In this retelling of a folktale, a group of slaves, unable to bear their sadness and starvation any longer, calls upon the African magic that allows them to fly away.
Let Freedom Sing by Vanessa Newton
Adapts the lyrics of the song "This Little Light of Mine" to a look at how African-American men and women have let their own lights shine to make a better world.
Happy to Be Nappy by Bell Hook
Celebrates the joy and beauty of nappy hair.
Steamboat School by Deborah Hopkinson
In 1847 St. Louis, Missouri, when a new law against educating African Americans forces Reverend John to close his school, he finds an ingenious solution to the new state law by moving his school to a steamboat in the Mississippi River.
More Books --
Almost to Freedom by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Back of the Bus by Aaron Reynolds
A Band of Angels: A Story Inspired by the Jubilee Singers by Deborah Hopkinson
The Beatitudes by Carole Boston Weatherford
Black Cowboy, Wild Horses: A True Story by Julius Lester
The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth, and Harlem's Greatest Bookstore by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Boycott Blues: How Rosa Inspired a Nation by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Bring on That Beat! by Rachel Isadora
Bring Me Some Apples and I'll Make You a Pie: A Story About Edna Lewis by Robbin Gourley
The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County by Janice Harrington
Come On, Rain! by Karen Hesse
Flossie & the Fox by Patricia McKissack
Goggles by Ezra Jack Keats
I, Too, Am America by Langston Hughes
Just Like Josh Gibson by Angela Johnson
Knock Knock: My Dad's Dream for Me by Daniel Beaty
Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena
The Legendary Miss Lena Horne by Carole Boston Weatherford
Mirandy and Brother Wind by Patricia McKissack
Mr. George Baker by Amy Hest
The Negro Speaks of Rivers by Langston Hughes
The New Person by Lauren Child
The Piano Man by Debbi Chocolate
Preaching to the Chickens: The Story of Young John Lewis by Jabari Asim
The Quickest Kid in Clarksville by Pat Zietlow Miller
Rap a Tap Tap: Here's Jangles -- Think of That! by Leo Dillon
Rosa by Nikki Giovanni
Sister Anne's Hands by Marybeth Lorbiecki
Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Stride by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Testing the Ice: A True Story About Jackie Robinson by Sharon Robinson
Uptown by Bryan Collier
Whistle for Willie by Ezra Jack Keats
Yo! Yes? by Chris Raschka
Check these and more picture books for Black History Month out on display at the Arnold Branch through March 9, 2018.
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