Search by: BIPOC Characters and Creators
Binna’s Dalgona
By: Sojung Kim-McCarthy
ISBN: 9780593856550
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Hopeful Heroes: More Poems about Amazing Latinos
By: Margarita Engle
Illustrated by:
Juliet Menéndez
Juliet Menéndez
ISBN: 9781250313942
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Poetry / Stories in Verse, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Rise Up!: 25 Powerful Protests in American History
By: Rachel C. Katz
Illustrated by:
Sophie Bass
Sophie Bass
ISBN: 9798888593684
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Black Girl Power: 15 Stories Celebrating Black Girlhood
By: Leah Johnson (editor)
ISBN: 9781368098960
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, Anthology / Collection, BIPOC Characters and Creators
A Hug Like Michelle’s, a Voice Like Beyoncé’s: A Picture Book
By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
Savanna Durr
Savanna Durr
ISBN: 9781419771507
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Rosa by Any Other Name
By: Hailey Alcaraz
ISBN: 9780593525579
Fiction, 0-3, Prose, Historical Fiction
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
I Love Salmon and Lampreys
By: Brook Thompson
Illustrated by:
Anastasia Khmelevska
Anastasia Khmelevska
ISBN: 9781597146685
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, Environment / Sustainability / Recycling
The Sacred Stone Camp
By: Rae Rose
Illustrated by:
Aly McKnight
Aly McKnight
ISBN: 9780593696637
Nonfiction, Teen, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Black History Is Your History
By: Taylor Cassidy
Illustrated by:
Adriana Bellet
Adriana Bellet
ISBN: 9781665957700
Nonfiction, Teen, Prose, Biography / Memoir
The Interpreter
By: Olivia Abtahi
Illustrated by:
Monica Arnaldo
Monica Arnaldo
ISBN: 9780593620441
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Sandy Lake Tragedy: Following in the Footsteps of the Ojibwe
By: Emily Faith Johnson
ISBN: 9798875206139
Nonfiction, 7-12, Chapter Book, History
Bread Days
By: Hannah Chung
Illustrated by:
Hannah Chung
Hannah Chung
ISBN: 9781662621017
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, Food / Cooking
The Juneteenth Alphabet
By: Andrea Underwood Petifer
Illustrated by:
Ana Latese
Ana Latese
ISBN: 9781464219016
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Concepts
A Sea of Lemon Trees
By: María Dolores Águila
ISBN: 9781250342614
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, Poetry / Stories in Verse, Historical Fiction
Brown Girl in the Snow
By: Yolanda T. Marshall
Illustrated by:
Marianne Ferrer
Marianne Ferrer
ISBN: 9781771649261
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Immigrant Experience
Kente for Jojo
By: Bernard Mensah
Illustrated by:
Elizabeth Zunon
Elizabeth Zunon
ISBN: 9780593567128
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, How-to / Activity
She Persisted: Kamala Harris
By: Raakhee Mirchandani with introduction by Chelsea Clinton
Illustrated by:
Alexandra Boiger and Jessica W. Clark
Alexandra Boiger and Jessica W. Clark
ISBN: 9798217039593
Nonfiction, 7-12, Chapter Book, Biography / Memoir
CeeCee: Underground Railroad Cinderella
By: Shana Keller
Illustrated by:
Laura Freeman
Laura Freeman
ISBN: 9781623543891
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Historical Fiction
Let’s Fly!: Barrington Irving’s Record-Breaking Flight Around the World
By: Barrington Irving and Chana Stiefel
Illustrated by:
Shamar Knight-Justice
Shamar Knight-Justice
ISBN: 9780593532133
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
The Six Triple Eight: A True Story of the Black Woman Battalion of World War II
By: Tonya Abari
Illustrated by:
Lance Evans
Lance Evans
ISBN: 9780063265769
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Dream a Dress, Dream a Poem: Dressmaker and Poet, Myra Viola Wilds (A Picture Book)
By: Nancy Johnson James
Illustrated by:
Diana Ejaita
Diana Ejaita
ISBN: 9781951836535
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Leyendas/Legends: 60 Latine People Who Changed the World
By: Mónica Mancillas
Illustrated by:
Isadora Zeferino
Isadora Zeferino
ISBN: 9781797211985
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
That Swingin’ Sound!: The Musical Friendship of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
By: Rekha S Rajan
Illustrated by:
Ken Daley
Ken Daley
ISBN: 9781665957038
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Faye and the Dangerous Journey: An Ojibwe Removal Survival Story
By: Kim Sigafus
Illustrated by:
Soia Di Chiara Manetti
Soia Di Chiara Manetti
ISBN: 9781669086277
Fiction, 7-12, Chapter Book, Historical Fiction
The Library in the Woods
By: Calvin Alexander Ramsey
Illustrated by:
R. Gregory Christie
R. Gregory Christie
ISBN: 9781541599123
Fiction, 7-12, Picture Book, History
To Walk the Sky: How Iroquois Steelworkers Helped Build Towering Cities
By: Patricia Morris Buckley
Illustrated by:
E. B. Lewis
E. B. Lewis
ISBN: 9780063046979
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
A Festa for Luana
By: Joana Pastro
Illustrated by:
Duda Oliva
Duda Oliva
ISBN: 9781665924795
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
Make a Pretty Sound: A Story of Ella Jenkins—The First Lady of Children’s Music
By: Traci N. Todd
Illustrated by:
Eleanor Davis
Eleanor Davis
ISBN: 9781452170640
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Unstoppable John: How John Lewis Got His Library Card—and Helped Change History
By: Pat Zietlow Miller
Illustrated by:
Jerry Jordan
Jerry Jordan
ISBN: 9780593524909
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Fierce Aunties!
By: Laurel Goodluck
Illustrated by:
Steph Littlebird
Steph Littlebird
ISBN: 9781665948968
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Family / Community
Mariam’s Dream: The Story of Mariam Al-Shaar and Her Food Truck of Hope
By: Leila Boukarim
Illustrated by:
Sona Avedikian
Sona Avedikian
ISBN: 9781797222332
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
What Color Is the Baby? A Celebration of Skin Tones
By: Harshini Vankineni
Illustrated by:
Neha Rawat
Neha Rawat
ISBN: 9781536228946
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, Family / Community
Fight for the Right to Read: Samuel Wilbert Tucker and the 1939 Sit-Down Strike for Library Reading Equality
By: Jeff Gottesfeld and Michelle Y. Green
Illustrated by:
Kim Holt
Kim Holt
ISBN: 9781954354333
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Music Inside Us: Yo-Yo Ma and His Gifts to the World (A Picture Book Biography)
By: James Howe
Illustrated by:
Jack Wong
Jack Wong
ISBN: 9781419755217
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
A Flea For Justice: Marian Wright Edelman Stands Up for Change
By: Valerie Bolling
Illustrated by:
TeMika Grooms
TeMika Grooms
ISBN: 9781623545826
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Nainai’s Mountain
By: Livia Blackburne
Illustrated by:
Joey Chou
Joey Chou
ISBN: 9780823452187
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, Places / Travel
Frida Kahlo’s Flower Crown: A Picture Book
By: Nydia Armendia-Sánchez
Illustrated by:
Loris Lora
Loris Lora
ISBN: 9781949480351
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Oh No! Chinese School!
By: Crystal Murakami
Illustrated by:
Jon Kenzo Okeya
Jon Kenzo Okeya
ISBN: 9781949567151
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, Cultural Diversity
All the Stars in the Sky
By: Art Coulson
Illustrated by:
Winona Nelson
Winona Nelson
ISBN: 9781665931373
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Family / Community
The Gift of the Great Buffalo
By: Carole Lindstrom
Illustrated by:
Aly McKnight
Aly McKnight
ISBN: 9781547606887
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Historical Fiction
Rap It Up!
By: Carole Boston Weatherford & Jeffery Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
Ernel Martinez
Ernel Martinez
ISBN: 9781250833570
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Poetry / Stories in Verse, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Becoming a Ballerina: The Story of Michaela Mabinty DePrince
By: Laura Obuobi
Illustrated by:
Olivia Duchess
Olivia Duchess
ISBN: 9780063222465
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The History of We
By: Nikkolas Smith
Illustrated by:
Nikkolas Smith
Nikkolas Smith
ISBN: 9780593619681
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Remember Who You Are
By: Leona Prince and Gabrielle Prince
Illustrated by:
Sara General
Sara General
ISBN: 9781459840317
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
If You Make a Mosom Tea
By: Tonya Simpson
Illustrated by:
Emilt Côté
Emilt Côté
ISBN: 9781459842007
Fiction, 3–5, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Love That Baby Hair!
By: Alliah L. Agostini
Illustrated by:
Sawyer Cloud
Sawyer Cloud
ISBN: 9781623546687
Fiction, 3–5, Picture Book, Cultural Diversity
More Than What Eyes See: A book about blindness
By: Miso Kwak
Illustrated by:
Thaís Mesquita
Thaís Mesquita
ISBN: 9798885547307
Fiction, 5–7, Picture Book, Disabilities
A Salmon Story
By: Willie Poll
Illustrated by:
Chantelle Trainor-Matties
Chantelle Trainor-Matties
ISBN: 9781771476461
Nonfiction, 5–7, Picture Book, Animals
The Unbeatable Sonya Ballantyne
By: Sonya Ballantyne
Illustrated by:
Rhael McGregor
Rhael McGregor
ISBN: 9781774921371
Nonfiction, Teen (12+), Graphic Novel, Biography / Memoir
Uncommonly Curious, Eternally Autistic: A book about autism
By: Rasha Hamid
Illustrated by:
Rachael and Phillippa Corcutt
Rachael and Phillippa Corcutt
ISBN: 9798885547369
Fiction, 5–7, Picture Book, Neurodiversity
¡Viva Valenzuela!
By: Nathalie Alonso
Illustrated by:
John Parra
John Parra
ISBN: 9781662680274
Nonfiction, 7–9, Picture Book, Sports / Games / Recreation
Ways Papi Says I Love You
By: Delia Ruiz
Illustrated by:
Carlos Velez Aguilera
Carlos Velez Aguilera
ISBN: 9781623546304
Fiction, 3–5, Picture Book, Social Emotional Learning
The Animals Speak
By: S.D. Nelson; translated by Dakota Goodhouse
Illustrated by:
S.D. Nelson
S.D. Nelson
ISBN: 9781419764448
Fiction, 3–5, Picture Book, Science / Nature
When the Clouds Came
By: Sarah Yi-Mei Tsiang
Illustrated by:
Elaine Chen
Elaine Chen
ISBN: 9781459841680
Fiction, 3–5, Picture Book, Death / Grief / Loss
Aya Has Never Seen A Bear
By: Gerelchimeg Blackcrane; translated by Paul Qiao
Illustrated by:
Jiu'er
Jiu'er
ISBN: 9781778403064
Fiction, 5–7, Picture Book, Animals
Barbed Wire Between Us
By: Mia Wenjen
Illustrated by:
Violeta Encarnación
Violeta Encarnación
ISBN: 9781636551920
Fiction, 7–9, Poetry / Stories in Verse, Immigrant Experience
The Children of the Sun
By: Micaela Chirif; translated by Lawrence Schimel
Illustrated by:
Juan Palomino
Juan Palomino
ISBN: 9780802856548
Fiction, 5–7, Picture Book, Folklore / Fairytales / Myths
Black History Heroes
By: Patricia Pete, Ryan Van Cleave, Sona & Jacob
ISBN: 9781638193166
Nonfiction, 7–9, Chapter Book, Biography / Memoir
Chopsticks Are
By: Chloe Ito Ward
Illustrated by:
Lynn Scurfield
Lynn Scurfield
ISBN: 9781797227368
Nonfiction, 3–5, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Estela, Undrowning
By: René Peña-Govea
ISBN: 9780063429956
Fiction, Teen (12+), Prose, Coming of Age
For the Win
By: Irene Latham, Charles Waters
ISBN: 9798765667996
Nonfiction, 5–7, Poetry / Stories in Verse, Sports / Games / Recreation
Forest en Familia / El Bosque en Familia
By: Cynthia Harmony
Illustrated by:
Renata Golindo
Renata Golindo
ISBN: 9781951179397
Fiction, 5–7, Picture Book, Bilingual
Make Your Mark
By: Jacci Gresham and Sherry Fellores
Illustrated by:
David Wilkerson
David Wilkerson
ISBN: 9780593618363
5–7, Picture Book, Art / Performing Arts, Careers / Hobbies
I Got You
By: Derrick Barnes
Illustrated by:
Shamar Knight-Justice
Shamar Knight-Justice
ISBN: 9780593111451
5–7, Picture Book, Family / Community, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Just Like Tina
By: Ebony Lynn Mudd, foreword by Erwin Bach
Illustrated by:
Maruga Koops
Maruga Koops
ISBN: 9798217051229
5–7, Picture Book, Art / Performing Arts, Social Emotional Learning
The History Of We
By: Nikkolas Smith
Illustrated by:
Nikkolas Smith
Nikkolas Smith
ISBN: 9780593619681
5–7, Picture Book, History, 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
