4 Kids Books Celebrating Black History Month

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Black History Month allows readers to honor strong traditions, celebrate remarkable achievements and demonstrate awareness of the hardships and challenges faced by African Americans. Dive into these four books with separate recommendations for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, elementary schoolers & tweens/teens.

The ABCs of Black History by Rio Cortez. This brightly-colored, rhyming  picture book is a journey through history, ideas and individuals that represent a wide range of Black experiences. Endnotes include resources for children and families. Recommended for infants & toddlers.

Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment by Parker Curry. At the National Portrait Gallery, in Washington D.C., Parker Curry was mesmerized by First Lady Michelle Obama’s portrait. An everyday moment becomes an extraordinary one in this heartfelt true story. Recommended for toddlers & preschoolers.

Who Is Kamala Harris? by Kirsten Anderson. Learn how a small girl in Oakland became a lawyer, senator and eventually the first woman, first African-American and first South Asian-American elected Vice President of the United States. Recommended for elementary school readers.

Becoming Muhammad Ali by James Patterson. Authors Kwame Alexander and James Patterson join together to imagine Muhammad Ali’s boyhood. Alternating between prose and free verse, readers discover an important icon in sports and social justice. Recommended for tweens/teens.