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Finding Multicultural Picture Books in the IC Library:
The library's collection of picture books is on the 5th floor on stacks G80 and G81:
Use an advanced search to find multicultural picture books in our library's search engine and try using phrases like "juvenile fiction" or "juvenile works" in the subject field. Here is a sample:
- For this exercise, try searching for one of the books below using the Ithaca College Library Search Engine
- Write down the call number and stack number
- Then try finding it in the stacks.
Note: If the book is checked out or not on the shelf, try a different book.
All Night, All Day by Ashley Bryan (Illustrator); David Manning Thomas (Arranged by (music))
ISBN: 0689316623Publication Date: 1991Beautiful Blackbird by Ashley Bryan (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780689847318Publication Date: 2003Bird by Zetta Elliott
ISBN: 9781620143483Publication Date: 2017The Blacker the Berry by Joyce Carol Thomas; Floyd Cooper (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780060253752Publication Date: 2008Book Uncle and Me by Uma Krishnaswami; Julianna Swaney (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781554988082Publication Date: 2016Chinese Fables by Shiho S. Nunes; Lak-Khee Tay-Audouard (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780804841528Publication Date: 2013The Dark-Thirty by Patricia McKissack; Brian Pinkney (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0679890068Publication Date: 2001Dear Primo by Duncan Tonatiuh
ISBN: 9780810938724Publication Date: 2010Don't Call Me Grandma by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson; Elizabeth Zunon (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781467742085Publication Date: 2016Drawn Together by Minh Lê; Dan Santat (Illustrator, Cover Design by)
ISBN: 9781484767603Publication Date: 2018Drum Dream Girl by Margarita Engle; Rafael López (Illustrator); Rafael López (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780544102293Publication Date: 2015First Strawberries by Joseph Bruchac (Retold by); Anna Vojtech (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780140564099Publication Date: 1998Flossie and the Fox by Patricia McKissack; Rachel Isadora (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780803702509Publication Date: 1986Freedom over Me by Ashley Bryan (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781481456906Publication Date: 2016-09-13The Gifts of Kwanza by Synthia Saint James (Illustrator); Abby Levine (Editor)
ISBN: 9780807529072Publication Date: 1994Grandmama's Pride by Becky Birtha; Colin Bootman (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780807530283Publication Date: 2005Happy to Be Nappy by Bell Hooks; Chris Raschka (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0786804270Publication Date: 1999Here I Am by Patti Kim; Prospect Agency Staff (Contribution by); Sonia Sánchez (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1479519316Publication Date: 2014IFiesta! by Ginger Foglesong Guy; Rene King Moreno (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780688143312Publication Date: 1996It Ain't So Awful, Falafel by Firoozeh Dumas
ISBN: 9781328740960Publication Date: 2017Jingle Dancer by Cynthia L. Smith; Cornelius Van Wright (Illustrator); Ying-Hwa Hu (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780688162412Publication Date: 2000Just Ask! by Sonia Sotomayor; Rafael López (Illustrator); Rafael López (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780525514121Publication Date: 2019La Princesa and the Pea by Susan Middleton Elya; Juana Martinez-Neal (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780399251566Publication Date: 2017Ling and Ting by Grace Lin
ISBN: 0316024538Publication Date: 2011-Love in the Library by Maggie Tokuda-Hall; Yas Imamura (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781536204308Publication Date: 2022Lump Lump and the Blanket of Dreams by Gwen Jackson; Lissa Calvert (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781460299296Publication Date: 2016-Miss Crandall's School for Young Ladies and Little Misses of Color by Elizabeth Alexander; Marilyn Nelson; Floyd Cooper (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781590784563Publication Date: 2007More Than Anything Else by Marie Bradby; Chris K. Soentpiet (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780531094648Publication Date: 1995My People by Langston Hughes; Charles R. Smith Jr. (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781416935407Publication Date: 2009-01-06New Year's Reunion by Yu Li-Qiong; Zhu Cheng-Liang (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780763658816Publication Date: 2011Radiant Child by Javaka Steptoe
ISBN: 9780316213882Publication Date: 2016Sound of Silence by Katrina Goldsaito; Julia Kuo (Artist)
ISBN: 9780316203371Publication Date: 2016-08-02This Is the Rope by Jacqueline Woodson; James Ransome (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780399239861Publication Date: 2013Thunder Boy Jr by Sherman Alexie; Yuyi Morales (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780316013727Publication Date: 2016-Undefeated by Kwame Alexander; Kadir Nelson (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781328780966Publication Date: 2019Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer by Carole Boston Weatherford; Ekua Holmes (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780763665319Publication Date: 2015Way Home in the Night by Akiko Miyakoshi (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781771386630Publication Date: 2017-04-04We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom; Michaela Goade (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781250203557Publication Date: 2020Fry Bread by Kevin Noble Maillard; Juana Martinez-Neal (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781626727465Publication Date: 2019Okinawa by Susumu Higa; Jocelyne Allen (Translator)
ISBN: 9781683961185Publication Date: 2023The Talk by Darrin Bell
ISBN: 9781250805140Publication Date: 2023The Magic Brush
ISBN: 9780802721785Publication Date: 2011-01-04
Finding and Ordering Picture Books From Other Libraries
There are many additional multicultural picture books that are not currently in our library, but can be obtained through our library's Interlibrary Loan Service (ILL).
- Log into your library account using the Sign-In button at the top right of the library page.
- Sign in using your Netpass information. Find the library home page tab.
- Try searching for one of the books below, or another title that you can't find in our catalog. If we don't own it, you should see a "Get It For Me From Another Library" link. Use this link to request that the book be mailed to our library for you to use.
Below are just a few examples of books not owned by our library, but can be borrowed through our ILL department at no extra cost to members of the IC community:
American Desi by Jyoti Rajan Gopal; Supriya Kelkar (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780316705301Publication Date: 2022Ancient Night by David Alvarez (Illustrator); David Bowles
ISBN: 9781646142514Publication Date: 2023-03-14Antiracist Baby Picture Book by Ibram X. Kendi; Ashley Lukashevsky (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780593110508Publication Date: 2020Beach Hair by Ashley Woodfolk; Nina Mata (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781665920988Publication Date: 2024-06-04Berry Song (Caldecott Honor Book) by Michaela Goade
ISBN: 9780316494175Publication Date: 2022A Different Pond by Bao Phi; Thi Bui (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781623708030Publication Date: 2017Elijah's Easter Suit by Brentom Jackson; Emmanuel Boateng (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780593649954Publication Date: 2024-01-23Eyes That Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho; Dung Ho (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780062915627Publication Date: 2021-01-05The Girl and the Wolf by Katherena Vermette; Julie Flett (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781926886541Publication Date: 2019Glory by Kahran Bethencourt; Regis Bethencourt
ISBN: 1250204569Publication Date: 2020Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry; Vashti Harrison (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780525553366Publication Date: 2019Ho'onani: Hula Warrior by Heather Gale; Mika Song (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780735264496Publication Date: 2019I Am Enough by Grace Byers; Keturah A. Bobo (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780062667120Publication Date: 2018I Am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes; Gordon C. James (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780525518778Publication Date: 2020-09-01I Sang You down from the Stars by Tasha Spillett-Sumner; Michaela Goade (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780316493161Publication Date: 2021Jam, Too? by Janay Brown-Wood; Jacqueline Alcántara (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780593323762Publication Date: 2024-02-27Just a Minute by Yuyi Morales
ISBN: 9780811864831Publication Date: 2016Kapaemahu by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu; Dean Hamer; Joe Wilson; Daniel Sousa (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780593530061Publication Date: 2022A Land of Books by Duncan Tonatiuh
ISBN: 9781419749421Publication Date: 2022The London Jungle Book by Bhajju Shyam (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9788192317120Publication Date: 2014-05-13Look How Much I've Grown in KINDergarten by Vera Ahiyya; Joey Chou (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780593643969Publication Date: 2024-03-05A Maleta Full of Treasures by Natalia Sylvester; Juana Medina (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780593462423Publication Date: 2024-04-16My Block Looks Like by Janelle Harper; Frank Morrison (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780593526309Publication Date: 2024-01-02Not yet: the Story of an Unstoppable Skater by Hadley Davis; Zahra Lari; Sara Alfageeh (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781338865202Publication Date: 2024-02-06Oh No, the Aunts Are Here by Adam Rex; Lian Cho (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781797207940Publication Date: 2023-05-23The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read by Rita Lorraine Hubbard; Oge Mora (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781524768287Publication Date: 2020-01-07Our Skin: a First Conversation about Race by Megan Madison; Jessica Ralli; Isabel Roxas (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780593382639Publication Date: 2021Oona in the Arctic by Kelly DiPucchio; Raissa Figueroa (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780063222328Publication Date: 2023Pelo Bueno by Yolanda Arroyo Pizarro; Editorial EDP University (Editor)
ISBN: 9781942352914Publication Date: 2018Remember by Joy Harjo; Michaela Goade (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780593484845Publication Date: 2023-Sacred Song of the Hermit Thrush by Tehanetorens; David Kanietakeron Fadden
ISBN: 9781939053268Publication Date: 2020Something, Someday by Amanda Gorman; Christian Robinson (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780593203255Publication Date: 2023-09-26The Spark in You by Andrea Pippins
ISBN: 9780593380093Publication Date: 2024-01-09Summer Is Here by Renée Watson; Bea Jackson (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781547605866Publication Date: 2024Watercress by Andrea Wang; Jason Chin (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780823446247Publication Date: 2021Waterlife by Rambharos Jha (Artist)
ISBN: 9789380340135Publication Date: 2012Your Voice, Your Vote by Leah Henderson; Keisha Morris (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780062986115Publication Date: 2023-12-19Lon Po Po by Ed Young
ISBN: 9780399216190Publication Date: 1989-11-01
Using WorldCat to Find Additional Books:
The database WorldCat (linked below) can be used to find picture books that our library search engine missed. Here is a sample search screen:
- WorldCat via FirstSearch
Contents: Bibliographic information for books, journals, and multimedia owned by libraries worldwide.
Further Reading
Stories Matter by Dana L. Fox (Editor); Kathy G. Short (Editor)
ISBN: 9780814147443Publication Date: 2003-09-15Voices of Resistance by Laura Alamillo (Editor); Larissa M. Mercado-Lopez (Editor); Cristina Herrera (Editor)
ISBN: 9781475834048Publication Date: 2017-12-12
Additional books and articles
Related Journals:
- Research on Diversity in Youth Literature
- Skipping Stones
- WOW stories : connections from the classroom.