Diverse Stories for Kids

A heart-warming story of a young Filipino girl who builds self-confidence after spending a day with her classmates.Welcome to Diverse Stories for Kids- a read along series celebrating the unique experiences and perspectives from all walks of life! New book featured every Thursday.Give us a follow on Spotify, or find us on IG at @diversestoriesforkids

Kids from families with different traditions will enjoy this warm story about "the right way" to celebrate the American holiday, Thanksgiving!Welcome to Diverse Stories for Kids- a read along series celebrating the unique experiences and perspectives from all walks of life! New book featured every Thursday.Give us a follow on Spotify, or find us on IG at @diversestoriesforkids

Cora and Mama work together to cook up pancit for the family in this celebration of Filipino heritage and foods.Welcome to Diverse Stories for Kids- a read along series celebrating the unique experiences and perspectives from all walks of life! New book featured every Thursday.Give us a follow on Spotify, or find us on IG at @diversestoriesforkids

Sonali and her brother Jay are inviting you to celebrate with them! Join in as they make rangoli patterns, cook up a feast with their nani and nana, and visit all their friends and family with gifts and delicious treats.Welcome to Diverse Stories for Kids- a read along series celebrating the unique experiences and perspectives from all walks of life! New book featured every Thursday.Give us a follow on Spotify, or find us on IG at @diversestoriesforkids

Julieta is eager to honor her Abuelita's spirit on Día de Muertos, but struggles to find the perfect gift.Welcome to Diverse Stories for Kids- a read along series celebrating the unique experiences and perspectives from all walks of life! New book featured every Thursday.Give us a follow on Spotify, or find us on IG at @diversestoriesforkids

A Native American boy’s cat surprises him at his first powwow!Welcome to Diverse Stories for Kids- a read along series celebrating the unique experiences and perspectives from all walks of life! New book featured every Thursday.Give us a follow on Spotify, or find us on IG at @diversestoriesforkids

This story is about Native American Indian potter, Maria Povika Martinez.Welcome to Diverse Stories for Kids- a read along series celebrating the unique experiences and perspectives from all walks of life! New book featured every Thursday.Give us a follow on Spotify, or find us on IG at @diversestoriesforkids

My Papi Has a Motorcycle follows Daisy as she rides through her hometown with her father on his motorcycle. It’s a heartfelt celebration of the love between a father and daughter, and of a vibrant immigrant neighborhood, and a story of family bonds, nostalgia, and the resilience of immigrant neighborhoods.Welcome to Diverse Stories for Kids- a read along series celebrating the unique experiences and perspectives from all walks of life! New book featured every Thursday.Give us a follow on Spotify, or find us on IG at @diversestoriesforkids

Siesta is a bilingual English–Spanish story that follows two siblings as they pack colorful treasures for an afternoon adventure.Welcome to Diverse Stories for Kids- a read along series celebrating the unique experiences and perspectives from all walks of life! New book featured every Thursday.Give us a follow on Spotify, or find us on IG at @diversestoriesforkids

Last Stop on Market Street is about a boy named CJ and his grandmother riding the city bus after church. Through their journey, CJ learns to see beauty, kindness, and community in everyday life.Welcome to Diverse Stories for Kids- a read along series celebrating the unique experiences and perspectives from all walks of life! New book featured every Thursday.Give us a follow on Spotify, or find us on IG at @diversestoriesforkids

The Fantastic Adventures of Krishna tells the enchanting tale of the child Krishna, who is sent by the God Vishnu to aid humanity. Hidden amongst the poor cowherds, Krishna uses his miraculous powers to fight an evil demon king who has overthrown the peaceful kingdom of Mathura. The story of Krishna dates back to the 8th century BCE, and is an integral part of Hinduism.Welcome to Diverse Stories for Kids- a read along series celebrating the unique experiences and perspectives from all walks of life! New book featured every Thursday.Give us a follow on Spotify, or find us on IG at @diversestoriesforkids

Finding Papa reminds us that love and courage can stretch an ocean and that nothing can keep us apart from those we care about. Welcome to Diverse Stories for Kids- a read along series celebrating the unique experiences and perspectives from all walks of life! New book featured every Thursday.Give us a follow on Spotify!

A story of how patience brings a whole universe together in a simple dish made by a modern Chinese American family.Welcome to Diverse Stories for Kids- a read along series celebrating the unique experiences and perspectives from all walks of life! New book featured every Thursday.Give us a follow on Spotify!

Rice from Heaven is a true story about compassion and bravery as a young girl and her community in South Korea help deliver rice via balloons to the starving and oppressed people in North Korea.Welcome to Diverse Stories for Kids- a read along series celebrating the unique experiences and perspectives from all walks of life! New book featured every Thursday.Follow us on Spotify!

It's a child's first day of kindergarten, but who is worried about all the new people and the different things he'll meet--the child? No! The mother. In a refreshing reversal of roles, the child takes it upon himself to comfort and reassure his mother that everything will be fine, she'll get used to him going to big-kid school, and yes, he is ready for the first day of kindergarten. Welcome to Diverse Stories for Kids- a read along series celebrating the unique experiences and perspectives from all walks of life! New book featured every Thursday.

Ramón is a little boy who can’t sleep. He is nervous for his first day at a new school.And El Cucuy is the monster who lives in Ramón’s cactus pot. He can’t sleep, either.It turns out that El Cucuy is scared, too!This story explores the worries that can accompany moving to a new place and beginning a new journey—and reveals how comfort, bravery, and strength can be found through even the most unexpected of friendships.Welcome to Diverse Stories for Kids- a read along series celebrating the unique experiences and perspectives from all walks of life! New book featured every Thursday.Follow us on Spotify!

The Truth About Dragons is a book that celebrates biracial identity. It follows a young child on a journey guided by his mother's bedtime storytelling. He quests into two very different forests, as his two grandmothers help him discover two different, but equally enchanting, truths about dragons.Welcome to Diverse Stories for Kids- a read along series celebrating the unique experiences and perspectives from all walks of life! New book featured every Thursday.Follow us on Spotify!

A story about the power of sharing memories—including the painful ones—and the way our heritage stays with and shapes us, even when we don’t see it.Welcome to Diverse Stories for Kids- a read along series celebrating the unique experiences and perspectives from all walks of life! Watch with us on YouTube or listen with us on Spotify.

An empowering story about a girl who turns her performance jitters into confidence when faced with singing a solo at her school concert. Inspired by the childhood experience of award-winning actress Phillipa Soo who originated the role of Eliza in Hamilton.Welcome to Diverse Stories for Kids- a read along series celebrating the unique experiences and perspectives from all walks of life! Watch with us on YouTube or listen with us on Spotify.

Alice loves to imagine herself in the magical pages of her favorite book. So when it flaps its pages and invites her in, she is swept away to a world of wonder and adventure, riding camels in the desert, swimming under the sea with colorful fish, floating in outer space, and more! But when her imaginative journey comes to an end, she yearns for the place she loves best of all.From Caldecott and Newbery Honoree Grace Lin and bestselling author Kate Messner comes a modern folktale about the joy of reading.Welcome to Diverse Stories for Kids- a read along series celebrating the unique experiences and perspectives from all walks of life! Watch with us on YouTube or listen with us on Spotify.

Anna Hibiscus lives in Africa, amazing Africa. She’s surrounded by so many family members she can’t count them, in a wonderful old house with a garden in a compound in a big city. Follow Anna as she runs away to escape hair-braiding day (and gets in a terrible tangle)!Welcome to Diverse Stories for Kids- a read along series celebrating the unique experiences and perspectives from all walks of life! Watch with us on YouTube or listen with us on Spotify.

Every day, Rupa's grandmother wears a beautiful Indian sari. Each is brightly colored and very pretty. "Don't you ever want to wear a gray skirt and red blouse with round buttons like Mommy or a green dress like me?" Rupa asks. But Dadima prefers to wear her traditional saris.Dadima shares all the wonderful things that saris can do—from becoming an umbrella in a rainstorm to providing a deep pouch to carry seashells. Soon Rupa's own imagination is sparked as she envisions saris protecting her in the scary Gir Jungle, bandaging up an injured knee, and holding a special secret for her and Dadima to share.Welcome to Diverse Stories for Kids- a read along series celebrating the unique experiences and perspectives from all walks of life! Watch with us on YouTube or listen with us on Spotify.

Being the new kid is hard. And wearing something that might seem odd to other kids is even harder.Rostam and Maman recently moved to the United States, and Baba is still working in Iran. Now it’s picture day at school, and Rostam doesn’t want to wear his pusteen. Even though Baba wore it when he was little, and it’s beautiful and soft, Rostam worries that the other kids will think it’s weird.But sometimes being brave means sharing your whole self with others.Welcome to Diverse Stories for Kids- a read along series celebrating the unique experiences and perspectives from all walks of life! Watch with us on YouTube or listen with us on Spotify.

Priya lives in the United States and her family is from India. She feels the magic of the place her family comes from through her Babi Ba's colorful descriptions of India--from the warm smell of spices to the swish-swish sound of a rustling sari. Together, Priya and Babi Ba make their heritage live on through the traditions that they infuse into their everyday lives.Priya Dreams of Marigolds & Masala is a celebration of the special bond between grandparents and grandchildren, the threads that connect each of us to our heritage, and the power of sharing our traditions with others.Welcome to Diverse Stories for Kids- a read along series celebrating the unique experiences and perspectives from all walks of life! Watch with us on YouTube or listen with us on Spotify.

Meet Etta!Etta was born to be a shining star. When Etta discovers her school is hosting a talent show, she wants to share her many talents with the world. Even though she has never performed onstage before, all Etta needs to do is make a plan. (Etta always has a plan!)And in 1, 2, 3, 4 steps, she’s ready for her big performance on the big stage in front of a BIG audience.Or is she?Find out how Etta beats her worries, with the help of her loving family, in this joyful story created by celebrated writers Roda Ahmed and Charnaie Gordon and illustrator Chloe Burgett.Welcome to Diverse Stories for Kids- a read along series celebrating the unique experiences and perspectives from all walks of life! Watch with us on YouTube or listen with us on Spotify.

Marisa's family members hail from many different cultures—Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Hawaiian—but they have one thing in common: They all love dumpling soup! On New Year's Eve, they come from all over Oahu to gather at Grandma's house, and this year, it's Marisa turn to help make the dumplings. But it's a big responsibility! Will anyone want to eat her funny-looking mandoo? Set in the Hawaiian islands, this beloved story celebrates differences as well as the delicious shared traditions and abundant love that truly make a family.Written by Jama Kim Rattigan Illustrated by Lillian HsuWelcome to Diverse Stories for Kids- a read along series celebrating the unique experiences and perspectives from all walks of life! Watch with us on YouTube or listen with us on Spotify.

Ezra is a seven-year-old boy who likes cheese-flavored ice cream, flying off the couch with his superhero cape, and peeling dried glue off his fingers. And he LOVES making art. Every day at Braddock Elementary, he doodles, draws, paints, and crafts with abandon.When he makes something, the entire world melts away, his heart feels warm, and his entire body wants to wiggle. But there is one problem. Even though he loves making it, no one understands it.In this heartwarming picture book, little Ezra questions whether he should continue to make art when his parents, teachers, and classmates don't seem to get, or even like, his creations. What in the World Is Ezra's Art explores the question: Can he feel good about his art when no one else does?Written by Shay Fan & Eric TodaIllustrated by Tara Hân-Trần JohnsonWelcome to Diverse Stories for Kids- a read along series celebrating the unique experiences and perspectives from all walks of life! Watch with us on YouTube or listen with us on Spotify.

"Punky Aloha" is about a girl who uses the power of saying "aloha" to experience exciting and unexpected adventures.Written and Illustrated by Shar Tuiasoa

"A Map Into the World" tells the story of a young Hmong girl's journey as she navigates her new home, experiences life and death, and collects treasures from the natural world. A heartwarming tale of love, loss, family, and friendship that explores the importance of caring for one another and finding common ground.Written by Kao Kalia YangIllustrated by Seo KimWelcome to Diverse Stories for Kids- a read along series celebrating the unique experiences and perspectives from all walks of life! Watch with us on YouTube or listen with us on Spotify.

A Sikh father and daughter with a special hair bond proudly celebrate and share a family tradition.Written by Raakhee MirchandaniIllustrated by Holly Hatam

A story about a Chinese-American girl who learns to appreciate the traditional dishes her parents prepare for her and finds a way to share her lunch with her classmates.Written by Jenny Liao