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Our collection of picture books featuring Black and Indigenous people and People of Color (BIPOC) is available to the public. *Inclusion of a title in the collection DOES NOT EQUAL a recommendation.* Click here for more on book evaluation.

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A sweet smell of roses

2005

by Angela Johnson and Eric Velasquez

A stirring yet jubilant glimpse of the youth involvement that played an invaluable role in the Civil Rights movement.

Antonio’s card

2005

by Rigoberto González and Cecilia Concepción Alvarez

With Mother's Day coming, Antonio finds he has to decide about what is important to him when his classmates make fun of the unusual appearance of his mother's partner, Leslie.

Bee-bim bop!

2005

by Linda Sue Park and Ho Baek Lee

A child, eager for a favorite meal, helps with the shopping, food preparation, and table setting

Brothers and Sisters

2005

by Laura Dwight

"Like most brothers and sisters, the siblings in this book play together, compete with each other, and help one another. In Brothers and Sisters, we meet a number of sibling groups in which at least one member has a physical disability. This book shows that having a sibling with a disability is not so different from having a sibling without a disability." -- publisher

Brothers in hope

2005

by Mary Williams and R. Gregory Christie

Eight-year-old Garang, orphaned by a civil war in Sudan, finds the inner strength to help lead other boys as they trek hundreds of miles seeking safety in Ethiopia, then Kenya, and finally in the United States

Candy Shop

2005

by Jan Wahl and Nicole Wong

"Daniel can't wait to get to the candy shop. But Angry words are scrawled on the sidewalk in front of the store and Miz Chu, the owner, is scared. Daniel wants to help--but how?" -- publisher

Catching the moon

2005

by Crystal Hubbard and Randy DuBurke

"A picture book biography highlighting a pivotal event in the childhood of African American baseball player Marcenia "Toni Stone" Lyle Alberga, the woman who broke baseball's gender barrier by becoming the first female roster member of a professional Negro League team"--Provided by publisher

Dad, Jackie, and me

2005

by Myron. Uhlberg

In Brooklyn, New York, in 1947, a boy learns about discrimination and tolerance as he and his deaf father share their enthusiasm over baseball and the Dodgers' first baseman, Jackie Robinson

Grandma Lena’s Big Ol’ Turnip

2005

by Denia Lewis Hester and Jackie Urbanovic

"Grandma Lena takes good care of the turnips she plants in her garden. One turnip grows so big that Grandma can't pull it out of the ground! Even when Grandpa, Uncle Izzy, and the dog help Grandma yank and tug, the big ol' turnip doesn't budge. 2007-2008 Show Me Readers Award preliminary list (Missouri) 2005 Aesop Accolade, American Folklore Society Grandma Lena believes that something worth doing is worth doing right. So she takes good care of the turnips she plants in her garden. One turnip grows to an enormous size—Baby Pearl thinks it's a big potato! It is big enough to feed half the town. And it's so big that Grandma can’t pull it out of the ground! Even when Grandpa, Uncle Izzy, Aunt Netty, and the dog help Grandma yank and tug, the big ol’ turnip doesn’t budge. Still, this African-American family, including Baby Pearl, knows how to pull together." -- publisher

He’s got the whole world in his hands

2005

by Kadir Nelson

Text of the spiritual, illustrated by Kadir Nelson. Includes notation of the melody

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A sweet smell of roses

Antonio’s card

Bee-bim bop!

Brothers and Sisters

Brothers in hope

Candy Shop

Catching the moon

Dad, Jackie, and me

Grandma Lena’s Big Ol’ Turnip

He’s got the whole world in his hands