Search by: BIPOC Characters and Creators
Black Girls Unbossed
By: Khristi Lauren Adams
ISBN: 9781506479231
Nonfiction, 7-12, Illustrated Prose, Biography / Memoir
The Celebration Place: God’s Plan for a Delightfully Diverse Church
By: Dorena Williamson
Illustrated by:
Erin Bennett Banks
Erin Bennett Banks
ISBN: 9781514002582
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Religion / Spirituality
Freedom Braids
By: Monique Duncan
Illustrated by:
Oboh Moses
Oboh Moses
ISBN: 9781915244802
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Historical Fiction
I Will Swim Next Time
By: Emily Joof
Illustrated by:
Matilda Ruta
Matilda Ruta
ISBN: 9781782508298
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Social Emotional Learning
Lovely One (Adapted for Young Adults)
By: Kentaji Brown Jackson
ISBN: 9798217117772
Nonfiction, Teen, Prose, Biography / Memoir
Pecosita’s Freckly Freckle Face
By: Aliya King Neil & Shane Paul Neil
Illustrated by:
Eric Velasquez
Eric Velasquez
ISBN: 9781665936538
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Those Who Saw the Sun
By: Avery, Jaha Nailah
ISBN: 9781646144624
Nonfiction, Teen, Anthology / Collection, History
Black Hair Can: The Roots of Our Roots
By: Sylvia Rodriguez
Illustrated by:
Sylvia Rodriguez
Sylvia Rodriguez
ISBN: 9781623545901
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
A Child’s Introduction to African American History
By: Jabari Asim
Illustrated by:
Lynn Gaines
Lynn Gaines
ISBN: 9780316436427
Nonfiction, 7-12, Illustrated Prose, History
Freedom! The Story of the Black Panther Party
By: Martin, Jetta Grace
ISBN: 9781646144105
Nonfiction, Teen, Prose, History
Make a Pretty Sound
By: Traci N. Todd
Illustrated by:
Eleanor Davis
Eleanor Davis
ISBN: 9781452170640
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Preaching to the Chickens: The Story of Young John Lewis
By: Jabari Asim
Illustrated by:
E. B. Lewis
E. B. Lewis
ISBN: 9780399168567
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Through the Telescope: Mae Jemison dreams of space
By: Charles R Smith Jr
Illustrated by:
Evening Monteiro
Evening Monteiro
ISBN: 9781338815290
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Black Hands: Builders of Our Nation
By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
R. Gregory Christie
R. Gregory Christie
ISBN: 9798217031856
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, History
Clothes to Make You Smile
By: Eric Darnell Pritchard
Illustrated by:
Shannon Wright
Shannon Wright
ISBN: 9781419768866
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Gift of Freedom
By: Glennette Tilley Turner
Illustrated by:
Laura Freeman
Laura Freeman
ISBN: 9781419769290
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, History
It’s Her Story Josephine Baker: A Graphic Novel
By: Lauren Gamble
Illustrated by:
Markia Jenai
Markia Jenai
ISBN: 9781503764910
Nonfiction, 7-12, Graphic Novel, Biography / Memoir
Make Good Trouble
By: Jamia Wilson
Illustrated by:
Devon Blow and Ashley Lukashevsky
Devon Blow and Ashley Lukashevsky
ISBN: 9780744092196
Nonfiction, Teen, Illustrated Prose, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
The Proudest Color
By: Sheila Modir and Jeffrey Kashou
Illustrated by:
Monica Mikai
Monica Mikai
ISBN: 9781641705783
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
To Be a Cheetah: A Bedtime Story
By: Joanne Hillhouse
Illustrated by:
Zavian Archibald
Zavian Archibald
ISBN: 9781503768000
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Sleep / Dreams / Bedtime
Black History Is Your History
By: Taylor Cassidy
Illustrated by:
Adriana Bellet
Adriana Bellet
ISBN: 9781665957700
Nonfiction, Teen, Illustrated Prose, History
Come Home Safe
By: Brian G. Buckmire
ISBN: 9780310142188
Fiction, Teen, Chapter Book, Cultural Diversity
Go Tell It: How James Baldwin Became a Writer
By: Quartez Harris
Illustrated by:
Gordon C. James
Gordon C. James
ISBN: 9780316483933
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
It’s Her Story Rosa Parks: A Graphic Novel
By: Lauren Burke
Illustrated by:
Shane Clester
Shane Clester
ISBN: 9781503752948
Nonfiction, 7-12, Graphic Novel, Biography / Memoir
Marching North
By: Yolanda T. Marshall
Illustrated by:
Daria Lavrova
Daria Lavrova
ISBN: 9781771059022
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Racial Equality
By: Anita Ganeri
Illustrated by:
Toby Newsome
Toby Newsome
ISBN: 9781499453744
Nonfiction, 7-12, Illustrated Prose, History
The Traiblazing Life of Viola Desmond: A Civil Rights Icon
By: Rachel Kehoe with Wanda Robson
Illustrated by:
Chelsea Charles
Chelsea Charles
ISBN: 9781459833975
Nonfiction, 7-12, Illustrated Prose, BIPOC Characters and Creators
ABCs of Black Girl Magic Coloring Book
By: Lora A. McClain
Illustrated by:
Bieunkah Anwojue, Asia Lewis-Ross
Bieunkah Anwojue, Asia Lewis-Ross
ISBN: 9781464267000
Nonfiction, 4-6, Novelty / Pop-up, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Black Swans
By: Laurel van der Linde
Illustrated by:
Sawyer Cloud
Sawyer Cloud
ISBN: 9781503764095
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Coming Home (Adapted for Young Adults)
By: Brittney Griner and Michelle Buford
ISBN: 9798217027033
Nonfiction, Teen, Prose, Biography / Memoir
The Great Birthday Surprise!
By: Tanya Wright
Illustrated by:
Ashley Evans
Ashley Evans
ISBN: 9781464243875
Fiction, 7-12, Chapter Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
James Finds the Beat
By: Ty Chapman
Illustrated by:
Anastasia Magloire Williams
Anastasia Magloire Williams
ISBN: 9798885545303
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Social Emotional Learning
Marvelous Cornelius
By: Phil Bildner
Illustrated by:
John Parra
John Parra
ISBN: 9781452125787
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
The Second Verse
By: Onke Mazibuko
ISBN: 9781960803214
Fiction, Teen, Prose, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The True Story of Vanilla: How Edmond Albius Made History
By: Ann Richards
Illustrated by:
Arden Taylor
Arden Taylor
ISBN: 9781459838444
Nonfiction, 7-12, Illustrated Prose, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The ABCs of Black History
By: Rio Cortez
Illustrated by:
Lauren Semmer
Lauren Semmer
ISBN: 9781523507498
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Blackward
By: Lawrence Lindell
Illustrated by:
Lawrence Lindell
Lawrence Lindell
ISBN: 9781770466784
Fiction, Teen, Graphic Novel, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Congressman John Lewis: A Man on a Mission to Seek Justice for All
By: Jennifer Marino Walters
Illustrated by:
Niall Harding
Niall Harding
ISBN: 9781643713137
Nonfiction, 7-12, Early Reader, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Haircut Day With Dad
By: Monica Mikai
ISBN: 9798217027545
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Family / Community
Jayden’s Impossible Garden
By: Mélina Mangal
Illustrated by:
Ken Daley
Ken Daley
ISBN: 9781631985904
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Environment / Sustainability / Recycling
Marvelous to Me
By: Keb' Mo'
Illustrated by:
MF James
MF James
ISBN: 9781486730087
Fiction, 4-6, Poetry / Stories in Verse, Cultural Diversity
Shaka Rising
By: Luke Molver
Illustrated by:
Luke Molver
Luke Molver
ISBN: 9781946498977
Fiction, Teen, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction
Twice Enslaved
By: Selene Castrovilla
Illustrated by:
Erin K. Robinson
Erin K. Robinson
ISBN: 9781662680748
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Abeni’s Song
By: P. Djèlí Clark
ISBN: 9781250825841
Fiction, 7-12, Prose, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Dark Was the Night: Blind Willie Johnson’s Journey to the Stars
By: Gary Golio
Illustrated by:
E. B. Lewis
E. B. Lewis
ISBN: 9781524738884
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Halima, Superhero Princess
By: Emily Joof
Illustrated by:
Asa Gilland
Asa Gilland
ISBN: 9781782508847
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Josey Johnson’s Hair and the Holy Spirit
By: Esau McCaulley
Illustrated by:
LaTonya Jackson
LaTonya Jackson
ISBN: 9781514003572
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Religion / Spirituality
Mary Bowser and the Civil War Spy Ring
By: Enigma Alberti
Illustrated by:
Tony Cliff
Tony Cliff
ISBN: 9781523507719
Nonfiction, 7-12, Chapter Book, History
Sharing the Dream
By: Shelia P. Moses
Illustrated by:
Keith Mallett
Keith Mallett
ISBN: 9780593617298
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Two Artists, Grandad and Me
By: Charnelle Pinkney Barlow
ISBN: 9780593571224
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
All The Noise at Once
By: DeAndra Davis
ISBN: 9781665952651
Fiction, Teen, Prose, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Blood Debts
By: Terry J. Benton-Walker
ISBN: 9781250825940
Fiction, Teen, Prose, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Dear You, Dream Big
By: Baptiste Paul
Illustrated by:
Toni D. Chambers
Toni D. Chambers
ISBN: 9781623542955
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Harriet Tubman, Force of Nature: A Biography in Poems
By: Caroline Brewer
Illustrated by:
Caroline Brewer
Caroline Brewer
ISBN: 9781804661444
Nonfiction, 7-12, Poetry / Stories in Verse, Biography / Memoir
Journey Beyond the Walls
By: Sir James Thornhill
ISBN: 9798218594442
Nonfiction, 7-12, Anthology / Collection, Biography / Memoir
Me and the Family Tree
By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
Ashleigh Corrin
Ashleigh Corrin
ISBN: 9781728242491
Fiction, 0-3, Board Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Unboxing of a Black Girl
By: Angela Shanté
ISBN: 9798890039538
Nonfiction, Teen, Poetry / Stories in Verse, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Anansi and the Golden Pot
By: Taiye Selasi
Illustrated by:
Tinuke Fagborun
Tinuke Fagborun
ISBN: 9780744049909
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Folklore / Fairytales / Myths
Blood in the Water
By: Tiffany D. Jackson
ISBN: 9781338849912
Fiction, 7-12, Prose, Mystery / Thriller
Dominique’s Thrifted Treasures
By: Margarett McBride
Illustrated by:
Ryan Middaugh
Ryan Middaugh
ISBN: 9798765924860
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Family / Community
Hockey Night in Kenya
By: Danson Mutinda and Eric Walters
Illustrated by:
Claudia Dávila
Claudia Dávila
ISBN: 9781459823617
Fiction, 4-6, Chapter Book, Sports / Games / Recreation
Juneteenth
By: Hannah Eliot
Illustrated by:
Tequitia Andrews
Tequitia Andrews
ISBN: 9781665990349
Nonfiction, 0-3, Board Book, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
Milko
By: Freda Narh and Samuel Narh
Illustrated by:
Alisa Knatko
Alisa Knatko
ISBN: 9781734789720
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
A Song for August
By: Denmead, Sally
Illustrated by:
Alleanna Harris
Alleanna Harris
ISBN: 9781646144396
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Wanjiku, Child of Mine
By: Ciiku Ndungu-Case
Illustrated by:
Karen Vermeulen
Karen Vermeulen
ISBN: 9781960803016
Fiction, 4-6, Board Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
And She Was Loved: Toni Morrison’s Life in Stories
By: Andrea Davis Pinkney
Illustrated by:
Daniel Minter
Daniel Minter
ISBN: 9780316182362
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
The Dream Builder’s Blueprint
By: Alice Faye Duncan
Illustrated by:
E. B. Lewis
E. B. Lewis
ISBN: 9781662680311
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Hot Comb
By: Ebony Flowers
Illustrated by:
Ebony Flowers
Ebony Flowers
ISBN: 9781770463486
Fiction, Teen, Graphic Novel, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Juneteenth: Ready-to-Read Level 1
By: Margaret McNamara
Illustrated by:
Mike Gordon
Mike Gordon
ISBN: 9781665956192
Fiction, 4-6, Early Reader, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
My Daddy is a Cowboy
By: Stephanie Seales
Illustrated by:
C.G. Esperanza
C.G. Esperanza
ISBN: 9781419760815
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Songbird in the Light
By: Billy Porter & Chris Clarkson
Illustrated by:
Charly Palmer
Charly Palmer
ISBN: 9781419745836
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Art / Performing Arts
Wash Day Love
By: Tanisia Moore
Illustrated by:
Raissa Figueroa
Raissa Figueroa
ISBN: 9781338897326
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Family / Community
Antiracist Kitchen: 21 Stories (and Recipes)
By: Nadia Hohn
Illustrated by:
Roza Nosari
Roza Nosari
ISBN: 9781459833432
Nonfiction, 7-12, Illustrated Prose, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Dreams on Fire
By: Annette Daniels Taylor
ISBN: 9781538382486
Fiction, Teen, Hi-Lo Reader, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Hugged by the Night
By: Harold Green III
Illustrated by:
Karabo Poppy
Karabo Poppy
ISBN: 9781797217178
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Sleep / Dreams / Bedtime
Just Kickin’ It
By: Julie Thompson
ISBN: 9781459841017
Fiction, Teen, Hi-Lo Reader, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Sonny Rollins Plays the Bridge
By: Gary Golio
Illustrated by:
James Ransome
James Ransome
ISBN: 9781984813664
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Where I’m Coming From
By: Barbara Brandon-Croft
Illustrated by:
Barbara Brandon-Croft
Barbara Brandon-Croft
ISBN: 9781770465688
Fiction, Teen, Graphic Novel, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Aretha Franklin
By: Kristen Rajczak Nelson
ISBN: 9781534552371
Nonfiction, 7-12, Illustrated Prose, Biography / Memoir
Brown Girl Dreaming
By: Jacqueline Woodson
ISBN: 9780399252518
Nonfiction, 7-12, Poetry / Stories in Verse, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Emeka, Eat Egusi
By: Candice Iloh
Illustrated by:
Bea Jackson
Bea Jackson
ISBN: 9781665937610
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
I Am, I Can, I Will
By: Dr. Cynthia Jacobs Carter and Ruth Chamblee
Illustrated by:
Steffi Walthall
Steffi Walthall
ISBN: 9781523514571
Nonfiction, 7-12, Illustrated Prose, Social Emotional Learning
A Kids Book About Juneteenth
By: Garrison Hayes
ISBN: 9780744098877
Nonfiction, 7-12, Prose, History
My Soca Birthday Party: with Jollof Rice and Steel Pans
By: Yolanda T. Marshall
Illustrated by:
Subi Bosa
Subi Bosa
ISBN: 9781771055680
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Cultural Diversity
Soulful Struttin
By: Julia Pierre Hammond
Illustrated by:
Ana Latese
Ana Latese
ISBN: 9798885545259
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Family / Community
The White Guy Dies First
By: Edited by Terry J. Benton-Walker
ISBN: 9781250861276
Fiction, Teen, Anthology / Collection, Horror
Aya: Life in Yop City
By: Marguerite Abouet & Clément Oubrerie; translated by Helge Dascher
Illustrated by:
Marguerite Abouet & Clément Oubrerie
Marguerite Abouet & Clément Oubrerie
ISBN: 9781770460829
Fiction, Teen, Graphic Novel, Places / Travel
Brown Girl in the Snow
By: Yolanda T. Marshall
Illustrated by:
Marianne Ferrer
Marianne Ferrer
ISBN: 9781771649261
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Everywhere Beauty Is Harlem
By: Gary Golio
Illustrated by:
E. B. Lewis
E. B. Lewis
ISBN: 9781662680557
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
I Can Be Brave Like Martin Luther King Jr.
By: Familius
Illustrated by:
Susanna Covelli
Susanna Covelli
ISBN: 9781641707473
Nonfiction, 4-6, Novelty / Pop-up, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
A Kite for Melia
By: Freda Narh and Samuel Narh
Illustrated by:
Valeria Suria
Valeria Suria
ISBN: 9781734789744
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Nani and the Lion
By: Alicia D. Williams
Illustrated by:
Anna Cunha
Anna Cunha
ISBN: 9781665914222
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Folklore / Fairytales / Myths
A Stitch Through Time
By: Lauren Burke
Illustrated by:
Katie Crumpton
Katie Crumpton
ISBN: 9781503759282
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
