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Black Experiences in Children's Books

Oakland librarians selected our favorite books reflecting diverse Black experiences. Every book on this list is written and/or illustrated by Black creators.

Oakland Public Library

86 items

  • Board BookSomerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2019. — J BOARD ATINUKE
  • Board Book[Canada] : Nimbus Publishing Ltd., [2020] — J BOARD GRANT
  • Picture BookNew York : Nancy Paulsen Books, [2020] — J PICBK BARNES
  • Picture BookNew York : Denene Millner Books/Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2020] — J PICBK CABRERA
  • Picture BookNew York : Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc., 2020. — J PICBK CHARLES
  • Picture BookThomaston, Maine : Tilbury House Publishers, [2020] — J PICBK DOYON
  • A Place Inside of Me

    a Poem to Heal the Heart

    Elliott, Zetta
    Picture BookNew York : Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, 2020. — J PICBK ELLIOTT
  • Furqan's First Flat Top

    El Primer Corte De Mesita De Furqan

    Liu-Trujillo, Robert
    Picture BookOakland, CA : Come Bien Books, [2016] — J SPA PICBK LIU
  • Picture BookNew York ; Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 2019. — J PICBK MUHAMMAD
  • Picture BookSomerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2019. — J PICBK WILSON
  • BookNew York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020] — J READER LYONS
  • BookNew York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020] — J READER LYONS
  • Dream March

    Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the March on Washington

    Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux
    BookNew York : Random House Books for Young Readers, 2017. — J BIO KING