Shannon and Mary open the season with a discussion about the importance of books to represent the diversity of our students giving them an opportunity to see themselves in books and opportunities to view other cultures, family structures and values. 

Resource Links:

1. THE Actual Paper that started this discussion 
2. Building a Diverse Book Collection
3. Windows, Mirrors, and Sliding Doors
4. Librarian Professor article in the Atlantic
5. We Are Teachers: Mirrors and Windows
6. Teaching Tolerance article
7. Book Harvest article
8. Book List from NPR
9. Windows & Doors eBook and Portfolio Perspective (free activity on TpT)
10.  The Tutu Teacher’s Diverse Book List
11. Combining Teaching Tolerance Standards with Read Alouds

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Specific Book Titles Mentioned: *Amazon affiliate links*

1. Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes
2. The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi
3. I Am Enough by Grace Byers
4. Hair Love by Matthew Cherry and Vashti Harrison
5. Dreamers by Yuyi Morales
6. My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero
7. Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall
8. A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon
9. A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams
10. Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
11. Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena
12. Preaching to the Chickens by Jabari Asim
13. She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton 
14. Be Who You Are by Todd Parr

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