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Black History Month | Books for Kids 2023

In celebration of Black History Month, check out these picture books and middle grade reads for kids!

Picture Books

The 1619 Project: Born on the Water by Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renée Watson

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Stacy’s Extraordinary Words by Stacey Abrams and Thomas Kitt

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Your Legacy: A Bold Reclaiming of our Enslaved History by Schele Williams and Tonya Engel

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Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African-Americans by Kadir Nelson

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Your Name is a Song by Jamilah Thomkins-Bigelow and Luisa Uribe

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The ABCs of Black History by Rio Cortez and Lauren Semmer

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Let the Children March by Monica Clark-Robinson and Frank Morrison

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Tiny Stitches: The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas

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Just Like Jesse Owens by Andrew Young, Paula Young Shelton, and Gordon C. James

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Middle Grade


Becoming Muhammad Ali by Kwame Alexander and James Patterson

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Lifting As We Climb: Black Women’s Battle for the Ballot Box by Evette Dionne

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March Forward, Girl: From Young Warrior to Little Rock Nine by Melba Pattillo Beals

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Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose

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Betty Before X by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renee Watson

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