{"id":35235,"date":"2026-02-15T19:03:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T03:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seattleschild.com\/?p=35235"},"modified":"2026-02-15T19:04:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T03:04:54","slug":"kids-book-picks-for-black-history-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seattleschild.com\/kids-book-picks-for-black-history-month\/","title":{"rendered":"6 must-read books celebrating Black stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">These six beautifully illustrated children&#8217;s books highlight powerful Black stories, offering young readers meaningful journeys through history, resilience, and self-discovery. From personal triumphs to cultural celebrations, each of these titles brings a unique perspective through the eyes of talented authors and illustrators.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">With recommendations from Rene Holderman at Third Place Books, these must-read children&#8217;s books celebrating Black stories are perfect for sparking important conversations and inspiring young minds.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-67774 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.seattleschild.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Big-258x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguin.co.uk\/books\/445978\/big-by-harrison-vashti\/9780241561904\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Big&#8221;<\/a><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>By Vashti Harrison<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The first picture book written and illustrated by award-winning creator Vashti Harrison traces a child\u2019s journey to self-love and shows the power of words to both hurt and heal. With spare text and exquisite illustrations, this emotional exploration of being big in a world that prizes small is a tender portrayal of how you can stand out and feel invisible at the same time.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-67772 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.seattleschild.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/How-do-you-spell-224x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.candlewick.com\/9781536215540\/how-do-you-spell-unfair-macnolia-cox-and-the-national-spelling-bee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;How Do You Spell Unfair&#8221;<\/a><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0B<\/span>y Carole Boston Weatherford<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In 1936, eighth grader MacNolia Cox became the first African American to win the Akron, Ohio, spelling bee. And with that win, she was asked to compete at the prestigious National Spelling Bee in Washington, DC, where she and a girl from New Jersey were the first African Americans invited since its founding. She left her home state a celebrity \u2014 right up there with Ohio\u2019s own Joe Louis and Jesse Owens \u2014 with a military band and a crowd of thousands to see her off at the station. But celebration turned to chill when the train crossed the state line into Maryland, where segregation was the law of the land. Prejudice and discrimination ruled \u2014 on the train, in the hotel, and, sadly, at the spelling bee itself.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-67776 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.seattleschild.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/american-Story-300x298.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hachettebookgroup.com\/titles\/kwame-alexander\/an-american-story-coretta-scott-king-illustrator-award-winner\/9780316473125\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;An American Story&#8221; <\/a><\/b><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>By Kwame Alexander; illustrated by Dare Coulter<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">From the fireside tales in an African village, through the unspeakable passage across the Atlantic, to the backbreaking work in the fields of the South, this is a story of a people&#8217;s struggle and strength, horror and hope. This is the story of American slavery, a story that needs to be told and understood by all of us. A testament to the resilience of the African American community, this book honors what has been and envisions what is to be.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-67775 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.seattleschild.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/On-her-own-293x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"293\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Holding-Her-Own-Exceptional-Jackie\/dp\/1338305905\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes&#8221;<\/a><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>By Traci N. Todd; illustrated by Shannon Wright<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Jackie Ormes made history. She was the first Black woman cartoonist nationally syndicated in the United States. 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His ABCs became drums, bumping jumping thumping like a heart the size of the whole country. They sent some people yelling and others, his word-children, to write their own glory.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-67771 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.seattleschild.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/The-last-Stand-300x244.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"244\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/692627\/the-last-stand-by-antwan-eady-illustrated-by-jerome-and-jarrett-pumphrey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">&#8220;The Last Stand&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<p><em>by Antwan Eady; illustrated by Jerome Pumphery and Jarrett Pumphrey<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Saturday is for harvesting. One little boy is excited to work alongside his Papa as they collect eggs, plums, peppers, and pumpkins to sell at their stand in the farmer\u2019s market. 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