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Christian Books on Racial Justice | Christian Books by Authors of Color
ECPA has compiled this list of Christian Books by Authors of Color in several categories. They are listed in alphabetical order by title, and represent a variety of works. This is not a comprehensive list and ECPA will continue to post additional resources to this site.

Children's books by authors of color
Title Author ISBN Publisher Pub date
A Chance in the World (Young Readers Edition) Steve Pemberton  9781400225149 Thomas Nelson 4/20/21
Adopting Joey: Sequel to Saving Joey Joseph Wood 9781946277589 Kharis Publishing 3/16/20
Amber's Song Kaitlyn, Olivia, and Camryn Pitts with Janel Rodriguez 9780310769637 Zonderkidz 4/6/21
Ansley's Big Bake Off Kaitlyn, Olivia, and Camryn Pitts with Janel Rodriguez 9780310769606 Zonderkidz 4/7/20
Arcade and the Dazzling Truth Detector Rashad Jennings 9780310767442 Zonderkidz 9/1/20
Arcade and the Fiery metal Tester Rashad Jennings 9780310767459 Zonderkidz 2/11/20
Arcade and the Fiery metal Tester Rashad Jennings 9780310767459 Zonderkidz 2/11/20
Arcade and the Golden Travel Guide Rashad Jennings 9780310767435 Zonderkidz 9/10/19
Arcade and the Golden Travel Guide Rashad Jennings 9780310767435 Zonderkidz 9/10/19
Arcade and the Triple T Token Rashad Jennings 9780310767411 Zonderkidz 1/29/19
Arcade and the Triple T Token Rashad Jennings 9780310767411 Zonderkidz 1/29/19
Ashton's Dancing Dreams Kaitlyn, Olivia, and Camryn Pitts with Janel Rodriguez 9780310769613 Zonderkidz 10/6/20
Austin Plays Fair Tony and Lauren Dungy 9780736973243 Harvest House Publishers 8/1/18
Bare Tree and Little Wind Mitali Perkins; Illustrated by Khoa Le 9780593234877 WaterBrook 1/11/22
Before Your Birth Day Thalita Dol; Teresa Joyelle Krager/Illus 9781649490117 Elk Lake Publishing 6/20/20
Before Your Birth Day Thalita Dol, Illustrator 9781649490117 Elk Lake Publishing 6/20/20
Big, Bold, and Beautiful Kierra Sheard-Kelly 9780310770800 Zonderkidz 4/13/21
Birds of the Air Sarah Ishida 9781087741567 B&H Publishing Group 9/7/21
Bold and Blessed Trinitee Stokes 9780310766421 Zonderkidz 12/4/18
Carson Chooses Forgiveness Tony and Lauren Dungy 9780736973229 Harvest House Publishers 8/1/19
Children of God Storybook Bible Archbishop Desmond Tutu 9780310719120 Zonderkidz 8/14/10
Children of God Storybook Bible Archbishop Desmond Tutu 9780310719120 Zonderkidz 8/14/10
Clap your Hands Written by Toyomi Igus, & Illustrated by Michele Wood 9780310769477 Zonderkidz 12/31/19
Clap your Hands Toyomi Igus, & Illustrated by Michele Wood 9780310769477 Zonderkidz 12/31/19
Colorfull Dorena Williamson 9781462777648 B&H Publishing Group 5/1/18
Crowned with Glory Dorena Williamson; Illustrated by Shellene Rodney 9780593234402 WaterBrook 1/25/22
Daddy, How Does a Sloth Give a Hug? Diane Elgin 9781649490032 Elk Lake Publishing 6/20/20
Daydreams and Movie Screens Alena Pitts with Wynter Pitts 9780310760634 Zonderkidz 9/26/17
Fairy Tale Faith Antwan Houser 9781649490186 Elk Lake Publishing 8/20/20
Fairy Tale Faith Antwan Houser 9781649490186 Elk Lake Publishing 1/10/21
Gifted Hands Kids Edition Gregg Lewis & Deborah Shaw Lewis 9780310719038 Zonderkidz 12/26/09
Gifted Hands, Kids Edition Gregg Lewis & Deborah Shaw Lewis 9780310719038 Zonderkidz 12/26/09
God Counts Irene Sun 9781945270796 New Growth Press 11/5/18
God Made Me and You Shai Linne 9781948130134 New Growth Press 9/17/18
God's Beautiful Daughter Tasha K. Douglas 9780310745945 Zonderkidz 3/3/15
God's Beautiful Daughter Tasha K. Douglas 9780310745945 Zonderkidz 3/3/15
God's Very Good Idea (Tales That Tell the Truth) Trillia Newbell; illustrated by Catalina Echeverri  9781784982218 Good Book Company 9/1/17
Gracefull Dorena Williamson 9781462792849 B&H Publishing Group 2/1/19
Hello Stars Alena Pitts with Wynter Pitts 9780310760597 Zonderkidz 4/25/17
How High is Heaven Linsey Davis 9780310770060 Zonderkidz 2/15/22
How to Fight Racism Young Reader's Edition Jemar Tisby 9780310751045 Zonderkidz 1/4/22
Hues of You Lucretia Carter Berry, PhD; Illustrated by Adia Carter 9780593234631 WaterBrook 1/4/22
If in Life Rashad Jennings 9780310765967 Zonderkidz 5/8/18
Kill the Spider Carlos Whittaker 9780310338000 Zondervan 10/3/17
La Biblia en accion Sergio Cariello, Doug Mauss 9780830773169 David C Cook 2/1/18
Let There Be Light Board Book Archbishop Desmond Tutu 9780310733966 Zonderkidz 12/2/14
Let There Be Light Board Book Archbishop Desmond Tutu 9780310733966 Zonderkidz 12/2/14
Let There Be Light HC Archbishop Desmond Tutu 9780310727859 Zonderkidz 1/7/14
Let There Be Light, Hardcover Archbishop Desmond Tutu 9780310727859 Zonderkidz 1/7/14
Little Prince, Little Prince Naomi Zacharias 9780736979467 Harvest House Publishers 9/1/20
Love Gave Quina Aragon 9780736974387 Harvest Kids 2/2/21
Love Is Zondervan (Paola Escobar, Illustrator) 9780310767756 Zonderkidz 8/17/21
Love Made Quina Aragon 9780736974363 Harvest House Publishers 2/1/19
Luis y Mia / Mia and Luis Mónica Reyna (co-author), Illustrated by Marce Gomez 9781501874277 Abingdon 8/21/18
Made by God Tony Evans 9780736984441 Harvest Kids 10/5/21
Male vs. Man Dondré T. Whitfield 9780310357131 Zondervan 4/7/20
Maria Finds Courage Tony and Lauren Dungy 9780736973236 Harvest House Publishers 8/1/18
Meet the Daniels Sisters Kaitlyn Pitts, Olivia Pitts, and Camryn Pitts 9780310769668 Zonderkidz 10/5/21
Moment Maker Carlos Whittaker 9780310337973 Zondervan 4/1/14
My Breakfast with Jesus Tina Cho 9780736977128 Harvest House Publishers 6/1/20
My Jesus Story Collection Archbishop Desmond Tutu 9780310769323 Zonderkidz 2/4/20
My Jesus Story Collection Archbishop Desmond Tutu 9780310769323 Zonderkidz 2/4/20
My Name Is Tani . . . and I Believe in Miracles Young Readers Edition Tanitoluwa Adewumi 9781400218295 Thomas Nelson 4/14/20
My Name Is Tani...and I Believe in Miracles Young Readers Edition Tanitoluwa Adewumi, Craig Borlase 9781400218295 Thomas Nelson Publishers 4/14/20
NIV Action Study Bible Sergio Cariello 9780830772544 David C Cook 2/1/18
One Big Heart Linsey Davis 9780310767855 Zonderkidz 8/6/19
One Big Heart Linsey Davis 9780310767855 Zonderkidz 8/6/19
Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free Alice Faye Duncan 9781400231256 Thomas Nelson 1/18/22
Radiant: His Light, Your Life for Teen Girls and Young Women Priscilla Shirer 9781535949873 B&H Publishing Group 8/6/19
Ronnie Wilson's Gift Francis Chan 9780781404778 David C Cook 3/1/11
Same Kind of Different As Me for Kids Ron Hall, Denver Moore 9780718091798 Thomas Nelson Publishers 1/31/17
Saving Joey Joseph Wood 978194627707x Kharis Publishing 5/9/17
Seeds of Greatness Vs. Bully Seeds Jaleesia Roberson 9781946277299 Kharis Publishing 2/27/19
Shining Night Alena Pitts with Wynter Pitts 9780310760610 Zonderkidz 5/1/18
Stay This Way Forever Linsey Davis 9780310770084 Zonderkidz 2/23/21
Straight Up Trent Shelton 9780310765608 Zonderkidz 8/4/20
Tani's New Home Tanitoluwa Adewumi, Michelle Lord, Courtney Dawson 9781400218288 Thomas Nelson Publishers 11/24/20
Tani's New Home Tanitoluwa Adewumi 9781400218288 Thomas Nelson 11/24/20
The Action Bible Sergio Cariello, Doug Mauss 9780830777440 David C Cook 9/1/20
The Action Bible Anytime Devotions Sergio Cariello 9780830778980 David C Cook 2/1/20
The Action Bible Devotional Sergio Cariello, Jeremy V. Jones 9780781407274 David C Cook 9/1/12
The Action Bible New Testament Sergio Cariello, Doug Mauss 9780781406086 David C Cook 3/1/12
The Action Bible Study Bible ESV Sergio Cariello 9781434708717 David C Cook 2/1/15
The Action Storybook Bible Sergio Cariello, Catherine DeVries 9780781414203 David C Cook 10/1/17
The Amazing ABCs of Successful Faith Antwan L. Houser Sr & Neah S. Houser 9781649490216 Elk Lake Publishing 3/10/21
The Big Red Tractor Francis Chan 9780781404198 David C Cook 9/1/10
The Celebration Place Doreena Williamson 9781514002582 InterVarsity Press 11/9/21
The If in Life Rashad Jennings 9780310765967 Zonderkidz 5/8/18
The Middle School Rules of Brian Urlacher Sean Jensen  9781424549795 BroadStreet Publishing 2/17/15
The Middle School Rules of Charles Tillman Sean Jensen 9781424551019 BroadStreet Publishing 11/1/15
The Middle School Rules of Jamaal Charles Sean Jensen 9781424553006 BroadStreet Publishing 2/1/17
The Middle School Rules of Mike Evans Sean Jensen & Mike Evans 9781424564057 BroadStreet Publishing 4/5/22
The Middle School Rules of Skylar Diggins Sean Jensen 9781424552443 BroadStreet Publishing 7/1/16
The Middle School Rules of Skylar Diggins Sean Jensen 9781424552443 BroadStreet Publishing 7/1/16
The Middle School Rules of Thomas Morstead Sean Jensen & Thomas Morstead 9781424559008 BroadStreet Publishing 6/2/20
The Middle School Rules of Vontae Davis Sean Jensen 9781424555871 BroadStreet Publishing 11/5/19
The Middle School Rules of Vontae Davis Sean Jensen 9781424555871 BroadStreet Publishing 11/5/19
The Prince Warriors and the Swords of Rhema Priscilla Shirer 9781433690211 B&H Publishing Group 2/1/17
The Prince Warriors and the Unseen Invasion Priscilla Shirer 9781433690204 B&H Publishing Group 10/15/16
The Prince Warriors  Priscilla Shirer 9781433690198 B&H Publishing Group 4/27/16
The Winter War Priscilla Shirer 9781462796755 B&H Publishing Group 8/15/18
The World is Awake Linsey Davis 9780310762034 Zonderkidz 2/6/19
The World is Awake Linsey Davis 9780310762034 Zonderkidz 2/6/19
The World is Awake for Little Ones Linsey Davis 9780310751823 Zonderkidz 9/21/21
Thoughtfull Dorena Williamson 9781462794744 B&H Publishing Group 8/15/18
Un gran corazón Linsey Davis 9780829770629 Grupo Nelson 2/23/21
We Chose You Tony and Lauren Dungy 9780736973250 Harvest House Publishers 4/2/19

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