PICTURE BOOKS THAT ILLUSTRATE
DIVERSITY, EQUITY,
AND HUMANITY

All Are Welcome

by Alexandra Penfold, illustrated by Suzanne Kaufman

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And Tango Makes Three

by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson,

illustrated by Henry Cole

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A Bike Like Sergio's

by Maribeth Boelts, illustrated by Noah Z. Jones

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Coretta Scott

by Ntozake Shange, illustrated by Kadir Nelson

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The Day You Begin

by Jacqueline Woodson, illustrated by Rafael López

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Dear Girl,

by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Paris Rosenthal, illustrated by Holly Hatam 

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A Different Pond

by Bao Phi, illustrated by Thi Bui ​

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Drawn Together

by Minh Lê, illustrated by Dan Santat

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Each Kindness

by Jacqueline Woodson, illustrated by E. B. Lewis 

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Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story

by Kevin Noble Maillard, illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal

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Hair Love

by Matthew A. Cherry, illustrated by Vashti Harrison

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Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad

by Ellen Levine, illustrated by Kadir Nelson 

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I Am Enough 

by Grace Byers, illustrated by Keturah A. Bobo 

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I Am Jazz

by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings, illustrated by Shelagh McNicholas 

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Julián Is a Mermaid

by Jessica Love

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Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You

by Sonia Sotomayor, illustrated by Rafael López

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Last Stop on Market Street

by Matt de la Peña, illustrated by Christian Robinson

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Love

by Matt de la Peña, illustrated by Loren Long

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Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans

by Phil Bildner, illustrated by John Parra

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My Papi Has a Motorcycle

by Isabel Quintero, illustrated by Zeke Peña

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​The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read

by Rita Lorraine Hubbard, illustrated by Oge Mora

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The Other Side

by Jacqueline Woodson, illustrated by E. B. Lewis

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The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family

by Ibtihaj Muhammad with S. K. Ali, illustrated by Hatem Aly

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Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat

by Javaka Steptoe 

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Saturday

by Oge Mora

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Say Something

by Peter H. Reynolds

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Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library

by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Eric Velasquez

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Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation

by Duncan Tonatiuh

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The Snowy Day

by Ezra Jack Keats

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The Soccer Fence: A Story of Friendship, Hope, and Apartheid in South Africa

by Phil Bildner, illustrated by Jesse Joshua Watson

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Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story about Racial Injustice

by Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins, and Ann Hazzard,

illustrated by Jennifer Zivoin 

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Sulwe

by Lupita Nyong’o, illustrated by Vashti Harrison 

This Day in June

by Gayle E. Pitman, illustrated by Kristyna Litten

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Trombone Shorty

by Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews, illustrated by Brian Collier

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We Are the Ship: The Story of the Negro Baseball League

by Kadir Nelson 

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We’re All Wonders

by R. J. Palacio 

What Do You Do With an Idea?

by Kobi Yamada, illustrated by Mae Besom 

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When Aidan Became a Brother

by Kyle Lukoff, illustrated by Kaylani Juanita

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The Undefeated

by Kwame Alexander, illustrated by Kadir Nelson

You Matter

by Christian Robinson

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The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks,

A Young Civil Rights Activist

by Cynthia Levinson, illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton