Inspiring Children's Books for Black History Month

Our youth librarians compiled this list of recommended children's titles in honor of Black History Month. 

Ada Twist, Scientist

by Andrea Beaty

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I Like Myself

by Karen Beaumont

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Unspoken

by Henry Cole

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Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History

by Vashti Harrison

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Henry’s Freedom Box

by Ellen Levin

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Brave Ballerina: the story of Janet Collins

by Michelle Meadows

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I am Rosa Parks

by Brad Meltzer

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Don’t Call Me Grandma

by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson

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The Stars Beneath our Feet

by David Barclay Moore

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Hey Black Child

by Useni Eugene Perkins

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Sit-In How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down

by Andrea Davis Pinkney

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The Bell Rang

by James E. Ransome

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Martin’s Big Words

by Doreen Rappaport

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Ghost

by Jason Reynolds

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28 Days: Moments in Black History that Changed the World

by Charles Smith, Jr.

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