The picturebook is considered to be a very significant literary work because it introduces a child to the world of literature. The picturebook can be very thematically diverse, and its various functions determine a further division and types. In the picturebook, the main emphasis is on the pictorial discourse because it mediates the majority of the story. However, most picturebooks are determined by two expressions – language and pictorial, where the story is mediated by text and picture. A problem picturebook is a type of picturebook that deals with interpersonal relationships, with the child in the primary focus. The main purpose of problem picturebooks is to help children and their parents in identifying and solving various problematic situations. Problem picturebooks are also considered to be very valuable material in promoting inclusive values. Tolerance and respect for diversity as topics of contemporary problem picturebooks teach children the importance of accepting all people, regardless of the nature of their differences. Picturebooks that introduce children to different aspects of tolerance and acceptance of diversity greatly affect the development of children's self-consciousness and identity, encourage social and emotional development of children and offer them different strategies for developing a positive self-image. Contemporary problem picturebooks Elmer, Figaro, mačak koji je hrkao, Gospodin Nosko nalazi prijatelja, Izgubio se jedan zeleni pas and Tibor, paun bez repa encourage the youngest readers to think and talk about the main characters, different problematic situations, inclusive values and various motives of tolerance and respect for diversity. This master's thesis is the result of a closer study and analysis of these contemporary problem picturebooks and the approaches to the elaboration of various motives of tolerance and respect for diversity. The topics of tolerance and respect for diversity, which can be found in these literary works, give each child an opportunity to better and deeper understand what it means to truly accept a person as he or she is.