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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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Niko draws a feeling

2017

by Bob Raczka and Simone Shin

"No one understands the abstract pictures that Niko draws until a new friend sees the thought and feeling within his shapes and forms"--Provided by publisher

Chicken soup, chicken soup

2016

by Pamela Mayer and Deborah Melmon

"Two grandmas. Two delicious recipes. Sophie loves Bubbe's Jewish chicken soup, made with kreplach. She also loves Nai Nai's Chinese chicken soup, with wonton. But don't tell Bubbe and Nai Nai that their soups are the same!"-- Provided by publisher

Ryan and Jimmy

2006

by Herb Shoveller

A story of one little boy's dream to provide clean drinking water to the people of Africa

The red sash

2005

by Jean Pendziwol and Nicolas. Debon

A young Native American boy waits for his father's return while he discovers what life is like at a busy fur trading post, until he must make a decision on his own as an unexpected storm appears on the lake

My two grannies

2007

by Floella Benjamin and Margaret Chamberlain

When her two grannies want to eat different meals and tell their own stories, how can Alvina make everyone happy?

Ava’s adventure

2014

by Laura Pedersen and Penny Weber

"Disappointed that she can't go on a snowboarding trip with her friend, Ava escapes to her room, where she finds that the power of imagination and her own creativity take her farther than any snowboard could. At the same time, she learns that life's tradeoffs aren't always bad"-- |cProvided by publisher

Sacagawea

2003

by Liselotte Erdrich and Julie Buffalohead

A biography of the Shoshone girl, Sacagawea, from age eleven when she was kidnapped by the Hitdatsa to the end of her journey with Lewis and Clark, plus speculation about her later life

Winter candle

2014

by Jeron Ashford Frame, Jeron Ashford and Stacey Schuett

"When each family at the diverse Juniper Court apartment complex needs something to light up the dark of winter, the stumpy, lumpy candle provides a glow brighter than the fanciest taper, revealing the true spirit of each holiday it illuminates"--Provided by publisher

Orange Peel’s pocket

2010

by Rose A. Lewis and Grace Zong

A five-year-old Chinese American girl sets out to learn about the place where she was born--China

The Case for Loving

2015

by Selina Alko and Sean Qualls

Imagine not being able to marry the person you loved, just because they were of a race different from your own. This is the story of one brave family: Mildred Loving, Richard Perry Loving, and their three children. It is the story of how Mildred and Richard fell in love, and got married in Washington D.C. When they moved back to their hometown in Virginia, they were arrested for violating that state's law against interracial marriage. The Lovings refused to allow their children to get the message that their parents' love was wrong and so they fought the unfair law, taking their case all the way to the Supreme Court

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