Ethnicity

 

African American

1.            I Love My Hair! by Natasha Tarpley (African American) PB

2.            Baby Dance  by Ann Taylor (African American) PB

3.            Pretty Brown Face by Andrea Davis Pinkney (African American) PB

4.            The Snowy Day, by Ezra Jack Keats (African American) PB

5.            Something Beautiful, by Sharon Dennis Wyeth (African American)PB

6.            My Brother Charlie, by Holly Robinson Peete and Ryan Elizabeth Peete (African American) PB

7.            Two Mrs. Gibsons by Toyomi Igus (biracial, Japanese and  African-American) PB

8.            Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale by John Steptoe (African) PB

9.            Whistle for Willie by Ezra Jack Keats (African American) PB

10.          Ruth and the Green Book by Calvin Alexander Ramsey (African American) PB

11.          Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold (African American) PB

12.          Uncle Jed's Barbershop by Margaree King Mitchell (African American) PB

13.          Just Us Women by Jeannette Franklin Caines  (African American) PB

14.          Harlem by Walter Dean Myers (African American) PB

15.          The Rain Stomper by Boswell Addie (African American) PB

16.          Lola at the Library by Anna McQuinn (African American) PB

17.          Peekaboo Morning by Rachel Isadora (African American) PB

18.          Donavan’s Double Trouble, by Monalisa DeGross (African American) CB

19.          The Skin I'm In  by Sharon G. Flake CB

20.          Copper Sun  by Sharon M. Draper CB

21.          The Cay by Theodore Taylor CB

 

 

Asian American

22.          Kite Flying. Grace Lin. (Chinese) PB

23.          Round Is a Mooncake, by Jenny Thong (Chinese, American)PB

24.          How My Parents Learned to Eat by Ina R. Friedman (American and Japanese) PB

25.          Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things  by Lenore Look (Asian American) CB

26.          Clara Lee and the Apple Pie Dream, by Jenny Han (Korean) CB

27.          Ganesha’s Sweet Tooth, by Sanjay Patel (Hindu mythology) PB

28.          Two Mrs. Gibsons by Toyomi Igus (biracial, Japanese and  African-American) PB

29.          The Sandwich Swap by Queen Rania of Jordan Al Abdullah and Kelly DiPucchio (different ethnicities) PB

30.          The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi (Korea)PB

31.          Tree of Cranes by Allen Say (Japanese) PB

32.          New Clothes for New Year’s Day by Hyun-Joo Bae (Korean) PB

33.          Hiromi’s Hands by Lynne Barasch PB

34.          All the Way to Lhasa: A Tale from Tibet. by Barbara Helen Berger (Tibet) PB

35.          Ruby’s Wish. by Shirin Yim Bridges (China) PB

36.          The Story of Chopsticks by Ying Chang Compestine PB

37.          Nadia’s Hands by Karen English (Pakistani) PB

38.          A Place Where Sunflowers Grow by Amy Lee-Tai (Japanese) PB

39.          Uncle Peter’s Amazing Chinese Wedding by Lenore Look (Chinese) PB

40.          Bee-Bim Bop! by Linda sue Park (Korean) PB

41.          Grandfather’s Journey by Allen Say (Japanese) PB

42.          Kira-Kira  by Cynthia Kadohata (Japanese) CB

43.          A Step from Heaven by An Na (Korea) CB

44.          Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier (India) CB

45.          American Bone Chinese by Gene Luen Yang (Chinese) CB

 

 

European American

46.          The Sandwich Swap by Queen Rania of Jordan Al Abdullah and Kelly DiPucchio (different ethnicities) PB

47.          The Keeping Quilt. Patricia Polacco. (Russian)PB

48.          Just Behave, Pablo Picasso!  by Jonah Winter PB

49.          Gabriella’s Song by Candace Fleming and Giselle Potter(Venetian) PB

50.          Market Day by Eve Bunting and Holly Berry (Ireland) PB

51.          Rechenka’s Eggs by Patricia Polacco (Russia) PB

52.          Polina’s Day: From Dawn to Dusk in a Russian City by Andrey Ilyin (Russian) PB

53.          This is London by Miroslav Sasek (England)PB

54.          The Greatest Skating Race: A World War II Story from the Netherlands by Louise Borden and Niki Daly (Netherlands) PB

55.          Linnea in Monet’s Garden by Cristina Bjork and Lena Anderson.

56.          Stone Soup by Heather Forest PB

57.          The Giant Carrot by Jan Peck PB

58.          The Irish Cinderlad Trophy Picture Books by Shirley Climo (Irish) PB

59.          Never Say a Mean Word Again: A Tale from Medieval Spain by Jacqueline Jules (Spain) PB

60.          The Magic Babushka by Phyllis Limb Tildes PB

61.          Celtic Wonder-Tales by Ella Young

 

 

 

Hispanic American

62.          I Love Saturdays y Domingos  by Alma Flor Ada  PB

63.          Dream Carver by Diana Cohn (Mexico) PB

64.          Abuela by Arthur Dorros PB

65.          Becoming Naomi León  by Pam Muñoz Ryan PB

66.          Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan CB

67.          I Pledge Allegiance By Pat Mora and Libby Martinez (Mexican) PB

68.          The Rainbow Tulip by Pat Mora (Mexican) PB

69.          Tomas and The Library Lady by Pat Mora PB

70.          A Day’s Work by Eve Bunting PB

71.          Gathering the Sun by Alma Flor Ada

72.          Chato and the Party Animals by Gray Soto

73.          What Can You Do With a Paleta?  by Carmen Tafolla (Mexican) PB

 

 

 

 

 

Native American

74.          The Good Luck Cat by Joy Harjo (Native American) PB

75.          The Rough-Face Girl by Rafe Martin (Native American) CB

76.          100 Native Americans who changed American history by Juettner, Bonnie

77.          Rand McNally children's atlas of Native Americans.

78.          Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes by Carl Waldman CB

79.          Children of the Earth and Sky: Native American Children by Stephen Krensky PB

80.          If You Lived with the Sioux Indians by Ann McGovern PB

81.          If You Lived with the Iroquois by Ellen Levine PB

82.          As Long as the Rivers Flow by Paula G. Allen

83.          The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble CB

84.          The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare CB

85.          Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two by Joseph Bruchac CB

86.          Shin-chi’s Canoe by Nicola Campbell PB

87.          Beaver Steals Fire: A Salish Coyote Story  by Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes PB

88.          The Good Rainbow Road/Rawa ‘kashtyaa’tsi hiyaani: A Native American Tale by Simon J. Ortiz

89.          Thanks to the Animals by Allen J. Sockabasin PB

90.          Jingle Dancer by Cynthia Leitich Smith PB

91.          Crossing Bok Chitto Tim Tingle PB

92.          When Turtle Grew Feathers by Tim Tingle PB

93.          Saltypie by Tim Tingle PB

94.          SkySisters by Jan Bourdeau Waboose PB

 

 

Middle Eastern American

95.          One Green Apple by Eve Bunting (Muslim) PB

96.          Silent Music:  A Story of Baghdad by James Rumford ( Baghdad)

97.          Time to Pray by Maha Addasi Translation by Nuha Albitar (Muslim) PB

98.          Clever Ali by Nancy Farmer (Muslim) CH/ PB

99.          Muhammed by Demi (Muslim) PB

100.        My Father’s Shop by Satomi Ichikawa (Muslim) PB

101.        Fatima and The Dream Thief  by Oliver Streich ( Arabian) PB

102.        I See the Sun in Afghanistan by Dedie King, illustrated by Judith Inglese (Afghanistan) PB

103.        Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind by Suzanne Fisher Staples (Pakistan) CB

104.        The Day of Ahmed’s Secret by Florence Parry Heide (Cairo) PB

105.        The Arabian Nights by Wafa’ Tarnowska Carole Henaff (Arab) Short Stories

106.        Under the Persimmon Tree by Suzanne Fisher Staples (Pakistan) CB

107.        The butter man. By Elizabeth Alalou and Ali Alalou (Moroccan)

108.        Samir and Yonatan. Carmi, D. (Palestinian) CB

109.        How the Sphinx Got to the Museum by Jessie Hartland (Egypt)PB

110.        Seeker of Knowledge he Man Who Deciphered Egyptian Hieroglyphs by James Rumford (Egypt) PB

111.        The Shipwrecked SailorAn Egyptian Tale with Hieroglyphs PB

112.        Cleopatra by Diane Stanley PB

113.        The Egypt Game  by Zilpha Keatley Snyder,  Alton Raible PB

114.        Skippyjon Jones in Mummy Trouble  by Judy Schachner  PB

 

 

Multi   Ethnicities

115.        Colors Come from God . . . Just Like Me! by Carolyn A. Forché (different ethnicities) PB

116.        Black, White, Just Right! by Marguerite W. Davol (different ethnicities) PB

117.        The Magically Mysterious Adventures of Noelle the Bulldog by Gloria Estefan (different ethnicities) PB

118.        Stinky the Bulldog by Jacalyn Valent (different ethnicities) PB

119.        Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match, by Monica Brown  (Peruvian-Scottish-American) PB

120.        Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni (different ethnicities) PB

121.        Jack & Jim by Kitty Crowther (different ethnicities) PB

122.        The Big Orange Splot  by Daniel Manus Pinkwater (different ethnicities) PB

123.        The Sneetches and Other Stories  by Dr. Seuss (different ethnicities) PB

124.        Children Just Like Me: A Unique Celebration of Children Around the World by Anabel Kindersley and Barnabas Kindersley (different ethnicities)

125.        The Colors of Us by Karen Katz (different ethnicities)PB

126.        David's Drawings by Cathryn Falwell (different ethnicities) PB

127.        Everywhere Babies by Susan Meyers (different ethnicities) PB