Discover children's books with Black characters!

Prejudice and Racism

  • Do You Know Them?: Families Lost and Found After the Civil War

  • Born Driven

  • Ida B. Wells, Voice of Truth: Educator, Feminist, and Anti-Lynching Civil Rights Leader

  • Dear You, Dream Big!

  • Freedom on the Sea: The True Story of the Civil War Hero Robert Smalls and His Daring Escape to Freedom

  • I See Color

  • Dear Muslim Child: Building Self-Esteem and Resilience

  • Bright Stars of Black British History

  • The ABCs of Black History (The ABCs of History)

  • Coretta: The Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King

  • Your Voice, Your Vote

  • What Do Brothas Do All Day?

  • Sankofa: A Culinary Story of Resilience and Belonging

  • We Could Fly

  • On the Line: My Story of Becoming the First African American Rockette

  • Abolition is Love

  • I’m From

  • Something, Someday

  • Invincible: Fathers and Mothers of Black America

  • Unstoppable: How Bayard Rustin Organized the 1963 March on Washington

  • The Juneteenth Story: Celebrating the End of Slavery in the United States

  • Black Boy Hair Joy: A Rhyming Book that Teaches Black Boys Self Love

  • My Summer Skin is Radiant

  • Big (Caldecott Medal Winner & Coretta Scott King Honor Title)

  • Coretta’s Journey: The Life and Times of Coretta Scott King

  • Girls Like Me

  • Earthbred: This Light of Mine

  • I Am: Black Girl Coloring Book With Positive Affirmations: Build Your Child’s Confidence and Self-Esteem | African American Book for Kids (Black Girl Books With Positive Affirmations)

  • Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre

  • Molly Morningstar A Doll for Me: A Fun Story About Diversity, Inclusion, and A Sense of Belonging (Molly Morningstar Series)

  • My Red, White, and Blue

  • We Are Here (An All Because You Matter Book)

  • A Flag for Juneteenth

  • I Am All I Can Be: Daily Affirmations for Black Boys | A Motivational, Rhyming Children’s Picture Book

  • Not So Different

  • A Child of God

  • How We Can Live: Principles of Black Lives Matter

  • Unlawful Orders: A Portrait of Dr. James B. Williams, Tuskegee Airman, Surgeon, and Activist (Scholastic Focus) (The Scholastic Focus)

  • Build a House

  • The Talk