2020 Picture Books With POC Leads

1.
Black Is a Rainbow Color
Black Is a Rainbow Color 4.53 avg rating β€” 1,575 ratings
2.
Where is Uncle Al?
Where is Uncle Al?
by: Eva Hibbs
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating β€” 10 ratings
3.
The Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne
The Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne 4.32 avg rating β€” 435 ratings
4.
We Are Water Protectors
We Are Water Protectors 4.49 avg rating β€” 8,568 ratings
5.
The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story
The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story 4.42 avg rating β€” 1,060 ratings
6.
Feed Your Mind: A Story of August Wilson
Feed Your Mind: A Story of August Wilson 4.11 avg rating β€” 372 ratings
6.
The Old Truck
The Old Truck 4.04 avg rating β€” 1,563 ratings
8.
Ready to Fly: How Sylvia Townsend Became the Bookmobile Ballerina
Ready to Fly: How Sylvia Townsend Became the Bookmobile Ballerina
by: Lea Lyon
4.36 avg rating β€” 503 ratings
8.
Just Like Me
Just Like Me 4.17 avg rating β€” 1,412 ratings
10.
I Believe I Can
I Believe I Can 4.17 avg rating β€” 763 ratings
11.
Praline Lady
Praline Lady 4.63 avg rating β€” 27 ratings
12.
The Most Beautiful Thing
The Most Beautiful Thing 4.27 avg rating β€” 1,395 ratings
13.
Lizzie Demands a Seat!: Elizabeth Jennings Fights for Streetcar Rights
Lizzie Demands a Seat!: Elizabeth Jennings Fights for Streetcar Rights 4.27 avg rating β€” 308 ratings
13.
Brown Baby Lullaby
Brown Baby Lullaby 4.19 avg rating β€” 315 ratings
15.
Bedtime for Sweet Creatures
Bedtime for Sweet Creatures 3.93 avg rating β€” 849 ratings
16.
Grandpa Grumps
Grandpa Grumps 4.30 avg rating β€” 482 ratings
16.
Mamie on the Mound: A Woman in Baseball's Negro Leagues
Mamie on the Mound: A Woman in Baseball's Negro Leagues 4.16 avg rating β€” 154 ratings
18.
A Story about Afiya
A Story about Afiya 3.81 avg rating β€” 414 ratings
19.
A Voice Named Aretha
A Voice Named Aretha 4.11 avg rating β€” 276 ratings
20.
The Slave Who Went to Congress
The Slave Who Went to Congress 3.82 avg rating β€” 39 ratings
21.
Althea Gibson: The Story of Tennis' Fleet-of-Foot Girl
Althea Gibson: The Story of Tennis' Fleet-of-Foot Girl 3.96 avg rating β€” 150 ratings
22.
The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver
The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver 4.38 avg rating β€” 732 ratings
23.
Selena
Selena 4.36 avg rating β€” 391 ratings
24.
Dream Builder: The Story of Architect Philip Freelon
Dream Builder: The Story of Architect Philip Freelon 4.32 avg rating β€” 262 ratings
25.
Grandmother School
Grandmother School 4.41 avg rating β€” 269 ratings
26.
Your Name Is a Song
Your Name Is a Song 4.54 avg rating β€” 2,242 ratings
27.
Sweet Justice: Georgia Gilmore and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Sweet Justice: Georgia Gilmore and the Montgomery Bus Boycott 4.44 avg rating β€” 356 ratings
28.
Flying High: The Story of Gymnastics Champion Simone Biles
Flying High: The Story of Gymnastics Champion Simone Biles 4.11 avg rating β€” 408 ratings
29.
Wishes
Wishes 4.49 avg rating β€” 1,942 ratings
30.
Ginger and Chrysanthemum
Ginger and Chrysanthemum 3.68 avg rating β€” 128 ratings
31.
Nora's Wish
Nora's Wish it was amazing 5.00 avg rating β€” 1 rating
31.
Raja's Pet Camel: The Magic of Hope
Raja's Pet Camel: The Magic of Hope 4.62 avg rating β€” 94 ratings
31.
Cassidy and the Mixed Up Numbers
Cassidy and the Mixed Up Numbers 4.73 avg rating β€” 22 ratings
31.
Goodnight Basketball (Sports Illustrated Kids Bedtime Books)
Goodnight Basketball (Sports Illustrated Kids Bedtime Books) 3.73 avg rating β€” 33 ratings
35.
Emery Jack the Copycat: A Story About Autistic Echoing
Emery Jack the Copycat: A Story About Autistic Echoing 4.95 avg rating β€” 20 ratings
35.
Help Wanted: Must Love Books
Help Wanted: Must Love Books 4.26 avg rating β€” 1,001 ratings
35.
The Water Walker
The Water Walker 4.15 avg rating β€” 320 ratings
38.
Just Like a Mama (Denene Millner Books)
Just Like a Mama (Denene Millner Books) 4.31 avg rating β€” 441 ratings
38.
The Boy Who Became a Dragon: A Bruce Lee Story: A Graphic Novel
The Boy Who Became a Dragon: A Bruce Lee Story: A Graphic Novel 3.83 avg rating β€” 466 ratings
38.
How I Trained My Dog in Ten Days
How I Trained My Dog in Ten Days 3.57 avg rating β€” 58 ratings
41.
A Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story
A Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story 4.29 avg rating β€” 397 ratings
42.
My Rainy Day Rocket Ship (Denene Millner Books)
My Rainy Day Rocket Ship (Denene Millner Books) 3.68 avg rating β€” 278 ratings
43.
I Am a Promise
I Am a Promise 3.87 avg rating β€” 95 ratings
44.
Boxitects
Boxitects
by: Kim Smith
4.12 avg rating β€” 910 ratings
45.
Freedom Bird: A Tale of Hope and Courage
Freedom Bird: A Tale of Hope and Courage 3.77 avg rating β€” 188 ratings
46.
Brown Sugar Babe
Brown Sugar Babe 4.22 avg rating β€” 331 ratings
47.
A Journey Toward Hope
A Journey Toward Hope 4.24 avg rating β€” 93 ratings
48.
Equality's Call: The Story of Voting Rights in America
Equality's Call: The Story of Voting Rights in America 4.36 avg rating β€” 418 ratings
49.
Sing with Me / Canta Conmigo: Six Classic Songs in English and Spanish (Scholastic Bilingual)
Sing with Me / Canta Conmigo: Six Classic Songs in English and Spanish (Scholastic Bilingual) 3.86 avg rating β€” 74 ratings
50.
Meri Bindi
Meri Bindi
by: Anu Anand
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating β€” 4 ratings
51.
In My Anaana's Amautik
In My Anaana's Amautik 3.83 avg rating β€” 221 ratings
52.
Cool Cuts
Cool Cuts 3.97 avg rating β€” 475 ratings
53.
Overground Railroad
Overground Railroad 4.30 avg rating β€” 944 ratings
54.
Big Papa and the Time Machine
Big Papa and the Time Machine 4.14 avg rating β€” 394 ratings
55.
Swashby and the Sea
Swashby and the Sea 4.50 avg rating β€” 1,652 ratings
56.
Patricia's Vision: The Doctor Who Saved Sight (People Who Shaped Our World, 7)
Patricia's Vision: The Doctor Who Saved Sight (People Who Shaped Our World, 7) 4.15 avg rating β€” 189 ratings
57.
Chia and the Fox Man: An Alaskan Dena'ina Fable
Chia and the Fox Man: An Alaskan Dena'ina Fable 3.70 avg rating β€” 87 ratings
58.
Beautiful Shades of Brown: Laura Wheeler Waring, Artist
Beautiful Shades of Brown: Laura Wheeler Waring, Artist 4.31 avg rating β€” 293 ratings
59.
By and By: Charles Tindley, the Father of Gospel Music
By and By: Charles Tindley, the Father of Gospel Music 3.93 avg rating β€” 193 ratings
60.
The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read
The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read 4.60 avg rating β€” 3,629 ratings
61.
The Cat Man of Aleppo
The Cat Man of Aleppo 4.25 avg rating β€” 1,843 ratings
62.
Grow Kind
Grow Kind 3.79 avg rating β€” 126 ratings
63.
A Bowl Full of Peace: A True Story
A Bowl Full of Peace: A True Story 4.45 avg rating β€” 558 ratings
64.
Southwest Sunrise
Southwest Sunrise 4.05 avg rating β€” 353 ratings
65.
Accordionly: Abuelo and Opa Make Music
Accordionly: Abuelo and Opa Make Music 4.07 avg rating β€” 188 ratings
66.
Evonne Goolagong
Evonne Goolagong 4.21 avg rating β€” 266 ratings
67.
Jovita Wore Pants
Jovita Wore Pants 4.20 avg rating β€” 900 ratings
68.
111 Trees: How One Village Celebrates the Birth of Every Girl
111 Trees: How One Village Celebrates the Birth of Every Girl 4.45 avg rating β€” 408 ratings
69.
The Electric Slide and Kai
The Electric Slide and Kai 4.06 avg rating β€” 366 ratings
70.
A Girl Like Me
A Girl Like Me 3.70 avg rating β€” 395 ratings
71.
A Day for Rememberin'
A Day for Rememberin' 4.38 avg rating β€” 393 ratings
72.
Just Like Jesse Owens
Just Like Jesse Owens 4.11 avg rating β€” 118 ratings
73.
Oscar's American Dream
Oscar's American Dream 4.06 avg rating β€” 154 ratings
74.
Seven Golden Rings: A Tale of Music and Math
Seven Golden Rings: A Tale of Music and Math 4.26 avg rating β€” 337 ratings
75.
A Day with the Panye
A Day with the Panye really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 2 ratings
76.
I Want to Ride the Tap Tap
I Want to Ride the Tap Tap 3.95 avg rating β€” 144 ratings
77.
Amadou's Zoo
Amadou's Zoo 3.67 avg rating β€” 86 ratings
78.
Garrett's Store: The Ingenuity of a Young Garrett Morgan
Garrett's Store: The Ingenuity of a Young Garrett Morgan 3.50 avg rating β€” 2 ratings
79.
Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story
Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story 4.26 avg rating β€” 130 ratings
80.
Lift as You Climb: The Story of Ella Baker
Lift as You Climb: The Story of Ella Baker 4.26 avg rating β€” 234 ratings
81.
Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom
Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom 4.08 avg rating β€” 815 ratings
82.
Handa's Noisy Night
Handa's Noisy Night 3.97 avg rating β€” 58 ratings
83.
Fresh Princess: Style Rules!
Fresh Princess: Style Rules! 3.80 avg rating β€” 50 ratings
84.
A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart
A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart 4.39 avg rating β€” 1,154 ratings
85.
Brick by Brick
Brick by Brick 4.09 avg rating β€” 422 ratings
86.
When Father Comes Home
When Father Comes Home 3.71 avg rating β€” 112 ratings
87.
Sugar in Milk
Sugar in Milk 4.39 avg rating β€” 1,128 ratings
88.
Over the Moon: Let Love In
Over the Moon: Let Love In 3.82 avg rating β€” 22 ratings
89.
Mia and Molly: The Same and Different
Mia and Molly: The Same and Different 3.47 avg rating β€” 34 ratings
90.
Ming's Christmas Wishes
Ming's Christmas Wishes 3.86 avg rating β€” 194 ratings
91.
Ritu Weds Chandni
Ritu Weds Chandni 4.47 avg rating β€” 474 ratings
92.
Danbi Leads the School Parade
Danbi Leads the School Parade
by: Anna Kim
4.21 avg rating β€” 749 ratings