| 1 |
Sheetal Sheth (Gujarati Indian
background, based in US |
1 |
Making Happy |
1 |
US |
1 |
English |
| 2 |
Cory McCathy (of Lebanese Ethnicity) |
2 |
Hope Is An Arrow: The Story Of Lebanese American Poet Kahlil Gibran |
| Ekua Holmes (POC) |
| 3 |
Kevin Young (POC) |
3 |
Emile And The Field |
| 4 |
Rebecca Green |
4 |
Loujain Dreams of Sunflowers |
| 5 |
Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond (POC, of Ghanaian ethnicity) |
5 |
Blue: A History Of The Color As Deep As The Sea And As Wide As The Sky |
| Daniel Minter (POC) |
| 6 |
Michaela Goade (member of Tlingit Nation) |
6 |
Berry Song |
|
English with Tlingit words |
| 7 |
Sally Deng (parents are Chinese immigrants) |
7 |
Yusra Swims |
|
English |
|
Larry C. Fields (POC) |
|
Little Black Girl, Oh The Things You Can Do! |
|
Little Black Boy, Oh The Things You Will Do |
|
Paul Davey (POC) |
| 8 |
David Elliott |
8 |
Color The Sky |
| Evan Turk (POC) |
| 9 |
Bryan Collier (POC) |
9 |
Music Is A Rainbow |
| 10 |
10 |
By And By: Charles Albert Tindlay The Father Of Gospel Music |
| 11 |
Carole Boston Weatherford (POC) |
| 11 |
Standing In The Need Of Prayer: A Modern Retelling Of The Classic Spiritual |
| Frank Morrison (POC) |
| 12 |
How Do You Spell Unfair? MacNolia Cox And The National Spelling Bee |
| Carole Boston Weatherford (POC) |
| 12 |
Frank Morrison (POC) |
13 |
I Got The School Spirit |
| Connie Schofield-Morrison (POC) |
| 13 |
Carole Boston Weatherford (POC) |
14 |
All Rise: The Story of Ketanji Brown Jackson |
| Ashley Evans (POC) |
| 14 |
Tonya Engel (POC) |
15 |
My Hands Tell A Story |
| Kelly Starling Lyons (POC) |
| 15 |
16 |
Sing A Song: How “Lift Every Voice And Sing” Inspired Generations |
| Keith Mallett (POC) |
| 16 |
Matt De La Peña (POC) |
17 |
Milo Imagines The World |
| Christian Robinson (POC) |
|
Sara Greenwood |
|
My Brother Is Away |
| 17 |
Nikole Hannah-Jones (POC) |
18 |
The 1619 Project: Born On The Water |
| Renée Watson (POC) |
| Nikkolas Smith (POC) |
| 18 |
Kwame Alexander (POC) |
19 |
An American Story |
| Dare Coulter (POC) |
| 19 |
Ibram X. Kendi (POC) |
20 |
Goodnight Racism |
| Cbabi Bayoc (POC) |
| 20 |
Alicia D. Williams (POC) |
21 |
The Talk |
| Briana Mukodiri Uchendu (POC) |
|
Ani Di Franco |
22 |
The Knowing |
| 21 |
Raissa Figueroa (POC) |
23 |
What My Daddy Loves |
|
Adam Rex |
24 |
Oh No, The Aunts Are Here |
| 22 |
Alice Faye Duncan (POC) |
25 |
Yellow Dog Blues |
| Chris Raschka |
|
Shaunna and John Stith |
26 |
Black Beach: A Community, an Oil Spill, and the Origin of Earth Day |
|
Ally Condie |
|
Here: I Can Be Mindful |
|
Patrick McDonnell |
|
Heart To Heart: A Conversation On Love And Hope For Our Precious Planet |
| 23 |
Aisha Saeed (Pakistani American) |
27 |
The Together Tree |
| LeUyen Pham (Vietnamese American) |
| 24 |
Shannon Chakraborty |
28 |
The Adventures Of Amina Al-Sirafi |
|
Alexandra S. D. Hinrichs |
|
I Am Made Of Mountains |
| 25 |
Antwan Eady (POC) |
29 |
Nigel And The Moon |
| 26 |
Young Vo (Vietnamese American) |
30 |
Gibberish |
| 27 |
Alexandra Alessandri (Colombian American) |
31 |
Isabel And Her Colores Go To School |
2 |
English and Spanish (bilingual book) |
| Courtney Dawson |
| 28 |
Christina Soontornvat (Thai American) |
32 |
To Change A Planet |
|
English |
| Rahele Jomepour Bell (Iranian American) |
| 29 |
Salima Alikhan (German mother, Indian father, raised in Pakistan, based in US) |
33 |
I Can Be All Three |
| Noor Sofi (Kashmir-American) |
| 30 |
Allen Say (Japanese American) |
34 |
Almond |
| 31 |
Andrea Wang (Chinese American) |
35 |
Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando |
|
English with a few Japanese words |
| 32 |
Vashti Harrison (POC) |
36 |
BIG |
|
English |
| 33 |
Melvina Noel (POC) |
37 |
Chef Edna: Queen Of Southern Cooking |
| Cozbi Cabrera (POC) |
| 34 |
Nabela Noor (Bangladeshi American) |
38 |
Beautifully Me |
|
English with some Bangladeshi words |
| Nabi H. Ali (Tamil American) |
| 35 |
Sendy Santamaria (Mexican American) |
39 |
Yenebi’s Drive To School |
|
English with some Spanish words |
| 36 |
Hunter Liguore |
40 |
The Whole World Inside Nan’s Soup |
|
English |
| Vikki Zhang (Chinese American) |
| 37 |
Padma Lakshmi (South Asian American) |
41 |
Tomatoes For Neela |
| Juana Martinez-Neal (Peruvian American) |
| 38 |
Michael Genhart (Mexican American) |
42 |
Spanish Is The Language Of My Family |
|
English with a few Spanish words |
| John Parra (Mexican American) |
|
English |
| 39 |
Angela Joy (POC) |
43 |
Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked The Civil Rights Movement |
| Janelle Washington (POC) |
| 40 |
Chana Stiefel (Jewish American) |
44 |
The Tower Of Life: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town In Stories And Photographs |
| Susan Gal (Jewish American) |
| 41 |
Joanna Ho (born of Chinese and Taiwanese immigrants) |
45 |
Say My Name |
| 42 |
Rafael Lopez |
46 |
The Little Book Of Joy |
2 |
Mexico |
| Archbishop Desmond Tutu |
3 |
South Africa |
| His Holiness The Dalai Lama |
4 |
Tibet |
| 43 |
47 |
Heart To Heart: A Conversation On Love And Hope For Our Precious Planet |
|
Khoa Le |
|
Making Happy |
5 |
Vietnam |
|
Say My Name |
| 44 |
Phùng Nguyên Quang |
48 |
My First Day |
| Huynh Kim Liên |
| 45 |
Aravind Adiga |
49 |
The White Tiger |
6 |
India |
| 46 |
Julia Mathew (of Indian ethnicity, based in the US) |
|
The Knowing |
| 47 |
Achintyarup Ray (story and translation) |
50 |
Jhupli’s Honey Bee Box |
3 |
Bengali (translated) |
| Shivam Choudhary |
| 48 |
Rajani LaRocca (now based in US) |
51 |
Summer Is For Cousins |
|
English |
| Abhi Alwar (now based in US) |
| 49 |
Supriya Kelkar (based in US) |
52 |
My Name |
| Sandhya Prabhat (based in US |
| 50 |
International Centre for the
Picture Book In Society (editor) |
53 |
Migrations: Open Hearts,
Open Borders |
7 |
United Kingdom |
|
mostly English – a few
translated postcards from
various languages |
|
Julie Abery (based in Switzerland) |
|
Yusra Swims |
|
English |
| 51 |
Kirby Howell-Baptiste |
54 |
Little Black Girl, Oh The Things You Can Do! |
| 55 |
Little Black Boy, Oh The Things You Will Do! |
| 52 |
Sam Selvon (Trinidadian who lived in the UK and moved to Canada) |
56 |
The Lonely Londoners |
| 53 |
Allan Drummond |
57 |
Solar Story: How One Community Lives Alongside the World’s Biggest Solar Plant |
| 58 |
Zero Waste: How One Community Is Leading a World Recycling Revolution |
|
English with a few Japanese words/ phrases |
| 59 |
Green City: How One Community Survived a Tornado and Rebuilt for a Sustainable Future |
|
English |
| 60 |
Pedal Power: How One Community Became The Bicycle Capital Of The World |
| 54 |
Alex Bescoby |
61 |
The Last Overland: Singapore To London: The Return Journey Of The Iconic Land Rover Expedition |
| 55 |
Andrea Levy (POC) |
62 |
Small Island |
|
Lina AlHathloul (based in Belgium) |
|
Loujain Dreams of Sunflowers |
8 |
Saudi Arabia |
| Uma Mishra-Newbery |
9 |
Switzerland |
|
Chioma Ebinama (based in Greece) |
|
Emile And The Field |
10 |
Nigeria |
| 56 |
Oliver Jeffers (based in New York) |
63 |
Meanwhile Back On Earth |
11 |
Ireland |
| 64 |
The Fate Of Fausto |
| 57 |
Sally Rooney |
65 |
Conversations With Friends |
| 58 |
Buffy Sainte-Marie (of Cree origins) |
66 |
Still This Love Goes On |
12 |
Canada |
|
English with some Cree words |
| Julie Flett (Cree-Metis) |
|
Gracey Zhang (POC – born and raised in Vancouver, now based in US) |
|
Nigel And The Moon |
|
English |
|
Aaron Friedland |
|
The Walking School Bus |
|
English with some words in Xhosa |
| 59 |
Shaun Tan (of Malaysian Chinese / Anglo Irish parentage) |
67 |
Creature |
13 |
Australia |
|
English |
| 60 |
Meg McKinlay |
68 |
How To Make A Bird |
| Matt Ottley |
| 61 |
Andrew Joyner |
69 |
Stand Up! Speak Up!: A Story Inspired by the Climate Change Revolution |
| 62 |
Gianni Rodari |
70 |
The Moon of Kyiv |
14 |
Italy |
4 |
Italian (translated) |
| Beatrice Alemagna |
| 63 |
71 |
Forever |
5 |
French (translated) |
| 64 |
Francesca Chessa |
72 |
It It A Mermaid? |
6 |
Filipino (translated) |
| 15 |
Philippines |
English and Filipino (bilingual) |
| Candy Gourlay |
73 |
Sirena Ba Yan? |
| 65 |
Maria Ressa |
74 |
How To Stand Up To A Dictator |
|
English |
| 66 |
Lynnor Bontigao (based in the US) |
75 |
Sari-Sari Summers |
|
English with some Filipino words |
| 67 |
Maryse Condé (translated from the French by Barbara Bray) |
76 |
Segu |
16 |
Guadeloupe – France |
|
French (translated) |
| 68 |
Luisa Uribe |
77 |
My Brother Is Away |
17 |
Colombia |
|
English |
| 69 |
R. F. Kuang |
78 |
Babel |
18 |
China |
| 79 |
The Poppy War |
| 80 |
The Dragon Republic |
| 81 |
The Burning God |
| 82 |
Yellowface |
| 70 |
Funda Özlem Seran (translated by Amy Marie Spangler) |
83 |
Memo And The Unexpected Gift |
19 |
Turkey |
7 |
Turkish (translated) |
| Ezgi Keles |
| 71 |
Elif Shafak |
84 |
The Bastard Of Istanbul |
|
English |
| 72 |
Elif Yemenici (translated by Sydney Wade) |
85 |
Pina |
|
Turkish (translated) |
| 73 |
Reem Faruqi (Pakistani-American, now based in the US) |
86 |
Milloo’s Mind: The Story Of Maryam Faruqi, Trailblazer For Women’s Education |
20 |
Pakistan |
|
English |
| Hoda Hadadi |
21 |
Iran |
| 74 |
Mirceau Cărtărescu (translated by Julian Semilian) |
87 |
Nostalgia |
22 |
Romania |
8 |
Romanian (translated) |
| 75 |
Nari Hong |
88 |
Days With Dad |
23 |
South Korea |
|
English |
| 76 |
Jaime Kim (born and raised in Korea, now based in the US) |
89 |
Here: I Can Be Mindful |
| 77 |
Hyewon Yum (now based in US) |
90 |
Mom, It’s My First Day Of Kindergarten |
| 78 |
Lian Cho (born in Taiwan, raised in New Zealand, now based in US) |
|
Oh No, The Aunts Are Here |
24 |
Taiwan |
| 79 |
Vivian Mineker (from Taipei, Taiwanese American, based in Slovenia) |
91 |
I Am Made Of Mountains |
| 80 |
Maribel Lechuga |
|
Black Beach: A Community, an Oil Spill, and the Origin of Earth Day |
25 |
Spain |
| 81 |
Raul Nieto Guridi (translated by Lawrence Schimel) |
92 |
It’s So Difficult |
9 |
Spanish (translated) |
| 82 |
Mai Al-Nakib |
93 |
An Unlasting Home |
26 |
Kuwait |
|
English |
|
Kana Urbanowicz (Japanese) |
|
Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando |
27 |
Japan |
|
English with a few Japanese words |
| 83 |
Oleksandr Shatokhin |
94 |
Yellow Butterfly |
28 |
Ukraine |
10 |
originally published in Ukrainian |
| 84 |
Claudio Aguilera (translated by Lawrence Schimel) |
95 |
9 Kilometers |
29 |
Chile |
|
Spanish (translated) |
| Gabriela Lyon |
| 85 |
Ndileka Mandela |
96 |
The Walking School Bus |
|
South Africa |
|
English with some words in Xhosa |
| Andrew Jackson Obol (based in Canada) |
30 |
Uganda |
| 86 |
Effie Lada |
97 |
In My Dreams |
31 |
Greece |
11 |
Dutch (translated) |
Gathering Books 