African American Characters Books

Stories where Black children see themselves reflected as heroes, dreamers, inventors, and everyday kids. Not "books about race" — books about Black joy, Black family, Black life in its full range.

557 books

Cover of Hallelujah! A Christmas Celebration
Hallelujah! A Christmas Celebration
W. Nikola-Lisa
Ages 4–11
Cover of Children of Long Ago: Poems
Children of Long Ago: Poems
Lessie Jones Little
Ages 4–11
Cover of Madam C. J. Walker and New Cosmetics
Madam C. J. Walker and New Cosmetics
Katherine Krohn
Ages 4–11
Cover of Barack Obama Our 44th President
Barack Obama Our 44th President
Beatrice Gormley
Ages 7–11
Cover of Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy
Gary D. Schmidt
Ages 10–14
Cover of Storm Warriors
Storm Warriors
Elisa Carbone
Ages 8–12
Cover of Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt
Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt
Deborah Hopkinson
Ages 4–11
Cover of Hot Day on Abbott Avenue
Hot Day on Abbott Avenue
Karen English
Ages 4–11
Cover of Who Was Maya Angelou?
Who Was? #1
Who Was Maya Angelou?
Ellen Labrecque, Who HQ
Ages 4–11
Cover of Promises to the Dead
Promises to the Dead
Mary Downing Hahn
Ages 8–12
Cover of Hand in Hand Ten Black Men Who Changed America
Hand in Hand Ten Black Men Who Changed America
Andrea Pinkney
Ages 4–11
Cover of A Nation's Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis
A Nation's Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis
Matt de la Peña
Ages 4–11
Cover of Peaceful Leader Martin Luther King Jr
Peaceful Leader Martin Luther King Jr
Bruce Bednarchuk
Ages 4–11
Cover of Jazz A-B-Z
Jazz A-B-Z
Wynton Marsalis
Ages 4–11
Cover of Breaking Barriers: The Story of Jackie Robinson
Breaking Barriers: The Story of Jackie Robinson
Michael Burgan
Ages 4–11
Cover of From Slave Ship to Freedom Road
From Slave Ship to Freedom Road
Julius Lester
Ages 4–11
Cover of Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party's Promise to the People
Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party's Promise to the People
Kekla Magoon
Ages 12–18
Cover of The Way to Stay in Destiny
The Way to Stay in Destiny
Augusta Scattergood
Ages 8–11
Cover of Copper Sun
Copper Sun
Sharon Mills Draper
Ages 12–18
Cover of Nina A Story of Nina Simone
Nina A Story of Nina Simone
Traci N. Todd
Ages 4–11
Cover of A White Romance
A White Romance
Virginia Hamilton
Ages 12–16
Cover of Tar Beach
Tar Beach
Faith Ringgold
Ages 4–11
Cover of Bayard Rustin: Behind the Scenes of the Civil Rights Movement
Bayard Rustin: Behind the Scenes of the Civil Rights Movement
James Haskins
Ages 4–11
Cover of If You Come Softly
If You Come Softly
Jacqueline Woodson
Ages 14–18