8 Kids’ Books About African-American History and Culture
The Children’s Book Review
Published: February 28, 2013
A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin
By Jen Bryant; Illustrated by Melissa Sweet
Age Range: 5 – 8 years
Hardcover: 40 pages
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers; First Edition edition (January 8, 2013)
I, Too, Am America
By Langston Hughes; Illustrated by Bryan Collier
Age Range: 4 and up
Hardcover: 40 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers; First Edition edition (May 22, 2012)
Fifty Cents and a Dream: Young Booker T. Washington
By Jabari Asim; Illustrated by Bryan Collier
Age Range: 3 – 6 years
Hardcover: 48 pages
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; First Edition edition (December 4, 2012)
Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America
By Andrea Davis Pinkney & Brian Pinkney
Age Range: 9 and up
Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Hyperion Book CH; First Edition edition (October 23, 2012)
It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw
By Don Tate; Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
Age Range: 6 and up
Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: Lee & Low Books (April 1, 2012)
Harlem’s Little Blackbird
By Renee Watson; Illustrated by Christian Robinson
Age Range: 3 – 8 years
Hardcover: 40 pages
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (October 23, 2012)
What Was Your Dream, Dr. King?: And Other Questions About … Martin Luther king Jr.
By Mary Kay Carson
Age Range: 7 and up
Paperback: 32 pages
Publisher: Sterling Children’s Books (January 1, 2013)
Black Firsts: 4,000 Ground-Breaking and Pioneering Historical Events
By Jessie Carney Smith
Age Range: 10 and up
Paperback: 700 pages
Publisher: Visible Ink Press; Third Edition, Third edition edition (December 12, 2012)
