Lineage Lists

2025 Picture Books By Black Americans

  1. Devonte’s Shoes by K. E. Lewis
  2. When Alexander Graced the Table by Alexander Smalls (Author), Denene Millner (Author)
  3. Jordan’s Perfect Haircut by Sharee Miller
  4. I Got You by Derrick Barnes
  5. The History of We by Nikkolas Smith
  6. Easter Fun: A Brown Baby Parade Book by Nikki Shannon Smith
  7. In the Neighborhood: A Brown Baby Parade Book by Nikki Shannon Smith
  8. Hello There, Sunshine by Tabitha Brown
  9. When I Hear Spirituals by Cheryl Willis Hudson
  10. On Our Way! What a Day! by JaNay Brown-Wood
  11. Dream a Dress, Dream a Poem: Dressmaker and Poet, Myra Viola Wilds by Nancy Johnson James
  12. Family Feast! by Carole Boston Weatherford
  13. Stories of the Spirit of Justice by Jemar Tisby
  14. Wash Day with Mama By Monica Mikai
  15. Hello There, Sunshine: By Tabitha Brown
  16. On Our Way! What a Day!: Written by JaNay Brown-Wood
  17. And She Was Loved: Toni Morrison’s Life in Stories by Andrea Davis Pinkney
  18. Saturday Morning at the ‘Shop By Keenan Jones
  19. Stella and Roger Are on the Move: By Clothilde Ewing
  20. Mary Had a Little Jam by Tammi Sauer
  21. Dancing with Water Gwendolyn Wallace
  22. Down on the Bayou Glenda Armand
  23. See Marcus Grow Marcus Bridgewater
  24. Big Boy Joy Connie Schofield-Morrison
  25. So Many Years A Juneteenth Story Anne Wynter
  26. Akeem Keeps Bees! A Close-Up Look at the Honey Makers and Pollinators of Sankofa Farms by Jamal Bell
  27. When I Move by Carole Boston Weatherford
  28. Bright Lights and Starry Nights Shauntay Grant
  29. A is for Alfie Randy DuBurke
  30. Searching for Mr. Johnson’s Song by Ariel Vanece
  31. Lily’s Dream A Fairy Friendship by Bea Jackson
  32. Better Than a Touchdown Jalen Hurts