We are committed to amplifying Black voices as we recognize our privilege and responsibility to use our space to pursue equity for Black people.
If you follow us on Instagram, you may have seen our recent mention of Here Wee Read, a website by Charnaie, a diversity and inclusion expert who is also a celebrated computer programmer by trade with over 15 years of experience in Information Technology.
This wonderful website is an excellent resource for finding educational, diverse reading materials for all ages. We want to share this exceptional collection of children’s books which has been compiled by Here Wee Read, and we also want to encourage you to check out their website for insightful book reviews for each of these titles, and so many others!
Beautiful by Stacy McAnulty
What is a Child? by Beatrice Alemagna
Two Friends: Susan B. Anthony and Fredrick Douglass by Dean Robbins
Don’t Let Auntie Mabel Bless the Table by Vanessa Newton
Sewing Stories: Harriet Powers’ Journey from Slave to Artist
Leo Can Swim by Anna McQuinn
Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson’s Super Soaking Stream of Inventions by Chris Barton
Before There Was Mozart by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Poems for the Smart, Spunky, and Sensational Black Girl by Rachel Garlinghouse, illustrated by Sharee Miller
B is for Breakdancing: An ABC Book of Ways to Shake What Your Momma Gave You by Dr. Tamara Pizzoli
I Know I Can! by Veronica N. Chapman
I Had a Favorite Dress by Boni Ashburn
Emi’s Coily Curly Cotton Candy Hair by Tina Olajide
One Love by Cedella Marley
Whose Toes Are Those? by Jabari Asim
Peekaboo Bedtime by Rachel Isadora
Black, White, Just Right! by Marguerite W. Davol
My Brother Charlie by Holly Robinson Peete
Princess Cupcake Jones and the Missing Tutu by Ylleya Fields
28 Days: Moments In Black History That Changed The World by Charles R. Smith
Lola Plants a Garden by Anna McQuinn
Juneteenth for Mazie by Floyd Cooper
Whose Knees Are These? by Jabari Asim
Lola at the Library by Anna McQuinn
I Am Michelle Obama the First Lady by Margina Graham Parker
I Like Myself by Karen Beaumont
Night Time Routine by Sharee Miller
Of Thee I Sing: A Letter To My Daughters by Barack Obama
Please, Puppy, Please by Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee
I Got the Rhythm by Connie Schofield-Morrison
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Happy Hair by Mechal Renee Roe
Just the Two of Us by Will Smith
Last Stop on Market Street by Matt De La Pena
Peter’s Chair by Ezra Jack Keats
Bippity Bop Barbershop by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
Baby Dance by Ann Taylor
Summer Jackson Grown Up by Teresa E. Harris
I Had a Favorite Hat by Boni Ashburn
One Plastic Bag by Miranda Paul
Monster Trouble by Lane Fredrickson
I Have a Dream by Kadir Nelson
Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts
Happy In Our Skin by Fran Manushkin
One Word From Sophia by Jim Averbeck
She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story by Audrey Vernick
This incredible list has been compiled by Here Wee Read, and we encourage you to check out their website for insightful book reviews for each of these titles, and so many others! Also, head to their Instagram page for regular updates and excellent recommendations.
Cover Image: ©2016 ‘Beautiful’ by Stacy McAnulty, illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff
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