In 2002, the CCBC began separating the “by” and “about” numbers in its annual documentation of books by and about Blacks, Indigenous and People of Color.
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Children’s Books By and/or About Black, Indigenous and People of Color Received by the CCBC
2002-2017
Last Updated: October 27, 2020
See next chart for numbers from U.S. publishers only, 2015-2018
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 –US Publishers Only
2015-2017
Last Updated: October 27, 2020
Year |
Books
|
Black/African |
Indigenous |
Asian Pacific |
Latinx |
||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
By | About | By | About | By | About | By | About | ||
2017 | 3,500 | 126 | 334 | 18 | 44 | 260 | 286 | 109 | 205 |
2016 | 3,200 | 92 | 267 | 8 | 35 | 195 | 225 | 95 | 157 |
2015 | 3,200 | 106 | 244 | 9 | 28 | 156 | 107 | 56 | 79 |