People & Places - United States - African American & Black
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Do You Know Them?: Families Lost and Found After the Civil War
$18.99 Read moreA moving and triumphant picture book inspired by the printed newspaper ads placed by African Americans who were separated from family members by the Civil War, enslavement, and emancipation.
After the- Author: Keller, Shana
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 09 2024
- ISBN10: 166591307X
- Language: English
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Ghost Boys
$8.99 Add to cartA heartbreaking and powerful story about a black boy killed by a police officer, drawing connections through history, from award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes.
Only the living can make the worl- Author: Rhodes, Jewell Parker
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 10, 2019
- ISBN10: 0316262269
- Language: English
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Small-Girl Toni and the Quest for Gold
$18.99 Read moreA tall tale inspired by the life and works of Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison.
Young Toni knows that her stories are going to change the world. She’s good at spinning a yarn, and in fact, she- Author: Anatol, Giselle
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: December 26 2023
- ISBN10: 0593404866
- Language: English
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Hair Love
$18.99 Add to cartA New York Times Bestseller and tie-in to Academy-Award Winning Short Film “Hair Love”
“I love that Hair Love is highlighting the relationship between a Black father and daughter. Matthew leads the ra- Author: Cherry, Matthew A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 14 2019
- ISBN10: 0525553363
- Language: English
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The King of Kindergarten
$18.99 Add to cartA New York Times bestseller
A confident little boy takes pride in his first day of kindergarten, by the Newbery Honor-winning author of Crown. The morning sun blares through your window like a millio- Author: Barnes, Derrick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: July 02, 2019
- ISBN10: 1524740748
- Language: English
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Like So
$18.99 Add to cartFrom bestselling author Ruth Forman and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Honoree Raissa Figueroa comes a lyrical and vibrant picture book honoring the love and bond that exists between family and … [more below]
- Author: Forman, Ruth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 02, 2024
- ISBN10: 1665917547
- Language: English
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Dragons in a Bag
$8.99 Add to cartThe dragon’s out of the bag in this diverse, young urban fantasy from an award-winning author!
When Jaxon is sent to spend the day with a mean old lady his mother calls Ma, he finds out she’s not his- Series: Dragons in a Bag #1
- Author: Elliott, Zetta
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: August 13, 2019
- ISBN10: 1524770485
- Language: English
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Like Lava in My Veins
$18.99 Add to cartA USA Today Bestseller
All it takes is a loving teacher to help a boy get control of his sizzling superpowers, in this vibrant picture book by bestselling author Derrick Barnes. Bobby Beacon’s got fir- Author: Barnes, Derrick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: July 04, 2023
- ISBN10: 0525518746
- Language: English
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Sulwe
$17.99 Add to cartA New York Times bestseller
Featured in its own episode in the Netflix original show Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
Recipient of a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award
Recipient of an NAA- Author: Nyong’o, Lupita
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: October 15, 2019
- ISBN10: 1534425365
- Language: English
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We Could Fly
$18.99 Add to cartA Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award Winner
“This magical picture book will have readers entranced. Sublime.”–Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
In a companion to Build a House,- Author: Giddens, Rhiannon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: November 07, 2023
- ISBN10: 1536222542
- Language: English
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Remember Us
$18.99 Add to cartNational Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson brings readers a powerful story that delves deeply into life’s burning questions about time and memory and what we take with us into the future.
It seems- Author: Woodson, Jacqueline
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 10, 2023
- ISBN10: 0399545468
- Language: English
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Take Back the Block
$8.99 Add to cartAN NPR BOOKS WE LOVE SELECTION!
Can sixth grader Wes save his neighborhood? “This book made me want to step aside, hand over the mic, and listen to We
WINNER OF THE ILA SOCIAL JUSTICE LITERATURE AWARD!- Author: Giles, Chrystal D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: July 05, 2022
- ISBN10: 0593175204
- Language: English
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Little Black Boy: Oh, the Things You Will Do!
$18.99 Add to cartA little Black boy finds the courage to go after his dreams in this empowering and inspirational picture book by actress Kirby Howell-Baptiste (The Sandman) with actor Larry Fields.
With vivid, dimens- Author: Howell-Baptiste, Kirby
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: November 15 2022
- ISBN10: 0593406265
- Language: English
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You So Black
$18.99 Add to cart“A celebration of the meaning of Blackness”–
- Author: S. O. N. G. B. I. R. D., Theresa Tha
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: January 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1665900342
- Language: English
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The Great Migration: An American Story
$10.99 Add to cartThis critically acclaimed picture book suitable for a wide range of readers chronicles the Great Migration–the diaspora of African Americans who headed to the North after WWI–through the iconic pain
- Author: Lawrence, Jacob
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: September 15, 1995
- ISBN10: 0064434281
- Language: English
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America, My Love, America, My Heart
$17.99 Read moreAmerica, do you love me?
Acclaimed author-artist Daria Peoples-Riley invites readers to answer timely–and timeless–questions beating inside the hearts of children across America. Exquisitely illust
- Author: Peoples-Riley, Daria
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: April 06 2021
- ISBN10: 0062993291
- Language: English
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Unfadeable
$18.99 Add to cartA Washington Post KidsPost Summer Book Club Pick!
Perfect for fans of Jason Reynolds and Kelly Yang, readers will love this heartfelt and genuine story about building community, finding family, and the
- Author: Broaddus, Maurice
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 10, 2022
- ISBN10: 0062796348
- Language: English
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Don’t Touch My Hair!
$17.99 Add to cartAn entertaining picture book that teaches the importance of asking for permission first as a young girl attempts to escape the curious hands that want to touch her hair.
It seems that wherever Aria go- Author: Miller, Sharee
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: November 06, 2018
- ISBN10: 0316562580
- Language: English
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Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment
$18.99 Add to cartA New York Times bestseller
A visit to Washington, DC’s National Portrait Gallery forever alters Parker Curry’s young life when she views First Lady Michelle Obama’s portrait. When Parker Curry came- Series: A Parker Curry Book
- Author: Curry, Parker
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 15, 2019
- ISBN10: 1534451862
- Language: English
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Princess Truly’s Easter Egg Hunt
$5.99 Add to cartJoin Princess Truly on a magical Easter egg hunt!
It’s time for an Easter party! Princess Truly and her dog, Sir Noodles, are on the hunt for eggs and treats. There’s a special guest at the party — th
- Series: Princess Truly
- Author: Greenawalt, Kelly
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: January 02, 2024
- ISBN10: 133888347X
- Language: English
