Title: Antonios Card (La Tarjeta de Antonio)

Author: Rigoberto Gonzalez

Illustrator: Cecilia Concepcion Alvarez
Description: Antonio loves words because words have the power to express
feelings such as love, pride, or hurt. Mothers Day is coming soon, and Antonio
searches for the words to express his affection for his mother and her partner,
Leslie. Cut hejs not sure what to do when the kids in his class make fun of
Leslie, an artist who wears paint-splattered overalls and towers over everyone
else. As Mothers Day approaches, Antonio must choose whetherand how
to express his connection to both of the special women in his life.
ISBN #: 978-0-89239-204-9
Criteria

Yes

No

Does the book have stereotypes in the illustrations?

Asian Americans

Black/African American

Hispanic/Latin@

White

Native American/American Indian

Women

Elderly

Characters with visible disabilities

Men

Does this book represent various historically under-represented

groups?

Asian Americans

Black/African American

Hispanic/Latin@

White

Native American/American Indian

Women

X
X

NA

Elderly

Characters with visible disabilities

Does this book include inclusive language? (ex. firefighter

instead of fireman)

Do the illustrations have tokenism (the practice of doing

something only to prevent criticism and give the appearance that
people are being treated fairly)?
Does this book represent a positive self-image?

Does this book promote positive roles for Historically

Underrepresented Groups?

Asian Americans

Black/African American

Hispanic/Latin@

White

Native American/American Indian

Women

Elderly

Characters with disabilities

Does this book freeze a culture to a time period?

Title: Jacobs New Dress

X
X

Author: Sarah and Ian Hoffman

Illustrator: Chris Case
Description: There are lots of different ways to be a boy. Jacob loves playing dress-up, when
he can be anything he wants to bea pirate, a bird, a fireman! But he also wants to just be
himself and wear his favorite thinga dress! Now Jacob has a new dress that he made himself
and what he wants most of all is to wear it to school. Will Mom and Dad let him? This
heartwarming story speaks to the unique challenges faced by boys who dont identify with
traditional gender roles.
ISBN #:978-0-80-75-6373-1
Criteria

Yes

No

Does the book have stereotypes in the illustrations?

Asian Americans

Black/African American

Hispanic/Latin@

White

Native American/American Indian

Women

Elderly

Characters with visible disabilities

Men

Does this book represent various historically under-represented

groups?

Asian Americans

Black/African American

Hispanic/Latin@

White

Native American/American Indian

Women

Elderly

x
x
x
x
x

NA

Characters with visible disabilities

Does this book include inclusive language? (ex. firefighter instead of

fireman)

Do the illustrations have tokenism (the practice of doing something

only to prevent criticism and give the appearance that people are
being treated fairly)?

Does this book represent a positive self-image?

Does this book promote positive roles for Historically

Underrepresented Groups?

Asian Americans

Black/African American

Hispanic/Latin@

White

Native American/American Indian

Women

Elderly

Characters with disabilities

Does this book freeze a culture to a time period?

Title: I Am Jazz
Author: Jessica Herthel & Jazz Jennings
Illustrator: Shelagh McNicholas

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x
x
x

Description: From the time she was two years old, Jazz knew that she had a girls brain in a
boys body. She loved pink and dressing up as a mermaid and didnt feel like herself in boys
clothing. This confused her family, until they took her to a doctor who diagnosed Jazz as
transgender and explained that she was born this way. Jazzs story is based on her real-life
experience.
ISBN #: 978-0-8037-4107-28
Yes

No

Does the book have stereotypes in the illustrations?

Asian Americans

Black/African American

Hispanic/Latin@

White

Native American/American Indian

Women

Elderly

Characters with visible disabilities

Men

Does this book represent various historically under-represented

groups?
Asian Americans
Black/African American

x
x

Hispanic/Latin@
White

x
x

Native American/American Indian

Women

x
x

Elderly

Characters with visible disabilities

Does this book include inclusive language? (ex. firefighter instead of

NA

fireman)
Do the illustrations have tokenism (the practice of doing something
only to prevent criticism and give the appearance that people are being
treated fairly)?

Does this book represent a positive self-image?

Does this book promote positive roles for Historically

Underrepresented Groups?
Asian Americans
Black/African American

x
x

Hispanic/Latin@
White

x
x

Native American/American Indian

Women

x
x

Elderly

Characters with disabilities

Does this book freeze a culture to a time period?

Title: And Tango Makes Three

Author: Justin Richardson & Peter Parnell
Illustrator: Henry Cole
Description: In the zoo there are all kinds of animal families. But
Tango's family is not like any of the others. At New York City's
Central Park Zoo, two male penguins fall in love and start a family
by taking turns sitting on an abandoned egg until it hatches. Roy
and Silo work together to build a nest and nurture an egg provided
by the zookeeper. When the egg finally hatches their family is complete. It takes two to Tango.
ISBN #: 0857073842
Criteria

Yes

No

Does the book have stereotypes in the illustrations?

Asian Americans

NA

Black/African American

Hispanic/Latin@

White

Native American/American Indian

Women

Elderly

Characters with visible disabilities

Men

Does this book represent various historically under-represented

groups?

Asian Americans

Black/African American

Hispanic/Latin@

White

Native American/American Indian

Women

Elderly

Characters with visible disabilities

X
X
X
X

Does this book include inclusive language? (ex. firefighter instead of

fireman)
Do the illustrations have tokenism (the practice of doing something only
to prevent criticism and give the appearance that people are being
treated fairly)?
Does this book represent a positive self-image?

Does this book promote positive roles for Historically Underrepresented

Groups?

Asian Americans

Black/African American

Hispanic/Latin@

White

Native American/American Indian

Women

Elderly

Characters with disabilities

X
X
X

Does this book freeze a culture to a time period?

Title: Daddys Roommate

Author: Michael Willhoite
Illustrator: Michael Willhoite
Description: This story's narrator begins with his parent's divorce and
continues with the arrival of "someone new at Daddy's house." The new
arrival is male. This new concept is explained to the child as "just one more
kind of love." The text is suitably straightforward, and the format--single lines
of copy beneath full-page illustrations--easily accessible to the intended
audience.
ISBN #: 978-1555831189
Criteria

Yes

No

Does the book have stereotypes in the illustrations?

Asian Americans

Black/African American

Hispanic/Latin@

White

Native American/American Indian

Women

Elderly

Characters with visible disabilities

NA

Men

Does this book represent various historically under-represented

groups?

Asian Americans

Black/African American

Hispanic/Latin@

White

Native American/American Indian

Women

Elderly

Characters with visible disabilities

Does this book include inclusive language? (ex. firefighter instead of

fireman)

Do the illustrations have tokenism (the practice of doing something

only to prevent criticism and give the appearance that people are
being treated fairly)?
Does this book represent a positive self-image?

Does this book promote positive roles for Historically

Underrepresented Groups?

Asian Americans

Black/African American

Hispanic/Latin@

White

Native American/American Indian

Women

Elderly

Characters with disabilities

X
X
X

Does this book freeze a culture to a time period?