Ordinary People Change the World is the book series written by Brad Meltzer and illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos. There are currently 34 books and two to be soon released. Here is the list of all books, from oldest to newest:
- I am Amelia Earhart
- I am Abraham Lincoln
- I am Rosa Parks
- I am Lucille Ball
- I am Martin Luther King Jr.
- I am George Washington
- I am Jane Goodall
- I am Jim Henson
- I am Neil Armstrong
- I am Sonia Sotomayor
- I am Billie Jean King
- I am Walt Disney
- I am Marie Curie
- I am Leonardo da Vinci
- I am Benjamin Franklin
- I am Anne Frank
- I am Frida Kahlo
- I am Oprah Winfrey
- I am Muhammad Ali
- I am Malala Yousafzai
- I am I.M. Pei
- I am Dolly Parton
- I am John Lewis
- I am Albert Einstein
- I am Sacagawea
- I am Harriet Tubman
- I am Temple Grandin
- I am Jackie Robinson
- I am Helen Keller
- I am Gandhi
- I am Mister Rogers
- I am Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- I am Jesse Owens
- I am Stephen Hawking
- I am Sally Ride
- We are The Beatles (releasing May 6, 2025)
- I am Simone Biles (releasing October 28, 2025)
Little Books/Baby Board Books[]
Some of the books in the series include titles which do not prominently display the name of their subject, instead using an adjective to describe them and using their name as a subtitle. These call themselves a "little book" and the gallery calls them a "baby board book". There are so far only six, all of which reuse characters from the main series. Here is a list of all books starting from oldest to newest:
- I am Unstoppable (featuring Amelia Earhart)
- I am Kind (featuring Abraham Lincoln)
- I am Brave (featuring Martin Luther King Jr.)
- I am Caring (featuring Jane Goodall)
- I am Curious (featuring Albert Einstein)
- I am Strong (featuring Rosa Parks)
Other[]
- Ordinary People Change the World Sticker Activity Book
- I am Gandhi: a graphic biography
- I Am...Journal for Extraordinary Kids
- You Can Change the World
Sets[]
- Ordinary People Change the World Gift Set
- Strong Girls set (featuring I am Amelia Earhart, I am Jane Goodall, I am Sacagawea, and I am Harriet Tubman)
- 32 Book Set (featuring the first 32 books of the "I am" series)
Trivia[]
- Brad Meltzer makes a cameo in every book.
- The twin sons of Christopher Eliopoulos make a cameo every book.
- The series' art style is inspired by comic strips like Peanuts and Calvin and Hobbes, according to illustrator Christopher Eliopoulos.
- In the TV series episode I Am Helen Keller, the cover of I Am Jane Goodall is seen, serving as product placement and indicating that the series of books exist in the Xavier Riddle universe.
- Also I am Abraham Lincoln in the I Am Albert Einstein episode.
- I am Harriet Tubman in the short titled "Stand Up"
- Whoever is getting a book next after the current book, than the hero would show up in the book. For example, in I am Amelia Earhart, Abraham Lincoln makes a cameo. In I am Abraham Lincoln, Rosa Parks makes a cameo. And so on, so on.
- In I Am Martin Luther King Jr, Rosa Parks makes a cameo.
- In I Am George Washington, Jane Goodall makes a cameo, as does a copyright friendly version of Superman from DC Comics.
- In I Am Harriet Tubman, MLK Jr and Neil Armstrong make cameos.
- In I Am Sonia Sotomayor, Xavier and Yadina are mentioned as being part of Sonia's class, as shown on the chalkboard, also, Xavier, Yadina and Brad all make cameos at the end, as does a grown-up version of Billie Jean King.
- Also, Xavier, Yadina, and Brad can be seen at the end of I Am Neil Armstrong, possibly hinting towards the TV series.
- Doc and Marty from Back to the Future make a cameo in I Am Benjamin Franklin.
- The book, "We are the Beatles", was announced on August 8, the same day the Abbey Road album cover (aka the iconic photo of The Beatles walking down the street) was taken.
- Unlike the show, the books begin with "I am" (there is no uppercase 'a').
- However, some websites mistakenly transcribe it as "I Am" ,but there is no uppercase "A" in the official website.