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BIPOC Children's Books: Home

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

Indigenous Authors

Berry Song (Caldecott Honor Book) by Michaela Goade
ISBN: 9780316494175
Publication Date: 2022-07-19
Dancing with Our Ancestors by Sara Florence Davidson; Robert Davidson; Janine Gibbons (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781774920244
Publication Date: 2022-09-06
Jigging for Halibut with Tsinii by Sara Florence Davidson; Robert Davidson; Janine Gibbons (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781553799818
Publication Date: 2021-09-28
Learning to Carve Argillite by Sara Florence Davidson; Robert Davidson; Janine Gibbons (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781553799849
Publication Date: 2021-09-28
Returning to the Yakoun River by Sara Florence Davidson; Robert Davidson; Janine Gibbons (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781774920213
Publication Date: 2022-09-06
Fry Bread by Kevin Noble Maillard; Juana Martinez-Neal (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781626727465
Publication Date: 2019-10-22

Latinx Authors & Illustrators

Carmela Full of Wishes by Matt de la Peña; Christian Robinson (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780399549045
Publication Date: 2018-10-09
Dolores Huerta by Sarah Warren; Robert Casilla (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780761461074
Publication Date: 2012-04-01
Nuestra América by Smithsonian Institute; Gloria Félix (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780762497478
Publication Date: 2020-09-01
Pura's Cuentos by Annette Bay Pimentel; Magaly Morales (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781419749414
Publication Date: 2021-09-07
Just Ask! by Sonia Sotomayor; Rafael López (Illustrator); Rafael López (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0525514120
Publication Date: 2019-09-03
Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina
ISBN: 9781536212587
Publication Date: 2020-04-07

Black Authors

The 1619 Project: Born on the Water by Nikole Hannah-Jones; Renée Watson; Nikkolas Smith (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780593307359
Publication Date: 2021-11-16
Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry; Vashti Harrison (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780525553366
Publication Date: 2019-05-14
Nina by Traci N. Todd; Christian Robinson (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781524737283
Publication Date: 2021-09-28
Shirley Opens a Door by Katheryn Russell-Brown; Eric Velasquez (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781620143469
Publication Date: 2020-08-04
Soul Food Sunday by Winsome Bingham
ISBN: 9781419747717
Publication Date: 2021-11-16
The Talk by Alicia D. Williams; Briana Mukodiri Uchendu (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781534495296
Publication Date: 2022-10-18
Unspeakable by Carole Boston Weatherford; Floyd Cooper (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781541581203
Publication Date: 2021-02-02
Shirley Opens a Door by Katheryn Russell-Brown; Eric Velasquez (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781620143469
Publication Date: 2020-08-04