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Mrs. Questad from Carnation, WA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Diverse Picture Books for Kindergarten

Help me give my students a diverse library of picture books to represent their world and the world around them.

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My Students

The students in my class love to read and to be read to. A special part of the day they look forward to is our read-aloud time. They adore listening to stories, talking about them, and learning from them. We have great discussions about the classroom and the world during our read-aloud time. They love seeing real life situations and characters they can relate to.

I want school to be a safe place for all children, where they feel welcomed, valued and represented.

We are in a small rural school district. Though our student population is primarily white, we do have lots of children of color at our school. I want all my students to see themselves reflected in our books and curriculum.

My Project

Many of the books on my list are counter-narratives, books that show children of color being children. Many of these books let my students see themselves in stories about regular kids and/or see others who are different than them doing the same things they do. Some books talk about history, activism, and what they can do to bring change to the world. Both types of books would be beneficial to my classroom.

Books like these will allow deep discussion about big issues like culture, poverty, race, and gender identity.

These are important discussions to have with children of all ages, and at five and six years, I feel my students are ready to learn about these tough ideas. Through my research about counter-narratives and books about showing diverse stories, I realized I lacked books like these in my classroom. I would love to have my classroom library more representative of the children I teach and the world around them.

Mrs. Questad Stillwater Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Carnation, WA View local requests 20 students impacted 10donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
City Shapes • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Acoustic Rooster's Barnyard Boogie Starring Indigo Blume • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration • Amazon Business $16.95 1 $16.95
Federico and the Wolf • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
My Rainy Day Rocket Ship • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
You Matter • Amazon Business $15.89 1 $15.89
Southwest Sunrise • Amazon Business $15.31 1 $15.31
A Girl Like You • Amazon Business $15.29 1 $15.29
Under My Hijab • Amazon Business $13.92 1 $13.92
Enough! 20 Protesters Who Changed America • Amazon Business $13.27 1 $13.27
The Thing Lou Couldn't Do • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Teach Your Dragon About Diversity: Train Your Dragon To Respect Diversity. A Cute Children Story To Teach Kids About Diversity and Differences. (My Dragon Books) • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
I Am Enough • Amazon Business $12.83 1 $12.83
Rainbow: A First Book of Pride • Amazon Business $12.70 1 $12.70
Same, Same But Different • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
I Got the Rhythm • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
The Sandwich Swap • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Free as a Bird: The Story of Malala • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
The Day You Begin • Amazon Business $11.45 1 $11.45
Windows • Amazon Business $10.89 1 $10.89
Our Class is a Family • Amazon Business $9.97 1 $9.97
Skin Like Mine (Kids Like Mine) • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
Whoever You Are • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Princess Hair • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Name Jar • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Love Makes a Family • Amazon Business $7.49 1 $7.49
It's OK to be Different: A Children's Picture Book About Diversity and Kindness • Amazon Business $7.29 1 $7.29
Malala: My Story of Standing Up for Girls' Rights • Amazon Business $4.05 1 $4.05

Materials cost

$362.07

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $31.68

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.43

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$429.18

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$75.74

Total project goal

$504.92

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $504.92

8 Donors

-$389.96

Donations toward project cost

-$331.47

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$58.49

Matching donations from our partners

-$114.95

Match offers toward project cost

-$97.71

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.24

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