In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his commitment to diversity, inclusion and serving our community, while maintaining COVID-19 guidelines, members of the Northeastern community, in collaboration with Student Leadership Development, volunteered to record themselves reading culturally diverse children's books. Our hope is that our children can hear stories that they see themselves in or opens their minds to new cultures.
We invite you to share these videos with your family and friends. If you loved any of these books, we encourage you to support the authors by purchasing your own copy of these wonderful stories. The books that Student Leadership Development purchased for this initiative will be donated to either the NEIU Child Care Center or the NEIU Library.
Please enjoy these recordings as our way of celebrating Dr. King's life and legacy as well as honoring his vision of a beloved community.
- "A is for Activist" by Innosanto Nagara
- "A Rainbow of Friends" by P.K. Hallinan
- "All Because You Matter" by Tami Charles
- "Amazing Grace" by Mary Hoffman
- "Bee-Bim Bop!" by Linda Sue Park
- "Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut" by Derrick Barnes
- "De Donde Eres?" ("Where Are You From?" -Spanish Edition) by Yamile Saled Mendez
- "Drawn Together" by Minh Le
- "Dreamers" by Yuyi Morales
- "El Día en que Descubres Quién Eres (The Day You Begin - Spanish Edition)" by Jacqueline Woodsen
- "Eyes that Kiss in the Corners" by Joanna Ho
- "Fruits: A Caribbean Counting Poem" by Valerie Bloom
- "Good Night Martin Luther King Jr. (Good Night Our World)" by Adam Gamble
- "Hair Love" by Matthew A. Cherry
- "Hija (Little One-Spanish Edition)" by Ariel Andres Almada
- "Hot Pot Night!" by Vincent Chen
- "I Am Every Good Thing" by Derrick Barnes
- "I Am Love: A Book of Compassion" by Susan Verde
- "I Am One: A Book of Action" by Susan Verde
- "I Promise" by LeBron James
- "I Will Be Fierce" by Bea Birdsong
- "I'm NOT just a Scribble" by Diane Alber
- "It’s Okay To Be Different" by Todd Parr
- "Julian is a Mermaid" by Jessica Love
- "Just Ask" by Sonia Sotomayor
- "Last Stop on Market Street" by Matt de la Peña
- "Lift as You Climb: The Story of Ella Baker" by Patricia Hruby Powell
- "Little People, Big Dreams: Josephine Baker" by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
- "Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." by Doreen Rappaport
- "Moses Goes to a Concert" by Isaac Millman
- "My Brown Skin" by Thomishia Booker
- "My Little Golden Book About Ruth Bader Ginsburg" by Shana Corey
- "My Pal Victor: Mi Amigo Victor" by Diane Bertrand
- "Qué Cosas Dice Mi Abuela (The Things My Grandmother Says - Spanish Edition)" by Ana Galan
- "Smoky Night" by Eve Bunting
- "The Day You Begin" by Jacqueline Woodson
- "The Day You Begin (Version 2)" by Jacqueline Woodson
- "The Day You Begin (Albanian version)" by Jacqueline Woodson
- "The Day You Begin (Greek version)" by Jacqueline Woodson
- "The Day You Begin (Italian version)" by Jacqueline Woodson
- "The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses" by Paul Goble
- "The Pigeon Wants a Puppy" by Mo Willems
- "The Suitcase" by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros
- "The Word Collector" by Peter H. Reynolds
- "When I Grow Up" by Peter Horn
- "Where Are You From?" by Yamile Saled Mendez
- "You Matter" by Christian Robinson
