Last updated: April 16, 2021
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Children’s Books By and/or About Black, Indigenous and People of Color Received by the CCBC 2018-
Last Updated: April 16, 2021
Numbers for U.S. publishers only
Year |
Books
|
Black/African |
Indigenous |
Asian |
Latinx |
Pacific Islander |
Arab |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
By | About | By | About | By | About | By | About | By | About | By | About | ||
2020 | 3,299* | 252 | 400 | 37 | 52 | 403 | 317 | 228 | 200 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 27 |
2019 | 4,035 | 232 | 471 | 46 | 65 | 429 | 357 | 243 | 236 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 35 |
2018 | 3,682 | 214 | 405 | 43 | 56 | 393 | 344 | 207 | 252 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 28 |
*Due to the pandemic, some publishers didn’t send out review copies, so we didn’t get the number of books we typically do. As always, we recommend calculating percentages to see trends.
Children’s Books By and/or About Black, Indigenous and People of Color Received by the CCBC 2002-2017
Last Updated: August 20, 2019
Numbers for U.S. publishers only
Year |
Books
|
Black/African |
Indigenous |
Asian Pacific/
|
Latinx |
||||
By | About | By | About | By | About | By | About | ||
2017 | 3,700 | 132 | 355 | 38 | 72 | 279 | 312 | 118 | 218 |
2016 | 3,400 | 94 | 287 | 23 | 55 | 217 | 240 | 104 | 169 |
2015 | 3,400 | 108 | 270 | 19 | 42 | 176 | 113 | 60 | 85 |
2014 | 3,500 | 85 | 181 | 20 | 38 | 129 | 112 | 59 | 66 |
2013 | 3,200 | 69 | 94 | 18 | 34 | 90 | 69 | 49 | 58 |
2012 | 3,600 | 69 | 119 | 6 | 22 | 83 | 76 | 58 | 54 |
2011 | 3,400 | 79 | 123 | 12 | 28 | 76 | 91 | 52 | 58 |
2010 | 3,400 | 102 | 156 | 9 | 22 | 60 | 64 | 55 | 66 |
2009 | 3,000 | 83 | 157 | 12 | 33 | 67 | 80 | 60 | 61 |
2008 | 3,000 | 83 | 172 | 9 | 40 | 77 | 98 | 48 | 79 |
2007 | 3,000 | 77 | 150 | 6 | 44 | 56 | 68 | 42 | 59 |
2006 | 3,000 | 87 | 153 | 14 | 41 | 72 | 74 | 42 | 63 |
2005 | 2,800 | 75 | 149 | 4 | 34 | 60 | 64 | 50 | 76 |
2004 | 2,800 | 99 | 143 | 7 | 33 | 61 | 65 | 37 | 61 |
2003 | 3,200 | 79 | 171 | 11 | 95 | 43 | 78 | 41 | 63 |
2002 | 3,150 | 69 | 166 | 6 | 64 | 46 | 91 | 48 | 94 |
Children’s Books By and/or About Black, Indigenous and People of Color Received by the CCBC 1994-2001
Year |
Estimated # of
|
Black/African |
Indigenous |
Asian Pacific |
Latinx |
|
By | About | By and About | By and About | By and About | ||
2001 | 5,000-5,500 | 99 | 201 | 60 | 96 | 77 |
2000 | 5,000-5,500 | 96 | 147 | 40 | 57 | 54 |
1999 | 5,000 | 82 | 151 | 41 | 61 | 64 |
1998 | 5,000 | 96 | 188 | 55 | 52 | 73 |
1997 | 4,500-5000 | 88 | 216 | 64 | 66 | 88 |
1996 | 4,500 | 92 | 172 | 50 | 49 | 103 |
1995 | 4,500 | 100 | 167 | 83 | 91 | 70 |
1994 | 4,500 | 82 | 166 | 70 | 65 | 90 |
Children’s Books By Black Authors and Illustrators Published in the United States
1985-1993
Year |
Estimated Number of
|
Total Number of Books
|
1993 | 4,500 | 74 |
1992 | 4,500 | 94 |
1991 | 4,000 | 70 |
1990 | 5,000 | 51 |
1989 | 4,000 | 48 |
1988 | 3,000 | 39 |
1987 | 3,000 | 30 |
1986 | 3,000 | 18 |
1985 | 2,500 | 18 |