Children's Books Written and Illustrated by People of Color
Following is a curated list of books about food, gardens, farming, and nature that are written and illustrated by authors and artists of color.
- Jayden's Impossible Garden by Melina Mangal
- If You Plant a Seed by Kadir Nelson
- Michelle's Garden: How the First Lady Planted Seeds for Change
- Amara's Farm: Where in the Garden Series by JaNay Brown-Wood, Samara Hardy
- Miguel's Community Garden by JaNay Brown-Wood, Samara Hardy
- The Thing About Bees: A Love Letter by Shabazz Larkin
- Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky by Nana Ekua
- Thank You, Omu! by Oge Mora
- Freedom Soup by Tami Charles, Jacqueline Alcantara
- Layla's Happiness by Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie, Ashleigh Corrin
- The Grasshopper & the Ants by Jerry Pinkney
- Uncle John's City Garden by Bernette Ford, Frank Morrison
- Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood by Tom Hillery
- Watercress by Andrea Wang
- A Day with Yayah by Nicola I. Campbell
- We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom, Michaela Goade
- Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Mailla, Juana Martinez-Neal
- Tomatoes for Neela by Padma Laksmi
- The Empty Pot by Demi
- The Ugly Vegetables by Grace Lin
- Grandpa Grumps by Katrina Moore, Xindi Yan
- A Different Pond by Bao Phi, Thi Bui
- Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando by Andrea Wang, Kana Urbanowicz
You can purchase these books from most bookstores, and we recommend checking out BIPOC-owned bookstores, like Black Garnet Books in St. Paul, MN.
The following books are published by Planting People Growing Justice (A Minnesota-based Black Children's Book Publisher)