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

NA

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

Does this book freeze a culture to a time period?

X
X

Title: Jacobs New Dress

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

x
x

NA

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

Does this book freeze a culture to a time period?

x
x
x
x

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

Hispanic/Latin@

White

Native American/American Indian

x
x
x
x
x

NA

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
x
x

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

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

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

fireman)

X
X
X
X
X

NA

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
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
Does the book have stereotypes in the illustrations?

Yes

No

NA

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

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?

X
X
X