Black History Month

These Black History Month picture books work for February displays, classroom read-alouds, and year-round reading. They include biography, community stories, and books that help children connect history to identity, justice, and everyday life.

ABCs of Black History

Rio Cortez

Lauren Semmer

An alphabet board book introduces Black history through names, ideas, movements, and moments worth returning to as children grow.

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Baby Says

John Steptoe

A spare, warm classic captures the sounds, motions, and pleasures of a baby's day with family.

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Daddy Speaks Love

Leah Henderson

E. B. Lewis

A loving father shows through words and actions how care, pride, truth, and joy can shape a child's world.

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Brown Baby Lullaby

Tameka Fryer Brown

AG Ford

This lullaby wraps Black children in soothing language, family pride, and bedtime tenderness.

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Full, Full, Full of Love

Trish Cooke

Paul Howard

A Sunday meal with extended family becomes a story about abundance, belonging, and the many ways love can be felt.

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Whose Toes Are Those?

Jabari Asim

LeUyen Pham

A playful guessing game celebrates tiny toes, family delight, and the pleasures of noticing a baby up close.

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Leo Loves Baby Time

Anna McQuinn

Ruth Hearson

Leo and his dad head to a baby program where songs, books, and play build routine and joy.

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Please, Baby, Please

Spike Lee; Tonya Lewis Lee

Kadir Nelson

Busy caregivers try to steer an energetic toddler through a day full of mischief, love, and familiar routines.

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Baby Goes to Market

Atinuke

Angela Brooksbank

A playful market trip turns into a counting story as a baby happily collects snacks and surprises from familiar vendors.

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Pele, King of Soccer / Pele, el rey del futbol

Monica Brown

Rudy Gutierrez

This bilingual biography introduces Pele through childhood determination, dazzling skill, and love of the game.

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