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Our intention is to acquire and make available ALL picture books featuring indigenous people and people of color published in the U.S. since 2002, including reprints. Inclusion of a title in the collection DOES NOT EQUAL recommendation. See our related readings page for suggested links for evaluating books.

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What’s cooking, Jamela?

2001

by Niki Daly

Jamela is responsible for fattening up the chicken intended for Christmas dinner, but instead she gives it a name and makes it her friend

The last polar bear

2009

by Jean Craighead George and Wendell. Minor

Tigluk and his grandmother paddle out into the Arctic Ocean where they find a young polar bear whose mother has died because of the changes brought about by the warming climate, and they bring the cub back to their town so they can teach it how to survive in a changing world

My name is Gabito

2007

by Monica Brown and Raúl Colón

As a boy, Gabito had the ability to imagine many things. He lived in a small house with a large family. He would grow up to become a writer known as Gabriel García Márquez

My dadima wears a sari

by Kashmira Sheth and Yoshiko Jaeggi

Two young sisters raised in America learn about the beauty and art of wearing a sari from their wise Indian grandmother. Includes instructions on wrapping a sari

Muslim nursery rhymes

2014

by Mustafa Yusuf. McDermont, Harun Abdullah Coombes and Terry Norridge-Austen

"Muslim Nursery Rhymes is a collection of 15 rhymes, each illustrated in full color. Based on traditional English nursery rhymes, this collection encourages an awareness of Islamic values and develops a sense of Muslim self- confidence in young children. It should be of particular importance to Muslim children growing up in a multicultural environment"--Bookseller's website

When the shadbush blooms

2007

by Carla. Messinger, David Kanietakeron Fadden and Susan Katz

A young Lenni Lenape Indian child describes her family's life through the seasons. Includes facts about the Lenni Lenape Indians

Gray Wolf’s search

2007

by Bruce Swanson and Gary Peterson

When Gray Wolf's uncle, a shaman, tells him that his role in their clan and tribe depend on his finding and getting to know a very important person, Gray Wolf spends a year learning things from his animal brothers and sisters before making a wonderful discovery

Angelina’s island

2007

by Jeanette Winter

Every day, Angelina dreams of her home in Jamaica and imagines she is there, until her mother finds a wonderful way to convince her that New York is now their home

Oh no, gotta go #2

2007

by Susan Middleton Elya and Lynne Avril

On her way back from a picnic with her parents, a little girl who did not need to "tinkle" suddenly remembers that there is more than one reason to visit a restroom. Text includes some Spanish words and phrases

Sweet music in Harlem

2004

by Debbie A. Taylor and Frank Morrison

C.J., who aspires to be as great a jazz musician as his uncle, searches for Uncle Click's hat in preparation for an important photograph and inadvertently gathers some of the greatest musicians of 1950s Harlem to join in on the picture

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