SRC 2024: Read A Book By A BIPOC Author (picture books)Like this list

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• River of Mariposas

  Ortega, Mirelle,

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  A young girl dreams of a time when the land and sky belonged to the mariposas amarillas, or yellow butterflies, and tries to re-create their glory with paper and glue.

• Our Roof Is Blue

  Echenique, Sara E.,

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  A girl in Puerto Rico copes with the aftermath of a hurricane, including her family's temporary blue tarp roof and her brother's refusal to speak. Includes notes about the author's life in Puerto Rico and the yearly ritual of preparing for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mother of Sharks

  Márquez, Melissa Cristina,

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  At la Playita del Condado in Puerto Rico, Meli meets a crab, Jaiba, who takes her on a dreamlike underwater adventure, teaches her about the importance of shark conservation, and reveals Meli's ultimate destiny--to become the Mother of Sharks.

• Carina Felina

  Deedy, Carmen Agra,

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  Carina Felina is an arrogant cat with an appetite so huge that she eats everything and everyone who crosses her path as she ambles through Havana--until a small crab outsmarts her and saves the day.

• Plátanos Go With Everything

  Norman, Lissette,

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  Yesenia introduces readers to her favorite food--plátanos--which go with everything, especially love, in this ode to the star of Dominican cuisine.

• A Boy Named Isamu

  a Story of Isamu Noguchi

  Yang, James, 1960-

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  Imagines a day in the boyhood of Japanese American artist, Isamu Noguchi, while wandering through an outdoor market, through the forest, and then by the ocean, seeing things Isamu sees through the eyes of a young artist.

• My Heart Fills With Happiness

  Sâkaskinêw Nitêh Miywêyihtamowin Ohci

  Gray Smith, Monique, 1968-

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  This dual-language book that celebrates happiness and invites children to reflect on the little things in life that bring them joy. In English and Plains Cree.

• Paletero Man

  Diaz, Lucky,

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  Follow along with our narrator as he passes through his busy neighborhood in search of the Paletero Man. But when he finally catches up with him, our narrator's pockets are empty. Oh no! What happened to his dinero? It will take the help of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Eyes That Kiss in the Corners

  Ho, Joanna,

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  A young Asian girl notices that her eyes look different from her peers'. Drawing from the strength of powerful women in her life, she recognizes her own beauty and discovers a path to self love and empowerment. This powerful, poetic picture book…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Stella's Stellar Hair

  Moises, Yesenia,

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  Stella travels planet to planet visiting her aunties looking for a stellar hairdo for the Big Star Little Gala, but she is not convinced by any of their suggestions.

• Just Like Me

  Brantley-Newton, Vanessa,

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  There are all kinds of girls! Girls who feel happy, sad, scared, powerful; girls who love their bodies and girls who don't; country girls, city girls; girls who love their mom and girls who wish they had a daddy. With bright portraits in vibrant…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Oldest Student

  How Mary Walker Learned to Read

  Hubbard, Rita L.,

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  A picture book biography sharing the inspiring and incredible true story of the nation's oldest student, Mary Walker, who learned to read at the age of 116.

• Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring

  Pak, Kenard,

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  In simple text, a young boy watches how nature changes from winter into spring.

• We Are Water Protectors

  Lindstrom, Carole, 1964-

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  Water is the first medicine. It affects and connects us all... When a black snake threatens to destroy the Earth and poison her people's water, one young water protector takes a stand to defend Earth's most sacred resource. Inspired by the many…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Happy Hair

  Roe, Mechal Renee,

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  A visual and rhyming celebration of African-American girls' hair.

• The Night Is Yours

  Zachariah, Abdul-Razak,

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  From a vantage point high in their apartment, a parent narrates as Amani plays hide-and-seek at night with her friends in the neighborhood.

• Hair Love

  Cherry, Matthew A.,

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  A little girl's daddy steps in to help her arrange her curly, coiling, wild hair into styles that allow her to be her natural, beautiful self.

• Another

  Robinson, Christian,

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  A young girl and her cat take an imaginative journey into another world.

• The Day You Begin

  Woodson, Jacqueline,

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  Other students laugh when Rigoberto, an immigrant from Venezuela, introduces himself but later, he meets Angelina and discovers that he is not the only one who feels like an outsider.

• Drawn Together

  Lê, Minh, 1979-

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  A boy and his grandfather cross a language and cultural barrier using their shared love of art, storytelling, and fantasy.