Andrea Davis Pinkney (A) and Brian Pinkney (ILT)

List Price: $19.99 (Hardcover – History / Civil Rights / Protest / Demonstrations and Sit Ins – 2010)

It was February 1, 1960. They didnt need menus. Their order was simple. A doughnut and coffee, with cream on the side.

Courageously defying the WHITES ONLY…

Jamia Wilson (A) and Andrea Pippins (ILT) 

List Price:  $23.99 (Hardcover –  Biographies / Black Movers and Shakers –  2019)

“…to be revisited again and again…The candy-colored pages and straightforward stories are hard to resist…” –The New York Times

“…diverse collection of iconic figures…vibrantly illustrated…beautifully crafted volume…” –Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

“…exuberant…exquisitely designed…a…

Gene Luen Yang (A) and (ILT)

List Price: $14.99 (Paperback – Youth – Culture / Race, Identity, Self Acceptance / Three Asian Students – 2021)

A tour-de-force by rising indy comics star Gene Yang, American Born Chinese tells the story of three apparently unrelated characters: Jin Wang, who moves to a new neighborhood…

Robbie H. Harris (A) and Nadine Bernard Westcott (ILT)

List Price: $18.99 (Hardcover – Different Types of Families – 2012)

Join Nellie and Gus and their family plus all manner of other families for a day at the zoo, where they see animal families galore! To top off their day, Nellie and Gus…

Dr. Julie E. Bounford (A) and Trevor Bounford (ILT) 

Uma Krishnaswami (A) and Soumya Sitaraman (ILT)

List Price: $11.95 (Paperback – India and Pakistan / Family / Storytelling – 2003)

Chachaji’s Cup is a gentle tale of family love and the power of memory, brought to life with richly hued paintings. Neel loves listening to Chachaji’s stories over steaming cups of tea.…

Lisa Edwards (A) and Sandva Prabhat (ILT) 

List Price: $8.99  (Board Book – Demonstrates Compassion for Young Children – 2021) 

Yoga has many benefits as an ancient Indian mind-and-body practice, and it’s never too early to start your little one!

I Am…

Roberta Edwards (A), Nancy Harrison (ILT) and John O’Brien (ILT)

List Price: $5.99 (Paperback – Biography / Leader / President of the United States – 2009)

As the world now knows, Barack Obama has made history as our first African-American president. With black-and-white illustrations throughout, this biography is perfect for primary graders looking…

W. E. Du Boise (A)

List Price: $4.99 (Paperback – African American History / Negro Life / 20th Century / Race – 2005)

This landmark book is a founding work in the literature of black protest. W. E. B. Du Bois (1868–1963) played a key role in developing the strategy and…

Celebrate the inspiring stories of four powerful figures in Black history with this interactive board book. With scenes you can push, pull, and slide, this book is perfect for teaching little ones about Black heroes who changed the world!

My First Heroes: Black History tells the stories of four incredible Black heroes: Rosa Parks, Nelson…

Janice N. Harrington (A) and Theodore Taylor lll

List Price: $18.50 (Hardcover – First Black Entomologist – 2019)

Can spiders learn? How do ants find their way home? Can bugs see color? All of these questions buzzed endlessly in Charles Henry Turner’s mind. As the first Black entomologist, he was fascinated by plants and…

S. Pearl Sharp (A) and Beverly Hawkins Hall (ILT)

List Price: $15.95 (Paperback – History / Black Women – 2011)

Description: There are over 519 million Black Women on the planet Earth, give or take a dozen. There’s a Black Woman on each of the seven continents, in almost every country and in…

Sherri Winston (A)

List Price: $7.99 (Paperback – 6th Grade President / Book 2 -2015)

Brianna Justice is determined to raise enough money for the big class trip to Washington, D.C., but she’s up against a lot: classmates…

Rita Williams-Garcia (A)

List Price: $9.99 (Paperback – Series Book 2 / Fiction / Siblings / Family – 2013)

Rita Williams-Garcia much-anticipated middle-grade novel P.S. Be Eleven, winner of Coretta Scott King Award, is the sequel to her New York Times bestseller One Crazy Summer,…

David F. Walker (A) and Marcus Kwame Anderson

List Price: $19.99  (Paperback – Graphic Novel – History of Black Panther Party – 2021)

A bold and fascinating graphic novel history of the revolutionary Black Panther Party.

Founded in Oakland, California, in 1966, the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense was a radical political…

Trish Cooke (A) Helen Oxenbury (ILT)

List Price: $8.99 (Paperback – Toddler / Family / Afection and Adoration – 2008)

Mom and baby are home alone when-DING DONG!-Auntie and then Uncle and Nannie and Gran-Gran and the cousins come to visit. And they all want to hug and kiss and squeeze and eat…

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Sandra L. Pinkney (A) and Myles Pinkney (Photos)

List Price: $6.99 (Board Book – African American / Children’s Features – 2006)

The beauty of African-American children is celebrated in this joyous picture book. Wonderful, clear, full-color photographs of youngsters illustrate a poetic, vivid text that describes a range of skin and eye…

Karamo Brown (A) and Jason “Rachel” Brown (A) and Anoosha Syed (ILT) 

List Price: $18.99 (Hardcover- Family / Self Esteem – 2019)

I Am Perfectly Designed is an exuberant celebration of loving who you are, exactly as you are, from Karamo Brown, the Culture Expert of Netflix’s hit series Queer Eye, and…

BEAUTIFUL STORY FOR MOTHERS AND NEWBORNS

“Brown sugar baby, dark eyes spark bright with glee…Pie of my eye, stay right here with me.” This lyrical first book in the Brown Sugar Baby series is a celebration of the powerful love and protective, comforting instincts of a mother for her child.…

Bellerophon Books

List Price $3.50 (Paperback – Coloring Book – 1992)

The stories of black cowboys from Esteban, who traveled with Cabeza de Vaca in 1533, up through Dwayne Hargo, World Champion Rodeo Clown of modern times. Line drawings of the cowboys and their horses to color. (20 pgs) All…

Jenny Lombard (A)

List Price $7.99 (Paperback – Teen Fiction / Friendship / Ethnic Background – 2006)

Drita and her family come to New York as refugees from war-torn Kosovo. Even though she barely speaks English, Drita can’t wait to start school and make a new…

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…

Adapted from one of Bob Marley most beloved songs, One Love brings the joyful spirit and unforgettable lyrics of his music to life for a new generation.

Readers will delight in dancing to the beat and feeling the positive groove of change when one girl enlists her community to help transform her neighborhood for…

Nnedi Okorafor (A) 

List Price: $18.99 (Hardcover – SciFi / African Mythology and Fantasy / Warrior Sista – 2017)

The newest novel by the author of Akata Witch and the forthcoming Marvel comic book series about Shuri, Black Panther’s sister!

“The most imaginative, gripping, enchanting fantasy novels I have ever read!” —Laurie Halse Anderson, New York Times bestselling author of Speak

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Louise Borden (A), Mary Kay Kroeger (A) and Teresa Flavin (ILT)

List Price: $8.99 (Paperback – First Black Aviator – 2004)

When Bessie Coleman was a child, she wanted to be in school — not in the cotton fields of Texas, helping her family earn money. She wanted to be somebody significant in…

Barack Obama (A)

List Price: $45.00 (Hardcover – Biography -President Barack Obama -2020)

A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making—from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy
 
In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable…

Jason Reynold (A)

List Price: $7.99 (Paperback – Track and Field / Competition – 2018)

l to National Book Award Finalist Ghost and a New York Times bestseller

A newbie to the track team, Patina must learn to rely on her teammates as she tries to outrun her personal demons in this follow-up…

Glory Edim (A)

List Price: $20.00 (Hardcover – Anthology / Literary Essays – 2018)

NOMINATED FOR AN NAACP IMAGE AWARD • An inspiring collection of essays by black women writers, curated by the founder of the popular book club Well-Read Black Girl, on the importance of recognizing ourselves in literature.

“Yes, Well-Read Black Girl is as good…

Help your child become a financial whiz kid―for ages 8 to 12

It’s never too early to set children on the path to financial literacy. This activity book, a companion to Investing for Kids, teaches them how to become savvy with their finances. Through educational and engaging exercises, they’ll learn how to track their…

Rene Lainez (A) and Joe Cepeda(ILT)

List Price: $11.95 (Paperback – Bilingual / Migration – 2013)

Near the…

David Wisniewski (A) and (ILT)

List Price: $9.99 (Paperback – African King / Mali – 1999)

In the thirteenth century, Sundiata overcame physical handicaps, social disgrace, and strong opposition to rule the West African Sudanese trading empire of Mali. During his reign he established the territorial base of the empire and laid the…

What makes a great juice that keeps everyone healthy? Art and his dad discover it takes carrots … collards … cayenne … and community!

When Art’s father can’t get over a cold, Art knows exactly what his daddy needs: some delicious sick-fighting juice! After looking through the fridge and cupboards,…

Karen Katz (A and ILT)

List Price: $8.99 (Paperback – Multi-Cultural / Friends – 2002)

My name is Lena and I am seven. I am the color of cinnamon. Mom says she could eat me up.

Lena is going to paint a picture of herself. She wants to use brown paint for her…

Andrea Beauty (A) and David Roberts (ILT)

List Price: $18.99 (Hardcover – Young Scientist / Solving Problems – 2016) 

A #1 New York Times Bestseller
A Wall Street Journal Bestseller
A USA Today Bestseller

Inspired by real-life makers Ada Lovelace and Marie Curie, this beloved #1 bestseller champions STEM, girl power and women scientists in a rollicking celebration of curiosity, the…

Mo’ne Davis (A)

List Price: $9.99 (Paperback – Biography / Sports / Baseball – 2015)

Be inspired to reach for your dreams!

In August 2014, Mo’ne Davis became the first female pitcher to win a game in the Little League World Series and the first Little Leagues to be featured on the cover…

The whole world seems to transform during the summer of 1965, when Eden’s cousin from Mississippi comes to visit her in L.A. just as the Watts Riots erupt, in this stirring new novel by Coretta Scott King Honor winner Brenda Woods.

When Eden’s cousin Winter comes for a visit, it turns out he’s not…

Indus Khamit-Kush (A) and Lon Sharpe (EDIT)

List Price: $19.95 (Paperback – African History / Origins / Contributions – 2003)

Author: Indus Khamit Kush, tells of the stolen legacy of African people referencing historical documents. Denied, was their creation of philosophy, science,…

Tracey Baptiste (A) 

List Price: $19.95 (Hardcover – African Kings and Queens – 2021)

“In African Icons, Baptiste engages in the hard work of unveiling the myths about the African continent to young readers . . . This is a great beginner’s guide to pre-colonial Africa.”
—Ibram X. Kendi, National…

Tony Medina (A) and Stacey Robinson (ILT) and John Jennings (ILT)

List Price: $18.95 (Paperback – Teen / Black Lives Matter / Police Brutality – 2017)

Named to the 2018 Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens list (Young Adult Library Services Association) and the New York Public Library’s list of Best Books…

Bellerophon Books

List Price: $3.50 (Paperback – Coloring Book – 1992)

Nefertiti and Akh-en-aten, Tuts brother, ruled Egypt during the age of her greatest art. The grand and elegant pictures show their life at court, with their children playing throughout. All Ages

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Karen Katz (A and ILT)

List Price: $8.99 (Paperback – African American Holiday / Kwanzaa – 2003)

A round-faced, happy little girl tells about her family Kwanzaa celebration. The simple text and colorful folkloric illustrations with vivid patterns make this a good book to share with young children. Adults will appreciate the brief…

Kelly Starling Lyons (A) and Nneka Meyers (ILT) 

List Price: $6.99 (Paperback – Dancing Queen – 2019)

Jada Jones is back for the fourth book of this popular, celebrated series perfect for STEM fans!
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Let your little ones know how truly beautiful…

Angela Dalton (A)  Jestenia Southerland (ILT)

List Price: $19.99 (Hardcover – Family Dinner Story – 2021

On Here Wee Read’s 2021 Ultimate List of Diverse Children’s Books! 

Publisher Weekly Starred Review! “Warm digital art by Southerland makes excellent use of…

Ilima Loomis (A) and Kenard Pak (ILT)

List Price: $8.99 (Paperback – Hawaiian Heritage – 2022)

Join the family, or ohana, as they farm taro for poi to prepare for a traditional luau celebration with a poetic text in the style of The House That Jack Built. Now…

Junot Diaz (A) and Leo Espinoza (ILT)

List Price: $19.99 (Hardcover – Family Remembering The Past / Home – 2018)

From New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Díaz comes a debut picture book about the magic of memory and the infinite power of the imagination.

Every kid in Lola’s school was from…

Tiki Barber (A), Ronde Barber (A) and Paul Mantell (Contri)

Price: $7.99  (Paperback – Series / Sports / Football- Grades/Probation – 2012) 

From NFL superstars Tiki and Ronde Barber, a story of teamwork and determination—in the classroom as well as on the field.

The eighth-grade season couldn’t be going better for the Barbers’…

The third installment of the action-packed Future Hero series–perfect for younger fans of Black Panther!

Jarell answered the call of his ancestors and proved that he’s a worthy defender of the kingdom of Ulfrika. But with time running out, will he find the tools he needs to defeat the evil wizard?