Kids - Black Authors

Master storyteller Christopher Paul Curtis's Newbery Honor novel, featuring his trademark humor and unique narrative voice, is now part of the Sc...

What was it like to be a slave? Listen to the words and learn about the lives of countless slaves and ex-slaves, telling about their forced jour...

This quintessential middle grade biography of Harriet Tubman now features a cover by NAACP Image Award winner and Caldecott Honor illustrator Kad...

Notes From Black ReadsKwame Alexander’s latest epic told in verse is a powerful, immersive tale that offers readers insight into 19th-century Af...

A Newbery Honor Book What was it like to be a slave? Listen to the words and learn about the lives of countless slaves and ex-slaves, telling about...

Julius Lester and Jerry Pinkney's warm, humorous retelling of a popular African-American folk ballad.When John Henry was born the birds, bears, r...

Julius Lester and Jerry Pinkney's warm, humorous retelling of a popular African-American folk ballad.When John Henry was born the birds, bears, r...