African American Kids Books to Add to Your Library

By: Kisha Gulley

With more and more of our books ending up on the banned book list, we must always have Black and African American kids’ books in our homes.

Think Like A Computer: Teaching Girls to Code (Terysa Solves It)

Through an interesting tale based on the true story of a little girl who enjoys problem-solving, this entertaining and interactive story exposes kids to the fundamentals of coding!

When my son's are reading a board book (or any book for that matter!) with characters who look like them it makes them more curious and more engaged. 

black boy joy

A collection of 17 short stories from black authors about the power of Black boyhood. This anthology is a layered connection of black joy ranging from science fiction to poetry.

Celebrating the magic between Mya and her beads, My Beads and Me is an ode to every girl who has been adorned by this coming of age tradition.

Mermaid kenzie

Kenzie turns her fierce love for the ocean into action, resourcefully cleaning up the beach after her mermaid-tail swimsuit tangles in floating plastic bags.