Kids - Black Reads

The first book in an exciting and inspiring new series from national bestselling author ReShonda Tate Billingsley Their lives are nothing but dram...

Storytelling World Award, Storytelling WorldDestiny loves words, and her favorite place in the world is Mrs. Wade's bookstore, where words abound.D...

The first book of the award-winning and bestselling Sugar Plum Ballerinas series by Whoopi Goldberg--now featuring brand-new illustrations! At the...

READERS' FAVORITE GOLD MEDAL BOOK AWARD WINNERAn Amazon Bestselling Book Fans of Junie B. Jones, Ivy and Bean, and Jada Jones love reading the ent...

Only Losers Don't Have Cell Phones... That's what Sophie thinks in the beginning of this hilarious and heartwarming, illustrated chapter book about...

Are you ready for the hurricane? Strap in for an entertaining, illustrated middle grade chapter book full of fun, laughs, and excitement. A hurrica...

A READERS' FAVORITE FIVE STAR RATED BOOK FOR KIDS! This entertaining, illustrated, middle grade chapter book is the series opener. Sign up for the ...

The third book about the spunky second-grader, perfect for fans of Ramona Quimby, Junie B. Jones, and Frankly, Frannie!Keena Ford loves writing i...

A friendship is tested by love and magic in this beautiful, Caldecott Honor–winning retelling of a traditional tale from the French West Indies.C...

Choices, Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) Best Children's Books of the Year, Bank Street College of Education A shy young African Americ...

Notes From Your BooksellerDrawing inspiration from his own life and the lives of the students at his I Promise School, LeBron James has crafted a...

Notes From Black ReadsThis delightfully charming follow-up to Ways to Make Sunshine follows Ryan Hart on her summer break. While she’s excited a...

This spirited collection of beautifully illustrated poems introduces young readers to Danitra Brown, the most splendiferous girl in town, and her...

Award-winning author, Sharon G. Flake, presents a powerful novel about a teen boy and girl, each tackling disabilities.Autumn and Adonis have not...

Jacqueline Woodson is the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young People’s LiteratureClover's mom says it isn't safe to cross the fence that segr...

A CORETTA SCOTT KING HONOR BOOK AND THE WINNER OF THE BOSTON GLOBE HORN BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION!"Extraordinary friendships . . . extraordinary sto...

Notes From Black ReadsThis delightfully charming follow-up to Ways to Make Sunshine follows Ryan Hart on her summer break. While she’s excited a...

Xavier Moon is stepping out of the shadows when his great-uncle gives him some outlandish socks and some even stranger requests. A story about hear...

"The right story at the right time. . . . It’s not just a narrative; it’s an experience. It’s the novel we’ve been waiting for." —The New York Ti...

A CORETTA SCOTT KING HONOR BOOK AND THE WINNER OF THE BOSTON GLOBE HORN BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION!"Extraordinary friendships . . . extraordinary sto...

A Bank Street Best Book of 2021!From award-winning YA author Brandy Colbert comes a debut middle-grade novel about the only two Black girls in to...

Third-grader Gavin and his friends aren’t sure what to make of the new boy in their class, Khufu. He sure doesn’t look or act like the other kids...

Notes From Black ReadsFriendship stories between humans and animals will always have a special place in our hearts, and The Elephant Girl is no ...

After twelve-year-old aspiring superstar, Sparkle Moore, is diagnosed with alopecia, she must navigate family, friends, and her own self-esteem wit...