Books for Black History Month

By Coll Rowe | January 5 2024 | Social Studies & History

Join Penguin Random House Education in celebrating the contributions of Black authors and illustrators. In honor of Black History Month in February, we are highlighting essential fiction and nonfiction to be shared and discussed by students and teachers alike.

Black History Month – Elementary

Explore additional books by Black creators that will educate, empower, and inspire students all year long:

FAMILY & CULTURE

SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING

JOYFUL READS

 PICTURE BOOKS

HISTORY

 EMPOWERMENT

 SOCIAL JUSTICE

 INSPIRATIONAL

Find more books from Penguin Random House:

All Ways Black 

Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller
Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller
April Harrison, Breanna J. McDaniel
9780593324202
From an award-winning author and illustrator comes this picture book biography about beloved librarian and storyteller Augusta Braxton Baker, the first Black coordinator of children’s services at all branches of the New York Public Library.
$18.99 US
Feb 06, 2024
Hardcover
40 Pages
Dial Books
Little Rosetta and the Talking Guitar
Little Rosetta and the Talking Guitar
The Musical Story of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Woman Who Invented Rock and Roll
Charnelle Pinkney Barlow
9780593571064
A picture-book biography of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the woman who invented rock and roll—a warm, inspiring tale of a childhood filled with music, community, and a drive to succeed.
$18.99 US
Feb 28, 2023
Hardcover
40 Pages
Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Madam C. J. Walker Builds a Business
Madam C. J. Walker Builds a Business
Denene Millner, Rebel Girls
9781953424006
Follow Sarah Breedlove’s journey from the first child in her family born free to a woman with a thriving hair care business, posed to become America’s first self-made millionaire.
$6.99 US
Feb 07, 2023
Paperback
128 Pages
Rebel Girls
Invincible
Invincible
Fathers and Mothers of Black America
E. B. Lewis, Wade Hudson
9781635925098
This lyrical picture book explores the birth of Black America, focusing on the little-known men and women who fought for justice and for an America where freedom truly rang for all.
$18.99 US
Sep 12, 2023
Hardcover
40 Pages
Calkins Creek
The 1619 Project: Born on the Water
The 1619 Project: Born on the Water
Nikole Hannah-Jones, Nikkolas Smith, Renée Watson
9780593307359
The 1619 Project’s lyrical picture book in verse chronicles the consequences of slavery and the history of Black resistance in the United States, thoughtfully rendered by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and Newbery honor-winning author Renée Watson.
$18.99 US
Nov 16, 2021
Hardcover
48 Pages
Kokila
Black Boy Joy
Black Boy Joy
17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood
9780593379967
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • FIVE STARRED REVIEWSCelebrate the joys of Black boyhood with stories from seventeen bestselling, critically acclaimed Black authors—including Jason Reynolds, Jerry Craft, and Kwame Mbalia! * "Pick up Black Boy Joy for a heavy dose of happiness." —Booklist, starred review
$8.99 US
May 30, 2023
Paperback
336 Pages
Yearling
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