In the latest installment of our Facebook Live video series, Live from Our Library, Scholastic Librarian Deimosa Webber-Bey shares her favorite book selections that highlight African-American voices, across all age groups. If you're searching for the perfect title for your child during Black History Month, or any time of year, take a look at her picks below.
You can also watch the Live Chat here:
Preschool
Last Stop on Market Street by Matt De La Pena; Illustrated by Christian Robinson
Gaston by Kelly Dipucchio; Illustrated by Christian Robinson
Josephine by Patricia Hruby Powell; Illustrated by Christian Robinson
The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade by Justin Roberts; Illustrated by Christian Robinson
Antoinette by Kelly Dipucchio; Illustrated by Christian Robinson
Kindergarten - 2nd Grade
Two Friends: Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglas by Dean Robbins; Illustrated by Selina Alko and Sean Qualls
The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano by Margarita Engle; Illustrated by Sean Qualls
The Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage by Selina Alko; Illustrated by Sean Qualls and Selina Alko
Emmanuel’s Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah by Laurie Ann Thompson and Sean Qualls
3rd - 5th Grade
The Journey of Little Charlie by Christopher Paul Curtis
Rise of the Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste
As Brave as You by Jason Reynolds
Miles Morales: A Spider-Man Novel by Jason Reynolds
Middle School
Martin Rising: Requiem for a King by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney
Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-So-Fabulous Life (Series) by Rachel Renee Russell
Rhythm Ride: A Road Trip Through the Motown Sound by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America by Andrea Davis Pinkney; Illustrated by Brian Pinkney
The Red Pencil by Andrea Davis Pinkney; Illustrated by Shane W. Evans
High School
Love is the Drug by Alaya Dawn Johnson
Toning the Sweep by Angela Johnson
All This and Heaven Too by Angela Johnson
Deimosa’s Favorites
No Crystal Stair A Documentary Novel of the Life and Work of Lewis Michaux by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson; Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson; Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem’s Greatest Bookstore by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson; Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
