Applegate,  Katherine 
Home of the Brave
An African refugee living with his aunt and cousin is confronted by many strange things. He longs for his missing mother, but finds comfort in the company of a cow and her owner.
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Cameron,  Ann 
Gloria Rising
A chance meeting with a woman astronaut encourages Gloria to try to be her best self, even with her difficult fourth-grade teacher, Mrs. Yardley.
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Codell,  Esme Raji 
Vive La Paris
Fifth-grader Paris learns lessons about dealing with bullies of all kinds as she wonders how to stop a classmate from beating up her brother and as she learns about the Holocaust from her piano teacher.
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Curtis,  Christopher Paul 
Mr. Chickee's Funny Money
Steven has big dreams for spending the quadrillion-dollar bill he's found...until he finds himself being pursued by official-looking men in dark suits and dark glasses!
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Ehrhardt,  Karen 
This Jazz Man
This colorful counting book pays tribute to nine famous jazz musicians to the tune of "This Old Man."
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Flake,  Sharon 
The Broken Bike Boy and the Queen of 33rd Street
With help from her parents and the "broken bike boy" across the street in the projects, 5th grader Queen learns that good queens have good hearts, so she strives to be nice to others even when it's difficult.
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Grimes,  Nikki 
When Gorilla Goes Walking
In a series of rhyming poems meet Gorilla the cat who enjoys answering the telephone, eating soul food, and sharing mischievous adventures with her young owner.
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Hoffman,  Mary 
Starring Grace
Grace has many summer adventures with her friends -- going to the circus, taking an imaginary safari, making friends with an elderly neighbor, and calling the paramedics when her grandmother has an accident.
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McKissack,  Patricia 
Goin' Someplace Special
A young girl faces the injustices of 1950's segregation to visit the public library.
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Moses,  Sheila P. 
I, Dred Scott
Having served his master in northern states, under the provisions of the Missouri compromise the slave Dred Scott may be eligible for emancipation, but legal obstacles stand in the way of his freedom.
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Sanders,  Nancy I.  
D is for Drinking Gourd: An African American Alphabet
With short descriptions for younger readers and details for those who want all the facts, this book describes alphabetically many of the achievements and contributions from African Americans throughout history.
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Woodson,  Jacqueline 
Coming on Home Soon
After her mama takes a job in Chicago during World War II, Ada Ruth stays with her grandma but misses her mother as much as her mother misses her.
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Morrison,  Toni 
Remember: The Journey to School Integration
Historic photographs, history notes and a narration voicing the feelings of black and white youth all document this crucial period in which the country struggled to achieve integrated education.
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Hamilton,  Virginia 
The People Could Fly: The Picture Book
In this retelling of an African American folktale, a group of slaves who can bear their abuse no longer, call upon the African magic that helps them to fly away from the fields where they toil.
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Stevens,  Janet 
Tops & Bottoms
Hare is able to trick Bear out of his share of the crops because he knows which vegetables grow above ground and which grow below.
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San Souci,  Robert 
Sukey and the Mermaid
Sukey is lured by the mermaid "down below" to leave her mean step pa and hard life and go where she will never be scolded. What will happen when Sukey misses home and wants to leave the sea and return to land?
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Freedman,  Russell 
The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights
One of the greatest singers of all time was denied the right to sing at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., because of her race. This is the story of how she helped break down racial barriers in the arts.
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Krull,  Kathleen 
Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman
The heroic life story of the first American woman to win three gold medals in the same Olympic Games.
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Steptoe,  Javka, Illus. 
In Daddy's Arms I am Tall: African Americans Celebrating Fathers
Twelve poets describe the unique relationship fathers have with their children.
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Shange,  Ntozake 
Ellington Was Not a Street
The poem "Mood Indigo" serves as the text for this award-winning picture book in which a little girl's family enjoys visits with some of the most important personalities of the Harlem Renaissance.
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Browne,  Eileen 
Handa's Surprise
Handa carries seven delicious fruits to her friend Akeyo as a surprise. But thanks to some hungry animals she meets along the way, it's Handa who is in for a surprise!
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Cunnane,  Kelly 
For You Are a Kenyan Child
From rooster crow to bedtime, a Kenyan boy plays and visits neighbors all through his village, even though he is supposed to be watching his grandfather's cows.
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Diouf,  Sylviane A. 
Bintou's Braids
When Bintou, a little girl living in West Africa, finally gets her wish for braids, she discovers that what she dreamed for has been hers all along.
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Isadora,  Rachel 
A South African Night
The animals in Kruger National Park go about their business while the people of Johannesburg sleep and then lie down in the shade as the people wake up.
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McCall Smith,  Alexander 
Akimbo and the Elephants
On the African game preserve where his father works, Akimbo devises a dangerous plan to capture a ring of elephant poachers.
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Naidoo,  Beverley 
The Great Tug of War and Other Stories
When Tswhene the baboon threatens to throw Mmutla the trickster hare off a cliff, he needs all of the tricks he can think of. The tales in this book are the African origins of America's stories of Brer Rabbit.
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Musgrove,  Margaret 
The Spider Weaver: A Legend of Kente Cloth
In this retelling of a tale from Ghana, a wondrous spider shows two Ashanti weavers how to make intricate, colorful patterns in the cloth that they weave.
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Bryan,  Ashley 
Beautiful Blackbird
Children learn that black is beautiful in this traditional tale of the Ila people told in rhyme and vibrantly illustrated with paper cut-outs.
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Croze,  Harvey 
Africa for Kids: Exploring a Vibrant Continent: 19 Activities
This activity book includes hands-on instructions for crafts which range from beadwork to recipes, and combines the history of early African civilizations with information about what is happening there now.
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Williams,  Mary 
Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan
In this story inspired by true events, eight-year-old Garang flees his Sudanese village when war comes, and helps lead thousands of boys over hundreds of miles to safety in a refugee camp in Ethiopia.
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