Black Kid Joy!

Books celebrating the happiness, freedom, and humanity of Black children.

Updated April 21, 2026
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Hey black child
Perkins, Useni Eugene
Paper Book
Six-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and four-time Caldecott Honor recipient Bryan Collier brings this classic, inspirational poem to life, written by poet Useni Eugene Perkins. Hey black child, Do you know who you are? Who really...
Hold them close : a love letter to black children
Thompkins-Bigelow, Jamilah
Paper Book
When happy things come to you, hold them close and never let go. From celebrated author of Your Name Is a Song Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, fine artist Patrick Dougher, and photographer Jamel Shabazz, Hold Them Close is a picture book celebration of Black past, present, and future--a...

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