Search by: 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
Black History Is Your History
By: Taylor Cassidy
Illustrated by:
Adriana Bellet
Adriana Bellet
ISBN: 9781665957700
Nonfiction, Teen, Prose, Biography / Memoir
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
Bread Days
By: Hannah Chung
Illustrated by:
Hannah Chung
Hannah Chung
ISBN: 9781662621017
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, Food / Cooking
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
Brown Girl in the Snow
By: Yolanda T. Marshall
Illustrated by:
Marianne Ferrer
Marianne Ferrer
ISBN: 9781771649261
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Immigrant Experience
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
CeeCee: Underground Railroad Cinderella
By: Shana Keller
Illustrated by:
Laura Freeman
Laura Freeman
ISBN: 9781623543891
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Historical Fiction
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
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
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
Black Boy, Rise
By: Brynne Barnes
Illustrated by:
Bryan Collier
Bryan Collier
ISBN: 9781797200736
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Celebrate We Gullah Geechee
By: Yvette R Murray
Illustrated by:
Tonya Engel
Tonya Engel
ISBN: 9798330905065
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Florence Price
By: Joanne Mattern
Illustrated by:
Marilena Perilli
Marilena Perilli
ISBN: 9781643714493
Nonfiction, 7-12, Chapter Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
I Rock My Hair: Pretty and Protected by the CROWN Act
By: Angel Tate
Illustrated by:
Angel Tate
Angel Tate
ISBN: 9781957655444
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Little Big Man
By: Varian Johnson
Illustrated by:
Reggie Brown
Reggie Brown
ISBN: 9781338807431
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Family / Community
Opening the Road
By: Keila V. Dawson
Illustrated by:
Alleanna Harris
Alleanna Harris
ISBN: 9781506467917
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Places / Travel
This Hair Belongs
By: JaNay Brown-Wood
Illustrated by:
Erin K. Robinson
Erin K. Robinson
ISBN: 9781662620867
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, 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 Trailblazing 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
