Lists and Suggestions for Kids
List: Black History Month PreK
Dream Big, Little One
Harrison, Vashti.
Featuring 18 trailblazing black women in American history, Dream Big, Little One is the board book ...
Harriet : My First Harriet Tubman
Sánchez Vegara, Ma Isabel.
Little Harriet was born into slavery on a plantation in Maryland. Though life was hard, Harriet pers...
I am Every Good Thing
Barnes, Derrick.
Also available in Overdrive. Illustrations and easy-to-read text pay homage to the strength, charac...
The King of Kindergarten
Barnes, Derrick.
Also available in Overdrive. Instilled with confidence by his parents, a young boy has a great firs...
Rocket Says Look Up!
Bryon, Nathan.
Aspiring astronaut Rocket draws her community together to see a rare appearance of the Phoenix Mete...
Me & Mama
Cabrera, Cozbi A.
For a little girl on a rainy day, the best place to be is with Mama. ...
My Hair is a Garden
Cabrera, Cozbi A.
Also available in Hoopla. After being teased yet again about her unruly hair, MacKenzie consults he...
All Because You Matter
Charles, Tami.
Also available in Hoopla. A lyrical, heart-lifting love letter to Black and Brown children everywhe...
Hair Love
Cherry, Matthew A.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. A little girl's daddy steps in to help her arrange her...
Full, Full, Full of Love
Cooke, Trish.
For young Jay Jay, Sunday dinner at Gran's house is full of hugs and kisses, tasty dishes, all...
Parker Looks Up : An Extraordinary Moment
Curry, Parker.
This book is based on the viral photograph of African American toddler Parker Curry, who, during a v...
Magnificent Homespun Brown : A Celebration
Doyon, Samara Cole.
Also available in Hoopla. Joyful young narrators celebrate feeling at home in one's own skin. ...
Just Like a Mama
Duncan, Alice Faye.
Also available in Overdrive. Carol Olivia Clementine lives with Mama Rose. Mama Rose is tender and s...
We March
Evans, Shane.
Illustrations and brief text portray the events of the 1963 march in Washington, D.C., where the Re...
Welcome, Precious
Grimes, Nikki.
Illustrations and text welcome a new baby to some of life's delights, from "the glistenin...
Black is a Rainbow Color
Joy, Angela.
A child reflects on the meaning of being black in this anthem about a people, a culture, a history,...
Please, Baby, Please
Lee, Spike.
A toddler's antics keep his mother busy as she tries to feed him, watch him on the playground,...
How to Find a Fox
Magruder, Nilah.
Equipped with a camera and determination, an adventurous little girl tries to track down an elusive ...
Hands Up!
McDaniel, Breanna J.
A young girl lifts her hands up in a series of everyday moments before finally raising her hands in...
Princess Hair
Miller, Sharee.
Little girls pretending to be princesses celebrate the different shapes, textures, and styles of th...
Saturday
Mora, Oge.
Also available in Hoopla. When all of their special Saturday plans go awry, Ava and her mother stil...
Thank you, Omu!
Mora, Oge.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. When the aroma of Omu's homemade stew fills the air, h...
Sun
Oliver, Alison.
Sun loves playing soccer but after seeing his brother, Pablo, making art he goes on an adventure wi...
My Brother Charlie
Peete, Holly Robinson.
A girl tells what it is like living with her twin brother who has autism and sometimes finds it har...
Puppy Truck
Pinkney, J. Brian.
Carter gets a truck instead of a much wanted puppy, but he soon discovers his new toy is just as fu...
Shades of Black : A Celebration of our Children
Pinkney, Sandra L.
Photographs and poetic text celebrate the beauty and diversity of African American children. ...
You Matter
Robinson, Christian.
Illustrations and easy-to-read text remind the reader that no matter what happens or how one feels,...
I Got the Rhythm
Schofield-Morrison, Connie.
On a trip to the park with her mother, a young girl hears a rhythm coming from the world around her...
Mommy's Khimar
Thompkins-Bigelow, Jamilah.
Also available in Hoopla. A young Muslim girl puts on a head scarf and not only feels closer to her...
Looking for Bongo
Velasquez, Eric.
Also available in Overdrive. "When a boy's abuela accuses him of being careless with his ...
Baby Blessings : A Prayer for the Day you are Born
Jordan, Deloris.
Celebrates the blessings that parents wish for their newborn babies through a prayer that emphasize...
Honey, I Love, and Other Love Poems
Greenfield, Eloise.
Titles include "I Look Pretty," "Fun," "Riding on the Train," "H...
Lullaby (for a Black Mother) : A Poem
Hughes, Langston.
The author's poem about a mother's love for her child is paired with color illustrations....
Hey Black Child
Perkins, Useni Eugene.
A lyrical, empowering poem that celebrates black children and seeks to inspire all young ones to dre...
He's got the Whole World in his Hands
Nelson, Kadir.
Also available in Hoopla. Illustrated version of the classic children's song, including score ...