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Celebrating Black History with Kids

These picture books published in 2024 are great any day of the year, but they're especially wonderful reads in the month of February.

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  • What can L mean? Find out in this story of traveling to and from the marketplace.
    Book, 2024Somerville : Candlewick Press, 2024. — J PICTBK ATI
  • Spend the day building, playing, and helping out with the best group of bros you can find.
    Book, 2024Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2024. — J PICTBK WEA
  • Before a baby's born, its mother imagines everything they'll do together.
    Picture Book, 2024New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2024] — E BA
  • Tasha's shyness can't stand up to her love of the outdoors. Will a class trip help her find her voice?
    Picture Book, 2024Yosemite National Park : Yosemite Conservancy, [2024] — E BO
  • Olu's Teacher

    a Story About Starting Preschool

    Campbell, Jamel Carly, 1986-
    Olu's worries about preschool are eased by his wonderful new teacher.
    Picture Book, 2024Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, 2024. — JUV P ALL ABOUT ME CAMPBELL
  • Zoe learns that her differences make her special in this sporty picture book by basketball superstar Stephen Curry.
    Picture Book, 2024New York : Penguin Workshop, 2024. — E CUR
  • With the help of his community, a boy keeps his grandfather's farmer's market stand going even when Papa's too tired to run it.
    Picture Book, 2024New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2024. — E COMMUNITY EAR
  • Black girls shine, dance, take up space, and more in this joyful affirmation of every child's worth.
    Picture Book, 2024New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2024 — E DA
  • A young artist with a stutter works hard to express himself at show-and-tell.
    Picture Book, 2024New York, NY : Farrar Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers, [2024] — E GO
  • A girl and her grandmother use peaches to remember the girl's late mother.
    Picture Book, 2024New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2024. — E DA
  • Marley's excited for Pride, but the celebration is so big and noisy! Can they find a way to have fun at the festivities?
    Picture Book, 2024Concord : Barefoot Books, 2024 — E RE
  • Bella's nervous about her first ballet recital...but when a friend needs help, she'll leap into action.
    Book, 2024New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2024. — EFUN DANCE DRA
  • A boy grows up with Reading Rainbow and the reassuring presence of LeVar Burton.
    Book, 2024Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2024] — E PEOPLE & PLACES EDM
  • A little boy goes everywhere on the farm except where his Nana wants him to be: in the bathtub!
    Book, 2024[Colorado Springs] : WaterBrook, [2024] — E DU
  • What kind of love does this family have? Hugs, trees, the moon, and more!
    Picture Book, 2024New York : Little Simon, 2024. — E FOR
  • A mother and child head out of the city to the beach in order to visit Mama Ocean on the first day of spring.
    Picture Book, 2024New York : Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2024 — E MAR
  • When a child wraps her hair, it connects her to her family and her heritage.
    Picture Book, 2024New York, NY : Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2024] — E GR
  • A rhythmic, energetic celebration of a child's neighborhood in the Bronx.
    Picture Book, 2024New York : Viking, 2024. — E HA
  • Quetta, her mother, and her grandmother take the long journey to the polling station on Election Day. When things get tough, her grandmother tells her why they work so hard to vote.
    Picture Book, 2024New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2024] — E HE
  • After the Civil War, Lettie saves every penny in order to place an advertisement in the newspaper, asking Black readers across the country if they know where her family is.
    Picture Book, 2024New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2024. — E KE