Black History Month in 20 Picture Books

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The 5 O’clock Band by Troy Andrews [eBook here]

Barefoot: Escape on the Underground Railroad by Pamela Duncan Edwards

The Bell Rang by James Ransome

Black is a Rainbow Color by Angela Joy

Firebird by Misty Copeland

Freedom on the Menu by Carole Weatherford Boston

Follow Me Down to Nicodemus Town by A. LaFaye [eBook here]

God Bless the Child by Billie Holiday, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney [Music here]

Granddaddy’s Turn by Michael S. Bandy [eBook here]

The Halleluiah Flight by Phil Bildner

Momma, Where Are You From? by Marie Bradby

Our Children Can Soar by Michelle Cook

Marvelous Cornelius by Phil Bildner [eBook here]

This is the Rope by Jacqueline Woodson [eBook here]

Willie and the All Stars by Floyd Cooper

Overground Railroad by Lesa Cline-Ransome

Parker Looks Up by Parker Curry

Rap a Tap Tap by Leo Dillon

Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by Deborah Hopkinson

White Water by Michael S. Bandy