Kids - Black Reads

Newbery Award honoree Ashley Bryan has hand-selected a dozen of National Book Award winner Nikki Giovanni’s poems to illustrate with his inimitab...

Two young girls not only witness but help to change history in this inspiring and urgent Civil Rights-era picture book by three-time Coretta Scot...

"The go-to Frederick Douglass biography for younger students” (Booklist starred review). In this powerful picture book biography, New York Times ...

A stunning repackage of a companion to Mildred D. Taylor's Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, with cover art by two-time Caldecott Honor Award winner ...

Discover the incredible story of a young daughter of immigrants who would grow up to be the first woman, first Black person, and first South Asia...

Explore the roots of rap in this stunning, rhyming, triple-timing picture book!A generation voicing stories, hopes, and fearsfounds a hip-hop nat...

One day when Nelson Mandela was nine years old, his father died and he was sent from his village to a school far away from home, to another part ...

This stunning picture book biography of Nelson Mandela by Kadir Nelson is a recipient of the Coretta Scott King Honor award. In this lush, acclai...

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...

Born a slave in Maryland, Harriet Tubman knew first-hand what it meant to be someone's property; she was whipped by owners and almost killed by a...

From Newbery Honor- and Coretta Scott King Author Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Renée Watson comes a heartwarming and inspirin...

Did you know that many of America’s Founding Fathers—who fought for liberty and justice for all—were slave owners? Through the powerful stories o...

Insightful and fun, this collection of poetry captures the essence of the African American experience for young people. Product DetailsISBN-13: 9...

Grab your Js and hit the court with this Who Was? biography about NBA superstar Michael Jordan.Meet the man who changed the game forever. Michael...

A 2023 Jane Addams Children’s Book Award Finalist An awe-inspiring autobiographical picture book about a young African American girl who lived du...

Featuring African American and Latino boys, The Carver Chronicles are high-interest, low reading-level stories from an award-winning author and f...

Join one Black family on their journey to discover what the real Santa looks like in this joyous tale celebrating identity, family and holiday chee...

For me, brown is more than feeling proud. It's the color I see when I see me. Zahra sees the world in vivid color. When she's happy, she feels a ...

In 2009, Barack Obama became the first African-American president of the United States. Side by side with his wife Michelle, the Obamas energized m...

Meet Raye Montague―the hidden mastermind who made waves in the U.S. Navy! After touring a German submarine in the early 1940s, young Raye set he...