2015 Picture Books With POC Leads

1.
Last Stop on Market Street
Last Stop on Market Street 4.30 avg rating — 18,201 ratings
2.
I'm New Here
I'm New Here 4.19 avg rating — 918 ratings
3.
One Family
One Family 3.88 avg rating — 1,060 ratings
4.
The Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage
The Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage 4.33 avg rating — 1,769 ratings
5.
The Princess and the Pony
The Princess and the Pony 4.22 avg rating — 5,499 ratings
6.
For the Right to Learn: Malala Yousafzai's Story
For the Right to Learn: Malala Yousafzai's Story 4.41 avg rating — 954 ratings
7.
Happy in Our Skin
Happy in Our Skin 4.05 avg rating — 977 ratings
8.
Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music 4.27 avg rating — 3,803 ratings
9.
One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia
One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia 4.35 avg rating — 2,045 ratings
10.
Mango, Abuela, and Me
Mango, Abuela, and Me 4.26 avg rating — 2,013 ratings
11.
Sunday Shopping
Sunday Shopping 3.73 avg rating — 202 ratings
12.
My Three Best Friends and Me, Zulay
My Three Best Friends and Me, Zulay
by: Cari Best
3.92 avg rating — 498 ratings
13.
Chicken in the Kitchen
Chicken in the Kitchen 3.80 avg rating — 496 ratings
14.
Phoenix Song
Phoenix Song 4.41 avg rating — 27 ratings
15.
Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah
Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah 4.37 avg rating — 3,244 ratings
15.
Dragon Dancer
Dragon Dancer 4.11 avg rating — 90 ratings
17.
Hiawatha and the Peacemaker
Hiawatha and the Peacemaker 4.25 avg rating — 1,078 ratings
17.
Monster Trouble!
Monster Trouble! 4.12 avg rating — 859 ratings
19.
Lizard from the Park
Lizard from the Park
by: Mark Pett
3.88 avg rating — 819 ratings
20.
One Word from Sophia (The Sophia Books)
One Word from Sophia (The Sophia Books) 3.91 avg rating — 1,145 ratings
21.
Juna's Jar
Juna's Jar
by: Jane Bahk
4.04 avg rating — 517 ratings
22.
The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore
The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore 4.36 avg rating — 2,066 ratings
23.
The Girl Who Buried Her Dreams in a Can: A True Story
The Girl Who Buried Her Dreams in a Can: A True Story 4.02 avg rating — 179 ratings
24.
Lillian's Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Lillian's Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 4.39 avg rating — 1,421 ratings
24.
The Red Bicycle: The Extraordinary Story of One Ordinary Bicycle
The Red Bicycle: The Extraordinary Story of One Ordinary Bicycle 4.11 avg rating — 428 ratings
26.
Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras
Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras 4.10 avg rating — 2,402 ratings
27.
15 Things Not to Do with a Baby
15 Things Not to Do with a Baby 3.58 avg rating — 213 ratings
28.
Mixed Me!
Mixed Me! 3.82 avg rating — 980 ratings
29.
My Story, My Dance: Robert Battle's Journey to Alvin Ailey
My Story, My Dance: Robert Battle's Journey to Alvin Ailey 3.87 avg rating — 223 ratings
30.
The Nesting Quilt
The Nesting Quilt 3.91 avg rating — 69 ratings
31.
New Shoes
New Shoes 4.39 avg rating — 1,234 ratings
32.
Have You Seen Elephant?
Have You Seen Elephant? 4.02 avg rating — 1,525 ratings
33.
Swing Sisters: The Story of the International Sweethearts of Rhythm
Swing Sisters: The Story of the International Sweethearts of Rhythm 4.03 avg rating — 148 ratings
34.
In a Village by the Sea
In a Village by the Sea
by: Muon Van
4.15 avg rating — 704 ratings
35.
Wangari Maathai: The Woman Who Planted Millions of Trees
Wangari Maathai: The Woman Who Planted Millions of Trees 4.27 avg rating — 700 ratings
36.
The Girl With The Parrot On Her Head
The Girl With The Parrot On Her Head 3.44 avg rating — 223 ratings
37.
Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans (A Latino Book of Concepts)
Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans (A Latino Book of Concepts) 4.21 avg rating — 709 ratings
38.
Harlem Renaissance Party
Harlem Renaissance Party 3.57 avg rating — 182 ratings
38.
Salsa: Un poema para cocinar / A Cooking Poem (Bilingual Cooking Poems, 1)
Salsa: Un poema para cocinar / A Cooking Poem (Bilingual Cooking Poems, 1) 4.06 avg rating — 195 ratings
40.
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer 4.31 avg rating — 2,787 ratings
41.
Grandma Lives in a Perfume Village
Grandma Lives in a Perfume Village 4.02 avg rating — 229 ratings
42.
Pool
Pool 3.97 avg rating — 1,630 ratings
43.
Lailah's Lunchbox: A Ramadan Story
Lailah's Lunchbox: A Ramadan Story 4.21 avg rating — 1,006 ratings
44.
Abuela's Birthday
Abuela's Birthday 3.74 avg rating — 88 ratings
45.
Sadako's Cranes
Sadako's Cranes 4.01 avg rating — 84 ratings
46.
Bhimrao Ambedkar: The Boy Who Asked Why
Bhimrao Ambedkar: The Boy Who Asked Why 4.42 avg rating — 60 ratings
47.
The Sock Thief: A Soccer Story
The Sock Thief: A Soccer Story 3.99 avg rating — 211 ratings
48.
Double Trouble For Anna Hibiscus!
Double Trouble For Anna Hibiscus!
by: Atinuke
4.22 avg rating — 169 ratings
49.
Charlotte and the Quiet Place
Charlotte and the Quiet Place 4.26 avg rating — 257 ratings
50.
Grandma in Blue with Red Hat
Grandma in Blue with Red Hat 3.97 avg rating — 406 ratings
51.
Double Happiness
Double Happiness 3.73 avg rating — 235 ratings
52.
I Had a Favorite Hat
I Had a Favorite Hat 3.55 avg rating — 211 ratings
53.
Today Is the Day
Today Is the Day 3.95 avg rating — 81 ratings
54.
No, No, Kitten!
No, No, Kitten! 3.65 avg rating — 251 ratings
55.
Sona and the Wedding Game
Sona and the Wedding Game 3.64 avg rating — 160 ratings
55.
Wild Eggs: A Tale of Arctic Egg Collecting
Wild Eggs: A Tale of Arctic Egg Collecting 3.83 avg rating — 48 ratings
57.
Miracle on 133rd Street
Miracle on 133rd Street 3.79 avg rating — 259 ratings
58.
Crane Boy
Crane Boy 3.87 avg rating — 71 ratings
59.
Poems in the Attic
Poems in the Attic 3.90 avg rating — 428 ratings
60.
Little Chanclas
Little Chanclas 3.44 avg rating — 34 ratings
61.
The Great and Mighty Nikko
The Great and Mighty Nikko 3.38 avg rating — 80 ratings
62.
Princess Truly in I Am Truly
Princess Truly in I Am Truly 4.01 avg rating — 452 ratings
63.
Papa Gave Me a Stick
Papa Gave Me a Stick really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 77 ratings
64.
Juneteenth for Mazie
Juneteenth for Mazie 4.33 avg rating — 945 ratings
65.
Granddaddy's Turn: A Journey to the Ballot Box
Granddaddy's Turn: A Journey to the Ballot Box 4.33 avg rating — 428 ratings
66.
The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch
The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch 4.17 avg rating — 798 ratings
67.
Ira's Shakespeare Dream
Ira's Shakespeare Dream 4.12 avg rating — 109 ratings
68.
In a Cloud of Dust
In a Cloud of Dust 3.75 avg rating — 135 ratings
69.
Freedom's School
Freedom's School 4.18 avg rating — 205 ratings
70.
My Name Is Truth: The Life of Sojourner Truth
My Name Is Truth: The Life of Sojourner Truth 3.97 avg rating — 439 ratings
71.
28 Days: Moments in Black History that Changed the World
28 Days: Moments in Black History that Changed the World 4.31 avg rating — 708 ratings
72.
Seeds of Freedom: The Peaceful Integration of Huntsville, Alabama
Seeds of Freedom: The Peaceful Integration of Huntsville, Alabama 4.22 avg rating — 508 ratings
73.
Two White Rabbits
Two White Rabbits 3.88 avg rating — 747 ratings
74.
I am Jackie Robinson
I am Jackie Robinson 4.46 avg rating — 998 ratings
75.
My Tata's Remedies / Los remedios de mi Tata
My Tata's Remedies / Los remedios de mi Tata 3.80 avg rating — 118 ratings
76.
The Song of Delphine
The Song of Delphine 3.66 avg rating — 174 ratings
77.
Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton
Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton
by: Don Tate
4.36 avg rating — 839 ratings
78.
Jake Makes a World: Jacob Lawrence, A Young Artist in Harlem: A Picture Book
Jake Makes a World: Jacob Lawrence, A Young Artist in Harlem: A Picture Book 3.83 avg rating — 174 ratings
79.
Red, Yellow, Blue
Red, Yellow, Blue 3.72 avg rating — 86 ratings
80.
Sewing Stories: Harriet Powers' Journey from Slave to Artist
Sewing Stories: Harriet Powers' Journey from Slave to Artist really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 294 ratings
81.
The Peace Tree from Hiroshima: The Little Bonsai with a Big Story
The Peace Tree from Hiroshima: The Little Bonsai with a Big Story 4.26 avg rating — 180 ratings
82.
Ming's Adventure with Confucius in Qufu: A Story in English and Chinese
Ming's Adventure with Confucius in Qufu: A Story in English and Chinese
by: Jian Li
3.22 avg rating — 9 ratings
83.
Thank You, Jackson: How One Little Boy Makes a BIG Difference
Thank You, Jackson: How One Little Boy Makes a BIG Difference
by: Niki Daly
3.64 avg rating — 74 ratings
84.
Mystery of the Giant Masks of Sanxingdui
Mystery of the Giant Masks of Sanxingdui
by: Icy Smith
3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings
85.
Party Croc!: A Folktale from Zimbabwe
Party Croc!: A Folktale from Zimbabwe 3.57 avg rating — 102 ratings
86.
My Autumn Book
My Autumn Book 3.74 avg rating — 220 ratings
87.
Dreams Are Made for Children: Classic Jazz Lullabies performed by Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday…
Dreams Are Made for Children: Classic Jazz Lullabies performed by Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday… 3.62 avg rating — 8 ratings
88.
Chasing Freedom: The Life Journeys of Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony, Inspired by Historical Facts
Chasing Freedom: The Life Journeys of Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony, Inspired by Historical Facts 3.92 avg rating — 253 ratings
89.
Mama's Nightingale: A Story of Immigration and Separation
Mama's Nightingale: A Story of Immigration and Separation 4.25 avg rating — 798 ratings
90.
Maya's Blanket / La Manta de Maya
Maya's Blanket / La Manta de Maya 4.14 avg rating — 326 ratings
91.
On the Shoulder of a Giant: An Inuit Folktale
On the Shoulder of a Giant: An Inuit Folktale 3.67 avg rating — 108 ratings
92.
Little Kunoichi the Ninja Girl
Little Kunoichi the Ninja Girl 3.52 avg rating — 398 ratings
93.
Football with Dad: A Book for Dads and Kids (Little Golden Book)
Football with Dad: A Book for Dads and Kids (Little Golden Book) 4.22 avg rating — 67 ratings
94.
How to Surprise a Dad
How to Surprise a Dad 3.68 avg rating — 416 ratings
95.
Rosie Goes to Preschool
Rosie Goes to Preschool 3.77 avg rating — 257 ratings
96.
Love is in the Hair
Love is in the Hair 3.94 avg rating — 31 ratings
97.
Blue Skies for Lupe
Blue Skies for Lupe 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings
98.
Cartwheel Katie
Cartwheel Katie 4.17 avg rating — 88 ratings
99.
Katie's Noisy Music
Katie's Noisy Music 3.96 avg rating — 48 ratings
100.
We're Getting a Pet! (Little Golden Book)
We're Getting a Pet! (Little Golden Book) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 15 ratings
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