Featured Picture Books

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"By heeding their wise grandmother's advice, a brother and sister discover the ability to lift themselves up and imagine a better world"--Provided by publisher. Grades K-3 & up.

"Daisy, an eight-year-old African-American girl living in rural Vermont in the 1890s, is given a black doll by her teacher and becomes uncomfortable that her skin is a different color from that of her classmates, until she finds the courage to speak from her heart." Grades K-3 & up.

"Relates the story of the National Memorial African Bookstore, founded in Harlem by Louis Michaux in 1939, as seen from the perspective of Louis Michaux Jr., who met famous men like Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X while helping there." Grades 3-6 & up.

"Jeremy sets out to discover all of the different "people" that make him who he is, including brother, son, writer, and runner." Grades K-3 & up.

"Under the leadership of Dr. Martin Luther King, children and teenagers march against segregation in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963." Grades K-3 & up.

"A celebration of Black Americans for young readers, derived from Hannah-Jones' 1619 Project." Grades 3-6 & up.


"Real-life cousins pay gorgeous homage to the street they grew up on and the loving community that made their childhood special"--Provided by the publisher. Grades K-3 & up.

"Two Coretta Scott King Award winners celebrate the participation of children during the civil rights movement with this story of two young girls who sneak out of their house at night to go across town where men and women gather for a march for justice." Grades K-3 & up.

"When Ruth and her parents take a motor trip from Chicago to Alabama to visit her grandma, they rely on a pamphlet called "The Negro Motorist Green Book" to find places that will serve them. Includes facts about "The Green Book." Grades 3-6 & up.


Children's Hands, National Civil Rights Museum. Photograph. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 31 Aug 2017. quest.eb.com/search/139_1863996/1/139_1863996/cite. Accessed 30 Jan 2023.