Using Picture Books to Promote Empathy, Belonging, and Social Justice in Pre-K and Kindergarten

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Isauro M. Escamilla Iliana Alanís

Using Picture Books to Promote Empathy, Belonging, and Social Justice in Pre-K and Kindergarten

Name: Using Picture Books to Promote Empathy, Belonging, and Social Justice in Pre-K and Kindergarten
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ISBN: 9780807783535

Isauro M. Escamilla, Iliana Alanís, Daniel Meier , Patricia Sullivan

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Teachers' College Press
23 January 2026

Age groups: children; Child & developmental psychology; Educational strategies & policy; Pre-school & kindergarten; Teachers' classroom resources & material

This timely book offers preschool and kindergarten teachers practical, research-based strategies for how to use culturally relevant picture books to discuss social justice and equity with young children. It includes activities and dozens of recommended children’s books that will help students understand their own social, cultural, and linguistic identities.

Challenging outdated literacy norms, this book calls on educators to center picture books about children’s different identities, talents, and lived experiences. The authors show how picture books rooted in social justice and equity become powerful tools for fostering critical thinking, empathy, a sense of belonging, and meaningful dialogue. Through shared reading and thoughtful discussion, teachers can help young learners explore big ideas, such as fairness, culture, and identity.

Now is the time to place powerful stories in the hands of young learners. Let this book be your guide to cultivating classrooms where equity is not just an ideal, but a daily reality.

Book Features:

Provides in-depth descriptions of effective classroom strategies for using picture books with social justice content and images. Alleviates teachers’ potential discomfort around social justice and equity by using children’s literature to identify and discuss unfair practices in the world. Highlights the capacity for young children to engage in critical conversations when developing their notions of themselves and the world they live in. Includes annotated lists of recommended children’s picture books, websites, podcasts, and videos.

By: Isauro M. Escamilla, Iliana Alanís, Daniel Meier
Contributions by: Patricia Sullivan, Maria Leija
Imprint: Teachers' College Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm,
ISBN: 9780807783535
ISBN 10: 0807783536
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 23 January 2026
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Isauro M. Escamilla is an assistant professor of elementary education at San Francisco State University. Iliana Alanís is professor of early childhood and elementary education at the University of Texas-San Antonio. Daniel Meier is professor of elementary education at San Francisco State University.