Booklists for Educators

Explore Our Booklists for Youth:

• 1st Grade
• African American History & Heritage for Kids
• Children Book Club Kits
• Teen Book Club Kits
• Women's History for Kids
• Libros en español para niños
• A New Home
• Hispanic Heritage for Kids
• Native American Heritage for Young Children
• Urban Wildlife: Poetry in Your Backyard
• Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage for Young Children
• Teen E-books
• Inspirational Teen Poetry & Novels in Verse
• Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage for Kids
• Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage for Middle Graders
• Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage for Teens
• Black Lives Matter for Young Children
• Black Lives Matter - Teen edition
• Black Lives Matter for Kids
• Black Lives Matter for Middle Graders
• Pride for Young Children
• Pride for Kids
• Pride for Middle Graders
• LGBTQ+ Teen Reads
• Famous African Americans for Teens
• African American History & Heritage for Middle Graders
• Hispanic Heritage for Young Children
• Hispanic Heritage for Middle Graders
• Hispanic Heritage for Teens
• Voting for Young Children
• Voting for Kids
• Voting for Middle Graders
• Native American Heritage for Kids
• Native American Heritage for Middle Graders
• Native American Heritage for Teens
• Great Books for Middle Graders 2020
• Great Books 2020 for Teens
• Great Books for Young Children 2020
• Great Books for Kids 2020
• Milwaukee County Teen Book Award Nominees 2019-20
• African American History & Heritage for Young Children
• Women's History for Young Children
• Women's History for Middle Graders
• Women's History for Teens
• Novels in Verse for Middle Graders

African American History & Heritage for Young Children

Baby Young, Gifted, and Black
by Jamia Wilson; illustrated by Andrea Pippins

Meet icons of color from past and present in this baby board book celebration of inspirational achievement. A collection of positive, yet simple, affirmations to encourage the next generation.

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Follow Your Dreams, Little One
by Vashti Harrison

Highlights the lives of prominent men in African American history, including Alvin Ailey, John Lewis, Bass Reeves, and James Baldwin.

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My Hair is Beautiful
by Shauntay Grant

A celebration of natural hair, from afros to cornrows and everything in between, My Hair is Beautiful is a joyful baby board book with a powerful message of self-love.

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Mae Among the Stars
by Roda Ahmed; illustrated by Stasia Burrington

When young Mae Jemison is asked by her teacher what she wants to be when she grows up, African American Mae tells her mostly white classmates that she wants to be an astronaut.

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I Am Every Good Thing
by Derrick Barnes; illustrated by Gordon C. James

Black boys are celebrated in this vibrant picture book about love, joy, and self-worth.

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R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul
by Carole Boston Weatherford; illustrated by Frank Morrison

A vibrant portrait of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame music artist includes coverage of Franklin’s Grammy-winning achievements and unfailing dedication to civil rights.

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Ready to Fly: How Sylvia Townsend Became the Bookmobile Ballerina
by Lea Lyon; illustrated by Jessica Gibson

A picture book inspired by the early life of African American dancer Sylvia Townsend describes the limited opportunities that compelled her to use books from her hometown’s bookmobile to teach herself classical ballet.

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All Because You Matter
by Tami Charles; illustrated by Bryan Collier

A lyrical, heart-lifting love letter to Black and Brown children everywhere reminds them how much they matter, that they have always mattered and they always will.

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Flying High: The Story of Gymnastics Champion Simone Biles
by Michelle Meadows; illustrated by Ebony Glenn

A lyrical picture book biography of Simone Biles, international gymnastics champion and Olympic superstar

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