Kid Books By Black Authors

Scroll through to check out some amazing books written for children under the age of 10 that are authored by black writers and that can help expand the horizons of your little ones.

Kid books by black authors. Both are african american women. Posted jul 15 2020 explore newly released children s chapter books by black authors available at onondaga county public libraries. Or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author.

Such as for love of the game. Little leaders by vashti harrison. The best black children s books 1.

Taking on the task of sharing this incredible story authors rita lorriane hubbard and oge mora deliver a kid friendly book filled with impressive illustrations to match. 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. 19 of 20 kamala maya.

Go tell it on the mountain by james baldwin is the story of a preacher s son in harlem trying to understand his identity and what it means to be black male and gay in an increasingly conflicted. However kids today have a much larger selection of children s books to choose from with brown characters of all shades for them to identify with and most of them have been written by black authors too. From madeline to alice in wonderland it was hard to find a face that looked like my own in these classic children s tales.

African american children s books this is a list of contemporary books featuring people of color for grades k 6. Spam or self promotional the list is spam or self promotional. Exceptional men in black history by vashti harrison 5 7 years all throughout history black men have stood up and fought for justice and what they believe in.

Wonderful author she s 91 now and jan spivey gilchrist. Michael jordan and me my daddy and i me and neesie easter parade to name a few. The two also collaborated on a few more children s books.