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BIPOC Children's Books

A guide showcasing children's books by and for Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Arab, Asian, and Pacific Islander authors, illustrators, and readers.

Arab American & South Asian Authors

Bilal Cooks Daal by Aisha Saeed; Anoosha Syed (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781534418103
Publication Date: 2019-06-04
Priya Dreams of Marigolds and Masala by Lily Coyle (Editor)
ISBN: 1643439553
Publication Date: 2019-04-09
The Kindest Red by Ibtihaj Muhammad; S. K. Ali; Hatem Aly (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780759555709
Publication Date: 2023-01-10
The Library Bus by Bahram Rahman; Gabrielle Grimard (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781772781014
Publication Date: 2020-11-24

Asian American & Pacific Islander Authors

A Boy Named Isamu by James Yang
ISBN: 0593203445
Publication Date: 2021-06-15
Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao by Kat Zhang; Charlene Chua (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781534411333
Publication Date: 2019-10-01
The Paper Boat by Thao Lam
ISBN: 9781771473637
Publication Date: 2020-09-15
Where's Halmoni? by Julie Kim
ISBN: 9781632170774
Publication Date: 2017-10-03
Eyes That Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho; Dung Ho (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780062915627
Publication Date: 2021-01-05
Queen of Physics by Teresa Robeson; Rebecca Huang (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1454932201
Publication Date: 2019-10-08
Watercress by Andrea Wang; Jason Chin (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780823446247
Publication Date: 2021-03-30
Encounter by Brittany Luby; Michaela Goade (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780316449182
Publication Date: 2019-10-01
Drawn Together by Minh Lê; Dan Santat (Illustrator, Cover Design by)
ISBN: 9781484767603
Publication Date: 2018-06-05