AGES 4-8 / GRADES K-3

Isabel Quintero (A)and Zeke Pena (ILT) 

List Price: $18.99 (Hardcover – Father and Daughter Enjoy The Day -2019)

A celebration of the love between a father and daughter, and of a vibrant immigrant neighborhood, by an award-winning author and illustrator duo.

When Daisy Ramona zooms around her neighborhood with her papi…

Rachel Isadora (A and ILT)

List Price: $8.99 (Paperback – Classic Fairy Tale / Africentric Version – 2009)

This adaptation of the well-known Hans Christian Andersen tale of the princess and the pea gets new look and new audience. It begins with a setting in East Africa and a prince searching for a…

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Eloise Greenfield (A) and Leo and Diane Dillon (ILT)

List Price: $7.99 (Paperback – Poetry – 1986)

Love don’t mean all that kissing
Like on television
Love Means Daddy
Saying keep your mama company till I get back
And me doing it

Sixteen poems tell of love and…

Aliki (A and ILT)

List Price: $7.99 (Paperback – Biography / Scientist – 1988)

From humble beginnings, George Washington Carver became one of the greatest scientist in the United States. His dedication to helping his people led him to find over three hundred uses for…

How will Maya create a brighter world? By learning to honor her glowing feelings, just like Black women have done throughout history!

Maya feels a warm glow when she picks strawberries in the community garden, hears music in her neighborhood, or spends time with the people she loves.

She feels a different kind of…

Martin Luther King III (A) and AG Ford (ILT)

List Price: $17.99 (Hardcover – Biography / Son Remembers Father – 2013)

What was it like growing up as a son of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.? This picture book memoir, My Daddy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Martin Luther King III, provides…

LaTashia M. Perry (A) and Brittany Jackson (ILT)

List Price: $8.77 (Paperback – Identity and Diversity – 2016)

From the Creators of Hair Like Mine, Skin Like Mine is a fun, easy-to- read for beginners as well as advanced readers. An entertaining yet creative way to address and celebrate diversity among young children.…

Nancy Redd (A) and Charnell Pinkney Barlow  (ILT) 

List Price: $17.99 (Hardcover – Black Santa Story – 2021)

Join one Black family on their journey to discover what the real Santa looks like in this joyous tale celebrating identity, family and holiday cheer, from the New York Times bestselling author of Bedtime Bonnet.It’s not Christmas…

We all have the power to make meaningful change! This story about one step in the civil rights movement – the Montgomery Bus Boycott – follows one boy’s day walking the walk.

Dexter and his Papa have a long walk ahead to Dex’s piano lessons. Dex sure wants to ride one of those buses…

In the spirit of I Am Enough, this is a moving and lyrical tribute to and affirmation of Black children around the world—by an exciting new author and illustrator team.

Dear Black Child,

We are here to remind you of your glory…

An inspiring love letter to Black…

An ode to Black hair and Black girl joy, this joy-filled rhyming picture book invites young readers into the world of a young Black girl as she rocks her God-given beauty.

Hello, world! I’m a gift from above.
I already know that I am loved.

Gazing around with a great big…

This sweet picture book celebrates a parent’s love and support of a child through life’s milestones, from learning to walk to the first day of school and all the highs and lows in between.

From the night you arrive to your first night away,
from learning to…

Anna McQuinn (A) and Rosalind Beardshaw (ILT)

List Price $16.99 (Hardcover / Lola Series / Caring For A Pet – 2017)

Lola wants a cat, but Mommy says taking care of a pet is a lot of work. So Lola does her homework. At the library she finds books about cats and pet…

Michael S. Bandy, (A) Eric Stein (A) and James E. Ransome (ILT)

List Price: $18.99 (Hardcover / African American History / Civil Rights Story – 2015)  

Based on the true story of one family’s struggle for voting rights in the civil rights–era South, this moving tale shines an emotional spotlight on a…

Collected by Zora Neal Neal Hurston and Adapted by Christopher Myers (ILT)

List Price: $7.99 (Paperback – Folk Lore – 2015)

Back in the day, there were liars who could lie so good, you didn’t even want to know the truth. And we have Zora Neale Hurston to thank for collecting…

“Grandma’s Hands” is a timeless, universal song originally featured…

Courtney Carbone (A) and Hilli Kushnir (ILT)

List Price: $5.99 (Paperback – Dealing With Feelings / Sadness – 2018)

If feeling blue isn’t bad enough, it’s even worse without your best furry friend. This Makes Me Sad follows a young boy after he accidentally lets his dog, Kit, loose from the yard. Despite his parents’ attempt to…

Sharon Gayle (A) and Felicia Marshall (ILT) 

List Price $1.89 (Paperback – Biography / Leader / Slave Era – 2003)

Harriet Tubman was born a slave. But she always knew that someday she would be free. After realizing her dream Harriet decided she had to help others find freedom too. So she became…

So, You’re Gonna Be a Parent?! takes you on a heartfelt journey through the first stages of life—from babies first cries and facial expressions to toddlerhood.

This book helps guide parents through important childhood milestones building growth, trust, and love.
Written by Deborrah A. Bremond, this book is a must-have for every person stepping…

Jerdine Nolen (A) and Colin Bootman (ILT)

List Price: $7.99 (Paperback – Family and Relationships / Tradition 2001)

Seems like everything good that happens in the home happens in the kitchen. A place where abundant love and sweet memories and wonderful stories are staples of…

Camille Yarbrough (A)

List Price: $7.95 (Paperback – Family / Decision Making – 2004)

Tamika loves being a member of the Sweet Fruit club. Tamika also loves to wonder and use her mind freely. But sometimes this gets her into trouble, especially…

Kadir Nelson (A and ILT)

List Price: $21.99 (Hardcover – Sports / Negro League Baseball – 2008)

2010 Coretta Scott King Author Award and Illustrator Honor Award

We are the ship; all else the sea. Rube Foster, founder of the Negro National League

The story of…

A lyrical and affirming ode to Black girls. An ideal next read for fans of I Am Enough and the perfect gift for mothers and daughters, baby showers, and graduation.

Be, Black Girl, Be

Breathe in your truth. And never let anyone dull your shine.

With poetic text and exuberant artwork, this book…

Winner of the 2021 Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award!

In this moving story that celebrates cultural diversity, a shy girl brings her West African grandmother–whose face bears traditional tribal markings–to meet her classmates. This is a perfect read for back to school!

It is Grandparents Day at Zura’s elementary school, and the…

Peter Golenbock (A) and Paul Lee (A) and (ILT)

List Price: $7.99 (Paperback – Biography / Sports / Baseball – 2005)

This is a true story about one of baseballs most heroic superstars who is best known for beating Babe Ruth’s record. Later he was admitted into Baseballs elite…

The inspirational true story of Ruby Bridges.

Please, God, try to forgive those people. Because even if they say those bad things, They dont know what theyre doing. This is the true story of an extraordinary 6-year-old who helped shape history when she became the first African-American sent to first grade in an…

Meet Rocket–a plucky aspiring astronaut intent on getting her community to LOOK UP! from what they’re doing and reach for the stars in this auspicious debut picture book. Honored as a Chicago Public Library 2019 Best of the Best Book!

A comet will be visible tonight,…

What happens when a community discovers that vegetables have more to teach than just how to fill a plate?

Farmer B has spent a lifetime feeding his town, but when age and loneliness creep in, he wonders: who will carry the harvest forward? Then, a chorus of children, neighbors, and even the veggies themselves step…

Rob Sanders (A) and Jared Andrew Schorr (ILT) 

 List Price: $19.99 (Hardcover – Civil Rights  – 2018)  

A primer for peaceful protest, resistance, and activism from the author of Rodzilla and Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag.

Protesting. Standing up for what’s right. Uniting around the common good—kids have questions about all of these…

Alice Walker (A) and Stefano Vitale (ILT)

List Price: $19.99 (Hardcover – Poetry / Consequences of War – 2007

Though War is Old It has not Become wise. Poet and activist Alice Walker personifies the power and wanton devastation of war in this evocative poem. Stefano Vitale?s…

The first children’s book to feature material from the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, this beautiful picture book will engage hearts and minds as it introduces children to the guiding principles of the Black Lives Matter movement.

When the Black Lives Matter movement began in 2013, the three founders — Alicia Garza, Patrisse…

Margaree King Mitchell (A) and James E. Ransome (ILT)

List Price: $8.99 (Paperback – Family / Barbershop Story – 1993)

Sarah Jean Uncle Jed was the only black barber in the county. He had a kind heart and a warm smile. Living in the segregated South of the 1920, where…

Matthew A. Cherry (A) and Vashti Harrison (ILT) 

List Price: $17.99 (Hardcover – Father and Daughter / Hair Love – 2019) 

“I love that Hair Love is highlighting the relationship between a Black father and daughter. Matthew leads the ranks of new creatives who are telling unique stories of the Black experience. We need this.” <br…

Margot Lee Shetterly (A) and Laura Freeman (ILT) 

List Price: $19.99 (Hardcover – Black Scientists / Save NASA Program -2018)

Based on the New York Times bestselling book and the Academy Award–nominated movie, author Margot Lee Shetterly and illustrator Laura Freeman bring the incredibly inspiring true story of four black women who helped NASA launch men…

Before John Was A Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane

Young John Coltrane was all ears. And there was a lot to hear growing up in the South in the 1930s: preachers praying, music on the radio, the bustling of the household. These vivid noises shaped John’s own sound as a musician. Carole Boston…

From beloved African American folklorist Zora Neale Hurston comes a moving adaptation by National Book Award winner and #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Be an Antiracist and Antiracist Baby, Ibram X. Kendi. 

Magnolia Flower follows…

Learn about the civil rights activist Ella Baker in this inspiring picture book from Sibert Honor winner Patricia Hruby Powell and Caldecott Honor winner R. Gregory Christie.

“What do you hope to accomplish?” asked Ella Baker’s granddaddy when she was still a child.
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Margaret Musgrove (A) Leo Dillon (ILT) and Diane Dillon (ILT)

List Price $21.99 (Hardcover – 26 African Tribes / Traditions – 1992)

From A to Z, an authentic portrait of 26 African tribes, stunningly illustrated by winners of the 1976 & 1977 Caldecott Medal. The magnificently composed pictures are warm with the tones…

Catherine Clinton and Shane W. Evans 

List Price: $19.99 (Hardcover – History / African American Women Leaders –  2007)

Two women with similar backgrounds. Both slaves; both fiercely independent. Both great, in different ways.

Harriet Tubman: brave pioneer who led her fellow slaves to freedom, larger than…

Kya Johnson (A) and Danh Tran (ILT)

List Price: $23.99 (Hardcover – African Folktale / Interactive Book -2021)

We are excited to introduce the 2nd magical book from RainbowMe, Incorporated. In this adaptation of the Ghanaian folklore tale, our unlikely hero Kofi Amero goes through a wonderful transformation with some bumps along the way.…

Carole Boston Weatherford (A) Eric Velasquez (ILT)

List Price: $18.99 (Hardcover – Black Library Pioneer and Historian – 2017) 

In luminous paintings and arresting poems, two of children’s literature’s top African-American scholars track Arturo Schomburg’s quest to correct history.

Where is our historian to give us our side? Arturo asked.

Amid the scholars, poets, authors, and…

A long overdue book that lyrically celebrates and teaches positive associations with two of the most important colors on Earth, black and brown.