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Black History Month Books for Kids

February is Black History Month. Here are a few titles to share with your young readers. Created by the Sunnyvale Public Library.

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  • Picture Book, 2025New York : Nancy Paulsen Books, 2025. — E MOSES Shelia
  • Picture Book, 2025New York : Little, Brown and Company, [2025] — E ALEXANDER Kwame
  • Unstoppable John

    How John Lewis Got His Library Card and Helped Change History

    Miller, Pat Zietlow
    Book, 2025New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House, ©2025. — JB LEWIS John
  • Invincible

    Fathers and Mothers of Black America

    Hudson, Wade,
    Book, 2023New York : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, [2023] — J 973.04 HUD
  • Recipes for Change

    12 Dishes Inspired by a Year in Black History

    Platt, Michael, 2005-
    Book, 2023New York : Magic Cat Publishing, [2023] — J 641.51 PLA
  • Board Book, 2024[New South Wales, Australia] : Alphabet Legends Pty Ltd, 2024. — BB FEINER Beck
  • Graphic Novel, 2025New York, NY : Quill Tree Books/HarperAlley, imprints of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2025] — JGN WILLIAMSG Rita
  • Standing in the Need of Prayer

    a Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual

    Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956-
    Picture Book, 2022New York : Crown Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, [2022] — E WEATHERFORD Carole
  • Picture Book, 2023New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2023. — E ALEXANDER Kwame
  • Buzzing With Questions

    the Inquisitive Mind of Charles Henry Turner

    Harrington, Janice N.,
    Book, 2019Honnesdale, Pennsylvania : Calkins Creek an imprint of Highlights, 2019 — JB TURNER
  • To Boldly Go

    How Nichelle Nichols and Star Trek Helped Advance Civil Rights

    Dalton, Angela,
    Book, 2023New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2023] — JB NICHOLS Nichelle
  • ABC Black History and Me

    An Inspirational Journey Through Black History, From A to Z

    Monyei, Queenbe,
    Board Book, 2023Beverly, MA : Walter Foster, Jr., an imprint of The Quarto Group, [2023] — BB MONYEI Queenbe
  • Board Book, 2023New York : Rise x Penguin Workshop, [2023] — BB KAISER Lisbeth
  • Easy Reader, 2018New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018] — JB KING Martin
  • Ice Cream Man

    How Augustus Jackson Made a Sweet Treat Better

    Armand, Glenda,
    Book, 2023New York : Rodale Kids, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, [2023] — JB JACKSON Augustus