Search by: BIPOC Characters and Creators
Ruby Bridges—A Talk with My Teacher
By: Ruby Bridges
Illustrated by:
Trudy Tran
Trudy Tran
ISBN: 9781338753943
4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Safe Harbor
By: Padma Venkatraman
ISBN: 9780593112502
7-12, Poetry / Stories in Verse, Family / Community
Sharing the Dream
By: Shelia P. Moses
Illustrated by:
Keith Mallett
Keith Mallett
ISBN: 9780593617298
4-6, Picture Book, Historical Fiction
Shirley Chisholm—Champion of Change
By: Dr. Tonya Allen
Illustrated by:
Chasity Hampton
Chasity Hampton
ISBN: 9781959223610
7-12, Illustrated Prose, Biography / Memoir
The Story of Fannie Lou Hamer
By: Margeaux Weston
Illustrated by:
Simone Douglas
Simone Douglas
ISBN: 9798886509526
7-12, Illustrated Prose, Biography / Memoir
Why We Eat Fried Peanuts
By: Zed Zha
Illustrated by:
Sian James
Sian James
ISBN: 9780760395523
7-12, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Akua Goes to the Post Office
By: Dr. Artika Tyner
Illustrated by:
Bilal Karaca
Bilal Karaca
ISBN: 9781959223788
4-6, Picture Book, Cultural Diversity
Captain America, Brave New World—A Hero Looks Like You
By: Kwame Mbalia
Illustrated by:
Nikkolas Smith
Nikkolas Smith
ISBN: 9781368098083
4-6, Picture Book, Action / Adventure
Carl Walker—The Sound of Justice
By: Majeste Phillip
Illustrated by:
Chasity Hampton
Chasity Hampton
ISBN: 9781959223603
7-12, Illustrated Prose, Biography / Memoir
Dear Black Boy
By: Martellus Bennett
Illustrated by:
Martellus Bennett
Martellus Bennett
ISBN: 9780711297081
4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Dream a Dress, Dream a Poem
By: Nancy Johnson James
Illustrated by:
Diana Ejaita
Diana Ejaita
ISBN: 9781951836535
4-6, Poetry / Stories in Verse, Biography / Memoir
The Eidi Bag
By: Shazia Afzal
Illustrated by:
Shiva Delsooz
Shiva Delsooz
ISBN: 9781771475426
4-6, Picture Book, Immigrant Experience
Indigenous History from 1961–1977—The Civil Rights Era
By: E. A. Hale
ISBN: 9798889984153
7-12, Early Reader, History
Make a Pretty Sound
By: Traci N. Todd
Illustrated by:
Eleanor Davis
Eleanor Davis
ISBN: 9781452170640
4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Patty Dreams
By: Nadia L. Hohn
Illustrated by:
Sahle Robinson
Sahle Robinson
ISBN: 9781771476027
4-6, Picture Book, Immigrant Experience
Soggy Like Cush Cush
By: Karly Pierre
Illustrated by:
Kristen Uroda
Kristen Uroda
ISBN: 9781499816204
Fiction, 4-6, Cultural Diversity
Sticker Life Stories—Maya Angelou
By: Evie Day
Illustrated by:
Julie Bereciartu
Julie Bereciartu
ISBN: 9781684649068
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Wash Day Love
By: Tanisia Moore
Illustrated by:
Raissa Figueroa
Raissa Figueroa
ISBN: 9781338897326
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
We Need Everyone
By: Michael Redhead Champagne
Illustrated by:
Tiff Bartel
Tiff Bartel
ISBN: 9781774920114
Nonfiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
What If Bedtime Didn’t Exist?
By: Francine Cunningham
Illustrated by:
Mathias Ball
Mathias Ball
ISBN: 9781773218687
Fiction, 4-6, Imagination / Play
Where is Koketso? A Search, Seek & Find
By: Nyasha Williams
Illustrated by:
Anna Abl
Anna Abl
ISBN: 9781524889791
Nonfiction, 7-12, Imagination / Play
Heart Berry Bling
By: Jenny Kay Dupuis
Illustrated by:
Eva Campbell
Eva Campbell
ISBN: 9781774920558
Fiction, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Kodiaks—Home Ice Advantage
By: David A. Robertson
ISBN: 9781774921012
Fiction, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Lewis & Clark Coloring Book
By: Adam Brooks
Illustrated by:
Ted Rechlin
Ted Rechlin
ISBN: 9781560377139
Nonfiction, 7-12, How-to / Activity
The Band in Our Basement
By: Kelly J. Baptist
Illustrated by:
Jenin Mohammed
Jenin Mohammed
ISBN: 9781419769078
4-6, Picture Book, Art / Performing Arts
Black Joy
By: Charnaie Gordon
Illustrated by:
Lhaiza Morena
Lhaiza Morena
ISBN: 9780760394397
7-12, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Excited for Eid
By: Marzieh Abbas
Illustrated by:
Anoosha Syed
Anoosha Syed
ISBN: 9781499816259
0-3, Board Book, Cultural Diversity
Friday Fun
By: Marzieh Abbas
Illustrated by:
Anoosha Syed
Anoosha Syed
ISBN: 9781499816266
0-3, Board Book, Cultural Diversity
I’m Always Loving You
By: Kathy Wolff
Illustrated by:
Acamy Schleikorn
Acamy Schleikorn
ISBN: 9781547614202
4-6, Picture Book, Family / Community
Little People, BIG DREAMS Katherine Johnson
By: Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara
Illustrated by:
Jemma Skidmore
Jemma Skidmore
ISBN: 9781836001775
4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Little People, BIG DREAMS Patrick Mahomes
By: Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara
Illustrated by:
Guilherme Karsten
Guilherme Karsten
ISBN: 9781836005070
4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Venus and Serena Williams
By: David Lee Morgan Jr.
ISBN: 9798889982715
7-12, Early Reader, Sports / Games / Recreation
American Wings—Chicago’s Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky
By: Sherri L. Smith and Elizabeth Wein
ISBN: 9780593323984
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
Up Periscope! How Engineer Raye Montague Revolutionized Shipbuilding
By: Jennifer Swanson
Illustrated by:
Veronica Miller Jamison
Veronica Miller Jamison
ISBN: 9780316565486
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Yumbo Gumbo
By: Keila V. Dawson
Illustrated by:
Katie Crumpton
Katie Crumpton
ISBN: 9781623543259
Fiction, 4-6, Math
Up Periscope! How Engineer Raye Montague Revolutionized Shipbuilding
By: Jennifer Swanson
Illustrated by:
Veronica Miller Jamison
Veronica Miller Jamison
ISBN: 9780316565486
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Apple Black, Volume 5
By: Odunze Oguguo
Illustrated by:
Odunze Oguguo
Odunze Oguguo
ISBN: 9780760390344
Teen, Graphic Novel, Fantasy
Around the World Celebrations
By: Evi Triantafyllides
Illustrated by:
Nefeli Malekou
Nefeli Malekou
ISBN: 9798988932628
4-6, Picture Book, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
¡Blexi, Juega!
By: Alliah L. Agostini; translated by Jackie Garcia
Illustrated by:
Paige A. Mason
Paige A. Mason
ISBN: 9781223188508
4-6, Early Reader, Spanish
Elvis, Me, and the Postcard Winter
By: Leslie Gentile
ISBN: 9781770867666
7-12, Prose, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Ribbon Skirt—A Graphic Novel
By: Cameron Mukwa
ISBN: 9781338843255
7-12, Graphic Novel, LGBTQIA+
When Mimi Went Missing
By: Suja Sukumar
ISBN: 9781641295369
Fiction, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Wild Wonderings
By: Jessica Fries-Gaither
Illustrated by:
Linda Olliver
Linda Olliver
ISBN: 9781681409597
7-12, Picture Book, Science / Nature
The Sky Is Not Blue
By: Joy Jones
Illustrated by:
Sawyer Cloud
Sawyer Cloud
ISBN: 9798885544153
7-12, Picture Book, Art / Performing Arts
Soulful Struttin
By: Julia Pierre Hammond
Illustrated by:
Ana Latese
Ana Latese
ISBN: 9798885545259
7-12, Picture Book, Family / Community
Toypurina—Japchivit Leader, Medicine Woman, Tongva Rebel
By: Cheyenne M. Stone and Glenda Armand
Illustrated by:
Katie Dorame
Katie Dorame
ISBN: 9781499814668
4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
We Sing From the Heart—How The Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court
By: Mia Wenjen
Illustrated by:
Victor Bizar Gómez
Victor Bizar Gómez
ISBN: 9781636550879
7-12, Picture Book, Government / Politics / Law
Freedom Fire—Jax Freeman and the Phantom Shriek
By: Kwame Mbalia
ISBN: 9781368064736
7-12, Prose, BIPOC Characters and Creators
When Love Is More than Words
By: Jocelyn Chung
Illustrated by:
Julia Kuo
Julia Kuo
ISBN: 9780593533574
4-6, Picture Book, Family / Community
Gold Rush
By: Flora Delargy
Illustrated by:
Flora Delargy
Flora Delargy
ISBN: 9780711263895
7-12, Illustrated Prose, History
Hair Like Obama’s, Hands Like Lebron’s
By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
Savanna Durr
Savanna Durr
ISBN: 9781419771484
4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Hummingbird / Aamo-binashee
By: Dr. Jennifer Leason; translated by Norman Chartrand
Illustrated by:
Dr. Jennifer Leason
Dr. Jennifer Leason
ISBN: 9781459837140
4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
It’s Okay, Just Ask
By: Monique Leonardo Carlos
Illustrated by:
Salini Perera
Salini Perera
ISBN: 9781771476140
4-6, Picture Book, Immigrant Experience
James Finds the Beat
By: Ty Chapman
Illustrated by:
Anastasia Magloire Williams
Anastasia Magloire Williams
ISBN: 9798885545303
7-12, Picture Book, Social Emotional Learning
Missing Momma
By: Winsome Bingham
Illustrated by:
Rahele Jomepour Bell
Rahele Jomepour Bell
ISBN: 9781419761553
4-6, Picture Book, Mental / Physical Health
On the Block—Stories of Home
By: Edited by Ellen Oh
ISBN: 9780593648445
7-12, Anthology / Collection, Coming of Age
Our World—Democratic Republic of the Congo
By: Mel Nyoko
Illustrated by:
Joelle Avelino
Joelle Avelino
ISBN: 9798888592311
0-3, Board Book, Cultural Diversity
Everywhere Beauty Is Harlem
By: Gary Golio
Illustrated by:
E. B. Lewis
E. B. Lewis
ISBN: 9781662680557
Nonfiction, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
On My Papa’s Shoulders
By: Niki Daly
Illustrated by:
Niki Daly
Niki Daly
ISBN: 9781946395689
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Forever Our Home
By: Tonya Simpson
Illustrated by:
Carla Joseph
Carla Joseph
ISBN: 9781459835634
Fiction, 4-6, Science / Nature
See Us Bloom
By: Kyunghee Kim
Illustrated by:
Emily Paik
Emily Paik
ISBN: 9781735031941
Fiction, 4-6, Social Emotional Learning
The Grocery Game
By: Tori Murphy and Theodora Smiley Lacey
Illustrated by:
Megan Rizzo
Megan Rizzo
ISBN: 9781735292205
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
She’ll Be the Sky
By: Ella Risbridger
Illustrated by:
Anna Shepeta
Anna Shepeta
ISBN: 9798887770550
Fiction, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Gumbo Joy
By: Robert P. Dixon Jr
Illustrated by:
Amakai Quaye
Amakai Quaye
ISBN: 9781735123981
Fiction, 7-12, Food / Cooking
The Sorry Seeds
By: Tina Shepardson
Illustrated by:
Bong Hyun Shin
Bong Hyun Shin
ISBN: 9781957655307
Fiction, 4-6, Social Emotional Learning
Hello Beech Tree
By: Rasha Hamid
Illustrated by:
Sofia Moore
Sofia Moore
ISBN: 9798885540377
Fiction, 4-6, Environment / Sustainability / Recycling
Walking Together
By: Elder Dr. Albert D. Marshall & Louise Zimanyi
Illustrated by:
Emily Kewageshig
Emily Kewageshig
ISBN: 9781773217765
Nonfiction, 4-6, Science / Nature
I Am, I Can, I Will
By: Dr. Cynthia Jacobs Carter and Ruth Chamblee
ISBN: 9781523514571
Nonfiction, 7-12, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Jaheem’s First Kwanzaa
By: Zephaniah Martin
Illustrated by:
Bilal Karaca
Bilal Karaca
ISBN: 9781959223825
Fiction, 4-6, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
Kindred Spirits; Shilombish Ittibachvffa
By: Leslie Stall Widener
Illustrated by:
Johnson Yazzie
Johnson Yazzie
ISBN: 9781623543969
Nonfiction, 4-6, Friendships
Kwame Votes
By: Dr. Artika Tyner
Illustrated by:
Chasity Hampton
Chasity Hampton
ISBN: 9781959223856
Fiction, 7-12, Government / Politics / Law
Alex & Alex
By: Ziggy Hanaor
Illustrated by:
Ben Javens
Ben Javens
ISBN: 9781800660113
Fiction, 4-6, Social Emotional Learning
Listen, Wonder, Ask
By: Elly Berke
Illustrated by:
Luciana Navarro Powell
Luciana Navarro Powell
ISBN: 9781668945100
Fiction, 4-6, Family / Community
Aloha Everything
By: Kaylin Melia Geroge
Illustrated by:
Mae Waite
Mae Waite
ISBN: 9781636551128
Fiction, 7-12, Cultural Diversity
Loretta’s Gift
By: Pat Zietlow Miller
Illustrated by:
Alea Marley
Alea Marley
ISBN: 9781499806816
Fiction, 4-6, Family / Community
Already All the Love
By: Diana Farid
Illustrated by:
Shar Tuiasoa
Shar Tuiasoa
ISBN: 9781499815658
Fiction, 0-3, Family / Community
May We Have Enough to Share
By: Richard Van Camp
ISBN: 9781459816244
Fiction, 0-3, Social Emotional Learning
Baking Bread with Jiddo
By: Carrie Maslen
Illustrated by:
Carrie Maslen
Carrie Maslen
ISBN: 9781735292298
Fiction, 7-12, Food / Cooking
Cornrows, Box Braids, and Little Afro Puffs
By: Kai-ama Mootoo-Hamer
Illustrated by:
Ameerah Joseph
Ameerah Joseph
ISBN: 9781735292243
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Next Level—A Hymn in Gratitude for Neurodiversity
By: Samara Cole Doyon
Illustrated by:
Kaylani Juanita
Kaylani Juanita
ISBN: 9781668936832
Fiction, 4-6, Neurodiversity
Dearest One
By: Arielle Dance
Illustrated by:
Jenny Duke
Jenny Duke
ISBN: 9781913747800
Fiction, 4-6, Social Emotional Learning
The Ofrenda That We Built
By: Jolene Gutiérrez & Shaian Gutiérrez
Illustrated by:
Gabby Zapata
Gabby Zapata
ISBN: 9781797215624
Fiction, 4-6, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
Dominique’s Thrifted Treasures
By: Margarett McBride
Illustrated by:
Ryan Middaugh
Ryan Middaugh
ISBN: 9798765924860
Fiction, 7-12, Environment / Sustainability / Recycling
The Beautiful Game
By: Yamile Saied Méndez
ISBN: 9781643753980
7-12, Prose, Sports / Games / Recreation
Mama’s Magnificent Dancing Plantitas
By: Jesus Trejo
Illustrated by:
Eliza Kinkz
Eliza Kinkz
ISBN: 9781662651069
4-6, Picture Book, Family / Community
Between The Pipes
By: Albert McLeod with Elaine Mordoch & Sonya Ballantyne
Illustrated by:
Alice RL, Kielamel Sibal
Alice RL, Kielamel Sibal
ISBN: 9781774921043
Teen, Graphic Novel, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Muhammad’s Recipe for Remembering
By: Maidah Ahmad
Illustrated by:
Shruti Prabhu
Shruti Prabhu
ISBN: 9781773219097
4-6, Picture Book, Cultural Diversity
Billu Buttons
By: Gus Singh
Illustrated by:
Delzin Choksey
Delzin Choksey
ISBN: 9781949528657
4-6, Picture Book, Social Emotional Learning
On Powwow Day
By: Traci Sorell
Illustrated by:
Madelyn Goodnight
Madelyn Goodnight
ISBN: 9781623545765
0-3, Board Book, Cultural Diversity
