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 Undefeated

Kwame Alexander

Kadir Nelson

Poetry and portraiture honor Black excellence, grief, resistance, and survival across generations.

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Princess Hair

Sharee Miller

A Black girl dreams through many dazzling hairstyles and all the confidence they can carry.

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Grace for President

Kelly DiPucchio

LeUyen Pham

Grace launches a school election campaign and discovers how persuasion, fairness, and systems work together.

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Jabari Tries

Gaia Cornwall

Jabari sets out to build a flying machine and learns how frustration and persistence can live side by side.

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My Hair Is a Garden

Cozbi A. Cabrera

After teasing about her hair, a girl finds affirmation in a neighbor's garden and a wider understanding of beauty.

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Black Is a Rainbow Color

Angela Joy

Ekua Holmes

This lyrical reflection gathers color, protest, memory, and pride into a celebration of Black identity.

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Ada Twist, Scientist

Andrea Beaty

David Roberts

Ada's endless questions turn everyday observations into a celebration of curiosity, science, and persistence.

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Smoky Night

Eve Bunting

David Diaz

During urban unrest, neighbors divided by prejudice discover shared fear, loss, and responsibility.

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Tar Beach

Faith Ringgold

On a Harlem rooftop, a girl imagines herself flying over the city and claiming the world she deserves.

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Change Sings: A Children's Anthem

Amanda Gorman

Loren Long

Children imagine how music, kindness, and collective action can make change in the world around them.

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