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25+ Picture Books Featuring Black Girls:

Red Dancing Shoes ~ Denise Lewis Patrick
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Holly Celebrates Valentine’s Day ~ Kimberly Kendall-Drucker
Curious about the history of Valentine’s Day? Follow along as ...
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How to Make a Mountain ~ Amy Huntington
This is a fun science, themed book where a young ...
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Ada Twist, Scientist: Exploring Flight! ~ Andrea Beaty
This book is a must-read for young minds curious about ...
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Ada Twist, Scientist ~ Andrea Beaty
A young budding scientist, the curious Ada Marie asks lots ...
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I Am Famous ~ Tara Luebbe & Becky Cattie
A young girl likens being the center of her parent's ...
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The Water Princess ~ Susan Verde
A young African girl dreams of bringing cool, crystal-clear water ...
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The Day You Begin ~ Jacqueline Woodson
While this book is beautifully illustrated, it's message is equally ...
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Messy Bessey’s Holidays ~ Patricia & Fredrick McKissack
This is a rookie reader book about a girl named ...
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The Nutcracker in Harlem ~ T. E. McMorrow
A retelling of the Christmas story, McMorrow's rendition of "The ...
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Early Sunday Morning ~ Denene Millner
This beautifully illustrated book celebrates the love of a family ...
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Juneteenth for Mazie ~ Floyd Cooper
Juneteenth is the day we remember and celebrate June 19, ...
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Messy Bessey and the Birthday Overnight ~ Patricia C. McKissack
Bessey gets invited to a slumber party. The girls all ...
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My Friend Maya Loves to Dance ~ Cheryl Willis Hudson
Maya is a young girl who loves to dance. Whenever ...
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Elizabeti’s School ~ Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen
Elizabeti experiences her first day of school. However, soon after ...
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Brianna Breathes Easy ~ Virginia L. Kroll
Brianna is excited to perform as a hen in the ...
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The Hat That Wore Clara B. ~ Melanie Turner-Denstaedt
My daughter LOVED this book, especially since we handmade her ...
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Virgie Goes to School With Us Boys ~ Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard
Virgie was always begging to go to school with the ...
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Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion ~ Alex T. Smith
This is a fun, whimsical book about a lever girl ...
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I Got a New Friend ~ Karl Newsom Edwards
This is an adorable book about a little girl and ...
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Ladybug Girl and the Best Ever Playdate ~ Jacky Davis
This is a story about the value of friendship. Lulu ...
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Daisy and the Doll ~ Michael Medearis and Angela Shelf Medearis
Growing up on a farm in Vermont in the late ...
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I Am Enough ~ Grace Byers
This is a beautiful, rhyming book about self-worth. It features ...
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I Got the Rhythm ~ Connie Schofield-Morrison
A young girl senses the rhythm in the world around ...
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Something Beautiful ~ Sharon Dennis Wyeth
A young girl on a quest to find something beautiful ...
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Rhyme Time Valentine ~ Nancy Poydar
Ruby loves Valentine's Day and her favorite color is red! ...
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Snow Globe Wishes ~ Erin Dealey
A snow globe filled with a beautiful winter wonderland captivates ...
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Christmas in the Time of Billy Lee ~ Jerdine Nolen
Ellie makes three Christmas wishes; 1) that her parents would ...
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Grace for President ~ Kelly DiPucchio
Appalled that there has never been a female president, Grace ...
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Please, Baby, Please ~ Spike Lee & Tonya Lewis Lee
The baby girl in this book is just too cute! ...
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A Night Out with Mama ~ Quvenzhané Wallis
A young girl enjoys getting dressed up to attend a ...
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I Just Want to Say Good Night ~ Rachel Isadora
In an African village young girl tries to avoid bedtime ...
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If Your Monster Won’t Go To Bed ~ Denise Vega
This is a fun story for monster lovers! A young ...
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Wow! It Sure Is Good To Be You! ~ Cynthia Jabar
This is a cute, rhythmic book that encourage self-esteem! It ...
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Polly Diamond and the Magic Book ~ Alice Kuipers
This chapter book is about a young girl and her ...
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Sleeping Cutie ~ Andrea Davis Pinkney
Cutie LaRue always cleaned her plate. She brushed her teeth ...
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Little Leaders ~ Vashti Harrison
I absolutely love this book! It features 40+ African American ...
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Elizabeti’s Doll ~ Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen
This was a beautiful story about a young girl with ...
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Black, White, Just Right! ~ Marguerite W. Davol
This story features a little girl whose mother is black ...
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I Love My Hair! ~ Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
Being completely honest, I really don't like doing my daughter's ...
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Girls Hold Up This World ~ Jada Pinkett Smith
My daughter loved this book. While we were reading it, ...
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Amanda Bean’s Amazing Dream ~ Cindy Neuschwander
Amanda Bean loves math. In fact, she is great at ...
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Grandma’s Purple Flowers ~ Adjoa J. Burrowes
This book is about a little girl and the love ...
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JoJo’s Flying Side Kick ~ Brian Pinkney
My kids enjoyed this book. In fact, my daughter expressed ...
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Catching the Wild Waiyuuzee ~ Rita Williams-Garcia
Surprisingly, this book is about the "adventures" of a young ...
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I Slightly Want to Go Home ~ Lauren Child
This cute book is based on the Disney Playhouse show ...
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Happy to Be Nappy ~ Bell Hooks
This book celebrates the hair styles and hair textures of ...
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Lily Brown’s Paintings ~ Angela Johnson
This book is about the imagination of a child and ...
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A Sweet Smell of Roses ~ Angela Johnson
A Sweet Smell of Roses Written by Angela Johnson Illustrated ...
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Who Will I Be, Lord? ~ Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
We really enjoyed this book. It is a lyrical story ...
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