Children’s Books with BIPOC Main Characters – Not All Black Authors

• The Proudest Blue – Ibtihaj Muhammad and S.K. Ali
• Fry Bread – Kevin Noble Maillard
• Leila in Saffron – Rukhsanna Guidroz
• Sofia Valdez Future Prez – Andrea Beaty
• The Kindergarten King –  Derrick Barnes
• Thank You Omu – Oge Mora
• Zoe’s Beach Day –  Miss Dominique N.M. Smith
• Please, Puppy, Please – Spike Lee and Tonya Lee
• Ellray Jakes Is Not A Chicken! – Sally Warner
• Flower Garden – Eve Bunting
• Sugar Plum Ballerinas – Nancy Cato and Whoopi Goldberg
• Curlilocks and the Three Pink Pandas – Yolanda King
• Ruby And The Booker Boys – Derrick Barnes
• Nikki & Deja Birthday Blues – Karen English
• Miami Jackson Makes The Play – Patricia McKissack
• Julian, Secret Agent – Ann Cameron
• Clubhouse Mysteries – Sharon M. Draper
• The Name Jar – Yangsook Choi
• From North To South Del Norte al Sur – René Laínez
• Juana and Lucas – Juana Medina
• Carmela Full Of Wishes – Matt de la Peña
• The Great Wall Of Lucy Wu – Wendy Wan-Long Shang
• Hot, Hot Roti for Dada-ji- Farhana Zia
• Who Was Maria Tallchief – Catherine Gourley
• I Am Not A Number – Jenny Kay Dupuis and Kathy Kacer
• Marooned in the Arctic – Peggy Caravantes
• I Can Make This Promise – Christine Day
• The Ugly One – Leanne Statland Ellis
• The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses – Paul Goble
• Kira-Kira – Cynthia Kadohata
• Esperanza Rising – Pam Muñoz Ryan
• Last Stop on Market Street – Matt de la Peña
• Skin Again- Bell Hooks
• Takoza Walks with the Blue Moon Girl – Tara Perron