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.

The Youngest Marcher

Cynthia Levinson; Vanessa Brantley-Newton

Vanessa Brantley-Newton

Audrey Faye Hendricks's determination to join the Birmingham Children's March turns a civil-rights chapter into a child-centered story of courage.

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Parker Looks Up

Parker Curry; Jessica Curry

Brittany Jackson

A young girl's real-life response to Michelle Obama's portrait opens into a story about art, possibility, and being seen.

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If a Bus Could Talk

Faith Ringgold

A school bus carries children through Rosa Parks's story and the wider history of Montgomery's bus boycott.

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Lillian's Right to Vote

Jonah Winter

Shane W. Evans

As Lillian climbs a hill to vote, the story traces generations of Black American struggle and progress around the ballot.

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Voice of Freedom

Carole Boston Weatherford

Ekua Holmes

Poetic text and collage bring Fannie Lou Hamer's life, courage, and civil-rights activism into view for young readers.

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My First Kwanzaa

Karen Katz

A simple, colorful introduction to the candles, food, and family celebration of Kwanzaa.

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Martin's Big Words

Doreen Rappaport

Bryan Collier

Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and language are distilled into a picture book built around the power of his words.

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The Night Before Kwanzaa

Natasha Wing; Kirsti Jewel

Amy Wummer

A familiar holiday rhyme format introduces the excitement and family traditions of Kwanzaa.

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Schomburg

Carole Boston Weatherford

Eric Velasquez

Art and text together introduce Arturo Schomburg and his lifelong work collecting Black history the world tried to erase.

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One Plastic Bag

Miranda Paul

Elizabeth Zunon

This biography shows how Isatou Ceesay helped transform plastic waste into community income and environmental change.

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