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This paper presents a Reading/Language curriculum for grades K-4 (but adaptable to middle and high school students) which is anti-bias and literature-based. It is intended to help educators use high-quality multicultural children's literature as a medium for reading instruction, and to show all students why discrimination is harmful, and how bias can be overcome. The paper's first section presents the curriculum rationale, discussing program design, anti-bias definition, field test and population, goals of the program for students, essential components of the program, and selection of materials to accomplish program goals. The second section discusses instruction. Assessment of students as well as program assessment and evaluation are addressed in the third section. Next, creating an anti-bias environment is dealt with, and the final section outlines goals for the collaboration of all educators involved in children'