Diversity in Everyday Life

There is joy in seeing yourself reflected in books and there is knowledge in reading other’s stories. This list is a selection of books featuring characters from a wide array of communities in which their identities are largely incidental to the plot.

Updated June 26, 2026
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Monster hands
Kane, Karen
Ebook
A Schneider Family Book Award Honor Two best friends use rhyming ASL to help vanquish their fear of the monster under the bed in this fun, interactive bedtime readaloud. When nighttime comes, Milo has a problem--he's convinced there's a monster under his bed! Luckily...
Bathe the cat
McGinty, Alice B.
Paper Book
It's cleaning day, but the family cat will do anything to avoid getting a bath. So instead of mopping the floor or feeding the fish, the family is soon busy rocking the rug, vacuuming the lawn, and sweeping the dishes. Bouncy rhyme carries the story headlong into the growing hilarity, until...
Chooch helped
Rogers, Andrea L.
Audiobook
Sissy's younger brother, Chooch, isn't a baby anymore. They just celebrated his second birthday after all. But no matter what Chooch does--even if he's messing something up, which is basically all the time!--their parents just say he's "helping." Sissy feels that Chooch can get away with anything!...
Harriet gets carried away
Sima, Jessie
Paper Book
From the author and illustrator of the bestselling Not Quite Narwhal comes a sweet and funny story about remembering where you belong, no matter how far you roam, or what you're wearing when you get there. Harriet loves costumes. She wears them to the dentist, to...

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