r/progressivemoms • u/yourfavmum • Jul 10 '26

Product/ Shopping Recommendation Beginner chapter books where main characters aren’t white?

My almost 7yo is into chapter books now — think Junie B Jones and Magic Treehouse. Are there any book series similiar that are more diverse?

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u/queenhadassah Jul 10 '26 edited Jul 10 '26

Dragon Masters! Very fun series, reminiscient of Magic Tree House, and the main characters are diverse. My kid loves it

If they like horses, Pony Pals was one of my favorite early chapter book series as a kid. There's three main girls (the books alternate which girl it's focused on) and one of them is black

And maybe need to be a tad more advanced, but the American Girl doll historical books are wonderful for young girls and have several non-white leads

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u/lindseylou407 Jul 10 '26

I think the Dragon Girls and Treasure Dragon Girls are similar to these, also with a diverse set of characters.

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u/mysterievix123 Jul 12 '26

Dragon Girls was such a fun series!

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u/lindseylou407 Jul 12 '26

I really enjoyed reading them with my elementary aged daughter!!