Picture Books Featuring Multiracial and Interfaith Families

"A Catholic girl growing up in the bustling city of Lagos, Nigeria takes a trip to spend a week with her Muslim extended family in the countryside town of Ijebu to celebrate Eid al-Adha. Her days in Ijebu are filled with celebrations, traditions and special time connecting with family. Breathtaking illustration and poetic writing draws the reader into the sensory experience of celebrating Eid in Nigeria, while detailed endmatter includes information...

A boy is worried that his little sister's climbing will spoil the first night of Hanukkah, when his family combines his father's Jewish traditions with his mother's East Indian cooking.

"A young Muslim girl puts on a head scarf and not only feels closer to her mother, she also imagines herself as a queen, the sun, a superhero, and more." --

"Nina's visits to her two faraway grandmothers--one in Malaysia and one in England--unfold side-by-side, featuring similarities and differences between the two"--

"A simple story exploring the feelings of a mixed heritage child who begins to notice the physical differences between her mother's features and her own. One day, Izzy notices that her skin looks different from her mama's. "Mama," exclaims Izzy. "We don't match! You're sand, and I'm chocolate." Then Izzy realizes that her hair has big swirls and curls that jump out from her braids, while her mama's hair is smooth and straight with a braid that hangs...

A young multiracial boy celebrates family, friendship, and fun by telling about some of the everyday things for which he is thankful.

The biracial daughter of an African American father and a Japanese mother fondly recalls growing up with her mother and her father's mother, two very different but equally loving women.

When her maternal grandfather comes from China, Helen, who is biracial, develops a special bond with him despite their age and language differences.

A young girl recalls the stories she has been told about the members of her family and wonders what kind of person she will become.

When Ming Da's Chinese grandpa comes to visit for Chinese New Year, he overcomes his initial embarrassment at his grandfather's traditions and begins to appreciate him, especially his practice of tai chi. Ming Da becomes serious about learning from his grandfather and even earns an important role in the Chinese New Year parade. Includes an author's note.