Celebrate Black History Month - for Kids!

Updated January 30, 2025
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Celebrate Black History Month - for Kids!

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Meet Addy : an American girl
Porter, Connie Rose
Paper Book
Addy Walker's family is planning a dangerous escape from slavery in the summer of 1864. But before they can make the escape, the worst happens - Master Stevens decides to sell some of his slaves, including Poppa and Addy?s brother, Sam. Addy and Momma take the terrible risk of escaping by themselves...
Richard Wright and the library card
Miller, William
Paper Book
Illustrated by Gregory Christie. A telling of the true story of the renowned black American writer and his determination to borrow books from the public library that turned him away because of the colour of his skin. Illustrated throughout in full colour. Ages 3-9.
The skin I'm in
Flake, Sharon.
Paper Book
Sharon Flake's award-winning debut novel! Maleeka suffers every day from the taunts of the other kids in her class. If they're not getting at her about her homemade clothes or her good grades, it's about her dark, black skin.   When a...
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...
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...
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