Black History Month for Young Children

A selection of picture books for young children by Black Canadian authors.

Updated January 6, 2024
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Greater Victoria Public Library
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The only way to make bread
Quintero, Cristina
Paper Book
A delicious exploration of all kinds of breads, from sourdough to bannock to bao, that will tickle your taste buds and warm your heart. What's the only way to make bread?   You might use white flour in your bread, or whole wheat flour or corn flour.  ...
A likkle Miss Lou : how Jamaican poet Louise Bennett Coverley found her voice
Hohn, Nadia L.
Paper Book
A Kirkus Reviews most anticipated picture book of fall 2019 by Nadia L. Hohn, named one of CBC's "6 Black Canadian writers to watch" Louise Bennett Coverley, better known as Miss Lou, was an iconic poet and entertainer known for popularizing the use of patois in music and poetry...
The stone thrower
Richardson, Jael Ealey
Paper Book
The African-American football player Chuck Ealey grew up in a segregated neighborhood of Portsmouth, Ohio. Against all odds, he became an incredible quarterback. But despite his unbeaten record in high school and university, he would never play professional football in the United States. ...
Malaika, carnival queen
Hohn, Nadia L.
Paper Book
Malaika learns about her father, who came to Canada as a migrant farm worker when she was just a baby and who shared her love of carnival. Malaika dreams about a man with a basket of fruit and guesses that the dream is about her father. Mummy explains that her daddy passed away long ago,...

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