MAD MAGPIE by Gregg Dreise
Image credit: Gregg Dreise (2016).
Gregg Dreise is an Indigenous Australian author and illustrator. He has published 5 children’s books which teach the value of kindness, friendship, and Indigenous culture. The reading age range for Mad Magpie is 3 – 6. You can find this book here.
Publication details: Dreise, G. (2016). Mad Magpie. Magabala Books.
LITTLE BIRD’S DAY by Sally Morgan
Illustrated by Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr
Image credit: Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr (2019).
Sally Morgan is an Indigenous artist and author from Western Australia. Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr is an illustrator who creates beautiful images using the traditional Aboriginal style. This book is about a day in the life of a native bird and the adventures it embarks on. You can find it here.
Publication details: Morgan, S. (2019). Little Bird’s Day. Magabala Books.
AND TANGO MAKES THREE by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
Illustrated by Henry Cole
Image credit: Peter Parnell (2005).
This is the story of two male penguins who ‘adopt’ a baby, it is based on a true story. This picture book is a representation of same sex parents, for ages 3 – 5.
Find it here.
Publication details: Richardson, J., Parnell, P., & Cole, H. (2005). And Tango Makes Three. Simon and Schuster.
FAMILIES, FAMILIES, FAMILIES! By Suzanne Lang
Illustrated by Max Lang
Image credit: Max Lang (2015).
This book depicts representations of diversity in families and explores the idea that love comes in many shapes and sizes. If this is a book you would like to read to a preschooler you can find it here.
Publication details: Lang, S., & Lang, M. (2015). Families, Families, Families! Random House.
SAY HELLO! By Rachel Isadora
Image credit: Rachel Isadora (2010).
This picture book celebrates cultural diversity by exploring how a little girl going on a walk has learnt how to says hello to all the people from her neighbourhood in their native tongue. Find it here.
Publication Details: Isadora, R. (2010). Say Hello! Putnam.
HOOWAY FOR WODNEY WAT by Helen Lester
Image credit: Lynn Munsinger (2003).
Rodney Rat has a speech impediment and all his classmates tease him about it. This is an excellent book for teaching children about issues like bullying and finding strength through adversity. If you would like to read this book to your child, you can find it here.
Publication details: Lester, H. (2003). Hooway for Wodney Wat. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.