Books We are LOVING - Acceptance!

One area that was always a challenge when working in the inclusion setting was acceptance.  Acceptance of all peers just as they are!  Accepting each others strengths, weaknesses, interests, all of it!

At home, we have been reading picture books to help teach our kids acceptance.  

Here's what we are LOVING right now!

We're All Wonders by R.J. Palacio

If you haven't read the Wonder series, you should!  It's sooooo good for talking about acceptance!  The books are a little grown up for my kids, so we are reading the picture book.  

My oldest just loves Auggie and talks about how awful it is that kids talk about him behind his back.  We get time to talk about what he would do if he met Auggie in real life and what he could say if he met someone who didn't look "ordinary," as the book says.  What a great lesson for him to learn!  

The Family Book by Todd Parr

The Family Book is super easy to read, so my 4 year old loves that.  The book shows pictures of all different types of families, each page saying, "Some families have...." and has several pages that say, "All families....".  

It's so great for showing that even though we are all different and all of our families are different, we all still love our families and have things that are the same.

This has become a favorite for my oldest to read.  This is such a great book for showing kids that it's ok to be just OK at things that you try to do!  He was super excited when he discovered that the letters OK actually make up the body of the character!  

The next book we are loving is Same, Same, but Different by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw.

The book is written from the perspective of 2 young male pen pals who live in very different communities.  The boys discover that while aspects of their lives are different, there are 

similarities to celebrate and share!

We will keep adding to this list as we find books we love!  

What picture books do you love to use with your classes to help instill acceptance?  

See you next time!

Pam