasks like drawing shapes and coloring to more detailed activities involving drawing and painting. Available: Amazon |
 20. 365 Days of Art in Nature: This fun art journal also includes 365 prompts, each inspired by the natural world including the sky, flora and fauna. The prompts provide a wonderful way for quieting the mind and taking a few minutes each day to create mindfully. Available: Amazon |
 21. 12-Pack of Happy Journals: If you have a natural writer in the family sometimes all they need is a fresh, new space to write. This set of 12 blank, happy notebooks makes a lovely gift for your tween or teen, they are great as stocking stuffers or as small gifts throughout the year. Available: Amazon |
Journals for Children and Their Parents
 22. Just Between Us: A Mother and Daughter Journal: It’s common for pre-teens to feel confused as they begin to explore the different avenues of relationships, and so while most journals for teens are typically directed to only our kids, this journal is dedicated to strengthening the mother-daughter bond, inviting both the mother and her daughter to share their thoughts, insights, and advice with each other. Available: Amazon |
 23. Mother & Son: Our Back and Forth Journal: The bond between a mother and son is incomparable to any other relationship. Useful for families of shapes and sizes, this journal is meant to be shared, to build a healthier and more trusting relationship between a mother and her growing teenage son. Available: Amazon |
 24. Between Dad & Me: It’s not often that you hear about a father and son writing back and forth to each other unless they’re physically far apart. An ideal journal for teen boys and their fathers, this one is sure to become a treasured keepsake for years to come. Available: Amazon |
 25. Love, Dad and Me: Designed to continue developing the loving relationship between a father and his daughter during the often difficult pre-teen years, this journal includes writing prompts, challenges and coloring pages for dad and child to complete together. Available: Amazon |
I hope this comprehensive list of journals has helped you find the perfect writing medium for your teen or tween.
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These All About Me activities are a fun way to get to know your students. Perfect for 4th to 8th graders (though, to be honest, my first grader had fun with these too!), their are seven printable All About Me drawing ideas and writing prompts in the pack.
All About Me Drawing Ideas Prompts
Each activity features a range of creative prompts about different aspects of personality, likes and dislikes, and reflections on themselves as learners. Most of the activity sheets can be completed using drawing or writing, or a combination of both.
To get started all you’ll need is a printed copy of your chosen activity, along with some pens and pencils or markers and you’ll be good to go!
The finished results look great when hung together as a wall display in your classroom, making this a great back to school idea, though ideas like the I Wish My Teacher Knew printable are great for checking in with students throughout the year as well.
The seven activities include;
- All About Me Comic Strip Style
- All About Me Acrostic Poem
- I Wish My Teacher Knew
- All About Me at School
- Five Words to Describe Me
- I Could Never Live Without..!
- My Love-To-Do List
Available now for just $3USD.
PLEASE NOTE: This resources is received via a digital download which means there is no waiting, as soon as payment is received you will be able to download your PDF file and get started. You will have 72 hours to download your purchase. Please download the file when on a laptop or desktop computer and not to a mobile device. All sales of PDF files are final and no refunds will be given.
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Affirmations are positive statements that can help to promote self acceptance, belief in one’s own strengths, positive mindset, and they can provide a positive step towards making changes to habits or achieving goals. The affirmations included in our printable affirmation cards are linked to important core values such as kindness and confidence, with strong themes of
- growth mindset
- emotional intelligence
- positive thinking
- self acceptance, and
- friendship and family relationships.
They have been developed with tweens and young teens in mind, around the age of 8 to 14 years. There are 55 positive affirmation cards included in the set with each including a clear statement of affirmation and an engaging animal graphic, and one instruction card.
How to use the Mindful Affirmations for Kids Cards
The cards are simple to use towards positive change. We suggest you;
- Choose one affirmation card for the week.
- Say the affirmation to yourself as you wake up or as you brush your teeth in the morning, and then repeat it again at nighttime.
- Say the words to yourself 8-10 times and believe the words to be true.
- Think about what this affirmation means in your life. What does it;
– Feel like in your body?
– Look like in action?
– Sound like when you communicate with others? - Commit to one action that you could make that day to show your affirmation in action and remind yourself of this action each morning and night.
The cards can also be used as lunch box notes or bookmarks, prompting children to revisit their chosen affirmations regularly.
Get Your Mindful Affirmations for Kids Cards
You can purchase and download the printable cards right now for just $5USD.
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