BookFinder

Welcome to Colorín Colorado’s BookFinder!

Using this tool, you can search for books by categories such as age, language, country, and theme. Our collection includes books for young children, older children, middle grades, and young adults. Our books are also organized into themed booklists that you are welcome to browse and share.

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For additional resources related to diverse books, see Using Diverse Books with ELLs: A Guide for Educators.

Note: A diverse panel of authors and educators has advised us in our development of this tool; we realize, however, that there many different ways to represent diverse identities and life experiences, and we have made every effort to create a tool that is both inclusive and user-friendly. We are still adding books from our collection to this tool.

Includes bilingual books, multilingual editions, and books featuring vocabulary in other languages
Cultures, nationalities, and communities represented by book’s characters and creators
Includes award winners, as well as honor books
This list includes Indigenous Nations throughout the Americas. Please note that tribal nations are sovereign nations.

Amira & Hamza (Book 1): The War to Save the Worlds

Illustrations of two siblings running

Amira & Hamza (Book 1): The War to Save the Worlds

Samira Ahmed
Age Level: 9-12, Middle Grade (9-14)

Amira & Hamza (Book 2): The Quest for the Ring of Power

Illustration of brother and sister fighting creatures

Amira & Hamza (Book 2): The Quest for the Ring of Power

Samira Ahmed
Age Level: 9-12, Middle Grade (9-14)

Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon

Illustration of Amy Wu with dragons

Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon

Kat Zhang
Age Level: 3-6

Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao

Illustration of Amy Wu sitting on bao

Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao

Kat Zhang
Age Level: 3-6

Antelope Woman: An Apache Folktale

Illustration of Antelope

Antelope Woman: An Apache Folktale

Michael Lacapa
Age Level: 3-6, 6-9

Apple: Skin to the Core

Illustration of apple peel surrounding young person

Apple: Skin to the Core

Eric Gansworth
Age Level: Young adult (14-18)

Baby Goes to Market

West African mother holds baby

Baby Goes to Market

Atinuke
Age Level: 3-6
Language: English

Banana for Two

Mother with baby

Banana for Two

Ellen Mayer
Age Level: 0-3
Language: Chinese, Hindi, Hmong, Punjabi, Somali, Spanish (Bilingual Eng/Sp), Vietnamese

Banned Book Club

Illustratoin of girl holding book

Banned Book Club

Kim Hyun Sook
Ryan Estrada
Age Level: Young adult (14-18)

Bebé Goes Shopping

Illustration of mother pushing baby in grocery cart

Bebé Goes Shopping

Susan Middleton Elya
Age Level: 3-6
Language: Spanish vocabulary featured

Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx

A photo of young Sonia Manzano coming down the stairs

Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx

Sonia Manzano
Age Level: Young adult (14-18)

Berry Song

Young girl and her grandmother looking out from berry plans

Berry Song

Michaela Goade
Age Level: 3-6, 6-9
Language: Tlingit

Biblioburro: A True Story from Colombia

A librarian rides on a donkey

Biblioburro: A True Story from Colombia

Jeanette Winter
Age Level: 6-9
Language: English

Big Apple Diaries

Young tween dancing in New York

Big Apple Diaries

Alyssa Bermudez
Age Level: 9-12, Middle Grade (9-14)

Black Bear, Red Fox: Colours in Cree

Illustration of a black bear and a red fox on grass

Black Bear, Red Fox: Colours in Cree

Julie Flett
Age Level: 0-3
Language: Cree

Blackbird Fly

Blackbird Fly

Blackbird Fly

Erin Entrada Kelly
Age Level: Middle Grade (9-14)

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