Picture Books Starring People of Color

1.
The Talking Eggs: A Folktale from the American South
The Talking Eggs: A Folktale from the American South 4.29 avg rating — 5,533 ratings
2.
The Rough-Face Girl
The Rough-Face Girl 4.39 avg rating — 12,602 ratings
3.
Sweetest Kulu
Sweetest Kulu 4.21 avg rating — 1,184 ratings
4.
Flossie and the Fox
Flossie and the Fox 4.23 avg rating — 1,019 ratings
5.
The Other Side
The Other Side 4.51 avg rating — 8,550 ratings
6.
The Snowy Day (Peter, #1)
The Snowy Day (Peter, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 118,454 ratings
7.
Show Way
Show Way 4.26 avg rating — 3,478 ratings
8.
Sing to the Moon
Sing to the Moon 4.02 avg rating — 110 ratings
9.
Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
Little Melba and Her Big Trombone 4.17 avg rating — 1,541 ratings
10.
The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County
The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County 4.18 avg rating — 516 ratings
11.
Pet Show!
Pet Show! 3.89 avg rating — 892 ratings
12.
Last Stop on Market Street
Last Stop on Market Street 4.30 avg rating — 18,201 ratings
13.
Whistle for Willie
Whistle for Willie 4.25 avg rating — 11,444 ratings
14.
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
15.
Marisol McDonald and the Clash Bash / Marisol McDonald y la fiesta sin igual
Marisol McDonald and the Clash Bash / Marisol McDonald y la fiesta sin igual 3.94 avg rating — 261 ratings
16.
Lola Loves Stories
Lola Loves Stories 4.10 avg rating — 741 ratings
17.
The Princess and the Pea
The Princess and the Pea 3.88 avg rating — 641 ratings
18.
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
18.
Thunder Boy Jr.
Thunder Boy Jr. 4.16 avg rating — 4,904 ratings
20.
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
21.
Imani's Moon
Imani's Moon 4.20 avg rating — 400 ratings
21.
Sonya's Chickens
Sonya's Chickens 4.21 avg rating — 1,183 ratings
23.
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale 4.35 avg rating — 20,921 ratings
24.
Bravo Anjali!
Bravo Anjali! 4.01 avg rating — 152 ratings
25.
Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai
Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai 4.23 avg rating — 789 ratings
26.
Umbrella
Umbrella 3.75 avg rating — 886 ratings
27.
Lullaby (for a Black Mother): Illustrated Board Book of Langston Hughes’s Tender Celebration of Black Motherhood
Lullaby (for a Black Mother): Illustrated Board Book of Langston Hughes’s Tender Celebration of Black Motherhood 3.85 avg rating — 262 ratings
27.
Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa
Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa 4.33 avg rating — 1,315 ratings
29.
Precious and the Boo Hag (Anne Schwartz Books)
Precious and the Boo Hag (Anne Schwartz Books) 4.14 avg rating — 292 ratings
29.
Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker (Illustrated Biographies by Chronicle Books)
Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker (Illustrated Biographies by Chronicle Books) 3.87 avg rating — 4,491 ratings
31.
Happy to Be Nappy
Happy to Be Nappy 4.33 avg rating — 1,058 ratings
31.
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
33.
Firebird
Firebird 4.07 avg rating — 2,518 ratings
34.
Meet Danitra Brown
Meet Danitra Brown 4.21 avg rating — 300 ratings
35.
Rapunzel
Rapunzel 3.83 avg rating — 516 ratings
35.
Julián Is a Mermaid
Julián Is a Mermaid 4.50 avg rating — 10,297 ratings
37.
Rain Talk
Rain Talk 3.81 avg rating — 69 ratings
38.
Muti's Necklace: The Oldest Story In The World
Muti's Necklace: The Oldest Story In The World 3.90 avg rating — 83 ratings
39.
Seeds of Change: Wangari's Gift to the World
Seeds of Change: Wangari's Gift to the World 4.30 avg rating — 730 ratings
39.
The Negro Speaks of Rivers
The Negro Speaks of Rivers 4.33 avg rating — 713 ratings
41.
Gracias / Thanks
Gracias / Thanks
by: Pat Mora
3.93 avg rating — 591 ratings
42.
Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship & Freedom
Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship & Freedom 4.27 avg rating — 991 ratings
43.
I Am So Brave!: A Board Book (Empowerment Series)
I Am So Brave!: A Board Book (Empowerment Series) 4.09 avg rating — 401 ratings
44.
Do Like Kyla
Do Like Kyla 3.90 avg rating — 269 ratings
45.
Mariana and the Merchild: A Folk Tale from Chile
Mariana and the Merchild: A Folk Tale from Chile 4.05 avg rating — 122 ratings
45.
A Picture Book of Harriet Tubman (Picture Book Biography)
A Picture Book of Harriet Tubman (Picture Book Biography) 3.98 avg rating — 257 ratings
47.
Sundiata: Lion King of Mali
Sundiata: Lion King of Mali 3.99 avg rating — 307 ratings
48.
Sunday Shopping
Sunday Shopping 3.73 avg rating — 202 ratings
49.
Knots on a Counting Rope (Reading Rainbow Books)
Knots on a Counting Rope (Reading Rainbow Books) 4.02 avg rating — 1,311 ratings
50.
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 4.24 avg rating — 11,233 ratings
51.
Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin
Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin 4.16 avg rating — 785 ratings
51.
In a Village by the Sea
In a Village by the Sea
by: Muon Van
4.15 avg rating — 704 ratings
53.
Baseball Saved Us
Baseball Saved Us 4.24 avg rating — 3,952 ratings
54.
Jabari Jumps
Jabari Jumps 4.38 avg rating — 5,376 ratings
55.
Mitzi Tulane, Preschool Detective in What's That Smell?
Mitzi Tulane, Preschool Detective in What's That Smell? 3.39 avg rating — 130 ratings
56.
Masai and I
Masai and I 4.11 avg rating — 133 ratings
57.
Max and the Tag-Along Moon
Max and the Tag-Along Moon 4.04 avg rating — 896 ratings
57.
Hush! A Thai Lullaby
Hush! A Thai Lullaby 4.06 avg rating — 1,892 ratings
59.
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
59.
Something Beautiful
Something Beautiful 4.46 avg rating — 1,315 ratings
61.
Wangari Maathai: The Woman Who Planted Millions of Trees
Wangari Maathai: The Woman Who Planted Millions of Trees 4.27 avg rating — 700 ratings
61.
Grandmothers' Stories: Wise Woman Tales from Many Cultures
Grandmothers' Stories: Wise Woman Tales from Many Cultures 4.49 avg rating — 103 ratings
63.
Tomás and the Library Lady
Tomás and the Library Lady
by: Pat Mora
4.17 avg rating — 1,857 ratings
63.
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 — 708 ratings
65.
Not One Damsel in Distress: World Folktales for Strong Girls
Not One Damsel in Distress: World Folktales for Strong Girls 3.89 avg rating — 756 ratings
66.
Lala Salama: A Tanzanian Lullaby
Lala Salama: A Tanzanian Lullaby 3.73 avg rating — 170 ratings
66.
One Leaf, Two Leaves, Count with Me!
One Leaf, Two Leaves, Count with Me! 3.82 avg rating — 498 ratings
68.
The Moon Over Star
The Moon Over Star 4.11 avg rating — 763 ratings
69.
Mixed Me!
Mixed Me! 3.82 avg rating — 980 ratings
70.
This Is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration
This Is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration 4.24 avg rating — 2,060 ratings
70.
Freedom Summer
Freedom Summer 4.47 avg rating — 2,935 ratings
72.
Just a Minute!: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book
Just a Minute!: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book 4.25 avg rating — 1,498 ratings
73.
When I Am Old With You
When I Am Old With You 4.14 avg rating — 244 ratings
74.
I Just Want to Say Good Night
I Just Want to Say Good Night 3.97 avg rating — 733 ratings
75.
The Princess and the Pony
The Princess and the Pony 4.22 avg rating — 5,499 ratings
75.
Two Mrs. Gibsons
Two Mrs. Gibsons 4.04 avg rating — 124 ratings
77.
Coming on Home Soon
Coming on Home Soon 4.17 avg rating — 2,458 ratings
78.
Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace 4.37 avg rating — 14,212 ratings
79.
Rain Play
Rain Play 3.70 avg rating — 158 ratings
80.
Wild Berries
Wild Berries 3.98 avg rating — 525 ratings
81.
Luke on the Loose
Luke on the Loose 3.37 avg rating — 399 ratings
82.
Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez
Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez 4.19 avg rating — 2,183 ratings
82.
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
82.
Viva Frida
Viva Frida 3.81 avg rating — 3,132 ratings
85.
Sukey and the Mermaid
Sukey and the Mermaid 4.22 avg rating — 373 ratings
85.
Jazzy Miz Mozetta
Jazzy Miz Mozetta 3.96 avg rating — 126 ratings
87.
The Spider Weaver: A Legend Of Kente Cloth
The Spider Weaver: A Legend Of Kente Cloth 4.10 avg rating — 134 ratings
88.
Bright Sky, Starry City
Bright Sky, Starry City 3.78 avg rating — 189 ratings
89.
Visiting Day
Visiting Day 4.35 avg rating — 1,030 ratings
89.
Flower Garden
Flower Garden 4.07 avg rating — 1,656 ratings
91.
Nadia's Hands
Nadia's Hands 3.92 avg rating — 183 ratings
92.
Big Red Lollipop
Big Red Lollipop really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,113 ratings
92.
Little Night
Little Night 4.07 avg rating — 450 ratings
92.
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses 4.05 avg rating — 12,304 ratings
92.
In Plain Sight
In Plain Sight 3.61 avg rating — 604 ratings
92.
My Cat Copies Me
My Cat Copies Me 3.76 avg rating — 138 ratings
92.
Is it a Mermaid?
Is it a Mermaid? 3.86 avg rating — 118 ratings
92.
The Colors of Us
The Colors of Us 4.34 avg rating — 1,906 ratings
92.
Mama the Alien / Mama La Extraterrestre
Mama the Alien / Mama La Extraterrestre 3.95 avg rating — 128 ratings
92.
I Am Famous
I Am Famous 3.85 avg rating — 334 ratings
Next