| 1 |
Tami Charles (POC) |
1 |
All Because You Matter |
1 |
USA |
1 |
English – with some Tagalog words |
| Bryan Collier (POC) |
| 2 |
Christian Robinson (POC) |
2 |
You Matter |
|
English (neither translated nor bilingual) |
| 3 |
Miranda Paul (Editor) |
3 |
Thanku: Poems Of Gratitude |
| Marlena Myles (Native American) |
| 4 |
Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow (POC) |
4 |
Your Name Is A Song |
| 5 |
Gene Barretta |
5 |
The Secret Garden Of George Washington Carver |
| Frank Morrison (POC) |
| 6 |
Grace Byers |
6 |
I Am Enough |
| Keturah A. Bobo |
7 |
I Believe I Can |
| 7 |
Jen Corace |
8 |
Small World |
| 8 |
Caren Stelson |
9 |
A Bowl Full Of Peace |
| 9 |
Carole Boston Weatherford |
10 |
Be A King: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream and You |
| James E. Ransome (POC) |
| 10 |
11 |
Overground Railroad |
| Lesa Cline-Ransome (POC) |
| 11 |
12 |
Counting The Stars: The Story Of Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician |
| Raul Colon |
| 12 |
Angela Johnson (POC) |
13 |
A Girl Like Me |
| Nina Crews (POC) |
| 13 |
Natalie Diaz (Mojave, enrolled Member of Gila River Indian Tribe) |
14 |
Postcolonial Love Poem |
| 14 |
Alice Walker (POC) |
15 |
Possessing The Secret Of Joy |
| 15 |
Jason Chin (POC) |
16 |
Your Place In The Universe |
| 16 |
17 |
Watercress |
| Andrea Wang (POC) |
| 17 |
Rosana Sullivan (Malaysian ethnicity, POC) |
18 |
Mommy Sayang |
| 18 |
Cozbi A. Cabrera (POC) |
19 |
Me and Mama |
| 19 |
Alicia D. Williams (POC) |
20 |
Jump At The Sun: The True Life Tale Of Unstoppable Storycatcher Zora Neale Hurston |
| Jacqueline Alcantara (POC) |
| 20 |
Thrity Umrigar (POC, of Indian ethnicity) |
21 |
Sugar In Milk |
| 21 |
Meg Medina (POC, Latina) |
22 |
Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away |
|
English (with a few Spanish words) |
| 22 |
Julie Leung (Asian American, born in the US) |
23 |
Paper Son: The Inspiring Story Of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist |
|
English (neither translated nor bilingual) |
| Chris Sasaki (Asian American) |
| 23 |
Nadia Hashimi (Afghani-American, born in the US) |
24 |
A House Without Windows |
| 24 |
Terese Marie Mailhot (Native American) |
25 |
Heart Berries |
| 25 |
Megan Madison (POC) |
26 |
Our Skin |
| Jessica Ralli |
| Isabel Pepper Roxas (Filipina based in New York) |
| 26 |
Phoebe Wahl |
27 |
The Blue House |
| 27 |
Eloise Greenfield (POC) |
28 |
The Great Migration: Journey To The North |
| Jan Spivey Gilchrist (POC) |
| 28 |
Simran Jeet Singh (POC) |
29 |
Fauja Singh Keeps Going |
| 29 |
Joanna Ho (daughter of immigrants from Taiwan and China) |
30 |
Eyes That Kiss In The Corners |
| 30 |
Jennifer Bradbury |
31 |
Rock by Rock: The Fantastical Garden of Nek Chand |
| 31 |
Zetta Elliott |
32 |
A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart |
| Noa Denmon |
| 32 |
Leda Schubert |
33 |
Nathan’s Song |
| 33 |
Karen Lynn Williams |
34 |
A Thousand White Butterflies |
| 34 |
Katie Yamasaki (Japanese American) |
35 |
Fish for Jimmy |
| 35 |
Mahogany L. Browne (POC) |
36 |
Woke: A Young Poet’s Call To Justice |
| Elizabeth Acevedo (POC) |
| Olivia Gatwood (POC) |
| Theodore Taylor III |
| 36 |
Kenard Park (Korean American) |
37 |
Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn |
| 38 |
Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter |
| 39 |
Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring |
| 37 |
Jarrett Pumphrey (POC) |
40 |
The Old Truck |
| Jerome Pumphrey (POC) |
41 |
The Old Boat |
| 38 |
Suzanne Slade |
42 |
A Computer Called Katherine |
| Veronica Miller Jamison (POC) |
| 39 |
Margot Lee Shetterly (POC) |
43 |
Hidden Figures: The True Story Of Four Black Women And The Space Race |
| Laura Freeman (POC) |
|
Stasia Burrington |
|
Mae Among The Stars |
| 40 |
Nandini Ahuja (POC) |
44 |
It’s Big Sister Time |
| 45 |
It’s Big Brother Time |
| 41 |
Andrea Beaty |
46 |
One Girl |
| Dow Phumiruk (Thai American) |
2 |
Thailand |
| 42 |
47 |
Counting on Katherine |
| 43 |
Kao Kalia Yang (Hmong American, born in Thailand) |
48 |
A Map Into The World |
| 44 |
Dalai Lama |
49 |
The Seed of Compassion |
3 |
Tibet Autonomous Region |
| Bao Luu |
4 |
Vietnam |
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Khoa Le |
|
Sugar In Milk |
|
Dung Ho |
|
Eyes That Kiss In The Corners |
| 45 |
Muon Thi Van (now based in US) |
50 |
Wishes |
| 46 |
LeUyen Pham (now based in US) |
51 |
Outside, Inside |
| 47 |
Rita Joe (Whycocomagh First Nation) |
52 |
I Lost My Talk |
5 |
Canada |
| Pauline Young (Mi’kmaq First Nation) |
| 48 |
53 |
I’m Finding My Talk |
| Rebecca Thomas (Mi’kmaq First Nation |
|
Ishta Mercurio (raised by Irish-German-Italian-American father and a Polish-American-Filipino mother) |
|
Small World |
| 49 |
Anna Bron |
54 |
Salma The Syrian Chef |
|
Helaine Becker (Canadian and US citizen) |
|
Counting on Katherine |
| 50 |
Yamile Saied Mendez (born and raised in Argentina; now based in US) |
55 |
Where Are You From? |
6 |
Argentina |
| Jaime Kim (born and raised in South Korea; now based in US) |
7 |
South Korea |
|
Seo Kim (Korean-American) |
|
A Map Into The World |
|
Akira Kusaka |
|
A Bowl Full Of Peace |
8 |
Japan |
| 51 |
Yoko Ogawa (translated by Stephen Snyder) |
56 |
The Memory Police |
2 |
Japanese (translated) |
| 52 |
Shokoofeh Azar (Iranian based in Australia) |
57 |
The Enlightenment Of The Greengage Tree |
9 |
Iran |
3 |
Persian (translated) |
| 53 |
Judith Ridge (editor) with contributions by POC and indigenous peoples such as Ambelin Kwaymullina and Shaun Tan |
58 |
The Book That Made Me: A Collection of 32 Personal Stories |
10 |
Australia |
|
English (neither translated nor bilingual) |
| 54 |
Zeno Sworder (POC) |
59 |
This Small Blue Dot |
| 55 |
Armin Greder (originally from Switzerland) |
60 |
The Mediterranean |
| 61 |
Diamonds |
| 56 |
Marguerite Abouet (now based in France) translated by Helge Dascher |
62 |
Aya De Yopougon |
11 |
Abidjan – Côte d’Ivoire |
4 |
French (translated) |
| Clément Oubrerie |
12 |
France |
| 57 |
Bolu Babalola (British of Nigerian descent) |
63 |
Love in Colour |
13 |
United Kingdom |
|
English (neither translated nor bilingual) |
| 58 |
Jean Rhys (daughter of White Creole mother and Welsh father) |
64 |
Wide Sargasso Sea |
| 59 |
Julie Abery (born in UK, now based in Switzerland) |
65 |
The Old Man And The Penguin |
|
Baljinder Kaur (POC) |
|
Fauja Singh Keeps Going |
|
Sam Boughton |
|
Rock by Rock: The Fantastical Garden of Nek Chand |
|
Sonia Sanchez |
|
Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away |
14 |
Spain |
|
English (with a few Spanish words) |
|
Maria Elena Valdez (illustrator) |
|
Niños: Poems For The Lost Children Of Chile |
5 |
Spanish (translated) |
|
Ana Penyas |
|
Mexique: A Refugee Story From The Spanish Civil War |
|
Victo Ngai (illustrator) |
|
Wishes |
15 |
Hong Kong (now based in US) |
|
English (neither translated nor bilingual) |
| 60 |
Teresa Robeson |
66 |
Queen of Physics: How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock The Secrets Of The atom |
Hong Kong (born, now based in US) |
|
English (neither translated nor bilingual) |
| Rebecca Huang |
16 |
Taiwan (born, now based in US) |
|
|
| 61 |
Cho Nam-Joo (translated by Jamie Chang) |
67 |
Kim JiYoung, Born 1982 |
17 |
South Korea |
6 |
Korean (translated) |
| 62 |
Anna Kim (based in US) |
68 |
Danbi Leads The Parade |
South Korea (born, now based in US) |
|
English (neither translated nor bilingual) |
| 63 |
Stephen Acabado (Essayist) – Filipino now based in Los Angeles, USA |
69 |
Bahay Kubo: A Filipino Children’s Song |
18 |
Philippines (now based in US) |
7 |
Tagalog / Filipino (with translations) |
| Kristian Cordero (concept/ essay) |
Philippines |
| Aldrin Camacho (Illustrator) |
| Mavreen Anne Romero (Book Designer) |
| 64 |
Mitali Perkins (now based in US) |
70 |
Home is In Between |
19 |
India (born, now based in US) |
|
English (neither translated nor bilingual) |
| Lavanya Naidu (now based in Australia) |
India (born, now based in Australia |
| 65 |
Maria Jose Ferrada (translated by Lawrence Schimel) |
71 |
Niños: Poems For The Lost Children Of Chile |
20 |
Chile |
|
Spanish (translated) |
| Maria Jose Ferrada (translated by Elisa Amado) |
72 |
Mexique: A Refugee Story From The Spanish CivilWarr |
|
Pierre Pratt |
|
The Old Man And The Penguin |
21 |
Portugal |
|
English (neither translated nor bilingual) |
| 66 |
Maria Eugenie Manrique (born in Venezuela now lives in Spain) – translated by Amy Brill |
73 |
The Caiman |
22 |
Venezuela |
|
Spanish (translated) |
| Ramon Paris (born in Venezuela now lives in Spain) |
| 67 |
Sandro Bassi |
74 |
Alien Nation |
| 68 |
Peter van den Ende |
75 |
The Wanderer |
23 |
Belgium |
8 |
Dutch (translated) |
| 69 |
Olga Tokarczuk (translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones) |
76 |
The Lost Soul |
24 |
Poland |
9 |
Polish (translated) |
| Joanna Concejo |
| 70 |
Aya Kahlil (now based in Ohio, USA) |
77 |
The Arabic Quilt |
25 |
Egypt |
|
English with a few Arabic words |
| Anait Semirdzhyan (born in Kazakhstan, raised in Armenia, now based in Seattle USA) |
26 |
Kazakhstan |
|
Danny Ramadan (Syrian Canadian) |
|
Salma The Syrian Chef |
27 |
Syria |
| 71 |
Alfredo Soderguit (translated by Elisa Amado) |
78 |
The Capybaras (Los Carpinchos) |
28 |
Uruguay |
|
Spanish (translated) |
| 72 |
Peter Sis (now based in US) |
79 |
Nicky & Vera |
29 |
Czech Republic |
|
English (neither translated nor bilingual) |
|
Maya Ish-Shalom (now based in US) |
|
Nathan’s Song |
30 |
Israel |
|
Jessica Betancourt-Perez (now based in US) |
|
A Thousand White Butterflies |
31 |
Colombia |
|
English (with a few Spanish words) |
|
Gina Maldonado |
|
Catalina Echeverri (Colombian based in the UK) |
|
It’s Big Sister Time |
|
English (neither translated nor bilingual) |
|
It’s Big Brother Time |
|
Luisa Uribe |
|
Your Name Is A Song |
| 73 |
Roda Ahmed (Somali-Norwegian) |
80 |
Mae Among The Stars |
32 |
Norway |
