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Honoring Black Labor for kids

It's Black History Month! The theme for 2025 is focused on celebrating the wonderful contributions made by leaders, activists, and other heroes who have an inspiring story to tell about their accomplishments and impact on the world. Created by the Black Cultural Library Advocates Team, these picture books are a great start to begin teaching children of all ages about Black history as they learn and grow!

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25 items

  • Becoming a Ballerina

    the Story of Michaela Mabinty DePrince​

    Obuobi, Laura,
    BookNew York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2025] — j BIO Facts 792.8 DEPRINCE 2025
  • Star Sailor

    My Life as a NASA Astronaut

    Bolden, Charles, 1946-
    BookSomerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2024. — j 629 B6876s 2024
  • Up Periscope!

    How Engineer Raye Montague Revolutionized Shipbuilding

    Swanson, Jennifer,
    BookNew York : Little, Brown and Company, 2024. — j BIO Facts 623.8 MONTAGUE 2024
  • Mae Jemison

    Shooting for the Stars : the First Black Woman in Space

    Singleton, Chris, 1972-
    BookFresno, Califorrnia : Milk + Cookies, [2024] — j BIO 629.45 JEMISON 2024
  • Go Forth and Tell

    the Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller

    McDaniel, Breanna J.,
    BookNew York : Dial Books for Young Readers, [2024] — j BIO Facts 020 BAKER 2024
  • Finding Rebecca

    the Forgotten Life of Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler, America's First Black Female Doctor

    King, Shani Mahiri,
    BookAnn Arbor, MI : Tilbury House Publishers, [2024] — j BIO 610 CRUMPLER 2024
  • Dream a Dress, Dream a Poem

    Dressmaker and Poet, Myra Viola Wilds

    James, Nancy Johnson,
    BookNew York, NY : Cameron Kids, an imprint of Abrams, 2024. — j 821.912 J284d 2025
  • BookMiami, Florida : Vintage Español, una división de Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, 2024. — SPANISH jE SEALES 2024
  • BookNew York : Viking, 2024. — j 796.323 M3114m 2024
  • Chef Edna

    Queen of Southern Cooking, Edna Lewis

    Noel, Melvina,
    BookPetaluma, California : Cameron Kids, 2023. — j BIO Facts 641.5 LEWIS 2023
  • The Courageous Six Triple Eight

    the all-Black Female Battalion of World War II

    Tyner, Artika R.,
    Graphic NovelNorth Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Press, [2023] — jgn 940.54127 TYNER 2023
  • Jerry Changed the Game!

    How Engineer Jerry Lawson Revolutionized Video Games Forever

    Tate, Don,
    BookNew York, New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, [2023] — j BIO Facts 794.8 LAWSON 2023
  • Little Rosetta and the Talking Guitar

    the Musical Story of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Woman Who Invented Rock and Roll

    Pinkney Barlow, Charnelle,
    BookNew York : Doubleday Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2023] — j BIO Facts 787.87166 THARPE 2023
  • Pauli Murray

    the Life of a Pioneering Feminist and Civil Rights Activist

    Stevens-Holsey, Rosita,
    BookNew York, NY : Yellow Jacket, [2022] — j BIO 323 MURRAY 2022
  • BookNew York : Schwartz & Wade Books, [2021] — jE ROSEN 2021
  • Patricia's Vision

    the Doctor Who Saved Sight

    Lord, Michelle,
    BookNew York : Sterling Children's Books, [2020] — j BIO 617.7 BATH 2020