A note to visitors of this website: As some of you may already know, I am currently pursuing a Master’s of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alberta’s School of Library and Information Studies. This blog post is part of an assignment for my LIS 503 – Reference Services course. Readers’ advisory is a service often provided by librarians of suggesting books (or other resources) to readers based on criteria such as their age level and preferences for certain genres or topics. My assignment was to pick a book and come up with a read-alike list of ten titles. It’s been a long time since I have explored children’s books, so this was a lot of fun and almost makes me wish I had small children around to read these with. Almost. Anyway, I hope you enjoy.

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A is for Activist, written and illustrated by Innosanto Nagara, is an ABC board book that introduces social justice concepts to young readers. Through colourful illustrations and catchy rhymes, the book covers topics such as racism, environmental justice, labour rights, 2SLGBTQ+ struggles, and more.

Here is a read-alike list featuring a selection of other picture and board books about social justice issues, aimed at early childhood readers.

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