Diversity in Children’s Lives Children’s Books & Classroom Helps Diversity in Children’s Lives Children’s Books & Classroom Helps Molly Weston, Editor Pat Wesley, Director T his booklist is brought to you by Partnerships for Inclusion. We hope you will use our suggestions in your quest to bring resources reflecting the rich diversity of our world into your classrooms. All books have been selected carefully by PFI’s Molly Weston, editor of All Together Now!, who reviewed each one to determine its appropriateness for children under the age of 8 years. The result—a delightful array of varied topics, writing styles, and illustrations that are sure to please adults and children alike. Diversity in Children’s Lives: Children’s Books & Classroom Helps © 2002 by Molly Weston & Patricia W. Wesley Designer: Gina Harrison, FPG Publications Office Photographer: Don Trull, FPG Child Development Institute FPG Child Development Institute The Unversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill CB #8185 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8185 For additional copies, contact FPG Publications Office 919-966-4221 pubs@email.fpg.unc.edu Suggested citation: Weston, M. (ed.). (2002). Diversity in children’s lives: Children’s books & classroom helps. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina, FPG Child Development Institute, PFI. 4000 copies of this document were printed at a cost of $xx.xx, or x¢ each. Diversity Title Author Illustrator 1,2,3, Music! Sylvie Auzary-Luton Sylvie Auzary-Luton A Is for Africa Ifeoma Onyefulu ABC Brian Wildsmith ABC for You and Me Margaret Girnis ABC’s of Asthma, The Topic Publisher Date Orchard Picture Books 1999 Puffin 1997 Star Bright 1998 Down syndrome Albert Whitman & Co. 2000 Kim Gosselin Asthma Jayjo Books, LLC 1998 Abiyoyo Pete Seeger South African folk tale Simon & Schuster 2001 About Twins Shelley Rotnere & Shelia M. Kelly D-K 1999 Adapting Early Childhood Curricula Annette Tessier, Virginia for Children with Special Needs: Ambruster & Ruth Cook 5th Ed. Prentice Hall 1999 Again! John Prater Barrons 2000 All God’s Critters Got a Place in the Choir Bill Staines Puffin 1993 All Kinds of Families Norma Simon Albert Whitman 1987 All the Colors of the Earth Sheila Hamanaka Verse Mulberry 1999 All the Colors We Are/ Todos Los Colores de Nuestra Piel Kate Kissinger Bilingual Redleaf Press 1997 Amazing Grace Mary Hoffman Caroline Binch African American Scott Foresman 1991 Amelia’s Road Linda Jacobs Altman Enrique O. Sanchez Migrant families Lee & Lowe 1998 America: My Land, Your Land, Our Land W. Nikola-Lisa America by artists with diverse backgrounds Lee & Lowe 1997 Anna Day and the O-Ring Elaine Wickens Two mommies Alyson Publications 1994 Anti-Bias Curriculum, The Louise Derman-Sparks NAEYC 1989 Apartment 3 Ezra Jack Keats African American, blindness Viking 1999 Apple Pie 4th of July Janet S. Wong Chinese American Harcourt Brace 2002 Arthur’s Eyes Marc Brown Glasses Little Brown 1986 At Daddy’s on Saturdays Linda Walvoord Girard Divorce Albert Whitman 1991 At the Beach Huy Voun Lee Chinese Henry Holt & Co. 1998 African Shirley Leamon Green Music included Margaret Chodos-Irvine Judidth Friedman Title Author Aunt Harriet’s Underground Railroad in the Sky Topic Publisher Date Faith Ringgold African American history Crown 1995 Baba Yaga and Vasilia the Brave Elizabeth Winthrop Russian folktale William Morrow 1994 Baby Born Anatasia Suen Chih-Wei Chang Lee & Low Books 1998 Baby Face Phyllis Limbacher Tildes Phyllis Limbacher Tildes Charlesbridge 2001 Badger’s Bad Mood Hiawyn Oram Susan Varley Scholastic Press 1998 Banana Beer Carol Carrick Margot Apple Alcoholism Concept Books 1995 Be Quiet, Marina! Kirsten De Bear Photographs by Laura Dwight Cerebral palsy, Down syndrome Star Bright 2000 Ben Has Something to Say Laurie Lears Karen Ritz Stuttering Albert Whitney & Co. 2000 Beni’s Family Treasury Jane Breskin Zalben Jane Breskin Zalben Jewish Henry Holt & Co. 1998 Big as Life, Vols. 1 & 2 Stacey York Redleaf Press 1999 Billy and the Big New School Catherine & Laurence Anholt Going to school Albert Whitman & Company 1997 Birthday Basket for Tia, A Pat Mora Extended family, Mexican Aladdin Paperbacks 1997 Black Is Brown Is Tan Arnold Adoff Multi-racial Harper Collins 1987 Black, White, Just Right! Marguerite W. Davol Irene Trivas Bi-racial Concept Books 1993 Body Book, The Shelley Rotner Gottlieb Gottlieb Orchard 2000 Brothers and Sisters Ellen Senisi New baby, adoption Scholastic Press 2001 Brown Angels Walter Dean Myers African American babies Econo-Clad Books 1999 Bubbe & Gram - My Two Grandmothers Joan C. Hawxhurst Interfaith families Dovetail 1999 Building a Bridge Lisa Shook Begaye Navajo and Anglo friendship Unknown 1999 Building an Igloo Ulli Steltzer Inuit, Native American Henry Holt & Co. 1999 Building Bridges with Multicultural Picture Books Janice Beaty Prentice Hall 1996 By the Dawn’s Early Light Karen Ackerman Mom works midnight shift Econo-Clad Books 1999 Chair for My Mother, A Vera B. Williams Fire destroys home Mulberry 1984 Charlelne’s Choice Linda Sky Grossman Petra Bockus Orca Books 2002 Charlie Anderson Barbara Abercrombie Mark Graham Econo-Clad Books 1999 2 | Partnerships for Inclusion, 2002 Illustrator Cecily Lang Libba Tracy Catherine Stock Divorce, separation Title Author Illustrator Topic Publisher Cheyenne Again Eve Bunting Irving Toddy Young Bull taken to boarding school Clarion Books 2002 Children and Books I: African Patricia Buerke Moll American Story Books & Activities for All Children African American 1995 Children Around the World Jane A.Hodges, Jane A. Caballero, Derek Whordley, Jane Hodges-Caballero, & Alma W. David Activity book: descriptions, recipes, Humanics Pub Group stories, maps, flags, vocabulary, & games Children Just Like Me Celebrations Anabel Kindersley Children with Spina Bifida: A Parents’ Guide Marlene Lutkenhoff, R.N., MSN Hampton Mae Instistute Barnabas Kindersley Date 1994 DK 1997 Spina Bifida Woodbine House 1999 Christmas Surprise for Chabelita, A Argentina Palacios Lori Lohstoeter Staying with grandparents in Panama Bridgewater Books 1994 Cleversticks Bernard Ashley Derek Brazell Chinese, fitting in at kindergarten Random House 1995 Come Look With Me: World of Play Gladys S. Blizzard Art around world Thomasson-Grant 1993 Come Out and Play Maya Ajmera & AjJohn Ivanko Charlesbridge 2001 Coming to America David Fassler & Kimberly Danforth Free Spirit 2002 Telshare Pub. 1995 Usborne 1999 Human Kinetics 1989 Spanish Redleaf Press 2000 Child’s immigration Common Sense Discipline: Building Grace & Lois Dewsnap Mitchell Self-Esteem in Young Children— Stories from Life Como Se Hacen Los Ninos? (How Are Babies Made?) in Spanish Creative Play Activities for Children with Disabilities: A Resource Book for Teachers and Parents Lisa Rappaport & Linda Schulz Morris Cuando Katie era nuestra maestra Amy Brandt Cuantos animales hay? Brian Wildsmith Spanish Star Bright 1998 Dad and Me in the Morning Patricia Lakin Deafness, communication Concept Books 1994 Daddies Adele Aron Greenspan Photos—bond between father & child Philomel Books 1992 Daddy Calls Me Man Angela Johnson New Orchard Paperbacks 2000 Daddy Makes the Best Spaghetti Anna Grossnickle Hines Clarion Books 1998 Janice Lee Porter Rhonda Mitchell Father cares for young boy Partnerships for Inclusion, 2002 | 3 Title Author Illustrator Topic Publisher Date Daddy’s Lullaby Tony Bradman Jason Cockcroft Dad & baby McElderry Books 2002 Daddy’s Roommate Michael Wilhoite Divorce, alternate lifestyle Alyson Publications 1991 Dancing Feet Charlotte Agell Unknown 1994 Dancing with the Indians Angela Shelf Medearis African American slavery, Native Americans Holiday House 1993 Day We Met You, The Phoebe Koehler Adoption Aladdin Paperbacks 1997 Dear Fred Susanna Rodell & Kim Gamble Norma Jean Sawicki Divorce, missing half-brother Ticknor & Fields 1995 Deportes De Invierno Isidro Sanchez Carme Peres Isidro Sanches Carme Peres Spanish Barrons 1999 Deportes De Montana Isidro Sanchez Carme Peres Isidro Sanches Carme Peres Spanish Barrons 1999 Deportes De Verano Isidro Sanchez Carme Peres Isidro Sanches Carme Peres Spanish Barrons 1999 Did My First Mother Love Me? A Story for an Adopted Child Kathryn Ann Miller Jami Moffett Adoption Morning Glory Press 1994 Different Just Like Me Lori Mitchell Lori Mitchell Charlesbridge 1999 Dinner at Aunt Connie’s House Faith Ringgold Faith Ringgold Hyperion 2000 Divorce Book for Parents Vicki Lansky Divorce Book Peddlers 1996 Divorce Tricycle Press 1997 Samuel Byrd Divorce is Not the End of the World Zoe & Evan Stern Do I Have A Daddy? Jeanne Warren Lindsay Jami Moffett Single parent Morning Glory Press 2000 Donde esta el bebe? Cheryl Christian Laura Dwight, photographer in Spanish Star Bright 1998 Donde esta el perrito? Cheryl Christian Laura Dwight, photographer in Spanish Star Bright 1998 Down in the Subway Miriam Cohen Melanie Hope Greenberg DK 1998 Dreamplace George Ella Lyon Peter Catalanotto Native American pueblos Orchard 1993 Drums of Noto Hanto, The J. Alison James Tsukushi Japanese D-K 1999 Duck So Small, A A.H. Benjamin Elisabeth Holstein Teasing Little Tiger Press 1998 Dumpling Soup Jama Kim Rattigan Lillian Hsu-Flanders Hawaiian Little Brown 1998 Dustin’s Big School Day Alden Carter Down syndrome Albert Whitman & Co. 1999 El Agua J.M. Parrimon & C.S. Vendrell Maria Ruis in Spanish Barrons 1999 El Aire J.M. Parrimon & C.S. Vendrell Maria Rius in Spanish Barrons 1999 4 | Partnerships for Inclusion, 2002 Title Author Illustrator El Campo Maria Rius & J.M. Parramon El Fuego Publisher Date Maria Rius & J.M. Parramon in Spanish Barrons 1999 J.M. Parrimon C.S. Vendrell Maria Ruis in Spanish Barrons 1999 El Gusto J.M. Parrimon J. J. Puig Maria Ruis in Spanish Barrons 1999 El Invierno C.S. Vendrell & J.M. Parrimon C.S. Vendrell & J.M. Parrimon in Spanish Barrons 1999 El Oido J.M. Parrimon & J.J. Puig Maria Rius in Spanish Barrons 1999 El Olfato J.M. Parramon & J.J. Puig Maria Rius in Spanish Barrons 1999 El Otono V. Wensell & J.M. Parrimon in Spanish Barrons 1999 El Tacto J.M. Parrimon J.J. Puig in Spanish Barrons 1999 El Verano C.S. Vendrell & J.M. Parrimon in Spanish Barrons 1999 Elders Are Watching, The Dave Bouchard David Vickers & Roy Henry Vickers Native American, ecology, respect, promises Raincoast Book Dist. Ltd. 1998 Elijah’s Angel: A Story for Chanukah and Christmas Michael J. Rosen Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson Religious differences Voyager Books 1997 Elizabeti’s Doll Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen Christy Hale African Lee & Low 1998 Emeka’s Gift Ifeoma Onyefulu Ifeoma Onyefulu, photographer Africa Penuin-Putnam Puffin & Paperstar 1998 Erandi’s Braids Antonio Hernandez Madrigal Tomie dePaola Selflessness Penguin-Putnam 1999 Everybody Bakes Bread Norah Dooley Peter J. Thornton Recipes included. Barbados, Puerto Rico, Vietnam, India, China, Haiti, Italy Carolrhoda Books 1996 Everybody Cooks Rice Norah Dooley Recipes included. Barbados, Puerto Rico, Vietnam, India, China, Haiti, Italy Scott Foresman 1992 Extraordinary Friends Fred Rogers Several disabilities Penguin-Putnam 2000 Families Are Different Nino Pellegrini Interracial adoption Holiday House 1991 Father’s Rubber Shoes Yumi Heo Orchard 1995 Feelings Jenny Miglis Simon & Schuster 2002 Feelings Inside You and Outloud Too Barbara Kay Pollard Econo-Clad Books 1999 Fly Away Home Andrew Bunting Homelessness Clarion Books 1993 Follow the Drinking Gourd Jeanette Winter Slavery, Underground Railroad, music included Knopf 1992 Freedom Summer Deborah Wiles Jerome Lagarrigue Racial prejudice Atheneum 2001 Friends in the Park Rochelle Burnnett Carl Sahlhoff Children with disabilities Checkerboard 1993 Maria Ruis Jenine Pontillo Ronald Himler Topic Showing emotions, board book Partnerships for Inclusion, 2002 | 5 Title Author Illustrator Topic Publisher Date From Far Away Robert & Saoussan Askar Munsch Michael Martchenko Immigration Lebanon to Canada Annick 1999 Furaha Means Happy Ken Wilson-Max Ken Wilson-Max Hyperion 2000 Gabriella’s Song Candace Fleming Giselle Potter Aladdin Paperbacks 2001 Get Set! Swim! Jeannine Atkins Hector Viveros Lee Socioeconomic Lee & Low 1998 Girl From the Snow Country Masako Hidaka Northern Japan Kane/Miller 1999 Global Art MaryAnn F. Kohl & Jean Potter Rebecca Van Slyke Activities & projects around world Gryphon 1998 Glorious Angels: A Celebration of Children Walter Dean Myers Harper 1997 Goat in the Rug, The Charles & Martin Link Blood Nancy W. Parker Econo-Clad Books 1999 Good As Goldie Margie Palatini Margie Palatini Hyperion 2000 Goose’s Story Cari Best Holly Meade Farrar, Straus & Giroux 2002 Gracias, Rosa Michelle Markel Diane Paterson New Spanish-speaking babysitter Concept Books 1995 Grandfather Counts Andrea Cheng Ange Zhang Grandfather comes from China to US Lee & Low 2000 Grandfather Tang’s Story Ann Tompert Robert Andrew Parker Chinese, Tangrams Dragonfly 1997 Grandma Debbie Bailey Sue Huszar Annick Press 1994 Grandma Hunt, The Nina Matthis Gunilla Kvarnstrom Finding wife for grandpa Farrar, Straus & Giroux 2002 Grandma Tells a Story Lois G. Grambline Fred Willingham New grandchild Charlesbridge 2001 Grandma’s Joy Eloise Greenfield Carole Byard Penuin-Putnam Puffin & Paperstar 1998 Grandma’s Wheelchair Lorraine Henriod Wheelchair Albert Whitman 1982 Grandmother’s Alphabet Eve Shaw Women’s work Pfeifer-Hamilton 2001 Grandmother’s Song Marion Dane Bauer Pamela Rossi Celebration of birth Simon & Schuster 2000 Grandpa Debbie Bailey Susan Huszar Firefly 1994 Grandpa’s Town Takaaki Nomura Boy worried about widowed grandfather, Japanese Kane/Miller 1995 Grayboy Kay Chorao Injured bird Henry Holt & Co. 2002 Greetings, Sun Phillis & David Gershator Synthia Saint James Caribbean DK 1998 Halala Means Welcome Ken Wilson-Max Ken Wilson-Max Zulu Hyperion 2000 Handmade Alphabet, The Laura Rankin Signing Dial Books (Penguin) 1996 Handmade Counting Book, The Laura Rankin Signing Penguin-Putnam 1998 6 | Partnerships for Inclusion, 2002 Laura Rankin Navajo weaving Title Author Hands of the Maya: Villagers at Work & Play Rachel Crandell Happy Birthday! Angela Bednarczyk & Janet Weinstock Henry’s First-Moon Birthday Illustrator Topic Publisher Date Mayan Henry Holt & Co. 2002 Peter Brandt & Tony Pemberton, photos Barbara Lipp, illustr. Signing Star Bright 1998 Lenore Look Yumi Heo Chinese American birthday ritual Atheneum 2001 Here Are My Hands Bill Martin, Jr. & John Archambault Ted Rand Body parts, creativity Henry Holt & Co. 1998 House with No Door, The Brian Swann Ashley Bryan African Harcourt Brace 1998 How My Family Lives in America Susan Kuklin Aladdin Paperbacks 1998 Hush Minfong Ho Thai Orchard 2000 I Can Help Margaret Miller Children as helpers Simon & Schuster 1998 I Have A New Friend Kathleen Allan-Meyer Barrons 1998 I Like Being Me- Leader’s Guide Judy & Mary Martha Whitworth Free Spirit 1997 I Love My Hair! Natasha Anastasia Tarpley E. B. Lewis African American, self acceptance Little, Brown & Co. 1998 I Love You Like Crazy Cakes Rose A. Lewis Jane Dyer Chinese adoption Little Brown & Co. 2000 I Want to Be Thylias Moss Jerry Pinkney African American girl Puffin 1998 I’m Like You, You’re Like Me Cindy Gainer Cindy Gainer Free Spirit 1998 I’m Like You, You’re Like MeLeader’s Guide Cindy Gainer Cindy Gainer Free Spirit 1998 In the Snow Huy Voun Lee Henry Holt & Co. 2000 Inclusive Classroom, The Patti Gould & Joyce Sullivan Gryphon 1999 It’s My Birthday, Too! Lynne Jonell Petra Mathers Penguin-Putnam 1999 It’s Okay to be Different Todd Parr Todd Parr Little Brown 2002 Jalapeno Bagels Natasha Wing Robert Casilla Combining Hispanic with Jewish culture Antheneum 1996 Josefina Jeanette Winter Counting English & Spanish Harcourt Brace & Company 1996 Journey Home Lawrence McKay, Jr. Dom & Keunhee Lee Vietnamese Lee & Low 1998 Just Like Dad Kim Watson Dan Kanemoto African American boy goes to work with dad Simon Spotlight (Simon & Schuster) 2001 Just Like Daddy Frank Asch Frank Asch Aladdin 1989 Holly Meade Mike Spinelli, photographer Japanese Chinese characters Siblings Partnerships for Inclusion, 2002 | 7 Title Author Illustrator Just the Two of Us Will Smith Kadir Nelson Keepers Jeri Hanel Watts Felicia Marshall Keepers of the Animals Publisher Date Scholastic Press 2001 Preserving family traditions, storytelling Lee & Low 1997 Michael J. & Joseph Bruchac Caduto Stories & environmental activities Fulcrum Publishing 1997 Keepers of the Earth Michael J. & Joseph Bruchac Caduto Stories & environmental activities Fulcrum Publishing 1999 Kente Colors Debbi Chocolate John Ward Ghana Walker 1996 Kevin and His Dad Irene Smalls Michael Hays African American boy & dad Little, Brown & Company 1999 Kid’s Best Friend, A Maya Ajmera & Alex Fisher Kids & dogs Charlesbridge 2002 Kids Multicultural Artbook Around Susan Milord the World Williamson 1993 Kindergarten Kids Ellen Senise Scholastic 1994 Knots on a Counting Rope Bill & John Archambault Martin, Jr. Blindness, Native American Owlet 1997 Kwanzaa Deborah M. Newton Chocolate African American Children’s Press 1990 La Alegria De Ser Tu Y Yo W. Nikola-Lisa Michael Bryant in Spanish Lee & Low Books 1996 La Primavera A. Balzola & J.M. Parrimon A. Balzola J.M. Parrimon in Spanish Barrons 1999 La Tierra J.M. Parramon & C.S. Vendrell Maria Ruis in Spanish Barrons 1999 La Vida Bajo La Tierra Maria Ruis & J.M. Parrimon Maria Ruis & J.M. Parrimon in Spanish Barrons 1999 La Vida En El Aire Maria Ruis & J.M. Parrimon Maria Ruis & J.M. Parrimon in Spanish Barrons 1999 La Vida En El Mar Maria Ruis & J.M. Parrimon Maria Ruis & J.M. Parrimon in Spanish Barrons 1999 La Vida Sobre La Tierra Maria Ruis & J.M. Parrimon Maria Ruis & J.M. Parrimon in Spanish Barrons 1999 La Vista J.M. Parrimon & J.J. Puig Maria Rius in Spanish Barrons 1999 Leaf Baby Mary Brigid Barrett Eve Chwast Day in the park with grandpa Harcourt Brace 1998 Leaving Morning, The Angela Johnson David Soman Moving day Orchard 1992 Lee, the Rabbit with Epilepsy Deborah Moss Carol Schwartz Epilepsy Woodbine 1989 Legend Of Freedom Hill, The Linda Jacobs Altman Cornelius, Ying-Hwa Van Wright, Hu Lee & Low 2000 8 | Partnerships for Inclusion, 2002 Topic Title Author Leo, the Late Bloomer Robert Kraus Let’s Talk About It: Adoption Fred Rogers Lights for Gita Illustrator Topic Publisher Date Lion is late developing Harper Collins 1994 Jim Judkis Adoption PaperStar 1998 Rachna Gilmore Alice Priestley Diwali (Indian celebration) Tilbury House 2000 Lights on the River Jane Resh Thomas Michael Dooling Mexican American migrant family Hyperion 1994 Little Chairs, The Kate Salley Palmer Kate Salley Palmer Father has depression Warbranch Press, Inc. 1999 Little Cliff and the Porch People Clifton L. Taulbert E. B. Lewis Penguin-Putnam 1999 Little Flower Gloria Rand R. W. Alley Little Pig Is Capable Denis Roche Longest Wait, The Marie Bradby Peter Catalanotto Los Abuelos Maria Ruis & J.M. Parrimon Los Jovenes Henry Holt & Co. 2002 Overprotective parents Houghton Mifflin 2002 Worried about father in storm Orchard 1998 Maria Ruis & J.M. Parrimon in Spanish Barrons 1999 C.S. Vendell & J.M. Parrimon C.S. Vendell & J.M. Parrimon in Spanish Barrons 1999 Los Ninos Maria Ruis J.M. Parrimon Maria Ruis J.M. Parrimon in Spanish Barrons 1999 Los Padres C.S. Vendell & J.M. Parrimon C.S. Vendell & J.M. Parrimon in Spanish Barrons 1999 Lost Children, The Paul Goble Paul Goble Child neglect, Blackfoot Indians Simon & Schuster 1993 Lotus Seed, The Sherry Garland Tatsuro Kiuchi Vietnamese American Voyager Books 1997 Luka’s Quilt Georgia Gubak Hawaiian Greenwillow 1994 Magenta Gets Glasses! Deborah Reber Troy Dugas Getting glasses Simon & Schuster 2002 Magic Maguey, The Tony Johnston Elisa Kleven Community and Christmas on a pueblo Harcourt Brace Children’s Books 1996 Make Someone Smile Judy Lali Douglas L Mason-Fry Racially diverse Free Spirit 1996 Mama, Do You Love Me? Barbara M. Joose Native American, Inuit Chronicle 1991 Mama Elizabeti Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen Older sister cares for new baby Lee & Low 2000 Mama Zooms Jane Cowen-Fletcher Wheelchair Econo-Clad Books 1999 Mama’s Morning Kate Sternberg ADD Advantage Books 1997 Margaret and Margarita/ Margarita y Margaret Lynn Reiser Spanish Greenwillow 1993 Maria Molina and The Days of the Dead Kathleen Krull Mexican celebration; immigration to US Simon & Schuster 1994 Market Day Lois Ehlert Folk art Harcourt Brace 2002 Masai and I Virginia Kroll Nancy Carpenter African American Simon & Schuster 1997 Matzah Ball Soup Joan Rothenberg Joan Rothenberg Jewish Hyperion 2000 Christy Hale Kate Sternberg Enrique O. Sanchez Partnerships for Inclusion, 2002 | 9 Title Author Matzah that Papa Brought Home, The Fran Manushkin May There Always Be Sunshine Jim Gill Maybe You Know My Kid, 3rd ed. Mary Cahill Fowler Mi Escalera Sally Derby Mi Primera Visita a La Granja Topic Publisher Date Jewish Passover observance Scholastic Press 2001 Jim Gill Books 2002 ADD Birch Lane 1999 Adjoa J. Burrows African American Lee & Low Books 1999 J.M. Parrimon G. Sales in Spanish Barrons 1999 Mi Primera Visita Al Acuario J.M. Parrimon G. Sales in Spanish Barrons 1999 Mi Primera Visita Al Aviaro J.M. Parrimon G. Sales in Spanish Barrons 1999 Mi Primera Visita Al Zoo J.M. Parrimon G. Sales in Spanish Barrons 1999 Mi Primeros Colores J.M. Parramon J.M. Parramon in Spanish Barrons 1999 Mi Primeros Formas J.M. Parramon J.M. Parramon in Spanish Barrons 1999 Mi Primeros Numeros J.M. Parramon J.M. Parramon in Spanish Barrons 1999 Mimi’s Tutu Tynia Thomassie Jan Spivey African American Scholastic 1996 Miss Opal’s Auction Susan Vizurraga Mark Graham Older friend moving to retirement home Henry Holt & Co. 2000 Miss Tizzy Libba Moore Gray Jada Rowland Aladdin 1998 Moccasin Goalie, The William Roy Brownridge Overcoming handicaps Orca Books 1996 Mom’s Best Friend Sally Hobart Alexander George Ancona Guide dog, blindness Simon & Schuster 1992 Momma, Where Are You From Marie Bradby Chris Soentpiet African American Orchard 2000 Mommy, I’m Scared Joanne Cantor Monitoring TV Harcourt Brace 1998 Monkey for Sale Sanna Stanley Congo Farrar, Straus & Giroux 2002 Month by Month a Year Goes Round Carol Diggory Shields Time Penguin-Putnam 1998 More, More, More Said the Baby Vera Williams Interracial Tupelo 1997 More Simple Signs Cindy Wheeler Signing Viking 1998 More than Moccasins Laurie Carlson Activities, Native Americans Chicago Review Press 1994 Morning Chair, The Barbara Joose Marcia Sewall Immigration from Holland Clarion Books 1995 Morning Light Margaret Merrifield, MD Heather Collins Long-term illness, AIDS Stoddart Kids 1996 Moses Goes to a Concert Issac Millman Deaf Farrar, Straus & Giroux 1998 Moses Goes to School Isaac Millman Deaf Farrar, Straus & Giroux 2000 Mouse Match: A Chinese Folktale Ed Young Chinese Silver Whistle 1997 Moving House Anne Civardi Moving Usborne 2001 10 | Partnerships for Inclusion, 2002 Illustrator Susie Signorino-Richards True Kelley Cindy Wheeler Ed Young Title Author Illustrator Mrs. Meyer the Bird Wolf Erlbruch Wolf Erlbruch Mrs. Peachtree’s Bicycle Erica Silverman Ellen Beier Multicultural Folktales for the Feltboard & Readers’ Theater Judy Sierra Multicultural Folktales: Stories to Tell Young Children Topic Publisher Date Orchard 1997 Ageism and sexism Simon & Schuster 1996 Patterns, methods, stories Oryx 1996 Judy Sierra Oryx Press 1991 Multicultural Issues in Child Care Janet Gonzalez-Mena McGraw-Hill 2000 My Best Shoes Marilee Robin Burton William Morrow 1994 My Big Brother Anne Schwartz My Big Brother Valorie Fisher My Book for Kids with Cansur Jason Gaes My Brother Matthew M. Thompson My Brother Sammy Becky Edwards & David Armitage My Dad Debbie Bailey My Day with Anka Nan Ferring Nelson Bill Farnsworth My Dear Noel: The Story of a Letter From Beatrix Potter Jane Johnson Jane Johnson My Father Judy Collins Jane Dyer My Kind of Family Michele Lash, Sally Ives Loughridge, & David Fassler Single parent homes My Kokum Called Today Iris Loewen Ojibway, generations of women My Mom Debbie Bailey My Momma Had a Dancing Heart Libba Moore Gray My Mommy’s Special Jennifer English My Steps Sally Derby My Street Rebecca Treays & Rachel Wells My Two Grandmothers Effin Older My Two Uncles Judith Vigna Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs Tomie dePaola Naty’s Parade Gina Freschet James E. Ransome Days of week Simon & Schuster 2002 Valorie Fisher Sibling seen from baby’s view Atheneum 2002 Child with cancer Melius Pub. Co. 1987 Younger brother with disability Woodbine House 1992 Special brother Millbrook Press 1999 Annick 1991 Child relationship with elderly immigrant Lothrop 1996 Sick children Penguin-Putnam 1999 Little, Brown 1989 Free Spirit 1990 Pemmican Publications 1993 Sussan Huszar Annick 1991 Raul Colon Orchard 1995 Mom in wheelchair, multiple sclerosis Children’s Press 1985 African American Lee & Low Books 1999 Usborne 1999 Harcourt Brace 2000 Concept Books 1995 Putnam 2000 Farrar, Straus & Giroux 2000 M. Thompson Adjoa J. Burrowes Nancy Hayashi Alternate lifestyle Tomie dePaola Mexican festival, lost child Partnerships for Inclusion, 2002 | 11 Title Author Navajo ABC Illustrator Topic Publisher Date Luci Tapahonso & Eleanor Schick Navajo Indian Aladdin Paperbacks 1999 Never, No Matter What Maryleah Otto Separation, abuse Women’s Press 1988 Never Spit on Your Shoes Denys Cazet Denys Cazet Orchard 1990 New Hope Henri Sorensen Henri Sorensen Immigration Puffin 1999 Nick Joins In J. Lasker J. Lasker Boy in wheelchair contributes talent Albert Whitman & Co. 1980 Night Shift Daddy Eileen Spinelli Melissa Iwai Work schedule Hyperion 2000 Night the Grandfathers Danced, The Linda Theresa Raczek Native American Rising Moon 1995 Nina Bonita Ana Maria Machado Rosana Faria Skin color Kane/Miller 1996 No Fair to Tigers Eric Hoffman Janice Lee Porter English & Spanish Redleaf Press 1999 No Kiss for Grandpa Harriet Ziefert Emilie Boon Orchard 2001 Nobody’s Perfect: Living & Growing with Children Who Have Special Needs Nancy B. Miller Paul H. Brookes 1994 Northern Lights Diana Cohen Conway Hanukah, Upik Eskimo Kar-Ben Publishing 1994 Northern Lullaby Nancy White Carlstrom Poem, interconnectedness of earth and its inhabitants Philomel Books 1992 Nosotros si podemos hacerlo! Laura Dwight Spina bifida, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, blindness, ethnic; in Spanish Star Bright 1998 Not So Fast, Songololo Niki Daly South African Aladdin 1996 Old Bob’s Brown Bear Niki Daly Farrar, Straus & Giroux 2002 Old Man and His Door, The Gary Soto Joe Cepeda Putnam 1996 Old Pig Margaret Wild Ron Brooks Penuin-Putnam Puffin & Paperstar 1998 On Mardi Gras Day Fatima Shaik Floyd Cooper African American, Mardi Gras Penguin-Putnam 1999 One Light, One Sun Raffi Wheelchair Random House 1992 One of Three Angela Johnson David Soman African American Orchard 1991 One Round Moon and a Star for Me Ingrid Mennen Niki Daly African American Orchard 1994 One Smiling Grandma: A Caribbean Counting Book Ann Marie Linden Lynne Russell Caribbean Turtleback 1995 One Sunday Morning Yumi Heo Yumi Heo Orchard 1999 12 | Partnerships for Inclusion, 2002 Niki Daly Spanish Title Author Illustrator Topic Publisher Date One, Two, Three, Oops Michael Coleman Swyneth Williamson Many children Little Tiger Press 1998 Opposites Angela Bednarczyk & Janet Weinstock Peter Brandt & Tony Pemberton, photos Barbara Lipp, illustr. Signing Star Bright 1998 Opuestos Brian Wildsmith Star Bright 1998 Orange Cheeks Jay O’Callahan Peachtree 1993 Henry Holt & Co. 1998 Oso Pardo, Oso Pardo, Que Ves Ahi? Bill Martin, Jr. Trans. Theresa M Lawer Patricia Raine Visit with grandmother Eric Carle Oswald Dan Yaccarino Moving Atheneum (Simon & Schuster) 2001 Our Brother Has Down’s Syndrome Shelley, Jasmine & Tara Cairo Down syndrome Firefly 1988 Our Granny Margaret Wild Houghton Mifflin 1998 Our Teacher’s in a Wheelchair Mary Ellen Powers Wheelchair, injury Albert Whitman 1987 Pablo’s Tree Pat Mora Cecily Lang Mexican, boy & grandfather Simon & Schuster 1994 Painter, The Peter Catalanotto Peter Catalanotto Father, daughter Orchard 1995 Palm of My Heart: Poetry by African American Children, The Davida Adedjouma Gregory Christie Poetry, community Lee & Low Books 1996 Paper Lanterns Stefan Czernecki Stefan Czernecki Chinese Charlesbridge 2001 Park Bench, The Fumiko Takeshita Mamoru Suzuki Japanese Kane/Miller 1989 Patrick Gets Hearing Aids Maureen C. Riski & Niklos Klakow Kim Klakow Deafness Phonak 1994 Paul and Sebastian Rene Escudie Ulises Wensell Overcoming prejudice Kane/Miller 1991 Peboan and Seegwun Charles Larry Ojibway, Native American Farrar, Straus & Giroux 1993 People Peter Spier Doubleday 1988 Piano, The William Miller Susan Keeter Lee & Low 2000 Piece of Cake, A Jill Murphy Jill Murphy Overweight Candlewick 1998 Pink House, The Kate Salley Palmer Kate Salley Palmer Extended family goes to the beach Warbranch Press, Inc. 1998 Place for Grace, A Jean Davis-Okimoto Deaf – hearing dogs Sasquatch Books 1996 Place for Me, A: Including Children with Special Needs in Early Care and Education Settings Phyllis A. Chandler NAEYC 1994 Julie Vivas Partnerships for Inclusion, 2002 | 13 Title Author Illustrator Topic Publisher Date Play Lady Eric Hoffman Suzanne Tornquist English & Spanish Redleaf Press 1999 Please, Malese! Amy MacDonald Emily Lisker Haiti Farrar, Straus & Giroux 2002 Potato Man, The Megan Mcdonald Ted Lewin Orchard 1991 Potluck Anne Shelby Nutrition, recipes Orchard 1991 Powwow George Ancona Native Americans, contemporary Harcourt Brace 1993 Preparadas...Listas...Ya! Jeannine Atkins Hector Viveros Lee Hispanic, family pride Lee & Low Books 1998 Present for Mrs. Kazinski, A Marilynn Reynolds Lynn Smith-Ary Orca Books 2002 Princess Pooh K.M. Muldoon L. Shute Albert Whitman & Co. 1989 Pulling the Lion’s Tail Jane Kurtz Floyd Cooper Ethiopian, step-parents Simon & Schuster 1995 in Spanish Usborne 1999 Qué Pasa Cuando Comes? (What Happens to your Food?) Que Sorpresa De Cumpleanos! Loretta Lopez Loretta Lopez Mexican American Lee & Low Books 1997 Que va a pasar? Cheryl Christian Laura Dwight, photographer Spanish Star Bright 1998 Raising Sweetness Diane Stanley G. Brian Karas Humorous look at step parents, foster homes, adoption Penguin-Putnam 1999 Red Eggs and Dragon Boats C. Stephanchuk Chinese folklore, customs, recipes Pacific View Press 1994 Respect Is Correct Linda Sky Grossman Petra Bockus Respect Orca Books 2002 Richard Wright & the Library Card William Miller Gregory Christie African American biography Lee & Low 1997 Ride Stephen Gammett Long car trip Harcourt Children’s Books 2001 Nonfiction picture book Gulliver Books 1996 D-K 1999 Ride on Mother’s Back, A: A Day of Emery Bernhard Baby Carrying Around the World Durga Bernhard Robobots, The Matt Novak Rolling along with Goldilocks and the Three Bears Cindy Meyers Carol Morgan Baby Bear is in a wheelchair Woodbine 1999 Rolling Store, The Angela Johnson Peter Catalanotto African American Orchard Books 1997 Rosa Goes to Day Care Barbro Lindgren Child care Groundwood 2000 Roses for Gita Rachna Gilmore Alice Priestley Immigrant from India Orca Books 1996 Runaway Rice Cake, The Ying Chang Compestine Tungwai Chau Sharing, Chinese Simon & Schuster 2001 Running the Road to ABC Denize Lauture Reynold Ruffins Haitian school children Simon & Schuster 1996 Russ and the Almost Perfect Day Janet Elizabeth Rickert Pete McGahan Down syndrome Woodbine 2000 Russ and the Apple Tree Surprise Janet Elizabeth Rickert Pete McGahan Down syndrome Woodbine 1999 14 | Partnerships for Inclusion, 2002 Title Author Illustrator Topic Publisher Date Russ and the Firehouse Janet Elizabeth Rickert Pete McGahan Down syndrome Woodbine 2000 Sam Speaks Out Linda Sky Grossman Petra Bockus Improper touching Orca Books 2002 Sammy and the Robots Ian Whybrow Adrian Reynolds Orchard 2001 Sasha and the Wiggly Tooth Rhea Tregebov Hélène Desputeaux Orca Books 1993 Sassafras Audrey Penn Child Welfare League of America 1996 Satchmo’s Blues Alan Schroeder Floyd Cooper Louis Armstrong’s childhood Yearling 1999 Saturday at the New You Barbara E. Barber Anna Rich African American Lee & Low 1998 Say Hola to Spanish Susan Middleton Elya Loretta Lopez Spanish Lee & Low 1999 Say Hola to Spanish at the Circus Susan Middleton Elya Loretta Lopez Spanish Lee & Low 2000 Say Hola to Spanish Otra Vez (Again!) Susan Middleton Elya Loretta Lopez Spanish Lee & Low Books 1999 Secrets Ellen Senise Good & bad secrets Dutton 1995 Sense of Shabbat, A Faige Kobre Jewish Torah Aura Production 1990 Sense-Abilities Michelle O’Brien-Palmer Science activities exploring senses Chicago Review Press 1998 Ser Niño Maya Ajmera John D. Ivanko Spanish Charlesbridge 2000 Sergio and the Hurricane Alexandra Wallner Alexandra Wallner Hurricane Henry Holt & Co. 2000 Seven Candles for Kwanzaa Andrea Davis Pinkney Econo-Clad Books 1999 Shades Of Black Sandra L. Pinkney Myles C. Pinkney Poetry Scholastic Inc. 2000 Shake Shake Shake Andrea Pinkney Brian Pinkney Baby discovers a shekere Red Wagon Books 1997 Shanti Maartje Padt Mylo Freeman DK 1998 She Come Bringing Me that Little Baby Girl Eloise Greenfield John Steptoe New baby Harper 1990 Shelley, the Hyperactive Turtle Deborah Moss Carol Schwartz Hyperactivity Woodbine 1989 Shoes From Grandpa Mem Fox Patricia Mullins Orchard 1990 Shoes Like Miss Alice’s Angela Johnson Ken Page Baby Sitter Orchard 1995 Signs for Me Ben Bahan & Joe Dannis Signing Dawn Sign Press 1990 Silent Lotus Jeanne M. Lee Deaf child becomes dancer Farrar, Straus & Giroux 1991 Sissy Duckling, The Harvey Fierstein Henry Cole Sissy Simon & Schuster 2002 Sister Anne’s Hands Marybeth Lorbiecki K. Wendy Popp First day of school, accepting diversity Penguin-Putnam 1998 Slumgullion, The Executive Pig Matt S. Cibula Tamara L. Boudreau Tolerance Zino Press 1997 Loose tooth Partnerships for Inclusion, 2002 | 15 Title Author Illustrator Snow Baby Mary Brigid Barrett Eve Chwast Snow on Snow on Snow Cheryl Chapman So Much Trish Cooke Helen Oxenbury Some Babies Amy Schwartz Amy Schwartz Somebody Called Me Retard Today…and My Heart Felt Sad Ellen O’Shaughnessy David Garner Someone Special, Just Like You Tricia Brown & Fran Ortiz Something Special Nicola Moon Somewhere in the World Stacey Schuett Spider Weaver (A Legend of Kente Cloth), The Margaret Musgrove Julia Cairns Spirit of the Cedar People Chief Lelooska Chief Lelooska Spoon For Every Bite, A Joe Hayes Rebecca Leer Start Seeing Diversity: The Basic Guide to an Anti-Bias Classroom Ellen Wolpert Stella’s Dancing Days Sandy Asher Kathryn Brown Stories from Around the World Heather Amery Linda Edwards Storm, The Marc Harshman Subway Sparrow Leyla Torres Summerhouse Laurence Anholt Lynne Russell Susan Laughs Jeanne Willis Tale Worth Telling Publisher Date Harcourt Brace 1998 African American, lost dog Dial 1994 Extended family Econo-Clad Books 1999 Orchard Picture Books 2000 Walker 1992 Owlet 1995 Peachtree 1998 Dragonfly 1997 African American legend The Blue Sky Press 2001 Northwest Coastal Indians DK 1998 New Orchard Paperbacks 1999 Redleaf Press 1999 Harcourt Children’s Books 2001 Usborne 2001 Cobblehill 1995 Farrar, Straus & Giroux 1993 Immigration, loneliness D-K 1999 Tony Ross Wheelchair Henry Holt & Co. 2000 Linda Sky Grossman Petra Bockus Abuse Orca Books 2002 Talking Cloth, The Rhonda Mitchell Rhonda Mitchell African American heritage Orchard 1997 Talking Walls Margy Burns Knight Anne Sibley O’Brien Letter writing, food, cultural activities Tilbury House 1995 Taxi! Taxi! Cari Best Dale Gottlieb Divorce, bilingual Orchard 1997 Teaching with Folk Stories of the Hmong: An Activity Book Dia Cha & Norma J. Livo Hmong Libraries Unlimited 2000 Ten Oni Drummers Matthew Gollub Japanese counting book Lee & Low 2000 Things People Do A. Civardi Jobs for all people Usborne 1985 This Is My House Arthur Dorros Houses Econo-Clad Books 1999 This Next New Year Janet S. Wong Chinese Farrar, Straus & Giroux 2000 16 | Partnerships for Inclusion, 2002 Topic Mental retardation Alex Ayliffe Growing up Wheelchair Kazuko G. Stone Yangsook Choi Title Author Illustrator Topic Publisher Date Three Little Javelinas, The Susan Lowell Jim Harris Southwestern Three Pigs story Rising Moon 1992 Through Grandpa’s Eyes Patricia MacLachlan Deborah K. Ray Grandfather is blind Harper 1983 Through Indian Eyes Beverly Slapin New Society Publishers 1991 Thunder Cake Patricia Polacco Science, recipe, Russian Paper Star 1997 Ticky-Tacky Doll, The Cynthia Rylant Harvey Stevenson Going to school Harcourt Brace 2002 Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing, The Maxine Trottier Al Van Mil Chinese Kane/Miller 1996 To Be a Kid Maya Ajmera John D. Ivanko Spanish Charlesbridge 2000 Toddler Two Anastasia Suen Winnie Cheon Chinese toddlers Lee & Low 2000 Too Many Tamales Soto, Gary Ed Martinez South American Scott Foresman 1996 Too Quiet for These Old Bones Tres Seymour Paul Brett Johnson Orchard Books 1997 Tortilla Factory, The Gary Paulsen Ruth Wright Paulsen Mexican Voyager Books 1998 Transition Magician Larson, Henthorne & Plum Activities for adults Redleaf Press 1999 Transition Magician 2 Henthorne, Larson & Chvojicek Redleaf Press 2000 Trip Back Home, The Janet S. Wong Bo Jia Korean Harcourt Brace 2000 Trip to the Hospital, A Lorraine Kim Gallacher Watson Mark Salisbury African American, broken arm Simon Spotlight (Simon & Schuster) 2001 Twins! Elaine Scott Margaret Miller Simon & Schuster’s Children’s Publishing Division 1998 Two Mrs. Gibsons Toyomi Igus Daryl Wells Children’s Book Press 2001 Two Pairs of Shoes Esther Sanderson Native American, Metis Indian Pemmican Publications 1990 Under the Lemon Moon Edith Hope Fine René King Moreno Mexican Lee & Low 2002 Very Last First Time, The Jan Andrews Ian White Inuit Groundwood Books 2002 Very Special Critter, A Gina & Mercer Meyer Wheelchair Golden Books 1993 Watch Me Dance Andrea Pinkney Brian Pinkney African American Red Wagon Books 1997 Wave Goodbye Rob Reid Lorraine Williams Way Meat Loves Salt, The Nina Jaffe Louise August We Can Do It! Laura Dwight We Can Get Along Lauren Murphy Payne We Can Get Along–Leader’s Guide Lauren Murphy Payne Lee & Lowe 1996 Jewish Cinderella Henry Holt & Co. 1998 Spina bifida, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, blindness, ethnic Star Bright 1997 Claudia Rohling Free Spirit 1997 Claudia Rohling Free Spirit 1997 Partnerships for Inclusion, 2002 | 17 Title Author Illustrator We Share Everything Robert Munsch Michael Martchenko We’ll Paint the Octopus Red Stephanie StuveBodeen Pam DeVito We’re Going to the Zoo! Lorraine Gallacher Wedding, The Topic Publisher Date Cartwheel Paperbacks 2000 Down syndrome, new baby Woodbine 1998 Jennifer Oxley African American, trip to zoo Simon Spotlight (Simon & Schuster) 2001 Angela Johnson David Soman Big sister’s wedding Orchard 1999 Wednesday Surprise, The Eve Bunting Donald Carrick Grandchild teaches grandmother to read Scott Foresman 1990 Weed Is a Flower, A : The Life of George Washington Carver Aliki Aliki African American historical figure Aladdin 1988 Welcome to Bayou Town! Chérie D. Schadler Ann Biedenharn Jones Cajun family Pelican 1996 Welcoming Babies Margie Burns Knight Anne Sibley O’Brien Tilbury House 1998 What a Wonderful World George David Weiss & Bob Thiele Antheneum 1995 What Baby Wants Phyllis Root Jill Barton Candlewick 1998 What Happens Next? Cheryl Christian Laura Dwight, photographer Star Bright 1998 What If? A.H. Benjamin Jane Chapman Little Tiger Press 1998 What is Your Language? Debra Leventhal Monica Wellington Puffin 1999 What Mommies Do Best/What Daddies Do Best Laura Numeroff Lynn Munsinger Simon & Schuster 1998 What Will I Be? James Levin James Levin, photographer Cartwheel Books 2001 What’s a Virus Anyway David Fassler & Kelly McQueen Free Spirit 1991 What’s Your Name? Eve Sanders Marilyn Sanders When Africa Was Home Karens Lynn Williams Floyd Cooper When Clay Sings Byrd Baylor When I Am Old with You Angela Johnson When I Go Camping with Grandma New baby AIDS 1995 White child immigrates from Africa Orchard 1991 Native American, work Aladdin Paperbacks 1987 David Soman African American Orchard 1990 Marion Dane Bauer Allen Garns Going on trip Troll 1995 When Jessie Came Across the Sea Amy Hest P. J. Lynch Immigration Candlewick 1997 When Katie Was Our Teacher Amy Brandt Janice Lee Porter Changing teachers Redleaf Press 2000 When This World Was New D. H. Figueredo Enrique O. Sanchez Immigration from Caribbean Lee & Low 1999 When Vera Was Sick Vera Rosenberry Vera Rosenberry Illness, sickness, chicken pox Henry Holt & Co. 1998 When You Were a Baby Deborah Shaw Lewis & Gregg Lewis Deborah Shaw Lewis & Gregg Lewis Peachtree Publishers 1999 Where’s Chimpy? Berniece Rabe Albert Whitman 1991 18 | Partnerships for Inclusion, 2002 Down syndrome Title Author Illustrator Where’s the Baby? Cheryl Christian Where’s the Kitten? Topic Publisher Date Laura Dwight, photographer Star Bright 1998 Cheryl Christian Laura Dwight, photographer Star Bright 1989 Where’s the Puppy? Cheryl Christian Laura Dwight, photographer Star Bright 1998 William and the Good Old Days Eloise Greenfield Blindness Harper Collins 1993 Wood-Hoopoe Willie Virginia Kroll Kwanzaa Charlesbridge Publishing 1995 You Can Call Me Willy: A Story for Children with AIDS Joan C. Verniero Child with AIDS Maginationi 1994 Partnerships for Inclusion, 2002 | 19 About Partnerships for Inclusion PFI is a statewide technical assistance project that promotes the inclusion of young children with disabilities, birth through five years, and their families in all aspects of community life. With offices in the western, central and eastern regions of North Carolina, project staff work closely with a variety of individuals and groups. Typically these include public schools, child care and preschool programs, early intervention agencies, resource and referral agencies, community colleges, interagency councils, and smart Start partnerships. Funded by the Public Schools of North Carolina and the Department of Health and Human Services, PFI offers an array of services. These include consultation to improve early childhood program quality and to promote children’s smooth transitions among programs, training, assistance with strategic planning and program evaluation, resource linking, and a quarterly magazine that highlights issues and programs in early childhood inclusion. The project also assists state agencies to develop policy and program initiatives that facilitate full community integration of children with disabilities and their families.
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