Discover children's books with Black characters!

4 - 8 years

  • There Was a Party for Langston: (Caldecott Honor & Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor)

  • Nesting Dolls

  • I Am My Ancestors’ Wildest Dreams

  • Loud and Proud: The Life of Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm

  • Harlem at Four

  • I’m From

  • Something, Someday

  • Kicks in the Sky

  • Old to Joy

  • The Walk (A Stroll to the Poll): A Picture Book (Abrams Books for Young Readers)

  • A Walk in the Woods

  • Black Girls: A celebration of you!

  • The Artivist

  • Flying High: The Story of Gymnastics Champion Simone Biles (Who Did It First?)

  • Simone Biles: A Little Golden Book Biography

  • Window Fishing

  • Justice Ketanji: The Story of US Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson

  • Blue: The Many Ways I Feel (The Colors of My Life)

  • Good Things

  • Broken Crayons Still Color

  • Jerry Changed the Game!: How Engineer Jerry Lawson Revolutionized Video Games Forever

  • Granny’s Vintage Camera (The Wealth Playground)

  • What My Daddy Loves

  • The Night Before Freedom: A Juneteenth Story

  • Juneteenth: A Picture Book for Kids Celebrating Black Joy

  • Granny Came Here on the Empire Windrush

  • Boy Dad

  • Joy Takes Root

  • Ketanji: Justice Jackson’s Journey to the U.S. Supreme Court

  • Hello, Mister Blue

  • I Absolutely, Positively Love My Spots

  • A Day With No Words

  • My Rainbow

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

  • Little Troublemaker Makes a Mess

  • Naming Ceremony: A Picture Book

  • You Gotta Meet Mr. Pierce!: The Storied Life of Folk Artist Elijah Pierce

  • Chef Edna: Queen of Southern Cooking, Edna Lewis

  • The Green Piano: How Little Me Found Music

  • Ketanji Brown Jackson: A Justice for All