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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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Beatrice’s goat

2004

by Page McBrier, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Lori Lohstoeter

A young girl's dream of attending school in her small Ugandan village is fulfilled after her family is given an income-producing goat. Based on a true story about the work of Project Heifer. More than anything, Beatrice longs to be a schoolgirl. But in her small African village, only children who can afford uniforms and books can go to school. Beatrice knows that with six children to care for, her family is much too poor. But then Beatrice receives a wonderful gift from some people far away--a goat! Fat and sleek as a ripe mango, Mugisa (which means "luck") gives milk that Beatrice can sell. With Mugisa's help, it looks as if Beatrice's dream may come true after all. Page McBrier and Lori Lohstoeter beautifully recount this true story about how one child, given the right tools, is able to lift her family out of poverty. Thanks to Heifer Project International--a charitable organization that donates livestock to poor communities around the world-- other families like Beatrice's will also have a chance to change their lives

Fatuma’s new cloth

2002

In East Africa, a young girl learns that one cannot always judge by appearances as she and her mother visit a market in search of kanga cloth and meet merchants who all claim they have the secret to good chai (tea)

Farmer Falgu goes on a trip

2016

by Chitra Soundar and Kanika Nair

Tired of his noisy farm, Falgu decides to take a trip to find some silence, coming to a realization along the way

Moon watchers

2010

by Reza Jalali and Anne Sibley O'Brien

Nine-year-old Shirin wants to join her family and other Muslims in fasting for Ramadan but is told she is too young, and so she seeks other ways to participate including, perhaps, getting along better with her older brother, Ali

A man called Raven

1997

by Littlechild

A mysterious man tells two Indian brothers why they must not hurt the ravens that pester them

I love Saturdays y domingos

2004

by Alma Flor Ada and Elivia Savadier

A young girl enjoys the similarities and the differences between her English-speaking and Spanish-speaking grandparents

Kiki’s journey

2017

by Orona-Ramirez

When eight-year-old Kiki travels to Taos Pueblo, the reservation where her parents grew up, she confronts her identity as both a Tiwa Indian and a big city girl

Sweetest Kulu

2018

by Celina Kalluk and Alexandria Neonakis

"This beautiful bedtime poem, written by acclaimed Inuit throat singer Celina Kalluk, describes the gifts given to a newborn baby by all the animals of the Arctic. Lyrically and tenderly told by a mother speaking to her own little "Kulu," an Inuktitut term of endearment often bestowed upon babies and young children, this visually stunning book is infused with the traditional Inuit values of love and respect for the land and its animal inhabitants."-- |cProvided by publisher

Grandma Panda’s China storybook

2013

by Mingmei Yip

To the delight of her grandchildren, Grandma Panda relates Chinese legends, including the tales of Mulan the woman warrior and Luban the inventor of the kite

Green is a chile pepper

2014

A little girl discovers all the bright colors in her Hispanic American neighborhood

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