Cultural Competency & Allyship Resources

Thank you to everyone who joined I’m Your Neighbor Books’ “Building Cultural Competency & Allyship in Maine Students” webinar for the Maine Association of School Libraries. And welcome to all of those here who are simply curious about the resources.

The first six people to comment or ask a question below will get a copy of Nowhere Boy and My Friend Jamal mailed to them!

BOOKS SHARED

My Friend Jamal

The Day That You Begin

Piecing Me Together + Intersectionality Discussion Guide

Unidentified Suburban Object + Microagression and Allyship Guide

I’m New Here + Someone New + Creating Conversations on Immigration, Welcoming & Belonging

Nowhere Boy + Reader & Educator Guide

Your Name is a Song

RESOURCES SHARED

“How Cross-Racial Scenes in Picture Books Build Acceptance”
by Krista Maywalt Aronson and Anne Sibley O’Brien, School Library Journal

Cross-Group Friendship Articles from Diverse BookFinder

Beautiful Blackbird Children’s Book Festival (2020 Resources)

Beautiful Blackbird Children’s Book Festival (2021 Sneak Peak)

K-12 Books on Allyship from I’m Your Neighbor Books

K-12 Classroom & Programming Guides on Allyship from Curious City

K-12 Books on Cross-Group Friendship from I’m Your Neighbor Books

K-12 Classroom & Programming Guides on Cross-Group Friendship from Curious City

Explore Books by Community Represented at I’m Your Neighbor Books

Explore Books by Cross-Cultural Themes at I’m Your Neighbor Books

Borrow a Welcoming Library

RAMADAN MUBARAK

Ramadan Reads from Hijabi Librarians

Teaching Ramadan and Eid from Learning for Justice

“It’s Ramadan – Around the World” by Najia Khan, Diverse BookFinder

Muslim Picture Books from Diverse Bookfinder

Muslim Book Articles at Diverse BookFinder

Muslim/Muslim American K-12 Books from I’m Your Neighbor Books

 

Image © Rafael López from The Day That You Begin