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Peek a Boo MorningRachel Isadora
Toddler board book featuring a black child as the main character
ages 1-3
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The Snowy DayEzra Jack Keats
No explicit message on race, but the main character is Peter- a black boy out enjoying a snowy day (older book- Caldecott Winner)
ages 1-5
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The QuiltAnn Jonas
Simple story of a little black girl and how her quilt carries memories in the fabric that spark her imagination
ages 2-5
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It's Okay to Be DifferentTodd Parr
Simple book with bold, bright illustrations; celebrates a variety of differences, not just racial (disabilities for instance)
ages 2-5
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I Am Freedom's ChildBill Martin Jr.
An older book in rhyme about children appreciating and enjoying their differences
ages 2-6
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Do Like KylaAngela Johnson
A simple story of two sisters, a little sister who wants to do everything her big sister does; all characters in this story are black
ages 2-6
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The Land of Many ColorsKlamath County YMCA Preschool
A simple message of peace and respect for differences; purple, green and blue people fighting and then reconciling
ages 3-6
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A Letter to AmyEzra Jack Keats
Another story featuring Peter as the main character; the majority of characters in this book are black
ages 3-7
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Peter's ChairEzra Jack Keats
Peter is jealous when his baby things are handed down to his new sister;
ages 3-7
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Amazing GraceMary Hoffman
Grace wants to be Peter Pan in the school play but a peer says she can't because she's black; Grace perseveres and gets the part
ages 4-8
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I Love My HairNatasha Anastasia Tarpley
A girl discovers the beauty and magic of her special hair, encouraging black children to be proud of their heritage
ages 4-8
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ColorfullDoreen Williamson
Christian book about kids celebrating different colors in nature and in their skin as an example of God's creativity
ages 4-8
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This is the DreamDiane Z. Shore
In rhyme and detailed illustrations, this book shows the American experience before, during and after the civil rights movement
ages 4-8
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Sisters and ChampionsHoward Bryant
Venus and Serena Williams sports biography
ages 4-8
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The Patchwork QuiltValerie Flournoy
More complex story of a child and her grandmother making a quilt together; shows strong family relationships
ages 4-9
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Flossie and the FoxPatricia McKissack
A story of a clever black girl who tricks a fox (this seems to be set in an earlier time period, in the south)
ages 4-9
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Martin's Dream DayKitty Kelley
March on Washington story for younger kids
ages 5-7
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God Made Me AND YouShai Linne
Christian book intended to help parents start conversations about ethnic diversity.
ages 5-8
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Sweet Clara and the Freedom QuiltDeborah Hopkinson
Clara, a slave on a plantation, pieces together scraps of cloth with information from other slaves to make a quilt map to freedom
ages 5-9
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Almost to FreedomVaunda Micheaux Nelson
A young slave girl and her mother escaping on the Underground Railroad; narrated from the point of view of the girl's rag doll
ages 5-9
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Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom
Carole Boston Weatherford
Beautifully illustrated book about the woman who led her people to freedom, just like Moses in the Bible.
ages 6-8
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Malcom XArnold Adolf
Child-friendly biography of a civil rights leader
ages 6-9
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Someday is NowOlugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Clara Luper and the 1958 Oklahoma City sit-ins
ages 6-9
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The Book ItchVaunda Micheaux Nelson
How a black man and his bookstore fostered new ideas and helped people stand up for what they believed in.
ages 7-10
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From Slave Ship to Freedom RoadJulius Lester
Illustrated stories about the slave experience.
ages 7-10
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Ruth and the Green BookCalvin Alexander Ramsey
Story of a girl and her family traveling in the 1950s
ages 7-11
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Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black HistoryVashti Harrison
Mini biographies of strong black women
ages 7-11
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No More! Stories and Songs of Slave ResistanceDoreen Rappaport
Illustrated stories and songs about the slave experience.
ages 8-11
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