Young Readers (9 - 13)

A counting book that encourages children to love themselves and each other New from the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture and the author and illustrator of A Is for All the Things You Are You're special, and that's...

Celebrate your inner black girl magic from A to Z with this inspiring coloring book for black and brown girls. Featuring detailed illustrations of black and brown girls along with positive affirmations, this empowering coloring book invites you to walk...

Celebrate the greatness of the young kings and black men in your life with this inspiring ABC coloring book.Featuring detailed illustrations of black and brown boys along with positive affirmations, this empowering coloring book invites you to walk in...

Growing up in segregated 1930's Charlottesville, ten-year-old Allie is determined to find a man for her mama to marry-- but not just any man will do! Allie's life with Mama isn't bad, but she knows it could be better if Mama would find someone to marry...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Michelle Obama's worldwide bestselling memoir, Becoming, has been adapted for young readers. Michelle Robinson was born on the South Side of Chicago. From her modest beginnings, she would become Michelle Obama, the...

Fans of Amelia Bedelia and Dory Fantasmagory will laugh themselves silly at Venus Washington's misunderstanding about her grandma's secret recipe in this first book in a hilarious new chapter book series! Venus Washington isn't sure why her parents named...

The Princess Diaries meets From the Desk of Zoey Washington in this story about a girl who is reconnected with her birth family, only to discover that she is an African princess and the key to unlocking an ancient curse. For her twelfth birthday, the...

Meet Alice Dunnigan, a pioneering Black journalist, who spoke truth to power--and earned the respect of President Harry S. Truman. An inspiring nonfiction picture book for kids ages 7-10 from award-winning author and illustrator Peggy Thomas and Tonya...

A gorgeously illustrated centennial of Langston Hughes' first book of poetry, The Weary Blues, this picture book includes select poems paired with vibrant artwork by more than twenty talented Black illustrators, including award-winners Oge Mora, Frank...

This rhythmic and visually stunning picture book, Two Brothers, One Song, shares the powerful true story of James Weldon Johnson and John Rosamond Johnson, the remarkable brothers who wrote the hymn "Lift Every Voice and Sing" - often called the Black...

A gripping, richly imagined African-inspired fantasy in which a Black girl finds her power and saves her people from evil, by the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award-winning author of Black Panther: The Young Prince.