Search by: BIPOC Characters and Creators
Aaniin: I See Your Light
By: Dawn Quigley (Turtle Mountain Band Ojibwe)
Illustrated by:
Nanibah Chacon (Navajo)
Nanibah Chacon (Navajo)
ISBN: 9780063088634
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Girl Who Loves Trees
By: Nancy Cooper (Chippewas of Rama First Nation)
Illustrated by:
Hawlii Pichette (Mushkego Cree)
Hawlii Pichette (Mushkego Cree)
ISBN: 9781771476737
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Paul’s Bunion: A Tall Tale Resized
By: Dawn Quigley (Turtle Mountain Ojibwe)
Illustrated by:
Chief Lady Bird (Chippewa and Potawatomi from Rama First Nation and Moosedeer Point First Nation)
Chief Lady Bird (Chippewa and Potawatomi from Rama First Nation and Moosedeer Point First Nation)
ISBN: 9781646143672
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, BIPOC Characters and Creators
That Which Feeds Us
By: Keala Kendall (Native Hawaiian)
ISBN: 9798217117963
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), BIPOC Characters and Creators
Alice Piper Speaks Up
By: Loralee Sepsey (Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens Valley) & Sage Andrew Romero (Tovowahamatu Numu (Big Pine Paiute) and Tuah-Tahi (Taos Pueblo))
Illustrated by:
Morgan Thompson (Cherokee Nation)
Morgan Thompson (Cherokee Nation)
ISBN: 9781597147057
Nonfiction, Illustrated Prose, 7–9, BIPOC Characters and Creators
A Good Hide
By: Karina Iceberg (Aleut-Alutiiq)
Illustrated by:
Natasha Donovan (Métis)
Natasha Donovan (Métis)
ISBN: 9780063254930
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Raven, Rising
By: Christine Hartman Derr (Cherokee Nation)
ISBN: 9780063432833
Fiction, Prose, 7–9, Cultural Diversity
Words Spoken True
By: Anne Broyles (Cherokee Nation)
ISBN: 9781546161080
Fiction, Illustrated Prose, Teen (12+), BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Animals Speak: The Lakota Way
By: SD Nelson (Standing Rock Sioux Tribe); translated by Dakota Goodhouse
Illustrated by:
SD Nelson (Standing Rock Sioux Tribe)
SD Nelson (Standing Rock Sioux Tribe)
ISBN: 9781419764448
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Cultural Diversity
Here Come the Aunties!
By: Cynthia Leitich Smith (Muscogee Nation)
Illustrated by:
Aphelandra (Oneida Nation of Wisconsin descendant)
Aphelandra (Oneida Nation of Wisconsin descendant)
ISBN: 9780063374690
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Red River Rose
By: Carole Lindstrom (Anishinaabe/Metis)
ISBN: 9781547612482
Fiction, Prose, 7–9, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Blue Bearies
By: Brenda J. Child (Bíne) (Red Lake Ojibwe)
Illustrated by:
Jonathan Thunder (Red Lake Ojibwe)
Jonathan Thunder (Red Lake Ojibwe)
ISBN: 9781681343389
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Here Come the Grandmas!
By: Cynthia Leitich Smith (Muscogee Nation)
Illustrated by:
Aphelandra (Oneida Nation of Wisconsin descendant)
Aphelandra (Oneida Nation of Wisconsin descendant)
ISBN: 9780063444461
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Riding the Trail: Cherokees Remember the Removal
By: Traci Sorell (Cherokee Nation) & Will Chavez (Cherokee Nation/San Felipe Pueblo)
ISBN: 9781623543143
Nonfiction, Illustrated Prose, 9–12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Boarding Schools and the Indigenous Story
By: Ashley Fairbanks (White Earth Nation)
ISBN: 9780593811399
Nonfiction, Illustrated Prose, 9–12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
If You Make a Mosom Tea
By: Tonya Simpson (Pasqua First Nation)
Illustrated by:
Emily Côté (Métis)
Emily Côté (Métis)
ISBN: 9781459842007
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Ruth Muskrat and the So-Called Indian Problem: The Fight for NativeAmerican Civil Rights
By: Jen Loren (Cherokee Nation)
Illustrated by:
Rebecca Kunz (Cherokee Nation)
Rebecca Kunz (Cherokee Nation)
ISBN: 9781646146994
Nonfiction, Picture Book, 3–5, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Buffalo Ways: The Enduring Story of Buffalo and the First Peoples of North America
By: Deidre Havrelock (Saddle Creek Cree Nation)
Illustrated by:
William Burns (Rosebud Sioux Tribe)
William Burns (Rosebud Sioux Tribe)
ISBN: 9780823450374
Nonfiction, Picture Book, 3–5, BIPOC Characters and Creators
In Our Own Words: True Stories of Indian Boarding Schools
By: Brenda J. Child (Red Lake Ojibwe)
Illustrated by:
Benay McNamara (Red Lake Ojibwe)
Benay McNamara (Red Lake Ojibwe)
ISBN: 9780316585392
Nonfiction, Illustrated Prose, 9–12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
A Salmon Story: Protecting the Future
By: Willie Poll (Métis)
Illustrated by:
Chantelle Trainor-Matties (Nisga’a, Métis, mixed European ancestry)
Chantelle Trainor-Matties (Nisga’a, Métis, mixed European ancestry)
ISBN: 9781771476461
Nonfiction, Picture Book, 5–7, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Children of Owl
By: Darcie Little Badger (Lipan Apache)
Illustrated by:
Abigail Rajunov
Abigail Rajunov
ISBN: 9781646145683
Fiction, Graphic Novel, Teen (12+), BIPOC Characters and Creators
Indigenous from A to Z
By: Traci Sorell (Cherokee)
Illustrated by:
Natasha Donovan (Métis)
Natasha Donovan (Métis)
ISBN: 9781523529704
Nonfiction, Picture Book, 5–7, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Salt Water Blood
By: Manuia Heinrich (Tahitian Chinese)
ISBN: 9781665986076
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Choctaw: People, Culture, and History
By: Stacy Wells (Choctaw Nation)
ISBN: 9798875298608
Nonfiction, Illustrated Prose, 7–9, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Ishkode: A Story of Fire
By: Evan Larson & Nisogaabokwe Melonee Montano (Red Cliff Ojibwe)
Illustrated by:
Moira (Miri) Villiard (Fond du Lac Ojibwe direct descendant)
Moira (Miri) Villiard (Fond du Lac Ojibwe direct descendant)
ISBN: 9781517922719
Nonfiction, Picture Book, 5–7, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Sarah Ponakey, Storycatcher, and Wâpos’s Friendship Garden
By: Sita MacMillan (Zagime Anishinabek)
Illustrated by:
Azby Whitecalf (Plains Cree)
Azby Whitecalf (Plains Cree)
ISBN: 9781834020617
Fiction, Chapter Book, 5–7, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Death in the Tallgrass
By: Andrea L. Rogers (Cherokee Nation)
ISBN: 9781646146345
Fiction, Prose, 9–12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Kohkom’s First Drum
By: Monique Gray Smith (Cree)
Illustrated by:
Karlene Harvey (Tŝilhqot’in and Syilx)
Karlene Harvey (Tŝilhqot’in and Syilx)
ISBN: 9781459842724
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Seasons by the Lake: Adventures in Greenland
By: Naja Lund Aparico (Inuk)
Illustrated by:
Alex Nees (Choctaw descent)
Alex Nees (Choctaw descent)
ISBN: 9780593695586
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, BIPOC Characters and Creators
An Expanse of Blue
By: Kauakanilehua Mahoe Adams (Kanaka Maoli)
ISBN: 9780063417953
Fiction, Poetry / Stories in Verse, Teen (12+), BIPOC Characters and Creators
Like Glass
By: Jen Ferguson (Métis and white)
ISBN: 9780063334274
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), BIPOC Characters and Creators
Secrets at Sparhawk Point
By: Anna Rose Johnson (Sault Ste. Marie Chippewa)
ISBN: 9780823462339
Fiction, Prose, 7–9, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Female Indigenous Heroes: 51 North American Women from the 1800s to Today
By: Katrina M. Phillips (Red Cliff Ojibwe)
Illustrated by:
TAI
TAI
ISBN: 9798886081701
Nonfiction, Illustrated Prose, 9–12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Many Ways of Being Native
By: Ginger Reno (Cherokee Nation)
Illustrated by:
Johnson Yazzie (Navajo)
Johnson Yazzie (Navajo)
ISBN: 9781623546755
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Shards of Silence
By: Brian Lee Young (Diné)
ISBN: 9780063229082
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), BIPOC Characters and Creators
Fight Song
By: Kirk Van Brunt (Colville-Secwepemc)
ISBN: 9781774887592
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Medicine Way
By: William Dumas (Rocky Cree)
Illustrated by:
Rhian Brynjolson
Rhian Brynjolson
ISBN: 9781774921746
Fiction, Illustrated Prose, 9–12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Shark Prince
By: Malia Maunakea (Native Hawaiian)
ISBN: 9780593890721
Fiction, Prose, 7–9, Folklore / Fairytales / Myths / Legends
Fire in Your Belly
By: Rebecca Lafond (Beardy’s and Okemasis Cree Nation)
Illustrated by:
Aly McKnight (Shoshone-Bannock Tribes)
Aly McKnight (Shoshone-Bannock Tribes)
ISBN: 9781797226781
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Medicine Wheels
By: Byron Graves (Red Lake Ojibwe and Lakota)
ISBN: 9780063160422
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), BIPOC Characters and Creators
Spirit Shadow
By: Ginger Reno (Cherokee Nation)
Illustrated by:
Mary Lupton (Cherokee Nation)
Mary Lupton (Cherokee Nation)
ISBN: 9780823453108
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Free to Fly
By: Karina Iceberg (Aleut-Alutiiq)
Illustrated by:
Steph Littlebird (Kalapuya/Chinook)
Steph Littlebird (Kalapuya/Chinook)
ISBN: 9780063254909
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Moss Guide
By: Carol Rose GoldenEagle (Cree/Dene)
Illustrated by:
Trisha Marie (Cree, Red Pheasant First Nations)
Trisha Marie (Cree, Red Pheasant First Nations)
ISBN: 9781778540370
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Stories are the Heart of the World
By: Laurel Goodluck (Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation – Alaskan Native Citizen of the Tsimshian Tribe)
Illustrated by:
Nicole Neidhart (Diné (Navajo))
Nicole Neidhart (Diné (Navajo))
ISBN: 9781665948944
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Froggy Library
By: Julie Fiveash (Diné)
Illustrated by:
Julie Fiveash (Diné); colors by Jess Lome
Julie Fiveash (Diné); colors by Jess Lome
ISBN: 9781646146352
Fiction, Graphic Novel, 7–9, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Napesni Renegade: A Bison’s Journey
By: Marcie R. Rendon (White Earth Nation)
Illustrated by:
Sam Zimmerman (Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa descendant)
Sam Zimmerman (Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa descendant)
ISBN: 9781623546274
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Tana Cooks for Field Day Fun
By: Stacy Wells (Choctaw)
Illustrated by:
Maria Gabriela Gama
Maria Gabriela Gama
ISBN: 9798875239618
Fiction, Chapter Book, 7–9, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Gabriel’s Winter Count
By: Andrea M. Page (Hunkpapa Lakota from Standing Rock Sioux Tribe)
Illustrated by:
Alfreda Beartrack Algeo (Lakota from Lower Brule Sioux Tribe)
Alfreda Beartrack Algeo (Lakota from Lower Brule Sioux Tribe)
ISBN: 9781623547684
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Ones Who Came Before
By: Kevin Maillard (Seminole Nation)
Illustrated by:
Sibu T. P.
Sibu T. P.
ISBN: 9781250821966
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Tess’s Red Dress: Honouring love and family
By: Carolyn Roberts (Squamish Nation)
Illustrated by:
Kelsey Mata Foote (Tlingit)
Kelsey Mata Foote (Tlingit)
ISBN: 9781778540905
Fiction, Picture Book, 7–9, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Amara’s Farm
By: JaNay Brown-Wood
Illustrated by:
Samara Hardy
Samara Hardy
ISBN: 9781682631652
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Science / Nature
Autumn (Petite Poems)
By: Alexander Posey
Illustrated by:
Paige Pettibon
Paige Pettibon
ISBN: 9781949480580
Nonfiction, Poetry / Stories in Verse, 3–5, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
Cemetery Boys
By: Aiden Thomas
ISBN: 9781250792075
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Occult / Paranormal / Supernatural
The Fall of Whit Rivera
By: Crystal Maldonado
ISBN: 9780823452361
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Romance
Kokum, Are These Moose Tracks?
By: Tyna Legault Taylor; translated by Theresa Okimaw-Hall
Illustrated by:
Michelle Dao
Michelle Dao
ISBN: 9781774921470
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Mindy Kim and the Mid-Autumn Festival
By: Lyla Lee
Illustrated by:
Dung Ho
Dung Ho
ISBN: 9781665935784
Fiction, Chapter Book, 5–7, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
Pumpkinheads
By: Rainbow Rowell
Illustrated by:
Faith Erin Hicks
Faith Erin Hicks
ISBN: 9781626721623
Fiction, Graphic Novel, Teen (12+), Friendships
The Shadow in the Moon
By: Christina Matula
Illustrated by:
Pearl Law
Pearl Law
ISBN: 9781580897464
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
Night of the Three Kings
By: Carmen Tafolla
Illustrated by:
Magaly Morales
Magaly Morales
ISBN: 9780593856581
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
Oto and the Little Yellow Train
By: Suharu Ogawa
Illustrated by:
Suharu Ogawa
Suharu Ogawa
ISBN: 9781834021300
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Construction / Transportation
Phoebe Ogawa and the Art of Not Caring
By: Sara Truuvert
ISBN: 9781834021379
Fiction, Prose, 7–9, Family / Community
Postcards from Malcolm X
By: Mia Wenjen
Illustrated by:
Keith Henry Brown
Keith Henry Brown
ISBN: 9781636550893
Nonfiction, Picture Book, 9–12, Biography / Memoir
The Same Luna
By: Christine Rivera Creque
Illustrated by:
Nathalia Rivera
Nathalia Rivera
ISBN: 9798893961195
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Cultural Diversity
Beautiful to See You (Again)
By: Lygia Day Peñaflor
ISBN: 9798347103935
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Magical Realism
That Beautiful Mind
By: Tami Charles; Chris Charles
Illustrated by:
Nikkolas Smith
Nikkolas Smith
ISBN: 9781546116387
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Neurodiversity
What Shall We Tell You?
By: Wade Hudson
Illustrated by:
Tonya Engel
Tonya Engel
ISBN: 9781662621109
Fiction, Poetry / Stories in Verse, 3–5, Social Emotional Learning
Everything’s Not Lost
By: Frederick Joseph
ISBN: 9798217040599
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), BIPOC Characters and Creators
Kimchi Taco Time
By: June Jo Lee and Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Illustrated by:
Hayelin Choi
Hayelin Choi
ISBN: 9780998436661
Fiction, Picture Book, 7–9, Food / Cooking
Leaving Birdsong
By: Brenda Woods
ISBN: 9780593461563
Fiction, Prose, 9–12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Momma’s Christmas Gift
By: Kao Kalia Yang
Illustrated by:
Jacqueline Tam
Jacqueline Tam
ISBN: 9798217006304
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
Moss Guide
By: Carol Rose GoldenEagle
Illustrated by:
Trisha Marie
Trisha Marie
ISBN: 9781778540370
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Science / Nature
Fierce Aunties
By: Laurel Goodluck
Illustrated by:
Steph Littlebird
Steph Littlebird
ISBN: 9781665948968
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Family / Community
Just Right
By: Torrey Maldonado
Illustrated by:
Teresa Martinez
Teresa Martinez
ISBN: 9780593624968
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, BIPOC Characters and Creators
A Suitcase Full: A Story of Starting New and Carrying Home in Your Heart
By: Maryam Kia
Illustrated by:
Jaclyn Sinquett
Jaclyn Sinquett
ISBN: 9798885549707
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Immigrant Experience
Finding the North:Wind
By: Scott Hammond
ISBN: 9781685135485
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Action / Adventure
Kaylee Prays for the Children of the World: God Hears Every Prayer
By: Helen Lee
Illustrated by:
Shin Young Maeng
Shin Young Maeng
ISBN: 9781514009161
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Religion / Spirituality
Tango Red Riding Hood
By: Rachel Hobbs
Illustrated by:
Carolina Vázquez
Carolina Vázquez
ISBN: 9781957655147
Fiction, Picture Book, 7–9, Folklore / Fairytales / Myths / Legends
Fire in Your Belly
By: Rebecca Lafond
Illustrated by:
Aly McKnight
Aly McKnight
ISBN: 9781797226781
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Kesar and the Lullaby Birds
By: Aditi Oza
Illustrated by:
Debasmita Dasgupta
Debasmita Dasgupta
ISBN: 9781949528862
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Imagination / Play
Warrior Girl
By: Carmen Tafolla
ISBN: 9780593354711
Fiction, Poetry / Stories in Verse, 9–12, Immigrant Experience
Freedom to Read
By: Lesa Cline-Ransome
Illustrated by:
James E. Ransome
James E. Ransome
ISBN: 9781534463509
Nonfiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Biography / Memoir
Kohkom’s First Drum
By: Monique Gray Smith
Illustrated by:
Karlene Harvey
Karlene Harvey
ISBN: 9781459842724
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Family / Community
What’s in the Cookie Tin?
By: Yolanda T. Marshall
Illustrated by:
Golnoush Moini
Golnoush Moini
ISBN: 9781771058841
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Family / Community
¡Genial, llegó el Día de Reyes! A Picture Book for Epiphany
By: Annette M. Clayton; translated by Calamo y Cran
Illustrated by:
Jone Leal
Jone Leal
ISBN: 9781641708715
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Spanish
Kokum, Are These Moose Tracks?
By: Tyna Legault Taylor; translated by Theresa Okimaw-Hall
Illustrated by:
Michelle Dao
Michelle Dao
ISBN: 9781774921470
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Why We Eat Fried Peanuts
By: Zed Zha
Illustrated by:
Sian James
Sian James
ISBN: 9780760395523
Nonfiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
Accordionly: Abuelo and Opa Make Music
By: Michael Genhart
Illustrated by:
Priscilla Burris
Priscilla Burris
ISBN: 9781433830747
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Cultural Diversity
The Gift of the Little People
By: William Dumas
Illustrated by:
Rhian Brynjolson
Rhian Brynjolson
ISBN: 9781553799924
Fiction, Illustrated Prose, 9–12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Last Stand
By: Antwan Eady
Illustrated by:
Jerome & Jarrett Pumphrey
Jerome & Jarrett Pumphrey
ISBN: 9780593480571
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Family / Community
Antonio’s New Tacos / Los nuevos tacos de Antonio
By: Veronica Benavides and Andrés Acosta
Illustrated by:
Addy Rivera Sonda
Addy Rivera Sonda
ISBN: 9798885549875
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Bilingual
The Girl Who Loves Trees
By: Nancy Cooper
Illustrated by:
Hawlii Pichette
Hawlii Pichette
ISBN: 9781771476737
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Like So
By: Ruth Forman
Illustrated by:
Raissa Figueroa
Raissa Figueroa
ISBN: 9781665988797
Fiction, Board Book, 0–3, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Attack of the Dragon King
By: M. Chan
Illustrated by:
Alan Brown
Alan Brown
ISBN: 9781684644971
Fiction, Chapter Book, 7–9, Action / Adventure
