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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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A Caribbean journey from A to Y

2007

by Mario Picayo and Earleen Griswold

From Aruba to yucca, presents items, places, and expressions of culture dealing with the Caribbean and surrounding islands

A case of sense

2016

by Songju Ma Daemicke and Shennen Bersani

When greedy Fu Wang takes his neighbors to court for enjoying the aroma of food he had prepared, a wise judge inspires young Ming to become a judge himself, one day. Includes activities

A change of heart

2016

by Alice Walsh and Erin Bennett Banks

A young African American and the son of sharecroppers, Lanier Phillips escapes the violence, racism and segregation of his Georgia home by joining the navy during the Second World War. But tragedy strikes the USS Truxtun one February night off the southeastern coast of Newfoundland, and Lanier is the lone black survivor of the terrible shipwreck. When he arrives onshore, the community's kindness and humanity bring him back to health and change his outlook on life. He went on to march for black rights with Martin Luther King and remained forever grateful to the small town of St. Lawrence, Newfoundland

A child’s garden of verses

2011

by Robert Louis Stevenson and Barbara McClintock

Easy-to-read text and full-color illustrations feature a collection of perennial favorites describing the child's world of dreams and reality

A dance like starlight

2014

by Kristy Dempsey and Floyd Cooper

A young girl growing up in Harlem in the 1950s, whose mother cleans and stitches costumes for a ballet company, dreams of becoming a prima ballerina one day, and is thrilled to see a performance of Janet Collins, the first "colored" prima ballerina

A day I remember

2015

by Prodeepta Das

This is a day that Swayam will always remember: he's going to be "Markundi", the boy who keeps the bridegroom (his uncle) company through the wedding preparations

A day with my aunts / Un día con mis tías

2006

by Anilú Bernardo and Christina Rodriguez

Isabel visits her aunts on Saturdays. They dance, dress up, and make empanadas. Isabel visita a sus tías los sábados. Bailan, se engalanan, y hacen empanadas.

A day with Yayah

2018

by Nicola I. Campbell and Julie Flett

On an outing in Nicola Valley, British Columbia, a First Nations family forages for herbs and mushrooms while the grandmother passes down her language and knowledge to her young grandchildren. Includes glossary

A day without sugar

2012

by Diane De Anda, Janet Montecalvo and Gabriela Baeza Ventura

Because ten-year-old Tito is at risk of developing diabetes like some of his relatives, Tía Sofía spends a day teaching him and his cousins about healthy, low-sugar or sugar-free treats

A different pond

2017

by Bao Phi and Thi Bui

"As a young boy, Bao Phi awoke early, hours before his father's long workday began, to fish on the shores of a small pond in Minneapolis. Unlike many other anglers, Bao and his father fished for food, not recreation. Between hope-filled casts, Bao's father told him about a different pond in their homeland of Vietnam"--|cProvided by publisher

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