The best new inclusive children’s books: October 2024

A warm, kind book about spreading cheer during the festive season.

A beautiful, bright board book highlighting some of the activities that take place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo!

A brightly illustrated introduction to Pakistan and the Urdu language.

Stylish and filled with characterful cheer, this exciting board book introduces the language, lifestyle and landscape of Cuba with real vibrancy.

A beautiful, bright board book highlighting some of the activities that can take place in the Philippines!

A delightful Halloween addition to this fun rhyming series — this time about a girl and a vampire bat.

A wintery yet heart-warming story of a little girl who imagines owning a polar bear! Featuring humour and engaging rhymes.

A fantastical fantasy that imagines the mayhem and mishaps that might ensue if a dragon were your pet.

A joyous book about the Muslim prayer and a boy finding the confidence to pray anywhere.

A mouth-wateringly tasty story celebrating the magic that food holds in evoking memories and bringing together family and community.

A sweet manifesto on what children want from the world, co-written with a group of children!

For one Armenian child, her birthday is a time for celebration and friendship. It is also time to look back on the journeys of her ancestors and those who came before her.

When Fatima’s world changes on entering the children’s home, she embarks on a journey to find her forever home.

Stylish and sweet, this is simultaneously a perfect book for explaining concepts of sharing and an ideal story to share.

Learn how kind, beautiful Chang’e became the Moon Goddess in this exquisitely illustrated and beautifully written retelling.

Wrapped up in colourful headscarves or coiled into a crown-like structure, Grandma always wears her locs with grace and pride!

The classic Christmas song, set in a bygone era, but this time with a Black protagonist in wonderful Edwardian fashions, with a very generous grandma!

Follow brave Su-Ling as she delivers a message in a mooncake to help save her village from the Mongols.

A poetic, colourfully illustrated picture book, featuring an animated cast of characters who play, learn and build a playground together.

Destiny is a magician! Or at least she wants to be — but will her stage nerves get in the way?

Flora and Pavan make a fast-paced race to the frozen North where they battle perils to find a mystical pearl.

Leon wants to be a hero, but is it worth losing a friend over? A hilarious, tricky tale of friendship!

Blessing and her mum are in an endless winter. But could meeting a talking snowman mean the start of spring?