I have created a list of books to read during Black History Month and beyond. The above book stack is listed below. To see each individual cover, scroll down to the YouTube video below.

34 Picture Books to read during Black History Month by Black Authors

1. Move the Crowd song by Eric Barrier and William Griffin, illustrations by Kirk Parrish
2. The Electric Slide and Kai by Kelly J. Baptist, illustrations by Darnell Johnson
3. Who Are Your People by Bakari Sellers, illustrations by Reggie Brown
4. Honeysmoke by Monique Fields, illustrated Yesenia Moises
5. The 1619 Project: Born on the Water by Nikole Hannah Jones and Renee Watson with illustrations by Nikkolas Smith
6. Antiracist Baby by Ibram X. Kendi, illustrations Ashley Lukashevsky
7. Grandma’s Purse by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
8. My Kinky, Coily Hair by Aisha Rice
9. The Roots of Ray by Carole Boston Weatherford, Art by Frank Morrison
10. When the Beat was Born by Laban Carrick Hill and Theodore Taylor III
11. Darryl’s Dream by Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, Shawnee & Johnny Warfield, illustrations by Tristan Tait
12. I Promise by Lebron James, illustrations by Nina Mata
13. I Am Enough by Grace Byers and Keturah A. Bobo
14. Cool Cuts by Mechal Renee Roe
15. The Kings of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes, illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
16. All Because You Matter by Tami Charles, illustrated by Bryan Collier
17. Fresh Princess by Denene Millner, illustrated by Gladys Jose
18. Fresh Princess: Style Rules by Denene Millner, illustrated by Gladys Jose
19. I’m A Pretty Little Black Girl by Betty K. Bynum, Illustrated by Clarke Armstrong Parod
20. Happy by Pharrell Williams
21. You can be ABCs by Robert Samuel White II & Robert Samuel White III, illustrated by Robert Paul Jr
22. The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson
23. R-E-S-P-E-C-T by Carole Boston Weatherford and Art by Frank Morrison
24. The Day You Begin bu Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael Lopez
25. Superheroes Are Everywhere by Kamala Harris, illustrated by Mechal Renee Roe
26. Another by Christian Robinson
27. Michelle’s Garden by Sharee Miller
28. Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes, illustrated by Gordon C. James
29. Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed, illustrated by Stasia Burrington
30. A Night Out with Mama by Quvenzhane Wallis, illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
31. Don’t Touch My Hair by Sharee Miller
32. I Am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes, illustrated Gordon C. James
33. Just Like Me by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
34. Of Thee I Sing by Barack Obama, illustrated by Loren Long

I hope this book list was helpful. Comment any books that you would add to list. You can pick up a copy at your local indie bookstore. You can also check out my lists on Bookshop.org to find most of these titles.

Enjoy 

Maya