Picture Books Published By Black Americans in Decade: 2020s

  1. Big Papa and the Time Machine by Daniel Bernstrom
  2. An American Story by Kwame Alexander
  3. Bedtime for Sweet Creatures by Nikki Grimes
  4. Acoustic Rooster’s Barnyard Boogie Starring Indigo Blume by Kwame Alexander
  5. A Girl Like Me by Angela Johnson
  6. How to Write a Poem by Kwame Alexander
  7. One Big Day by Anne Wynter
  8. Hands On! by Anne Wynter
  9. Overground Railroad by Lesa Cline-Ransome
  10. A Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story by Sharon Langley
  11. By and By: Charles Albert Tindley, the Father of Gospel Music by Carole Boston Weatherford
  12. Just Like Me by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
  13. Fresh Princess by Denene Millner
  14. Fresh Princess: Style Rules! by Denene Millner
  15. Praline Lady by Kirstie Myvett
  16. Brown: The Many Shades of Love by Nancy Johnson James
  17. The Old Truck by Jarrett Pumphrey
  18. The Old Boat by Jarrett Pumphrey
  19. The Noisy Classroom by Angela Shanté
  20. You Matter by Christian Robinson
  21. I Am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes
  22. Shhh! The Baby’s Asleep by JaNay Brown-Wood
  23. Soul Food Sunday by Winsome Bingham
  24. Carla and the Christmas Cornbread by Carla Hall
  25. Ruby’s Reunion Day Dinner by Angela Dalton
  26. Mermaid Kenzie: Protector of the Deeps by Charlotte Watson Sherman
  27. The Electric Slide and Kai by Kelly J. Baptist
  28. Time for Kenny by Brian Pinkney
  29. How High Is Heaven? by Linsey Davis
  30. Stay This Way Forever by Linsey Davis
  31. Gladiola Garden by Effie Lee Newsome
  32. Brown Baby Lullaby by Tameka Fryer Brown
  33. Merry Bay- Engine Failure by Nikki Payne
  34. Isn’t It Scary? by Vernon Hamilton
  35. How Old Is Grandma? by Antoinette Simmonds
  36. Bee Love by Alan Page
  37. The Amazing Adventures of Aya and Pete in New York! by Serena Minott
  38. My Rainy Day Rocket Ship by Markette Sheppard
  39. Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story by Shana Keller
  40. Nina: A Story of Nina Simone by Traci N. Todd
  41. Song in a Rainstorm: The Story of Musical Prodigy Thomas “Blind Tom” Wiggins by Glenda Armand
  42. Jayden’s Impossible Garden by Mélina Mangal
  43. Tiara’s Hat Parade by Kelly Starling Lyons
  44. Cool Cuts by Mechal Renee Roe
  45. Who Will You Be? by Andrea Pippins
  46. My Very Favorite Book in the Whole Wide World by Malcolm Mitchell
  47. Southwest Sunrise by Nikki Grimes
  48. Family Reunion by Chad Richardson
  49. A Spoonful of Faith by Jena Holliday
  50. Nigel and the Moon by Antwan Eady
  51. Show the World! by Angela Dalton
  52. Kick Push by Frank Morrison
  53. Brothers & Sisters: Family Poems by Eloise Greenfield
  54. Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free: The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth by Alice Faye Duncan
  55. Daddy Speaks Love by Leah Henderson
  56. Who Are Your People? by Bakari Sellers
  57. William Still and His Freedom Stories: The Father of the Underground Railroad by Don Tate
  58. I Am Smart, I Am Blessed, I Can Do Anything! by Alissa Holder
  59. The Real Santa by Nancy Redd
  60. Rex and the Band by Gwen Fortune-Blakely
  61. In The Mirror by Fabian E. Ferguson
  62. ABC That Could Be Me by Little Coleman
  63. Josey Johnson’s Hair and the Holy Spirit by Esau McCaulley
  64. Sunday Dinner by Angela Shanté
  65. Daddy-Daughter Day by Pierce Freelon
  66. Emile and the Field by Kevin Young
  67. Many Shapes of Clay: A Story of Healing by Kenesha Sneed
  68. The 1619 Project: Born on the Water by Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renée Watson
  69. The Rapping Princess by Hannah Lee
  70. Keep Your Head Up by Aliya King Neil
  71. Shady Baby by Gabrielle Union
  72. Shout for Joy!: Psalm 100 Illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist (Be Still and Know Stories) by Jan Spivey Gilchrist
  73. Always with You, Always with Me by Kelly Rowland
  74. Why Not You? by Ciara Wilson
  75. Stella Keeps the Sun Up by Clothilde Ewing
  76. Together We Ride by Valerie Bolling
  77. Together We Swim by Valerie Bolling
  78. Boo Stew by Donna L. Washington
  79. Charlie Makes a Splash! by Holly Robinson Peete
  80. Joy Takes Root by Gwendolyn Wallace
  81. The Light She Feels Inside by Gwendolyn Wallace
  82. Invincible: Fathers and Mothers of Black America by Wade Hudson
  83. Shake It Off! by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
  84. The Spark in You by Andrea Pippins
  85. There Was a Party for Langston by Jason Reynolds
  86. Rooting for Plants: The Unstoppable Charles S. Parker, Black Botanist and Collector by Janice N. Harrington
  87. My Hands Tell a Story by Kelly Starling Lyons
  88. Growl: Trouble at Kindness Zoo by Tony Evans
  89. The Idea in You: A Picture Book by Questlove (Author), Sean Qualls (Illustrator)
  90. In the Neighborhood: A Brown Baby Parade Book by Nikki Shannon Smith
  91. Hello There, Sunshine by Tabitha Brown
  92. When I Hear Spirituals by Cheryl Willis Hudson
  93. Here Are the Seeds by JaNay Brown-Wood
  94. On Our Way! What a Day! by JaNay Brown-Wood
  95. Blue: The Many Ways I Feel by Nancy Johnson James
  96. Dream a Dress, Dream a Poem: Dressmaker and Poet, Myra Viola Wilds by Nancy Johnson James
  97. Better Than a Touchdown by Jalen Hurts
  98. Family Feast! by Carole Boston Weatherford
  99. Stories of the Spirit of Justice by Jemar Tisby
  100. Ride, Roll, Run: Time for Fun! by Valerie Bolling
  101. Bing, Bop, Bam: Time to Jam!: by Valerie Bolling