Children’s Books for Black History Month
Celebrate Black History Month with some amazing children’s books. There are so many talented African American authors and illustrators, there are also authors and illustrators of different races portraying black characters in their stories. These are just a few books to highlight during Black History Month and is by no means a complete list of books that I would recommend (I only had so much space!)
If you’re looking for other suggestions, check out the Coretta Scott King Book Awards and The Brown Bookshelf among many other bloggers and organizations that promote diverse literature. Here’s a small list of Children’s Books for Black History Month.
- Please, Baby, Please by Spike Lee & Tonya Lewis Lee
- The Princess and the Pea by Rachel Isadora
- Keena Ford and the Second Grade Mix-Up by Melissa Thomson
- Lola at the Library by Anna McQuinn
- Henry’s Freedom Box by Ellen Levine
- The Colors of Us by Karen Katz
- Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel by Nikki Grimes
- Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales: The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
- The Madman of Piney Woods by Christopher Paul Curtis
- Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickels by Tanya Lee Stone
- Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Doreen Rappaport
- We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson
- Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
- Juba! by Walter Dean Myers
- Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
- P.S. Be Eleven by Rita Williams-Garcia