2016 Picture Books With POC Leads

1.
Thunder Boy Jr.
Thunder Boy Jr. 4.16 avg rating — 4,904 ratings
2.
Tiny Stitches: The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas
Tiny Stitches: The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas 4.29 avg rating — 406 ratings
3.
Mary Had a Little Glam (Mary Had a Little Glam, 1)
Mary Had a Little Glam (Mary Had a Little Glam, 1) 4.05 avg rating — 839 ratings
4.
City Shapes
City Shapes 3.83 avg rating — 711 ratings
5.
One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree
One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree 3.74 avg rating — 1,209 ratings
6.
Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions
Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions 4.24 avg rating — 2,233 ratings
7.
I Won a What?
I Won a What? 3.63 avg rating — 332 ratings
8.
Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay
Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay 4.38 avg rating — 2,115 ratings
9.
The Summer Nick Taught His Cats to Read
The Summer Nick Taught His Cats to Read 4.10 avg rating — 1,004 ratings
10.
Freedom in Congo Square
Freedom in Congo Square 4.27 avg rating — 2,815 ratings
11.
The Princess and the Warrior: A Tale of Two Volcanoes
The Princess and the Warrior: A Tale of Two Volcanoes 4.18 avg rating — 1,683 ratings
12.
I Am Not a Number
I Am Not a Number 4.41 avg rating — 1,658 ratings
13.
In Plain Sight
In Plain Sight 3.61 avg rating — 604 ratings
14.
If I Had a Gryphon
If I Had a Gryphon 4.29 avg rating — 1,137 ratings
15.
Emma and Julia Love Ballet
Emma and Julia Love Ballet 3.93 avg rating — 476 ratings
16.
A Morning with Grandpa
A Morning with Grandpa 4.06 avg rating — 504 ratings
17.
The Boy & The Bindi
The Boy & The Bindi 4.18 avg rating — 723 ratings
18.
Looking for Lord Ganesh
Looking for Lord Ganesh 4.06 avg rating — 31 ratings
19.
Looking for Bongo
Looking for Bongo 3.58 avg rating — 330 ratings
20.
The Water Princess
The Water Princess 4.31 avg rating — 3,275 ratings
21.
Lift Your Light a Little Higher: The Story of Stephen Bishop: Slave-Explorer
Lift Your Light a Little Higher: The Story of Stephen Bishop: Slave-Explorer 4.25 avg rating — 506 ratings
22.
Don't Call Me Grandma
Don't Call Me Grandma 3.83 avg rating — 378 ratings
23.
A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of The Snowy Day
A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of The Snowy Day 4.29 avg rating — 1,976 ratings
24.
Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan
Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan 4.33 avg rating — 2,165 ratings
25.
The Quickest Kid in Clarksville
The Quickest Kid in Clarksville 4.13 avg rating — 1,006 ratings
25.
Marta! Big & Small
Marta! Big & Small
by: Jen Arena
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 610 ratings
27.
Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood
Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood 4.27 avg rating — 3,061 ratings
28.
Real Sisters Pretend
Real Sisters Pretend 3.89 avg rating — 218 ratings
29.
I Hear a Pickle: and Smell, See, Touch, & Taste It, Too!
I Hear a Pickle: and Smell, See, Touch, & Taste It, Too! 3.63 avg rating — 1,190 ratings
30.
Marisol McDonald and the Monster / Marisol McDonald y el monstruo
Marisol McDonald and the Monster / Marisol McDonald y el monstruo 3.72 avg rating — 90 ratings
30.
The Sound of Silence
The Sound of Silence 4.31 avg rating — 1,293 ratings
32.
Hank's Big Day: The Story of a Bug
Hank's Big Day: The Story of a Bug 3.79 avg rating — 833 ratings
33.
How to Find a Fox
How to Find a Fox 4.03 avg rating — 676 ratings
34.
Steamboat School
Steamboat School 4.28 avg rating — 695 ratings
35.
Step Right Up: How Doc and Jim Key Taught the World about Kindness
Step Right Up: How Doc and Jim Key Taught the World about Kindness 4.37 avg rating — 731 ratings
36.
Dear Dragon
Dear Dragon
by: Josh Funk
4.17 avg rating — 1,135 ratings
37.
Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion
Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion 4.14 avg rating — 1,305 ratings
38.
Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Library (Fiction Picture Books) (Pet Perspectives)
Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Library (Fiction Picture Books) (Pet Perspectives) 3.85 avg rating — 1,383 ratings
39.
Maya
Maya 3.72 avg rating — 165 ratings
40.
I am Martin Luther King, Jr.
I am Martin Luther King, Jr. 4.51 avg rating — 1,137 ratings
41.
Ada Twist, Scientist: A Picture Book
Ada Twist, Scientist: A Picture Book 4.49 avg rating — 8,594 ratings
42.
Lila and the Crow
Lila and the Crow 4.05 avg rating — 304 ratings
43.
Excellent Ed
Excellent Ed 3.96 avg rating — 858 ratings
44.
Have You Seen Elephant?
Have You Seen Elephant? 4.02 avg rating — 1,525 ratings
45.
The Girl Who Saved Yesterday
The Girl Who Saved Yesterday 3.48 avg rating — 84 ratings
46.
Preaching to the Chickens: The Story of Young John Lewis
Preaching to the Chickens: The Story of Young John Lewis 4.08 avg rating — 915 ratings
47.
Who Wants a Tortoise?
Who Wants a Tortoise? 3.80 avg rating — 426 ratings
48.
Arctic White
Arctic White 3.90 avg rating — 248 ratings
49.
Can One Balloon Make an Elephant Fly?
Can One Balloon Make an Elephant Fly? 3.26 avg rating — 317 ratings
49.
Princess Arabella Mixes Colours
Princess Arabella Mixes Colours 3.62 avg rating — 32 ratings
49.
A Fun ABC
A Fun ABC 4.64 avg rating — 14 ratings
52.
My Heart Fills With Happiness
My Heart Fills With Happiness 4.22 avg rating — 1,739 ratings
53.
Joni's Closet
Joni's Closet 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
54.
Little Bitty Friends
Little Bitty Friends 3.75 avg rating — 259 ratings
54.
When We Were Alone
When We Were Alone 4.46 avg rating — 1,933 ratings
56.
Dario and the Whale
Dario and the Whale 3.60 avg rating — 169 ratings
56.
My Night in the Planetarium
My Night in the Planetarium 4.25 avg rating — 126 ratings
58.
Mitzi Tulane, Preschool Detective in What's That Smell?
Mitzi Tulane, Preschool Detective in What's That Smell? 3.39 avg rating — 130 ratings
59.
No More Beige Food
No More Beige Food 4.04 avg rating — 69 ratings
60.
Rudas: Niño's Horrendous Hermanitas
Rudas: Niño's Horrendous Hermanitas 3.39 avg rating — 419 ratings
61.
The Typewriter
The Typewriter 3.96 avg rating — 1,047 ratings
62.
A Birthday Cake for George Washington
A Birthday Cake for George Washington 2.37 avg rating — 126 ratings
63.
Maggie and Michael Get Dressed
Maggie and Michael Get Dressed 3.36 avg rating — 274 ratings
64.
The Wheels on the Tuk Tuk
The Wheels on the Tuk Tuk 3.94 avg rating — 587 ratings
65.
Daniel Finds a Poem
Daniel Finds a Poem 4.21 avg rating — 1,188 ratings
66.
The First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial
The First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial 4.30 avg rating — 582 ratings
66.
More-igami
More-igami 3.93 avg rating — 507 ratings
68.
Ming Goes to School
Ming Goes to School 3.75 avg rating — 266 ratings
68.
My Name Is James Madison Hemings
My Name Is James Madison Hemings 4.19 avg rating — 308 ratings
70.
Henry Wants More!
Henry Wants More! 3.89 avg rating — 333 ratings
70.
Princess Cupcake Jones and the Dance Recital (Princess Cupcake Jones Series)
Princess Cupcake Jones and the Dance Recital (Princess Cupcake Jones Series) 4.19 avg rating — 27 ratings
72.
Just a Lucky So and So: The Story of Louis Armstrong
Just a Lucky So and So: The Story of Louis Armstrong 3.69 avg rating — 186 ratings
73.
The Three Lucys
The Three Lucys 3.97 avg rating — 141 ratings
74.
La Madre Goose: Nursery Rhymes for Los Niños
La Madre Goose: Nursery Rhymes for Los Niños 4.08 avg rating — 239 ratings
75.
A Piece of Home
A Piece of Home 3.91 avg rating — 568 ratings
75.
The Caterpillar Woman
The Caterpillar Woman 3.92 avg rating — 49 ratings
77.
Kenya's Art
Kenya's Art 3.41 avg rating — 63 ratings
78.
Twenty Yawns
Twenty Yawns 3.83 avg rating — 2,508 ratings
78.
A Squiggly Story
A Squiggly Story 3.84 avg rating — 731 ratings
80.
Those That Cause Fear
Those That Cause Fear 3.84 avg rating — 49 ratings
81.
The Storyteller
The Storyteller
by: Evan Turk
4.05 avg rating — 1,088 ratings
82.
Lotus & Feather
Lotus & Feather 4.16 avg rating — 439 ratings
83.
Samira and the Skeletons
Samira and the Skeletons 3.85 avg rating — 234 ratings
83.
I See and See
I See and See
by: Ted Lewin
3.25 avg rating — 76 ratings
85.
Esquivel! Space-Age Sound Artist
Esquivel! Space-Age Sound Artist 3.89 avg rating — 536 ratings
85.
The Airport Book
The Airport Book 4.13 avg rating — 1,201 ratings
87.
Two Friends
Two Friends 3.78 avg rating — 509 ratings
88.
How to Find Gold
How to Find Gold 3.53 avg rating — 426 ratings
89.
Melena's Jubilee: The Story of a Fresh Start
Melena's Jubilee: The Story of a Fresh Start 3.85 avg rating — 182 ratings
90.
Into the Snow
Into the Snow 3.54 avg rating — 323 ratings
90.
Normal Norman
Normal Norman 3.98 avg rating — 468 ratings
92.
Soccer with Mom
Soccer with Mom 3.74 avg rating — 23 ratings
93.
Malaika’s Costume (The Malaika Series, 1)
Malaika’s Costume (The Malaika Series, 1) 3.87 avg rating — 233 ratings
93.
Ticktock Banneker's Clock
Ticktock Banneker's Clock 3.96 avg rating — 138 ratings
95.
The Ammuchi Puchi
The Ammuchi Puchi 4.48 avg rating — 66 ratings
96.
Leo Can Swim (2 Leo Can!)
Leo Can Swim (2 Leo Can!) 3.83 avg rating — 355 ratings
97.
A Bike Like Sergio's
A Bike Like Sergio's 4.19 avg rating — 818 ratings
98.
Calling the Water Drum
Calling the Water Drum 3.90 avg rating — 128 ratings
99.
The Stone Thrower
The Stone Thrower 3.86 avg rating — 200 ratings
100.
Rattlestiltskin
Rattlestiltskin 3.42 avg rating — 69 ratings
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