Picture Books with People of Color on the Cover

Big Box of Shapes by Wiley Blevins

• Pub Date: 2016
• See also: Imagination 
• Two kids imagine what some shapes could be. 

One Word From Sophia by Jim Averbeck

• Pub Date: 2015
• See also: Manners 
• Sophia tries to convince her family to let her get a pet giraffe. 

Hank's Big Day by Evan Kuhlman

• Pub Date: 2016
• Hank is a bug who likes to play with his friend Amelia, a human girl. 

City Shapes by Diana Murray

• Pub Date: 2016
• See also: City Life, Taking a Walk
• A girl takes a walk through her city looking for shapes in what she sees. 

Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena

• Pub Date: 2015
• See also: Public Transit 

Lola Plants a Garden by Anna McQuinn

• Pub Date: 2014
• Part of a series

How to Find a Fox by Nilah Magruder

• Pub Date: 2016
• See also: Nature
• A little girl explores nature.

City Green by Dianne DiSalvo-Ryan

• Pub Date: 1994
• See also: Cooperation, City Life 

Rosie and Crayon by Deborah Marcero

• Pub Date: 2017
• See also: Emotions
• Uses descriptive language to share Rosie's happy times with her pet and her sadness when her pet dies.

Green Green by Marie and Baldev Lambda

• Pub Date: 2017
• See also: Cooperation
• A diverse community works together to turn a vacant lot into a community garden. 

First Day of Winter by Denise Fleming

• Pub Date: 2005
• See also: Winter
• A snowman comes alive.

I Had a Favorite Dress by Boni Ashburn

• Pub Date: 2011
• See also: Reuse/Recycle
• A little girl's dress becomes something new every time she outgrows it thanks to her mom's sewing skills. 

It's Tough to Lose Your Balloon by Jarrett Krosoczka

• Pub Date: 2015
• See also: Emotions
• Explores childhood frustrations and encourages kids to look on the bright side. 

The Thing Lou Couldn't Do by Ashley Spires

• Pub Date: 2017
• See also: Perseverance 
• Lou can't climb a tree. She tries to avoid the problem, but eventually she takes on the challenge.