Kids Martin Luther King, Jr. Books

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is coming Monday, January 16, 2023!

Use this list to find recommended titles for children about Dr. King and his contributions to Civil Rights in the United States.

Updated November 17, 2022
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Ain't gonna let nobody turn me 'round : my story of the making of Martin Luther King Day
Kirkwood, Kathlyn J.
Paper Book
This brilliant memoir-in-verse tells the moving story of how a nation learned to celebrate a hero. Through years of protests and petition, Kathlyn's story highlights the foot soldiers who fought to make Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a national holiday. Ain't Gonna Let...
I am Martin Luther King, Jr.
Meltzer, Brad
Paper Book
The eighth biography in this New York Timesbestselling series features one of America's greatest civil rights heroes, Martin Luther King, Jr. As a child, Martin Luther King, Jr. was shocked by the terrible and unfair way African American people were treated. When he grew up...
Dream march : Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the March on Washington
Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux
Paper Book
Introduce children to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the civil rights movement, and the historic march on Washingtonwith this inspiring biography! Young readers can now learn about one of the greatest civil rights leaders of all time, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in this Level 3...
Martin's big words : the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rappaport, Doreen.
Paper Book
Illustrated by Bryan Collier Winner of the 2001 NY Times Best Illustrated Children's Book Award, Rappaport weaves her simple and graceful text and the words of Martin Luther King Jr. into a captivating narrative, telling the story of Dr. King's life in a way that is entirely accessible for young...
A place to land : Martin Luther King Jr. and the speech that inspired a nation
Wittenstein, Barry
Paper Book
As a new generation of activists demands an end to racism, A Place to Land reflects on Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech and the movement that it galvanized. Winner of the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children Selected...
Threads of peace : how Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. changed the world
Krishnaswami, Uma
Paper Book
"Inviting and original." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Mohandas Gandhi and Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. both shook and changed the world in their quest for peace among all people, but what threads connected these great activists together in their shared goal of...
What was the March on Washington?
Krull, Kathleen
Paper Book
On August 28, 1963, more than 200,000 people gathered in Washington, DC, to demand equal rights for all races. It was there that Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech, and it was this peaceful protest that spurred the momentous civil rights laws of the mid-1960s. With black...
Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?
Bader, Bonnie
Paper Book
The story of one of the most influential civil rights activist of our time. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was only 25 when he helped organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott and was soon organizing black people across the country in support of the right to vote, desegregation, and other...

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