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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Cross Group 48
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Folklore 15
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Incidental 387
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Boy/Man 112
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Girl/Woman 126
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Unspecified 12
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Activism 17
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Disability 42
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LGBQ 17
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STEM 23
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Fiction 314
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Non-Fiction 70
Peace is an offering
Illustrations and simple, rhyming text show different ways that peace can be found, made, and shared.
Why do families change?
"A nonfiction picture book that introduces very young children to the concept of separation and divorce in a resassuring and straightforward way."--
Music is for everyone
"Music is for everyone is sure to get you excited about making music! Singer-songwriter Jill Barber takes her young readers through many different kinds of music - hip hop, jazz, classical, folk ̂- and instruments in an energetic, rhyming tour. Sydney Smith's gleeful illustrations capture all the joy that comes from making music - in all its forms!"--
Wee Sister Strange
"A wild, nameless girl the townspeople call Wee Sister Strange roams through forests and marshes and bogs in search for a bedtime story."
We planted a tree
Simple text reveals the benefits of planting a single tree, both to those who see it grow and to the world as a whole.
The frog and his friends save humanity / La rana y sus amigos salvan a la humanidad
Bilingual Spanish-English Mexican folktale. In the Spring of Creation, the animals gather around a newly arrived creature and decide that it is funny and cute--a joke of Mother Nature--and work together to save this first human child from extinction.
Why the stomach growls
When the eyes, mouth, arms, legs, and stomach are created they all want to be the boss, but with a little help from their Creator they learn to work together. Based on a West African myth.--publisher
Our California
Takes the reader on an imaginary trip through California while offering information about the history and geography of the major cities and towns.
The neighborhood Mother Goose
A collection of nursery rhymes, both familiar and lesser known, illustrated with photographs in a city setting.
The neighborhood sing-along
A collection of songs, both familiar and lesser known, illustrated with photographs in a city setting.