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Black History Month books for children

Celebrate Black History in February and all year long with some of our favorite children's books about the history, culture, contributions, struggles, achievements, and lives of Black Americans.

45 items

  • Book, 2020New York, New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2020] — J Bio HARRIS
  • The Power of Her Pen

    the Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne

    Cline-Ransome, Lesa,
    Book, 2020New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2020 — J Bio PAYNE
  • A Spy Called James

    the True Story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War Double Agent

    Rockwell, Anne F.,
    Book, 2016Minneapolis, MN : Carolrhoda Books, [2016] — J Bio LAFAYETTE
  • Dream Builder

    the Story of Architect Philip Freelon

    Lyons, Kelly Starling,
    Book, 2020New York : Lee & Low Books Inc., [2020] — J Bio FREELON
  • Follow Chester!

    a College Football Team Fights Racism and Makes History

    Respress-Churchwell, Gloria,
    Book, 2019Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, 2019 — J Bio Pierce
  • Book, 2018New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018] — J Bio JEMISON
  • Book, 2017Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2017 — J Bio SCHOMBURG
  • Book, 2018New York : Christy Ottaviano Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2018 — J Bio JOHNSON
  • Sit-in

    How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down

    Pinkney, Andrea Davis
    Book, 2010New York : Little, Brown, 2010 — J 323.1 Pinkney
  • 28 Days

    Moments in Black History That Changed the World

    Smith, Charles R., Jr., 1969-
    Book, 2015New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2015 — J 973.0496 Smith
  • The Oldest Student

    How Mary Walker Learned to Read

    Hubbard, Rita L.,
    Book, 2020New York City : Schwartz & Wade Books, [2020] — J Bio WALKER
  • Lillian's Right to Vote

    a Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

    Winter, Jonah, 1962-
    Book, 2015New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, 2015 — Picture Books Winter
  • We Are the Ship

    the Story of Negro League Baseball

    Nelson, Kadir
    Book, 2008New York : Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children, c2008 — J 796.357 Nelson 2008
  • Hidden Figures

    the True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race

    Shetterly, Margot Lee,
    Book, 2018New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2018 — J 510.92 Shetterly
  • No Small Potatoes

    Junius G. Groves and His Kingdom in Kansas

    Bolden, Tonya,
    Book, 2018New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2018 — J Bio GROVES
  • As Good as Anybody

    Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel's Amazing March Toward Freedom

    Michelson, Richard
    Book, 2008New York : A.A. Knopf, 2008 — J 323.092 Michelson
  • Heart and Soul

    the Story of America and African Americans

    Nelson, Kadir
    Book, 2011New York : Balzer + Bray, c2011 — J 973.049 Nelson
  • Book, 2012New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2012 — E Evans