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2021 Picture Books By Black Americans

  1. Ruby’s Reunion Day Dinner by Angela Dalton
  2. When Langston Dances by Kaija Langley
  3. Shhh! The Baby’s Asleep by JaNay Brown-Wood
  4. Dreams for a Daughter by Carole Boston Weatherford
  5. Soul Food Sunday by Winsome Bingham
  6. The Electric Slide and Kai by Kelly J. Baptist
  7. (Sittin’ On) the Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding
  8. My Voice Is a Trumpet by Jimmie Allen
  9. Carla and the Christmas Cornbread by Carla Hall
  10. The Real Santa by Nancy Redd
  11. Nina: A Story of Nina Simone by Traci N. Todd
  12. Stacey’s Extraordinary Words by Stacey Abrams
  13. Soulful Holidays: An inclusive rhyming story celebrating the joys of Christmas and Kwanzaa by Ciara L. Hill
  14. Mermaid Kenzie: Protector of the Deeps by Charlotte Watson Sherman
  15. When My Cousins Come to Town by Angela Shanté
  16. Curls by Ruth Forman
  17. Glow by Ruth Forman
  18. Jayden’s Impossible Garden by Mélina Mangal
  19. The Old Boat by Jarrett Pumphrey
  20. Everybody in the Red Brick Building by Anne Wynter
  21. Time for Kenny by Brian Pinkney
  22. Better Together, Cinderella by Ashley Franklin
  23. Baby Young, Gifted, and Black: With a Mirror! by Jamia Wilson
  24. Seasonal Adventures by Johnny Ray Moore
  25. The Perfect Party by Laurel Paula Jackson
  26. Becoming Vanessa by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
  27. Off to See the Sea by Nikki Grimes
  28. C Is for Country by Lil Nas X
  29. A Day for Rememberin’: Inspired by the True Events of the First Memorial Day by Leah Henderson
  30. Tasha’s Voice by Carmen Bogan
  31. You Can Be ABCs by Robert White II
  32. Bright Brown Baby (A Bright Brown Baby Board Book) by Andrea Davis Pinkney
  33. Count to LOVE! (A Bright Brown Baby Board Book) by Andrea Davis Pinkney
  34. Stay This Way Forever by Linsey Davis
  35. Family Reunion by Chad Richardson
  36. Shady Baby by Gabrielle Union
  37. Keep Your Head Up by Aliya King Neil
  38. Dream Street by Tricia Elam Walker
  39. Amara’s Farm (Where in the Garden #1) by JaNay Brown-Wood
  40. Dear Mama’s Loving Arms by Ceece Kelley
  41. Your Life Matters by Chris Singleton
  42. The Rapping Princess by Hannah Lee
  43. Many Shapes of Clay: A Story of Healing by Kenesha Sneed
  44. I Affirm Me: The ABCs of Inspiration for Black Kids by Nyasha Williams
  45. Sing, Aretha, Sing!: Aretha Franklin,”Respect,” and the Civil Rights Movement by Hanif Abdurraqib
  46. Rex and the Band by Gwen Fortune-Blakely
  47. The Me I Choose To Be by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
  48. More than Just a Game: The Black Origins of Basketball by Madison Moore
  49. Song in a Rainstorm: The Story of Musical Prodigy Thomas “Blind Tom” Wiggins by Glenda Armand
  50. Sweet People Are Everywhere by Alice Walker
  51. Ari J.’s Kinky, Curly Crown by Ain Heath Drew
  52. In The Mirror by Fabian E. Ferguson
  53. ABC That Could Be Me by Little Coleman
  54. I, Too, Sing America by Langston Hughes
  55. Sunday Dinner by Angela Shanté
  56. Boo Stew by Donna L. Washington