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Our collection of children's picture books featuring Black and Indigenous people and People of Color (BIPOC) is available to the public. You can use the Search Tool below to find titles. *Inclusion of a title in the collection DOES NOT EQUAL recommendation.* See our related readings page for suggested tools for evaluating books.

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The princess and the pea

2009

by Jess Stockham

The prince is looking for a real princess to marry. A pea will reveal if the woman who mysteriously appears at his door is a real princess.

Snow White’s seven patches

2013

by Jewel Kats and Dan Goodfellow

Beautiful but vain Ivy locks away her infant daughter, Snow, because she is born with a skin disorder, and later forces her to write children's books until Snow escapes and finds shelter in the forest, in this story based on the Grimm fairy tale.

Little fox in the forest

2017

by Stephanie Graegin

"A wordless picture book in which two friends follow a young fox deep into the woods and discover a wondrous and magical world"--

Eric & Julieta: en el museo/at the museum

2011

by Isabel Muñoz and Gustavo Mazali

Eric and his best friend Tommy decide to play a trick on his little sister Julieta, who believes she is going to see a dragon during the school trip to the museum.

Fatima the spinner and the tent

2016

by Idries Shah and Natasha Delmar

"Fatima's life is beset with what seems to be disasters. Her journey leads her from Morocco to the Mediterranean, Egypt, Turkey and, finally, to China. It is in China that she realizes that what seemed at the time to be really unfortunate events were an integral part of her eventual fulfillment."--Jacket flap

Mimí’s parranda / La parranda de Mimí

2006

by Lydia M. Gil and Hernán Sosa

Mimi is disappointed when she learns that her family won't make their annual trip to Puerto Rico. She doesn't want to miss her parranda, but her friends have a plan.

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2016

by Kathryn Cole and Qin Leng

"When Dee-Dee finds herself excluded from various activities and clubs by the other kids, she and her teacher come up with a plan to show what good friends are and how they should treat each other."--Amazon.com

Everybody brings noodles

2002

by Norah Dooley and Peter Thornton

The block party was Carrie's idea, but when it arrives she can only think about two things: the talent show and the delicious noodle dishes from many countries that her neighbors are bringing.

Fifteen dollars and thirty-five cents

2015

by Kathryn Cole and Qin Leng

When his friend Joseph finds money in the schoolyard and intends to keep it, Devon thinks he should turn it in, and when they discover that their friend Lin lost the money, they both face a tough choice.

A band of angels