25 Children’s Books that Celebrate Diversity in the Outdoors
25 Children’s Books That Celebrate Diversity in the Outdoors. A nature booklist for kids that features diverse characters exploring the outdoors.
Why Children need to see books with characters from many backgrounds and cultures
“When children cannot find themselves reflected in the books they read or when the images they see are, negative, or laughable, they learn a powerful lesson about how they are devalued in the society in which they are a part of”
Don’t know where to start? Here is a list of Nature Books for Kids that Celebrate Diversity.
Nature Booklist for kids: A list of 25 books for kids that build a love for nature & diversity, and feature main characters of different backgrounds.
It must be remembered, that while showing different cultures and backgrounds in books is a good thing, above all we need to talk to children (and have conversations in our everyday lives) about racism and racist practices and teach them and show them anti-racist practices
Kid’s Nature Booklist
- Adventure Day- by Dineo Dowd (such a great story, and the author is a gem of a human too!) https://www.amazon.com/stores/Dineo-Dowd/author/B07BTBZ9VH?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true
2. Snow Day-by Ezra Keats
3. Rain! by Linda Ashman , Christian Robinson (Illustrator)
4. Hike- by Pete Oslwald
5. Gator Gator Gator-by Daniel Bernstrom and Frann Preston-Gannon
6. Hiking Day-by by Anne Rockwell and Lizzy Rockwell
7. The Hike by Alison Farrell
8. Water is Water -by Miranda Paul (Author), Jason Chin (Illustrator)
9. Who Likes Rain- by Wong Herbert Yee
10. Hank’s Big Day- by Evan Kuhlman and Chuck Groenink
11. All Aboard Pacific Northwest: A Recreation Primer-by Haily Meyers, Kevin Meyers
12. Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn Kenard Pak
13. Daniel Finds A Poem- by Micha Archer
14. The Not So Great Outdoors- by Madeline Kloepper
15. Fish for Supper -by Terri Mack
16. Bowhead Whale -by Joanasie Karpik & Sho Uehara
17. Elisapee and her Baby Seagull- by Nancy Mike
18. Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox by Danielle Daniel
19. Over and Under the Pond by Kate Messner
20. Trout are Made of Trees by April Pulley Sayle
21. The Water Princess
22. Sunset Hike by Dineo Dowd.
23. Go Bikes Go-by Addie Boswell
24. You Belong Here- by MH Clark
25. Run Wild- by David Covell
Do you have any books to add to the list? Would love to hear your recommendations.
BIPOC Owned Bookstores to find your next book
Good spots to find children’s books online:
www.strongnations.com (Indigenous owned bookstore)
https://www.adifferentbooklist.com/ Black owned bookstore based in Toronto and online
https://www.booksandcranniesva.com/browse/book Black owned bookstore in Virginia and online
