Search by: BIPOC Characters and Creators
Free to Learn—How Alfredo Lopez Fought for the Right to Go to School
By: Cynthia Levinson
Illustrated by:
Mirelle Ortega
Mirelle Ortega
ISBN: 9781665904278
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
My Name Is Long As A River
By: Suma Subramaniam
Illustrated by:
Tara Anand
Tara Anand
ISBN: 9780593522936
Fiction, 4-6, Cultural Diversity
A Voice Of Hope
By: Nadia Salomon
Illustrated by:
London Ladd
London Ladd
ISBN: 9780593525913
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Freedom on the Sea
By: Michael Boulware Moore
Illustrated by:
Bryan Collier
Bryan Collier
ISBN: 9781250818355
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Not Far From Here
By: Nydia Armendia-Sanchez
Illustrated by:
Devon Holzwarth
Devon Holzwarth
ISBN: 9781536227062
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Wanjiku, Child of Mine
By: Ciiku Ndung'u-case
Illustrated by:
Karen Vermeulen
Karen Vermeulen
ISBN: 9781960803016
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Blue Stars
By: Kekla Magoon and Cynthia Leitich Smith
Illustrated by:
Molly Murakami
Molly Murakami
ISBN: 9781536204995
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Great Minds of Science (Black Lives #1)—A Nonfiction Graphic Novel
By: Tonya Bolden
Illustrated by:
David Wilkerson
David Wilkerson
ISBN: 9781419752698
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Noura’s Crescent Moon
By: Zainab Khan
Illustrated by:
Nabila Adani
Nabila Adani
ISBN: 9781536224740
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Warrior on the Mound
By: Sandra W. Headen
ISBN: 9780823453788
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Border Patrol
By: Joseph Bruchac
ISBN: 9781478887768
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Hair Like Obama’s, Hands Like Lebron’s—A Picture Book
By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
Savanna Durr
Savanna Durr
ISBN: 9781419771484
Nonfiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Outspoken—Paul Robeson, Ahead of His Time; A One-Man Show
By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
Eric Velasquez
Eric Velasquez
ISBN: 9781536212976
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
We Are Golden—27 Groundbreakers Who Changed the World
By: Eva Chen
Illustrated by:
Sophie Diao
Sophie Diao
ISBN: 9781250879912
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Bridge Across the Sky
By: Freeman Ng
ISBN: 9781665948593
Fiction, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Heroes of World War II—25 True Stories of Unsung Heroes Who Fought for Freedom
By: Jarret Keene
Illustrated by:
Roberto Gualberto
Roberto Gualberto
ISBN: 9781638191711
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Pearl—A Graphic Novel
By: Sherri L. Smith
Illustrated by:
Christine Norrie
Christine Norrie
ISBN: 9781338029420
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, Historical Fiction
We Sing from the Heart—How the Slants(r) Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court
By: Mia Wenjen
Illustrated by:
Victor Bizar Gómez
Victor Bizar Gómez
ISBN: 9781636550879
Nonfiction, 7-12, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Bridges Instead Of Walls
By: Carole Boston Weatherford and Mavis Staples
Illustrated by:
Steffi Walthall
Steffi Walthall
ISBN: 9780593624692
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
By: Tony Keith Jr.
ISBN: 9780063296008
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography / Memoir
Poemhood–Our Black Revival
By: Edited by Amber McBride, Erica Martin, and Taylor Byas
ISBN: 9780063225282
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
What Makes Us Human
By: Victor D.O. Santos
Illustrated by:
Anna Forlati
Anna Forlati
ISBN: 9780802856258
Fiction, 4-6, Cultural Diversity
Buffalo Dreamer
By: Violet Duncan
ISBN: 9780593624814
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Rez Doctor
By: Gitz Crazyboy
Illustrated by:
Veronika Barinova, Azby Whitecalf, and Toben Racicot
Veronika Barinova, Azby Whitecalf, and Toben Racicot
ISBN: 9781553799245
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, Careers / Hobbies
Why We Dance—A Story of Hope and Healing
By: Deidre Havrelock
Illustrated by:
Aly McKnight
Aly McKnight
ISBN: 9781419756672
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
Claudette Colvin—I Want Freedom Now!
By: Claudette Colvin and Phillip Hoose
Illustrated by:
Bea Jackson
Bea Jackson
ISBN: 9780374389734
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, History
I Heard
By: Jaha Nailah Avery
Illustrated by:
Steffi Walthall
Steffi Walthall
ISBN: 9781623543822
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
Samba! The Heartbeat of a Community—Ailton Nuñes’s Musical Journey
By: Philip Hoelzel
Illustrated by:
Andre Ceolin
Andre Ceolin
ISBN: 9781534112957
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Art / Performing Arts
Continental Drifter
By: Kathy Macleod
ISBN: 9781250813749
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Biography / Memoir
The Sculptors of Light
By: Margarita Engle
Illustrated by:
Cecilia Puglesi
Cecilia Puglesi
ISBN: 9781478879602
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Amil And The After
By: Veera Hiranandani
ISBN: 9780525555063
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, Historical Fiction
Let’s Fly
By: Barrington Irving, Chana Stiefel
Illustrated by:
Shamar Knight-Justice
Shamar Knight-Justice
ISBN: 9780593532133
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
The Sole Man—Jan Matzeliger’s Lasting Invention
By: Shana Keller
Illustrated by:
Stephen Costanza
Stephen Costanza
ISBN: 9781534113008
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Halfway to Somewhere
By: Jose Pimienta
ISBN: 9780593569450
7-12, Graphic Novel, Immigrant Experience
Héroes afroamericanos del salvaje Oeste (Black Heroes of the Wild West)
By: James Otis Smith; translated by Maria E. Santana
ISBN: 9781662665592
7-12, Graphic Novel, Biography / Memoir
How to Draw a Secret
By: Cindy Chang
Illustrated by:
Cindy Chang
Cindy Chang
ISBN: 9780358659655
7-12, Graphic Novel, Biography / Memoir
It’s All or Nothing, Vale
By: Andrea Beatriz Arango
ISBN: 9780593810927
7-12, Poetry / Stories in Verse, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Lola Meets the Bees
By: Anna McQuinn
Illustrated by:
Rosalind Beardshaw
Rosalind Beardshaw
ISBN: 9781623545949
4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Neecy and Nay Nay and the Glitter Girls (Neecy and Nay Nay #2)
By: Simone Dankenbring, Syrone Harvey
Illustrated by:
Maya Henderson
Maya Henderson
ISBN: 9781499816723
4-6, Early Reader, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Neecy and Nay Nay and the Tangled, Hairy Mess (Neecy and Nay Nay #1)
By: Simone Dankenbring, Syrone Harvey
Illustrated by:
Maya Henderson
Maya Henderson
ISBN: 9781499816686
4-6, Early Reader, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Orisha, Volume 1
By: Huzayfa Umar
Illustrated by:
Huzayfa Umar
Huzayfa Umar
ISBN: 9780760390320
Teen, Graphic Novel, Fantasy
Smiling Eyes
By: Linda Sue Park
Illustrated by:
Lenny Wen
Lenny Wen
ISBN: 9780358663928
4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Soggy Like Cush Cush
By: Karly Pierre
Illustrated by:
Kristen Uroda
Kristen Uroda
ISBN: 9781499816204
4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Super Sports Society Vol. 2—Winning is All We Do
By: Bryan Chick
Illustrated by:
Brett Radlicki
Brett Radlicki
ISBN: 9781524884888
7-12, Illustrated Prose, Sports / Games / Recreation
Tios y primos
By: Jacqueline Alcántara; translated by Yanitzia Canetti
Illustrated by:
Jacqueline Alcántara
Jacqueline Alcántara
ISBN: 9780593859421
4-6, Picture Book, Spanish
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
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
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
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
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
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
