Children’s Picture Books with Black Characters
This post compliments our piece on Racism and the Black Lives Matter Movement. We’re a small publisher and just starting out at Sweet Apple, and although all of our books are diverse, we don’t have enough titles to give you a list at the moment. However, we’re pleased to say that our Oddsockosaurus featured below was applauded in an article on diversity in the Guardian. We think it’s important that you have access to and hear about the fantastic books below, by our esteemed colleagues, and hope you enjoy them.

Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion
By Alex T Smith
£6.99 Paperback (2016)
ISBN 13: 9781407143903
ISBN 10: 1407143905

The Bus is for Us! By Michael Rosen, illustrated by Gillian Tyler £6.99 Paperback (2016) ISBN 13: 9781406365542
ISBN 10: 1406365548 [if !supportLineBreakNewLine]

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ISBN 10: 1907825053
Oddsockosaurus
By Zanib Mian, illustrated by Bill Bolton
£6.99 paperback (2015)
ISBN 13: 978-0956419675
ISBN 10: 0956419674
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15 Things Not to Do with a Baby by Margaret McAllister, illustrated by Holly Sterling £6.99 paperback (2016) ISBN 13: 9781847807533
ISBN 10: 1847807534

The New Small Person by Lauren Child £6.99 paperback (2014) ISBN 13: 9780723293613
ISBN 10: 0723293619

I Can Do it Too! by Karen Baicker, Illustrated by Ken Wilson-Max £7.99 hardback (2010) ISBN 13: 9780811875608
ISBN 10: 0811875601

Chicken in the Kitchen by Nnedi Okorafor £6.99 paperback (2015) ISBN 13: 9780993225307
ISBN 10: 0993225306

Diary of a Time Traveller by Nicholas Stevenson and David Long £14.99 hardback (2015) ISBN 13: 9781847806369
ISBN 10: 1847806368

Splash, Anna Hibiscus! by Atinuke, illustrated by Lauren Tobia £6.99 paperback (2014) ISBN 13: 9781406354683
ISBN 10: 1406354686

Ten Little Pirates by Mike Brownlow, illustrated by Simon Rickerty £6.99 paperback (2014) ISBN 13: 9781408320044
ISBN 10: 1408320045

I Will Be Especially Very Careful by Lauren Child £6.99 paperback (2012) ISBN 13: 9780141341538
ISBN 10: 014134153

Lulu Loves Stories by Anna McQuinn and Rosalind Beardshaw £4.99 hardback (2011) ISBN 13: 9781907825002
ISBN 10: 1907825002
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