Introduction
The books highlighted in this guide, Children's Literature Portraying Religion, were specifically chosen as quality books that focus on authentic religious expression for children grades K-4. Their selection emerged from an empirical study designed to:
- Develop a rubric for evaluation of multicultural literature that represents religion and can be used in early childhood classrooms.
- Explore and select multicultural literature that represents religion and can be used in early childhood classrooms.
These books represent but a small sample of powerful pieces of children’s multicultural literature that we believe fosters understanding and respect and can be used as a vehicle for raising children’s awareness of religious traditions in our world. While some of the books focus on specific holidays, people or concepts others have a more broad cultural focus.
