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Updated for 2023! Children Book authors, avid readers, and industry professionals contributed their favorite children’s Books to a list of the, “Top 100 Recommended African-American Children’s Books.”
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- Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History. This is one of the newer African American children’s books parents are loving. It packages black history and feminism into one amazing glossary of outstanding black women, from Sojourner Truth to Oprah Winfrey.
- Mae Among the Stars. Encourage your child to (literally) reach for the sky with the help of Mae Jemison, the first African American woman in space. Age: 4 to 8 years old.
- This Jazz Man. Pay tribute to the Jazz Age with a book as lively as the music it celebrates. Set to the tune of the song “This Old Man,” it teaches kids about the genre all while helping them learn to count.
- 28 Days: Moments in Black History That Changed the World. This picture book was written as a tribute to Black History Month, so it’s great to pull out now (then leave out!).
- Lullaby (for a Black Mother) by Langston Hughes, Illustrated by Sean Qualls. Taken from the poem by Langston Hughes and beautifully illustrated by Qualls, this book is all about the love between an African American mother and her baby.
- Brown Boy Joy by Dr. Thomishia Booker. An adorable little picture book about all the things that brown boys love. This would be perfect for toddlers and beginning readers with the awesome illustrations and a delightful rhyming scheme.
- Imani’s Moon by Janay Brown-Wood, Illustrated by Hazel Mitchell. Imani is a young Maasai girl who has big dreams to touch the moon. She will not be deterred from her goal either, no matter how much teasing she has to face from those around her.
- Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History and Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History by Vashti Harrison and Kwesi Johnson. Two picture books that chronicle some of the exceptional people in Black history.
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Mar 23, 2022 · This poem was included in one of the first known books of essays published by an African American woman, Plato’s “Essays: Including Biographies and Miscellaneous Pieces, in Prose and Poetry ...
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