Celebrate Black History Month - for Kids!

Updated January 30, 2025
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Brown girl dreaming
Woodson, Jacqueline
Paper Book
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The acclaimed author of Red at the Bone tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing poems. A NEWBERY HONOR BOOK * WINNER OF THE CORETTA SCOTT KING BOOK AWARD * A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST MIDDLE GRADE BOOK OF THE CENTURY...
Ways to build dreams
Watson, Renée
Paper Book
Dream big and grow up boldly! Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Award winner Renée Watson continues her bestselling young middle grade series starring Ryan Hart, a girl who is pure spirit and sunshine. Middle school is just around the corner for Ryan Hart, which means it's...
Black is a rainbow color
Joy, Angela, 1975- author.
Paper Book
A child reflects on the meaning of being Black in this moving and powerful anthem about a people, a culture, a history, and a legacy that lives on. Red is a rainbow color. Green sits next to blue. Yellow, orange, violet, indigo, They are rainbow colors, too, but...
Born on the water
Hannah-Jones, Nikole
Paper Book
The 1619 Project's lyrical picture book in verse chronicles the consequences of slavery and the history of Black resistance in the United States, thoughtfully rendered by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and Newbery honor-winning author Renee Watson. A...
The Watsons go to Birmingham--1963 a novel
Curtis, Christopher Paul.
Paper Book
During one of the most important times in the civil rights movement, one unforgettable family goes on a road trip in this Newbery and Coretta Scott King Honoree, from author Christopher Paul Curtis, recipient of the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. ...
Little legends exceptional men in black history
Harrison, Vashti
Paper Book
Author-illustrator Vashti Harrison shines a bold, joyous light on black men through history in this #1 New York Times bestseller. An important book for readers of all ages, this beautifully illustrated and engagingly written volume brings to...
Little leaders bold women in black history
Harrison, Vashti
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Meet the little leaders. They're brave. They're bold. They changed the world. Featuring 40 trailblazing black women in history, this book educates and inspires as it relates true stories of women...
Black girl, Black girl celebrate the power of you
Kamanda, Ali
Paper Book
From the authors of Black Boy, Black Boy comes a new inspiring picture book about self-esteem for black girls, drawing on the history of role models who came before them! Dear girl, Black girl, rise up, it's time. It's a new day and a chance to shine. From the first black female...
Black boy, black boy celebrate the power of you
Kamanda, Ali
Paper Book
A powerful, affirming picture book that uplifts, educates, and inspires Black boys to see themselves as heroes of their own story. They are inventors, leaders, athletes, scholars, artists. They are sons, dreamers, and doers. Black Boy, Black Boy is a lyrical celebration of possibility and...

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