Search by: BIPOC Characters and Creators
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
A Girl Named Rosita
By: Denise, Anika Aldamuy
Illustrated by:
Espinosa, Leo
Espinosa, Leo
ISBN: 9780062877703
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Precious
By: Carlos Aponte
Illustrated by:
Carlos Aponte
Carlos Aponte
ISBN: 9780593856802
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Hair Story
By: NoNieqa Ramos
Illustrated by:
Keisha Morris
Keisha Morris
ISBN: 9798765685242
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Pura’s Cuentos
By: Annette Bay Pimentel
Illustrated by:
Magaly Morales
Magaly Morales
ISBN: 9781419749414
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Juan Bobo Goes to Work
By: Montes, Marisa
Illustrated by:
Cepeda, Joe
Cepeda, Joe
ISBN: 9780688162337
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Folklore / Fairytales / Myths
La canción de Paloma para Puerto Rico: un diario de 1898
By: Adriana Erin Rivera
Illustrated by:
Eugenia Nobati
Eugenia Nobati
ISBN: 9798875235610
Fiction, 7-12, Chapter Book, Spanish
The Same Luna
By: Christine Rivera Creque
Illustrated by:
Nathalia Rivera
Nathalia Rivera
ISBN: 9798893961195
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Family / Community
Leyendas/Legends
By: Mónica Mancillas
Illustrated by:
Isadora Zeferino
Isadora Zeferino
ISBN: 9781797211985
Nonfiction, 7-12, Illustrated Prose, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Saving Chupie
By: Amparo Ortiz
Illustrated by:
Ronnie Vazquez
Ronnie Vazquez
ISBN: 9780062950284
Fiction, 7-12, Graphic Novel, Action / Adventure
Lin-Manuel Miranda: Ready-to-Read Level 3
By: Laurie Calkhoven
Illustrated by:
Alyssa Peterson
Alyssa Peterson
ISBN: 9781534422414
Nonfiction, 7-12, Early Reader, Biography / Memoir
Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library
By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
Eric Velasquez
Eric Velasquez
ISBN: 9780763680466
Nonfiction, 7-12, Poetry / Stories in Verse, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Lin-Manuel Miranda: Revolutionary Playwright, Composer, and Actor
By: Heather E. Schwartz
ISBN: 9781541556164
Nonfiction, 7-12, Chapter Book, Biography / Memoir
Separate Is Never Equal
By: Duncan Tonatiuh
ISBN: 9781419710544
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
¡Mambo Mucho Mambo! The Dance That Crossed Color Lines
By: Dean Robbins
Illustrated by:
Eric Velasquez
Eric Velasquez
ISBN: 9781536206081
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, Art / Performing Arts
Tito Puente, Mambo King/Tito Puente, Rey del Mambo
By: Brown, Monica
Illustrated by:
López, Rafael
López, Rafael
ISBN: 9780061227837
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
The Moonlit Vine
By: Elizabeth Santiago
Illustrated by:
McKenzie Mayle
McKenzie Mayle
ISBN: 9781643795805
Fiction, Teen, Prose, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Wanda Hears the Stars
By: Amy S. Hansen and Wanda Díaz Merced
Illustrated by:
Rocio Arreola Mendoza
Rocio Arreola Mendoza
ISBN: 9781623544874
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Best Believe: The Tres Hermanas, a Sisterhood for the Common Good
By: NoNieqa Ramos
Illustrated by:
Nicole Medina
Nicole Medina
ISBN: 9781728460444
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Nuestro techo es azul
By: Sara E. Echenique
Illustrated by:
Ashley Vargas
Ashley Vargas
ISBN: 9781623544225
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Spanish
Wanda oye las estrellas
By: Amy S. Hansen and Wanda Díaz Merced; translated by Gabriela Carrión Zayas
Illustrated by:
Rocio Arreola Mendoza
Rocio Arreola Mendoza
ISBN: 9781623544881
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, Spanish
Category Five
By: Ann Dávila Cardinal
ISBN: 9781250296146
Fiction, Teen, Prose, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Our Roof is Blue
By: Sara E. Echenique
Illustrated by:
Ashley Vargas
Ashley Vargas
ISBN: 9781623542337
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Does My Body Offend You?
By: Mayra Cuevas and Marie Marquardt
ISBN: 9780593425886
Fiction, Teen, Prose, Friendships
Paloma’s Song for Puerto Rico: A Diary from 1898
By: Adriana Erin Rivera
Illustrated by:
Eugenia Nobati
Eugenia Nobati
ISBN: 9781669012658
Fiction, 7-12, Chapter Book, Historical Fiction
Dreams Of Green
By: Mariel Jungkunz
Illustrated by:
Mónica Paola Rodriguez
Mónica Paola Rodriguez
ISBN: 9781662620379
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré
By: Denise, Anika Aldamuy
Illustrated by:
Escobar, Paola
Escobar, Paola
ISBN: 9780062748683
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
The Coquíes Still Sing
By: Karina Nicole González
Illustrated by:
Krystal Quiles
Krystal Quiles
ISBN: 9781250787187
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Family / Community
Plátanos Are Love
By: Alyssa Renoso-Morris
Illustrated by:
Mariyah Rahman
Mariyah Rahman
ISBN: 9781665902731
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Food / Cooking
Doña Fela’s Dream: The Story of Puerto Rico’s First Female Mayor
By: Monica Brown
Illustrated by:
Rosa Ibarra
Rosa Ibarra
ISBN: 9780316178358
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Five Midnights
By: Ann Dávila Cardinal
ISBN: 9781250296092
Fiction, Teen, Prose, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Preciosa
By: Carlos Aponte
Illustrated by:
Carlos Aponte
Carlos Aponte
ISBN: 9798217004720
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Spanish
Hispanic Star: Roberto Clemente
By: Claudia Romo Edelman and Sara E. Echenique
Illustrated by:
Manuel Gutierrez
Manuel Gutierrez
ISBN: 9781250828101
Nonfiction, 7-12, Chapter Book, Biography / Memoir
Here Come the Aunties!
By: Cynthia Leitich Smith
Illustrated by:
Aphelandra
Aphelandra
ISBN: 9780063374690
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
I’m So Happy You’re Here: A Celebration Of Library Joy
By: Mychal Threets
Illustrated by:
Lorraine Nam
Lorraine Nam
ISBN: 9798217026029
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Places / Travel
Maysoon Zayid The Girl Who Can
By: Seema Yasmin
Illustrated by:
Noha Habaeib
Noha Habaeib
ISBN: 9781665953412
Nonfiction, 7-12, Chapter Book, Biography / Memoir
My Language is a Garden
By: E.G. Alaraj
Illustrated by:
Rachel Wada
Rachel Wada
ISBN: 9781459840652
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Cultural Diversity
Nani and the Lion
By: Alicia D. Williams
Illustrated by:
Anna Cunha
Anna Cunha
ISBN: 9781665914222
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Folklore / Fairytales / Myths
Remember Her Name!
By: Tami Charles
Illustrated by:
Meredith Lucius
Meredith Lucius
ISBN: 9781623545659
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Samina Goes to a Wedding
By: Farida Zaman
Illustrated by:
Farida Zaman
Farida Zaman
ISBN: 9781771476591
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Cultural Diversity
Abdullah’s Bear Needs a Name!
By: Yasmin Hanif
Illustrated by:
Sophie Benmouyal
Sophie Benmouyal
ISBN: 9781782509585
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Twice Enslaved
By: Selene Castrovilla
Illustrated by:
Erin K. Robinson
Erin K. Robinson
ISBN: 9781662680748
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Visions From the Fire
By: Wanda John-Kehewin
Illustrated by:
nicole marie burton
nicole marie burton
ISBN: 9781774920657
Fiction, Teen, Graphic Novel, Coming of Age
As You Are: A Hope for Black Sons
By: Kimberly A. Gordon Biddle
Illustrated by:
David Wilkerson
David Wilkerson
ISBN: 9781433848872
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
You Are the Land
By: Steph Littlebird
Illustrated by:
Steph Littlebird
Steph Littlebird
ISBN: 9798217003495
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Black Legacy: A History of New York’s African Americans
By: William Loren Katz (Author); Herb Boyd (Introduction); Alan J. Singer and Imani Hinson (Contributors)
ISBN: 9781644214398
Nonfiction, Teen, Prose, History
The Cedar Mother
By: Hetxw'ms Gyetxw Brett D. Huson
Illustrated by:
Natasha Donovan
Natasha Donovan
ISBN: 9781774921586
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, Environment / Sustainability / Recycling
Celebrate We Gulllah Geechee: A Kids’ Look at the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor
By: Yvette R Murray
Illustrated by:
Tonya Engel
Tonya Engel
ISBN: 9798330905065
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Marching North
By: Yolanda T. Marshall
Illustrated by:
Daria Lavrova
Daria Lavrova
ISBN: 9781771059022
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, History
Clock Striker, Volume 3
By: Frederick L Jones
Illustrated by:
Issaka Galadima
Issaka Galadima
ISBN: 9780760389256
Fiction, Teen, Graphic Novel, Action / Adventure
Goodbye, French Fry
By: Rin-rin Yu
ISBN: 9780593858080
Fiction, 7-12, Chapter Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Extraordinary Eliana and the Magnificent Hmong New Year
By: V.T. Bidania
Illustrated by:
Suji Park
Suji Park
ISBN: 9798875213861
Fiction, 4-6, Early Reader, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Our Gracie Aunt
By: Jacqueline Woodson
Illustrated by:
Monica Mikai
Monica Mikai
ISBN: 9780593530870
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Family / Community
Sing
By: Lanell Lightfoot
Illustrated by:
Chasity Hampton
Chasity Hampton
ISBN: 9798896050094
Fiction, 7-12, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Sweet, Sweet Memory
By: Jacqueline Woodson
Illustrated by:
Tonya Engel
Tonya Engel
ISBN: 9780593530849
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Death / Grief / Loss
Cameron’s Garden of Hope
By: Aamina Muhammad Vela
Illustrated by:
Reyhana Ismail
Reyhana Ismail
ISBN: 9798896050100
Fiction, 7-12, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
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
Clothes to Make You Smile
By: Eric Darnell Pritchard
Illustrated by:
Shannon Wright
Shannon Wright
ISBN: 9781419768866
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Together, Right Now
By: Olga Fadeeva
Illustrated by:
Olga Fadeeva
Olga Fadeeva
ISBN: 9798985849455
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Cultural Diversity
Do I Love You? Yes I Do!
By: Ruth Forman
Illustrated by:
Raissa Figueroa
Raissa Figueroa
ISBN: 9781665939409
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Writing Towards Justice
By: Peggy Thomas
Illustrated by:
Tonya Engel
Tonya Engel
ISBN: 9781662680892
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Dream Builder’s Blueprint
By: Alice Faye Duncan
Illustrated by:
E. B. Lewis
E. B. Lewis
ISBN: 9781662680311
Nonfiction, 7-12, Poetry / Stories in Verse, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
The Gift of Freedom
By: Glennette Tilley Turner
Illustrated by:
Laura Freeman
Laura Freeman
ISBN: 9781419769290
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, History
Hairstory
By: Sope Martin
Illustrated by:
Briana Mukodiri Uchendu
Briana Mukodiri Uchendu
ISBN: 9781665938105
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Cultural Diversity
Hugged by the Night
By: Harold Green III
Illustrated by:
Karabo Poppy
Karabo Poppy
ISBN: 9781797217178
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Sleep / Dreams / Bedtime
I Love My People: A Child’s Celebration of Black Culture
By: Kim Singleton
Illustrated by:
Kim Holt
Kim Holt
ISBN: 9798889831587
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
If It’s Lunar New Year and You Know It . . .
By:
Illustrated by:
Belinda Chen
Belinda Chen
ISBN: 9798887772189
Fiction, 0-3, Board Book, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
Jaheem’s First Juneteenth
By: Zephaniah Martin
Illustrated by:
Bilal Karaca
Bilal Karaca
ISBN: 9781959223689
Fiction, 7-12, Picture Book, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
Joy Harjo
By: Katrina M. Phillips
ISBN: 9798889985013
Nonfiction, 7-12, Early Reader, Biography / Memoir
Just Right
By: Torrey Maldonado
Illustrated by:
Teresa Martínez
Teresa Martínez
ISBN: 9780593624968
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Family / Community
Kwame Nkrumah: Warrior King
By: Nancy Loewen and Senchi Ferry Library
Illustrated by:
Chasity Hampton
Chasity Hampton
ISBN: 9798896050117
Nonfiction, 7-12, Prose, Biography / Memoir
Visions of the Crow
By: Wanda John-Kehewin
Illustrated by:
nicole marie burton, Kielamel Sibal
nicole marie burton, Kielamel Sibal
ISBN: 9781774920459
Fiction, Teen, Graphic Novel, BIPOC Characters and Creators
We Dream Medicine Dreams
By: Lisa Boivin
ISBN: 9781553799870
Fiction, 7-12, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
What If Bedtime Didn’t Exist?
By: Francine Cunningham
Illustrated by:
Mathias Ball
Mathias Ball
ISBN: 9781773218687
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Imagination / Play
Bedtime for Sweet Creatures
By: Nikki Grimes
Illustrated by:
Elizabeth Zunon
Elizabeth Zunon
ISBN: 9781492638322
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Sleep / Dreams / Bedtime
Benita and the Night Creatures
By: Mariana Llanos
Illustrated by:
Cocoretto
Cocoretto
ISBN: 9798888590027
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Sleep / Dreams / Bedtime
Dreaming Alongside
By: Monique Gray Smith
Illustrated by:
Nicole Neidhardt
Nicole Neidhardt
ISBN: 9781459838611
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Imagination / Play
