Search by: BIPOC Characters and Creators
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Grampy’s Chair
By: Rebecca Thomas
Illustrated by:
Coco Apunnguaq Lynge
Coco Apunnguaq Lynge
ISBN: 9781773219189
4-6, Picture Book, Death / Grief / Loss
Great Minds of Science (Black Lives #1)
By: Tonya Bolden
Illustrated by:
David Wilkerson
David Wilkerson
ISBN: 9781419752698
7-12, Graphic Novel, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Heartbeat Drum
By: Deidre Havrelock
Illustrated by:
Aphelandra
Aphelandra
ISBN: 9781419756689
4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Little Moons
By: Jen Storm
Illustrated by:
Ryan Howe
Ryan Howe
ISBN: 9781774921074
Teen, Graphic Novel, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Ayo’s Adventure—Across the African Diaspora from Afro to Zulu
By: Ain Heath Drew
Illustrated by:
Erin Robinson
Erin Robinson
ISBN: 9798888592113
7-12, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Littlest Food Critic
By: Debbie Rigaud
Illustrated by:
Rachel Mas Davidson
Rachel Mas Davidson
ISBN: 9780593530375
4-6, Picture Book, Food / Cooking
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
Birth of the Chosen One—A First Nations Retelling of the Christmas Story
By: Terry Wildman
Illustrated by:
Hannah Buchanan, Holly Buchanan
Hannah Buchanan, Holly Buchanan
ISBN: 9781514007020
4-6, Picture Book, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
Pepe y el desfile
By: Tracey Kyle
Illustrated by:
Mirelle Ortega
Mirelle Ortega
ISBN: 9781499817485
4-6, Picture Book, Spanish
Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix (paperback)
By: Jacqueline Briggs Martin, June Jo Lee
Illustrated by:
Man One
Man One
ISBN: 9780998436654
7-12, Picture Book, Food / Cooking
Clock Striker, Volume 2
By: Frederick L Jones
Illustrated by:
Issaka Galadima
Issaka Galadima
ISBN: 9780760389232
7-12, Graphic Novel, Fantasy
A Constellation of Minor Bears
By: Jen Ferguson
ISBN: 9780063334229
Teen, Prose, BIPOC Characters and Creators
This Land is a Lullaby
By: Tonya Simpson
Illustrated by:
Delreé Dumont
Delreé Dumont
ISBN: 9781459836099
4-6, Picture Book, Sleep / Dreams / Bedtime
Courage, Every Day
By: Wai Mei Wong
Illustrated by:
Kirsti Beautyman
Kirsti Beautyman
ISBN: 9781668945117
4-6, Picture Book, Social Emotional Learning
Danica dela Torre, Certified Sleuth
By: Mikaela Lucido
Illustrated by:
Joanna Cacao
Joanna Cacao
ISBN: 9781773218977
7-12, Illustrated Prose, Mystery / Thriller
Wisdom Weavers
By: James Vukelich Kaagegaabaw
Illustrated by:
Marcus Trujillo
Marcus Trujillo
ISBN: 9780760387191
7-12, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
God Flare (Reckoner Rises, Vol. 3)
By: David A. Robertson
Illustrated by:
Scott B. Henderson
Scott B. Henderson
ISBN: 9781774920442
Teen, Graphic Novel, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Wild Greens Beautiful Girl
By: Erica Lee Schlaikjer
Illustrated by:
Cinyee Chiu
Cinyee Chiu
ISBN: 9781534113152
4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
We Are the Medicine
By: Tasha Spillett
Illustrated by:
Natasha Donovan
Natasha Donovan
ISBN: 9781774921104
Teen, Graphic Novel, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Swinging Into History
By: Karen L. Swanson
Illustrated by:
Laura Freeman
Laura Freeman
ISBN: 9781635928136
7-12, Picture Book, Sports / Games / Recreation
The Sticky Note Manifesto of Aisha Agarwal
By: Ambika Vohra
ISBN: 9780063347168
Teen, Prose, Coming of Age
Squawk of Spanish
By: Gabriella Aldeman
Illustrated by:
Romina Galotta
Romina Galotta
ISBN: 9781623543921
4-6, Picture Book, Animals
Sarah Ponakey, Storycatcher and Âhâsiw’s Forest Powwow
By: Sita MacMillan
Illustrated by:
Azby Whitecalf
Azby Whitecalf
ISBN: 9781773218885
7-12, Early Reader, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Our Beautiful Darkness
By: Ondjaki; Translated by Lyn Miller-Lachmann
Illustrated by:
António Jorge Gonçalves
António Jorge Gonçalves
ISBN: 9781592704101
Teen, Graphic Novel, Coming of Age
The Most Perfect Persimmon
By: Hannah Chung
Illustrated by:
Hannah Chung
Hannah Chung
ISBN: 9781662620843
4-6, Picture Book, Family / Community
Mama’s Chicken and Dumplings
By: Dionna L. Mann
ISBN: 9780823455553
7-12, Prose, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Maid and the Crocodile (Raybearer series)
By: Jordan Ifueko
ISBN: 9781419764356
Teen, Prose, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Littlest Grito
By: Nicholas Solis
Illustrated by:
Teresa Martinez
Teresa Martinez
ISBN: 9781534112889
4-6, Picture Book, Social Emotional Learning
Little by Little—You Can Change the World
By: Sonya Ballantyne
Illustrated by:
Rhael McGregor, Toben Racicot
Rhael McGregor, Toben Racicot
ISBN: 9781774920985
7-12, Graphic Novel, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Kamau & ZuZu Find a Way
By: Aracelis Girmay
Illustrated by:
Diana Ejaita
Diana Ejaita
ISBN: 9781592703890
7-12, Picture Book, Immigrant Experience
