2019 Picture Books With POC Leads

1.
Hands Up!
Hands Up! 3.94 avg rating — 806 ratings
2.
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré 4.42 avg rating — 2,963 ratings
3.
Bilal Cooks Daal
Bilal Cooks Daal 4.24 avg rating — 1,263 ratings
4.
Sergio Sees the Good: The Story of a Not So Bad Day (Henry & Friends Mindfulness Series)
Sergio Sees the Good: The Story of a Not So Bad Day (Henry & Friends Mindfulness Series) 4.06 avg rating — 110 ratings
5.
Fearless Mary: The True Adventures of Mary Fields, American Stagecoach Driver
Fearless Mary: The True Adventures of Mary Fields, American Stagecoach Driver 3.95 avg rating — 365 ratings
6.
Grandpa Stops a War: A Paul Robeson story
Grandpa Stops a War: A Paul Robeson story 4.01 avg rating — 90 ratings
7.
Sweet Dreams, Sarah: From Slavery to Inventor
Sweet Dreams, Sarah: From Slavery to Inventor 4.43 avg rating — 317 ratings
8.
Honeysmoke: A Story of Finding Your Color
Honeysmoke: A Story of Finding Your Color 4.23 avg rating — 715 ratings
9.
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story 4.40 avg rating — 6,690 ratings
10.
Nighttime Symphony
Nighttime Symphony
by: Timbaland
3.81 avg rating — 337 ratings
11.
B is for Baby
B is for Baby
by: Atinuke
4.23 avg rating — 760 ratings
12.
The King of Kindergarten
The King of Kindergarten 4.20 avg rating — 1,571 ratings
13.
Hair Love
Hair Love 4.58 avg rating — 9,621 ratings
14.
Sulwe
Sulwe 4.66 avg rating — 11,066 ratings
15.
I Am Farmer: Growing an Environmental Movement in Cameroon
I Am Farmer: Growing an Environmental Movement in Cameroon 4.28 avg rating — 347 ratings
16.
A New Home
A New Home 4.13 avg rating — 386 ratings
17.
What Is Given from the Heart
What Is Given from the Heart 4.46 avg rating — 1,177 ratings
18.
Under My Hijab
Under My Hijab
by: Hena Khan
4.39 avg rating — 1,666 ratings
19.
Wilma's Way Home: The Life of Wilma Mankiller (A Big Words Book, 10)
Wilma's Way Home: The Life of Wilma Mankiller (A Big Words Book, 10) 4.16 avg rating — 279 ratings
20.
Mango Moon: When Deportation Divides a Family
Mango Moon: When Deportation Divides a Family 4.27 avg rating — 237 ratings
20.
Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship & Freedom
Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship & Freedom 4.27 avg rating — 991 ratings
22.
The Yellow Suitcase
The Yellow Suitcase 4.05 avg rating — 185 ratings
23.
Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando
Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando 4.32 avg rating — 1,475 ratings
24.
Small World
Small World 4.05 avg rating — 528 ratings
25.
Wilma Rudolph (Volume 27) (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 27)
Wilma Rudolph (Volume 27) (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 27) 4.21 avg rating — 359 ratings
26.
Ho'onani: Hula Warrior
Ho'onani: Hula Warrior 4.25 avg rating — 926 ratings
27.
How I Became a Ghost
How I Became a Ghost 3.90 avg rating — 2,594 ratings
28.
Sofia Valdez, Future Prez
Sofia Valdez, Future Prez 4.37 avg rating — 2,312 ratings
29.
One Is a Piñata: A Book of Numbers
One Is a Piñata: A Book of Numbers 3.98 avg rating — 381 ratings
30.
Where Are You From?
Where Are You From? 4.37 avg rating — 2,012 ratings
31.
Be Brave, Be Brave, Be Brave: A True Story of Fatherhood and Native American Heritage
Be Brave, Be Brave, Be Brave: A True Story of Fatherhood and Native American Heritage 4.02 avg rating — 41 ratings
32.
Rhymes with Claire
Rhymes with Claire 2.78 avg rating — 32 ratings
33.
Mommy Sayang
Mommy Sayang 3.98 avg rating — 372 ratings
34.
Sisters: Venus & Serena Williams
Sisters: Venus & Serena Williams 3.97 avg rating — 253 ratings
35.
Brave Ballerina: The Story of Janet Collins
Brave Ballerina: The Story of Janet Collins 4.24 avg rating — 488 ratings
36.
A Computer Called Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Helped Put America on the Moon
A Computer Called Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Helped Put America on the Moon 4.39 avg rating — 794 ratings
37.
My Footprints
My Footprints
by: Bao Phi
3.91 avg rating — 967 ratings
37.
Little Frida
Little Frida 3.57 avg rating — 190 ratings
37.
Freedom Soup
Freedom Soup 4.29 avg rating — 903 ratings
40.
A Map into the World
A Map into the World 4.21 avg rating — 1,371 ratings
41.
Another
Another 3.89 avg rating — 2,258 ratings
42.
Meet Miss Fancy
Meet Miss Fancy 4.09 avg rating — 380 ratings
43.
When Grandma Gives You a Lemon Tree
When Grandma Gives You a Lemon Tree 4.35 avg rating — 1,522 ratings
44.
Follow Me Down to Nicodemus Town: Based on the History of the African American Pioneer Settlement
Follow Me Down to Nicodemus Town: Based on the History of the African American Pioneer Settlement
by: A. LaFaye
4.01 avg rating — 121 ratings
45.
Fast Enough: Bessie Stringfield's First Ride
Fast Enough: Bessie Stringfield's First Ride 3.72 avg rating — 233 ratings
46.
The Bell Rang
The Bell Rang 4.41 avg rating — 1,038 ratings
47.
Lola Goes to School
Lola Goes to School 3.95 avg rating — 316 ratings
48.
Let 'er Buck!: George Fletcher, the People's Champion
Let 'er Buck!: George Fletcher, the People's Champion 4.07 avg rating — 366 ratings
49.
Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao
Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao
by: Kat Zhang
4.33 avg rating — 1,795 ratings
50.
Carter Reads the Newspaper
Carter Reads the Newspaper 4.35 avg rating — 581 ratings
50.
Mama Mable's All-Gal Big Band Jazz Extravaganza!
Mama Mable's All-Gal Big Band Jazz Extravaganza! 3.57 avg rating — 84 ratings
52.
Beyoncé: Shine Your Light
Beyoncé: Shine Your Light 3.73 avg rating — 203 ratings
52.
I Can Write the World
I Can Write the World 4.22 avg rating — 147 ratings
52.
Awâsis and the World-Famous Bannock
Awâsis and the World-Famous Bannock 4.15 avg rating — 238 ratings
55.
Tiny Feet Between the Mountains
Tiny Feet Between the Mountains
by: Hanna Cha
4.20 avg rating — 329 ratings
56.
The Undefeated
The Undefeated 4.63 avg rating — 7,180 ratings
57.
The Proudest Blue
The Proudest Blue 4.53 avg rating — 7,258 ratings
57.
Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment
Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment 4.39 avg rating — 1,806 ratings
59.
My Papi Has a Motorcycle
My Papi Has a Motorcycle 4.34 avg rating — 3,216 ratings
60.
Saturday
Saturday
by: Oge Mora
4.50 avg rating — 2,810 ratings
61.
Serena: The Littlest Sister
Serena: The Littlest Sister 4.21 avg rating — 90 ratings
62.
Grandpa Cacao: A Tale of Chocolate, from Farm to Family
Grandpa Cacao: A Tale of Chocolate, from Farm to Family 4.05 avg rating — 242 ratings
63.
Birth of the Cool: How Jazz Great Miles Davis Found His Sound
Birth of the Cool: How Jazz Great Miles Davis Found His Sound 4.20 avg rating — 120 ratings
64.
Ice Breaker: How Mabel Fairbanks Changed Figure Skating
Ice Breaker: How Mabel Fairbanks Changed Figure Skating 4.14 avg rating — 175 ratings
65.
Hector: A Boy, A Protest, and the Photograph that Changed Apartheid
Hector: A Boy, A Protest, and the Photograph that Changed Apartheid 4.29 avg rating — 217 ratings
66.
Nya's Long Walk: A Step at a Time
Nya's Long Walk: A Step at a Time 4.01 avg rating — 563 ratings
66.
A Dream of Flight: Alberto Santos-Dumont's Race Around the Eiffel Tower
A Dream of Flight: Alberto Santos-Dumont's Race Around the Eiffel Tower 4.09 avg rating — 70 ratings
66.
Mulan: The Legend of the Woman Warrior
Mulan: The Legend of the Woman Warrior 4.12 avg rating — 239 ratings
69.
A Big Bed for Little Snow
A Big Bed for Little Snow
by: Grace Lin
3.87 avg rating — 878 ratings
69.
Reading Beauty
Reading Beauty 4.17 avg rating — 1,123 ratings
71.
Martin & Anne, The Kindred Spirits of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Anne Frank
Martin & Anne, The Kindred Spirits of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Anne Frank 4.46 avg rating — 274 ratings
72.
The Night Is Yours
The Night Is Yours 3.59 avg rating — 391 ratings
72.
Billy and the Dragon
Billy and the Dragon 4.19 avg rating — 85 ratings
72.
Daddy Why Am I Brown? A Healthy Conversation About Skin Color and Family. ((A Healthy Conversation #1)
Daddy Why Am I Brown? A Healthy Conversation About Skin Color and Family. ((A Healthy Conversation #1) 4.87 avg rating — 30 ratings
72.
Save the Ocean (Save the Earth, #1)
Save the Ocean (Save the Earth, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 219 ratings
76.
Look Up!
Look Up! 4.28 avg rating — 1,160 ratings
76.
"Daddy Why Am I Brown?": A healthy conversation about skin color and family.
"Daddy Why Am I Brown?": A healthy conversation about skin color and family. 4.87 avg rating — 30 ratings
78.
Puppy Truck
Puppy Truck 3.22 avg rating — 437 ratings
79.
Going Down Home with Daddy
Going Down Home with Daddy 4.23 avg rating — 1,692 ratings
79.
¡Vamos! Let's Go to the Market
¡Vamos! Let's Go to the Market 4.08 avg rating — 1,144 ratings
81.
M Is for Melanin: A Celebration of the Black Child
M Is for Melanin: A Celebration of the Black Child 4.53 avg rating — 418 ratings
82.
I Remember: Poems and Pictures of Heritage
I Remember: Poems and Pictures of Heritage 4.30 avg rating — 184 ratings
82.
A Girl Called Genghis Khan: How Maria Toorpakai Wazir Pretended to Be a Boy, Defied the Taliban, and Became a World Famous Squash Player
A Girl Called Genghis Khan: How Maria Toorpakai Wazir Pretended to Be a Boy, Defied the Taliban, and Became a World Famous Squash Player 4.07 avg rating — 119 ratings
84.
My Mama Is a Mechanic
My Mama Is a Mechanic 4.02 avg rating — 206 ratings
85.
I Am Perfectly Designed
I Am Perfectly Designed 4.20 avg rating — 1,381 ratings
86.
Buzzing with Questions: The Inquisitive Mind of Charles Henry Turner
Buzzing with Questions: The Inquisitive Mind of Charles Henry Turner 4.16 avg rating — 267 ratings
86.
Queen of Physics: How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock the Secrets of the Atom (People Who Shaped Our World, 6)
Queen of Physics: How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock the Secrets of the Atom (People Who Shaped Our World, 6) 4.34 avg rating — 864 ratings
88.
Clever Little Witch
Clever Little Witch 3.58 avg rating — 314 ratings
89.
Nine Months: Before a Baby Is Born
Nine Months: Before a Baby Is Born 4.30 avg rating — 751 ratings
90.
Luca's Bridge/El Puente de Luca
Luca's Bridge/El Puente de Luca 3.63 avg rating — 68 ratings
91.
Ojiichan's Gift
Ojiichan's Gift 4.25 avg rating — 494 ratings
92.
The Boy Who Grew a Forest: The True Story of Jadav Payeng
The Boy Who Grew a Forest: The True Story of Jadav Payeng 4.51 avg rating — 692 ratings
93.
The Best Kind of Bear
The Best Kind of Bear 4.02 avg rating — 259 ratings
94.
I Used to Be Famous
I Used to Be Famous 4.14 avg rating — 166 ratings
95.
Ruby, Head High: Ruby Bridges' First Day of School
Ruby, Head High: Ruby Bridges' First Day of School 4.33 avg rating — 111 ratings
95.
Yao Bai and the Egg Pirates
Yao Bai and the Egg Pirates
by: Tim Myers
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 23 ratings
95.
The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh
The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh 4.37 avg rating — 879 ratings
98.
Tallulah The Tooth Fairy CEO
Tallulah The Tooth Fairy CEO 3.67 avg rating — 543 ratings
99.
The Big Five
The Big Five 3.94 avg rating — 125 ratings
99.
One Hug: Celebrating Love and Togetherness in a Multigenerational Family Tale
One Hug: Celebrating Love and Togetherness in a Multigenerational Family Tale 3.91 avg rating — 209 ratings
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