Stories that deal with issues of miscomprehension between people of different cultures have plots that are too complex for the average three- or four-year-old. Most of the available picture storybooks on such themes are intended for slightly older children.
There are some stories whose themes will easily gain recognition with pre-school children but whose settings are not White-British. Eileen Browne's Handa's Surprise is already an established favourite. Lima's Red Hot Chilli by David Mills and Derek Brazell is a lively, comical tale of the consequences of greed, that is available in large-size versions with Urdu and Bengali texts alongside the English one. A storybook with a theme specifically relevant to cultural diversity is Cleversticks by Bernard Ashley and Derek Brazell. This tells the story of a little Chinese boy who is able to teach his classmates (and teacher!) how to use chopsticks.
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