African/Black Americans Books for Kids

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Updated June 20, 2026
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African/Black Americans Books for Kids

There is joy in seeing yourself reflected in books and there is knowledge in reading other’s stories.

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Aunt Harriet's underground railroad in the sky
Ringgold, Faith.
Paper Book
Illus. in full color. Cassie, who flew above New York in Tar Beach, soars into the sky once more. This time, she and her brother Be Be meet a train full of people, and Be Be joins them. But the train departs before Cassie can climb aboard. With Harriet Tubman as her guide, Cassie retraces the steps...
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Harrison, Vashti author, illustrator.
Paper Book
Winner of the Caldecott Medal! A Coretta Scott King Award Author and Illustrator Honor book, a National Book Award finalist, and a New York Times bestseller! This deeply moving story shares valuable lessons about fitting in, standing out, and the beauty of joyful acceptance,...
Freedom in Congo Square
Weatherford, Carole Boston
Paper Book
Winner of a Caldecott Honor and a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2016 A School Library Journal Best Book of 2016: Nonfiction Starred reviews from School Library Journal, Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, and The...
Nos boucles au naturel
Cherry, Matthew A.
Paper Book
See below for English description. Les cheveux de Zuri n'en font qu'à leur tête. Ils s'entortillent, boudinent et frisottent dans tous les sens. Zuri sait qu'ils sont magnifiques, et cela la rend fière. Lorsque son papa intervient afin de lui faire une coiffure pour une occasion...
Trombone Shorty
Andrews, Troy
Paper Book
A 2016 Caldecott Honor Book and Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Award Winner Hailing from the Trem\u00e9 neighborhood in New Orleans, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews got his nickname by wielding a trombone twice as long as he was high. A prodigy, he was leading his own band by age six, and...
The undefeated
Alexander, Kwame author.
Paper Book
Winner of the 2020 Caldecott Medal A 2020 Newbery Honor Book Winner of the 2020 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award The Newbery Award-winning author of THE CROSSOVER pens an ode to black American triumph and tribulation, with art from a two-time...
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