Preschool Books by BIPOC Authors
- by Candica Iloh
- 4-6 Years, 6-8 Years, Children's, Children's Picture Book, Preschool
- Publication Year: 2026
From award-winning author Candice Iloh and New York Times illustrator Bea Jackson comes a warmhearted picture book celebration of traditional Nigerian home cooking and the surprising joys of trying new...
- by Joy Harjo
- 4-6 Years, 6-8 Years, Children's, Children's Picture Book, Preschool
- Publication Year: 2025
From United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo and Pura Belpré Award–winning illustrator Adriana Garcia: a luminous benediction for a girl’s journey through life, and a celebration of our connections to...
- 4-6 Years, 6-8 Years, Children's, Children's Picture Book, Preschool
- Publication Year: 2025
A great grandma imparts the wisdom gained over her one hundred years to an eager little girl in this tender picture book tribute to family and living a long, purposeful,...
- 4-6 Years, 6-8 Years, Children's, Children's Picture Book, Preschool
- Publication Year: 2025
A story about a girl and her mom introducing a school friend to curry—and discovering all the things that curry means to them as they learn to make it together....
- by Deepa Iyer
- 4-6 Years, 6-8 Years, Children's, Preschool
- Publication Year: 2024
Told in warm, inviting rhyme, this gentle introduction to community organizing and finding your place in a movement is perfect for young readers of All Are Welcome and What Do...
- 4-6 Years, Children's, Children's Picture Book, Preschool
- Publication Year: 2024
A family goes on a trip from the city to the sea in search of renewal in this “lively and lovely…beautiful” (Jacqueline Woodson, National Book Award–winning author of Brown Girl...
- 4-6 Years, 6-8 Years, Children's, Children's Picture Book, Preschool
- Publication Year: 2024
A Cherokee girl introduces her younger brother to their family’s traditions — begrudgingly! — in this picture book written by Walter Award-winner Andrea L. Rogers and featuring gorgeous collage illustrations...
This engaging story about native lands invites kids to trace history and explore their communities. Before my family lived in this house, a different family did, and before them, another...
- by Thao Lam
- 4-6 Years, 6-8 Years, Children's, Children's Picture Book, Preschool
- Publication Year: 2023
How does it feel to turn a year older? A child runs through a spectrum of emotions on the best day of the year, their birthday! A child runs through...
- by Joy Harjo
- 4-6 Years, 6-8 Years, Children's, Children's Picture Book, Preschool
- Publication Year: 2023
US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo’s iconic poem “Remember,” illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Michaela Goade, invites young readers to pause and reflect on the wonder of the world around them, and...
- 4-6 Years, 6-8 Years, Children's, Children's Picture Book, Preschool
- Publication Year: 2023
This deeply moving story shares valuable lessons about fitting in, standing out, and the beauty of joyful acceptance, from award-winning creator Vashti Harrison.
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- by Yobe Qiu
- 1-3 Years, 4-6 Years, 6-8 Years, Baby, Children's, Children's Picture Book, Preschool
- Publication Year: 2022
Celebrate the Moon Festival with Our Moon Festival! This vibrant children’s book showcases the cultural festivities surrounding the Moon Festival with three exciting stories about diverse families and their unique...
- by Aisha Saeed
- Children's, Children's Picture Book, Preschool
- Publication Year: 2019
Six-year-old Bilal introduces his friends to his favorite dish—daal!—in this charming picture book that showcases the value of patience, teamwork, community, and sharing. Six-year-old Bilal is excited to help his...
- Biographies, Memoir, Memoir and Biography, Nonfiction, Preschool
- Publication Year: 2018
A powerful, poetic memoir of an Indigenous woman’s coming of age on the Seabird Island Band in the Pacific Northwest―this New York Times bestseller and Emma Watson Book Club pick...
- 4-6 Years, 6-8 Years, Children's, Children's Picture Book, Preschool
- Publication Year: 2015
Counting on Community is Innosanto Nagara’s follow-up to his hit ABC book, A is for Activist. Counting up from one stuffed piñata to ten hefty hens–and always counting on each...