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Notable Christian Books by Topic
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 | 4/20/2021 |
| 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 | 4/6/2021 |
| Ansley's Big Bake Off | Kaitlyn, Olivia, and Camryn Pitts with Janel Rodriguez | 9780310769606 | Zonderkidz | 4/7/2020 |
| Arcade and the Dazzling Truth Detector | Rashad Jennings | 9780310767442 | Zonderkidz | 9/1/2020 |
| Arcade and the Fiery metal Tester | Rashad Jennings | 9780310767459 | Zonderkidz | 2/11/2020 |
| Arcade and the Fiery metal Tester | Rashad Jennings | 9780310767459 | Zonderkidz | 2/11/2020 |
| Arcade and the Golden Travel Guide | Rashad Jennings | 9780310767435 | Zonderkidz | 9/10/2019 |
| Arcade and the Golden Travel Guide | Rashad Jennings | 9780310767435 | Zonderkidz | 9/10/2019 |
| Arcade and the Triple T Token | Rashad Jennings | 9780310767411 | Zonderkidz | 1/29/2019 |
| Arcade and the Triple T Token | Rashad Jennings | 9780310767411 | Zonderkidz | 1/29/2019 |
| Ashton's Dancing Dreams | Kaitlyn, Olivia, and Camryn Pitts with Janel Rodriguez | 9780310769613 | Zonderkidz | 10/6/2020 |
| 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 | 1/11/2022 |
| 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 | 4/13/2021 |
| Birds of the Air | Sarah Ishida | 9781087741567 | B&H Publishing Group | 9/7/2021 |
| Bold and Blessed | Trinitee Stokes | 9780310766421 | Zonderkidz | 12/4/2018 |
| Carson Chooses Forgiveness | Tony and Lauren Dungy | 9780736973229 | Harvest House Publishers | 8/1/19 |
| Children of God Storybook Bible | Archbishop Desmond Tutu | 9780310719120 | Zonderkidz | 8/14/2010 |
| Children of God Storybook Bible | Archbishop Desmond Tutu | 9780310719120 | Zonderkidz | 8/14/2010 |
| Clap your Hands | Written by Toyomi Igus, & Illustrated by Michele Wood | 9780310769477 | Zonderkidz | 12/31/2019 |
| Clap your Hands | Toyomi Igus, & Illustrated by Michele Wood | 9780310769477 | Zonderkidz | 12/31/2019 |
| Colorfull | Dorena Williamson | 9781462777648 | B&H Publishing Group | 5/1/2018 |
| Crowned with Glory | Dorena Williamson; Illustrated by Shellene Rodney | 9780593234402 | WaterBrook | 1/25/2022 |
| 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 | 12/26/2009 |
| Gifted Hands, Kids Edition | Gregg Lewis & Deborah Shaw Lewis | 9780310719038 | Zonderkidz | 12/26/2009 |
| God Counts | Irene Sun | 9781945270796 | New Growth Press | 11/5/2018 |
| God Made Me and You | Shai Linne | 9781948130134 | New Growth Press | 9/17/2018 |
| God's Beautiful Daughter | Tasha K. Douglas | 9780310745945 | Zonderkidz | 3/3/2015 |
| God's Beautiful Daughter | Tasha K. Douglas | 9780310745945 | Zonderkidz | 3/3/2015 |
| 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 | 2/1/2019 |
| Hello Stars | Alena Pitts with Wynter Pitts | 9780310760597 | Zonderkidz | 4/25/2017 |
| How High is Heaven | Linsey Davis | 9780310770060 | Zonderkidz | 2/15/2022 |
| How to Fight Racism Young Reader's Edition | Jemar Tisby | 9780310751045 | Zonderkidz | 1/4/2022 |
| Hues of You | Lucretia Carter Berry, PhD; Illustrated by Adia Carter | 9780593234631 | WaterBrook | 1/4/2022 |
| If in Life | Rashad Jennings | 9780310765967 | Zonderkidz | 5/8/2018 |
| Kill the Spider | Carlos Whittaker | 9780310338000 | Zondervan | 10/3/2017 |
| La Biblia en accion | Sergio Cariello, Doug Mauss | 9780830773169 | David C Cook | 2/1/2018 |
| Let There Be Light Board Book | Archbishop Desmond Tutu | 9780310733966 | Zonderkidz | 12/2/2014 |
| Let There Be Light Board Book | Archbishop Desmond Tutu | 9780310733966 | Zonderkidz | 12/2/2014 |
| Let There Be Light HC | Archbishop Desmond Tutu | 9780310727859 | Zonderkidz | 1/7/2014 |
| Let There Be Light, Hardcover | Archbishop Desmond Tutu | 9780310727859 | Zonderkidz | 1/7/2014 |
| Little Prince, Little Prince | Naomi Zacharias | 9780736979467 | Harvest House Publishers | 9/1/20 |
| Love Gave | Quina Aragon | 9780736974387 | Harvest Kids | 2/2/2021 |
| Love Is | Zondervan (Paola Escobar, Illustrator) | 9780310767756 | Zonderkidz | 8/17/2021 |
| 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 | 8/21/2018 |
| Made by God | Tony Evans | 9780736984441 | Harvest Kids | 10/5/2021 |
| Male vs. Man | Dondré T. Whitfield | 9780310357131 | Zondervan | 4/7/2020 |
| 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 | 10/5/2021 |
| Moment Maker | Carlos Whittaker | 9780310337973 | Zondervan | 4/1/2014 |
| My Breakfast with Jesus | Tina Cho | 9780736977128 | Harvest House Publishers | 6/1/20 |
| My Jesus Story Collection | Archbishop Desmond Tutu | 9780310769323 | Zonderkidz | 2/4/2020 |
| My Jesus Story Collection | Archbishop Desmond Tutu | 9780310769323 | Zonderkidz | 2/4/2020 |
| My Name Is Tani . . . and I Believe in Miracles Young Readers Edition | Tanitoluwa Adewumi | 9781400218295 | Thomas Nelson | 4/14/2020 |
| My Name Is Tani...and I Believe in Miracles Young Readers Edition | Tanitoluwa Adewumi, Craig Borlase | 9781400218295 | Thomas Nelson Publishers | 4/14/2020 |
| NIV Action Study Bible | Sergio Cariello | 9780830772544 | David C Cook | 2/1/2018 |
| One Big Heart | Linsey Davis | 9780310767855 | Zonderkidz | 8/6/2019 |
| One Big Heart | Linsey Davis | 9780310767855 | Zonderkidz | 8/6/2019 |
| Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free | Alice Faye Duncan | 9781400231256 | Thomas Nelson | 1/18/2022 |
| 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 | 3/1/2011 |
| Same Kind of Different As Me for Kids | Ron Hall, Denver Moore | 9780718091798 | Thomas Nelson Publishers | 1/31/2017 |
| 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 | 5/1/2018 |
| Stay This Way Forever | Linsey Davis | 9780310770084 | Zonderkidz | 2/23/2021 |
| Straight Up | Trent Shelton | 9780310765608 | Zonderkidz | 8/4/2020 |
| Tani's New Home | Tanitoluwa Adewumi, Michelle Lord, Courtney Dawson | 9781400218288 | Thomas Nelson Publishers | 11/24/2020 |
| Tani's New Home | Tanitoluwa Adewumi | 9781400218288 | Thomas Nelson | 11/24/2020 |
| The Action Bible | Sergio Cariello, Doug Mauss | 9780830777440 | David C Cook | 9/1/2020 |
| The Action Bible Anytime Devotions | Sergio Cariello | 9780830778980 | David C Cook | 2/1/2020 |
| The Action Bible Devotional | Sergio Cariello, Jeremy V. Jones | 9780781407274 | David C Cook | 9/1/2012 |
| The Action Bible New Testament | Sergio Cariello, Doug Mauss | 9780781406086 | David C Cook | 3/1/2012 |
| The Action Bible Study Bible ESV | Sergio Cariello | 9781434708717 | David C Cook | 2/1/2015 |
| The Action Storybook Bible | Sergio Cariello, Catherine DeVries | 9780781414203 | David C Cook | 10/1/2017 |
| 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 | 9/1/2010 |
| The Celebration Place | Doreena Williamson | 9781514002582 | InterVarsity Press | 11/9/2021 |
| The If in Life | Rashad Jennings | 9780310765967 | Zonderkidz | 5/8/2018 |
| The Middle School Rules of Brian Urlacher | Sean Jensen | 9781424549795 | BroadStreet Publishing | 2/17/2015 |
| The Middle School Rules of Charles Tillman | Sean Jensen | 9781424551019 | BroadStreet Publishing | 11/1/2015 |
| The Middle School Rules of Jamaal Charles | Sean Jensen | 9781424553006 | BroadStreet Publishing | 2/1/2017 |
| The Middle School Rules of Mike Evans | Sean Jensen & Mike Evans | 9781424564057 | BroadStreet Publishing | 4/5/2022 |
| The Middle School Rules of Skylar Diggins | Sean Jensen | 9781424552443 | BroadStreet Publishing | 7/1/2016 |
| The Middle School Rules of Skylar Diggins | Sean Jensen | 9781424552443 | BroadStreet Publishing | 7/1/2016 |
| The Middle School Rules of Thomas Morstead | Sean Jensen & Thomas Morstead | 9781424559008 | BroadStreet Publishing | 6/2/2020 |
| The Middle School Rules of Vontae Davis | Sean Jensen | 9781424555871 | BroadStreet Publishing | 11/5/2019 |
| The Middle School Rules of Vontae Davis | Sean Jensen | 9781424555871 | BroadStreet Publishing | 11/5/2019 |
| The Prince Warriors | Priscilla Shirer | 9781433690198 | B&H Publishing Group | 4/27/16 |
| 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 Winter War | Priscilla Shirer | 9781462796755 | B&H Publishing Group | 8/15/18 |
| The World is Awake | Linsey Davis | 9780310762034 | Zonderkidz | 2/6/2019 |
| The World is Awake | Linsey Davis | 9780310762034 | Zonderkidz | 2/6/2019 |
| The World is Awake for Little Ones | Linsey Davis | 9780310751823 | Zonderkidz | 9/21/2021 |
| Thoughtfull | Dorena Williamson | 9781462794744 | B&H Publishing Group | 8/15/2018 |
| Un gran corazón | Linsey Davis | 9780829770629 | Grupo Nelson | 2/23/2021 |
| We Chose You | Tony and Lauren Dungy | 9780736973250 | Harvest House Publishers | 4/2/19 |
