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

Stacy’s Extraordinary Words by Stacey Abrams and Thomas Kitt

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

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

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

The ABCs of Black History by Rio Cortez and Lauren Semmer

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

Tiny Stitches: The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas

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

Becoming Muhammad Ali by Kwame Alexander and James Patterson

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

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

Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose

Betty Before X by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renee Watson