Kids' Books with Ordinary POC (11 books)

These are books which feature main characters who are people of color, but which are not *about* being people of color - focused on books set in the U.S. Kids need to see people of color depicted as everyday people, as well as extraordinary people rising above adversity. Casting only white characters in the everyday stories just continues to normalize whiteness. (See http://www.slate.com/blogs/nightlight...)

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1	Gwen the Rescue Hen by Leslie Crawford (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 125 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Sprig the Rescue Pig by Leslie Crawford (Goodreads Author) 4.65 avg rating — 79 ratings score: 297, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Snowy Day (Peter, #1) by Ezra Jack Keats 4.20 avg rating — 119,482 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	I Like Myself! by Karen Beaumont 4.30 avg rating — 11,638 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Horribly Hungry Gingerbread Boy: A San Francisco Story by Elisa Kleven 4.08 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Pool by JiHyeon Lee 3.97 avg rating — 1,645 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Treat by Mary Sullivan 3.43 avg rating — 618 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Pickin' Peas by Margaret Read MacDonald (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 134 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Whistle for Willie by Ezra Jack Keats 4.26 avg rating — 11,483 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Hook by Ed Young 3.42 avg rating — 229 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Little Robot by Ben Hatke (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 5,058 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars