Black History Month Reading List for Kids: 16 Top Children's Books About Black History Books

Ann Marie G. Halstead

February 02, 2022

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Looking for ways to educate your kids about Black History Month? Look no further than your local library! Here is a list of 16 great books to get you started.

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The Undefeated $10

When Harriet Met Sojourner by Catherine Clinton $17

The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles $7

Sweet Clara & the Freedom Quilt by Deborah Hopkinson $6

Bright Eyes, Brown Skin by Cheryl Willis Hudson & Bernette G. Ford $6

I Have a Dream by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. & Kadir Nelson

Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story From the Underground Railroad by Ellen Levine $10

I Am Jackie Robinson by Brad Meltzer $10

Frederick Douglass: The Lion Who Wrote History by Walter Dean Myers $18

Skit Scat Raggedy Cat: Ella Fitzgerald by Roxane Orgill $6

If a Bus Could Talk: The Story of Rosa Parks by Faith Ringgold $7

Two Friends: Susan B. Anthony & Frederick Douglass by Dean Robbins $10

A Kid’s Guide to African American History: More Than 70 Activities by Nancy I. Sanders $16

Child of the Civil Rights Movement by Paula Young Shelton & Raul Colon $7

Something Beautiful by Sharon Dennis Wyeth & Chris K. Soentpiet $28

She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story by Audrey Vernick $17

Comments (5)

Elisa Schmitz

Fantastic list for parents to share with kids. Thank you for all the research and recos, Ann Marie Gardinier Halstead!

Ann Marie G. Halstead

My pleasure, Elisa All Schmitz 30Seconds !

Alex Bryant

Love this!

Ann Marie G. Halstead

Thanks, Alex Bryant !

Mike Prochaska

So many great books

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