30+ Picture Books Featuring Black Boys:
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My Personal Reviews:
The Summer Nick Taught His Cats to Read ~ Curtis Manley
Nick wants to share his love of reading with his feline friends. However, he decides that the best way to ...
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A Beginner’s Guide to Bear Spotting ~ Michelle Robinson
This is a cute little story about a boy trying to provide field notes in his memo book about the ...
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Twins ~ Mike Ciccotello
This is a fun book about an unlikely set of twins. As the mother of two sets of twin boys, ...
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Water, Water ~ Eloise Greenfield
A young boy interacts with water throughout this cute, rhyming story. A fishbowl. Rain. Oceans. A wading pool. Waterfalls and ...
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Have You Seen Elephant? ~ David Barrow
This is about a cute little boys and his imaginary friends elephant and turtle. He plays hide and seek with ...
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Thinker ~ Eloise Greenfield
This is a fun collection of poems written by a boy, Jace, and his "talking" dog named Thinker ...
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The Soccer Fence ~ Phil Bildner
Hector watched from outside the fence as the white boys played soccer. Separated by the rules of apartheid, Hector did ...
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Galimoto ~ Karen Lynn Williams
Galimoto, which means "car" in the language of Malawi, is also the name for a push toy made by children ...
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Ron’s Big Mission ~ Rose Blue and Corinne Naden
A fictionalized account of a real incident one summer day in 1959, this story recounts the day that Ron McNair, ...
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Amadi’s Snowman ~ Katia Novet Saint-Lot
Amadi does not understand why his mother insists on him learning to read. But, once he questions another boy (who ...
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An Angel Just Like Me ~ Mary Hoffman
My kids really enjoyed this book! It is about a boy and his quest to replace the broken angel for ...
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Poppa’s Itchy Christmas ~ Angela Shelf Medearis
George is disappointed when he and his Poppa both receive long, bright scarves and itchy red underwear for Christmas ...
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Every Little Thing ~ Cedella Marley
Based on Bob Marley's song "Three Little Birds," this adaption is so inspiring and cheerful! The bright, vivid colors and ...
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Yesterday I Had the Blues ~ Jeron Ashford Frame
In this bold, vivid story, a young boy expresses the different emotions and moods that he and his family experience ...
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The Snowy Day ~ Ezra Jack Keats
My kids LOVED this story! It is about a little boy named Peter who wakes up to a winter wonderland ...
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The First Day of Winter ~ Denise Fleming
This book is about a young boy and the first ten days of winter. Each day brings a special gift ...
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Setting the Turkeys Free ~ W. Nikola-Lisa
An imaginative little boy uses his hand print, paint, and paper to make turkeys. He adds toothpicks, feathers, and sequins ...
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Goggles! ~ Ezra Jack Keats
Peter and Archie were playing in the alley when they found a pair of goggles. Very excited about their discovery, ...
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He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands ~ Kadir Nelson
Featuring a boy and his family, the lyrics of the old spiritual are turned into a wonderful picture book. This ...
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Hi, Cat! ~ Ezra Jack Keats
On his way to put on a show for the neighborhood kids, Archie says "hi" to a stray cat. While ...
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Bippity Bop Barbershop ~ Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
This is a great story about a little boy named Miles and his first trip to the barber shop with ...
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The Word Collector ~ Peter H. Reynolds
People collect all kinds of things. Jerome collected words, words he heard, words he saw, words he read. Words made ...
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The Seeds of Friendship ~ Michael Foreman
While Adam loved his new home in the tall tower in the city, he missed his old home. The city ...
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Jabari Jumps ~ Gaia Cornwall
After completing his swim lessons and passing his swim test, Jabari is ready to jump off the diving board...or is ...
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Fish School ~ Nancy Poydar
Charlie got a goldfish for his birthday and he vowed to teach Wishy everything he learned! Attempting to follow through ...
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Max Paints the House ~ Ken Wilson-Max
This book is about Max (a little boy), Little Pink (a pig), and Big Blue (an elephant). Little Pink decides ...
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Riki’s Birdhouse ~ Monica Wellington
We used this book when we did our unit on birds. It is about a boy who loves to watch ...
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I’m Your Peanut Butter Big Brother ~ Selina Alko
This is a cute little book about a boy who is wondering what his new baby brother or sister will ...
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Just Try It ~ Christianne C. Jones
This is a Read It! Reader book about a boy who does not like vegetables. He does everything possible to ...
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A Wild Cowboy ~ Dana Kessimakis Smith
This is an adorable book about a little boy who likens his day headed off to grandma's house to that ...
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Peter’s Chair ~ Ezra Jack Keats
Little Peter is upset because it seems like his new baby sister is getting all of his stuff. He is ...
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Six Empty Pockets ~ Matt Curtis
This is a cute little rookie reader book about a boy who stashes all kinds of things into his pockets ...
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Be Boy Buzz ~ Bell Hooks
This book is about being proud of being "all boy." Although it does highlight some of the wonderful characteristics of ...
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Cosmo and the Robot ~ Brian Pinkney
This book is about a boy named Cosmo who lives on the planet Mars. When his friend Rex the robot ...
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When I Am Old with You ~ Angela Johnson
A young boy imagines being old with his grandfather. He vividly describes all the activities that he and his grandfather ...
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Island Baby ~ Holly Keller
On the Caribbean island, young Simon loves to help Pops with his bird hospital. When Simon discovers a flamingo with ...
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Friends and Pals and Brothers, Too ~ Sarah Wilson
This cute little rhyming book is about two brothers who enjoy spending time together. In the fall they go on ...
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Jonathan and His Mommy ~ Irene Smalls
Jonathan and his mom like to take walks together, but not just any walks. They imagine they are giants. They ...
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Sing-Along Song ~ JoAnn Early Macken
This book is about a cute little boy who loves to sing. He sings along with everything from the chirping ...
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Grandfather and I ~ Helen E. Buckley
This is a cute little book about a little boy and the special, relaxed time he shares with his grandfather ...
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Fireflies for Nathan ~ Shulamith Levey Oppenheim
This book is about a six year old boy who visits his grandparents. Asking his grandparents about what his father ...
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Ben’s Trumpet ~ Rachel Isadora
Ben loves to play his pretend trumpet while listening to the music coming from the Zig Zag Jazz Club ...
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Max Goes to the Library ~ Adria F. Klein
Max loves to read books. So, he goes to the library. He gets a library card and uses the computer ...
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White Water ~ Michael S. Bandy & Eric Stein
Michael questions why the "Coloreds" water fountain has warm, muddy water when the "Whites Only" fountain MUST have cool, refreshing ...
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Whistle for Willie ~ Ezra Jack Keats
If only Peter could whistle, his dog Willie would run straight to him...just like the boy and the dog he ...
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Max Goes to School ~ Adria F. Klein
This is a great little Read-it! Readers book for beginning readers. It is about a boy named Max who likes ...
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The Adventures of Sparrowboy ~ Brian Pinkney
My boys really enjoyed this book. It is about Henry, a paperboy, who collides with a sparrow while on his ...
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Daddy Calls Me Man ~ Angela Johnson
A collection of short poems, Daddy Calls Me Man, documents some of the small moments in young Joshua's life ...
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Dear Dragon ~ Josh Funk
As part of their school assignments, Blaise and George become pen pals. But, neither of them like to write. Through ...
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Max Goes to the Dentist ~ Adria F. Klein
This is a cute little Read-It! Readers book about a boy who goes to the dentist. Max brushes his teeth ...
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Since We’re Friends: An Autism Picture Book ~ Celeste Shally
According to the forward in this book, one in 110 children are diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. This essentially ...
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Bigger Than Daddy ~ Harriet Ziefert
My boys absolutely loved this book! It is about a little boy (Edward) who want to be big...as high as ...
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Luke Goes to Bat ~ Rachel Isadora
Luke, is too young to play stickball with the bigger boys. The one day he got his big chance, he ...
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Golden Bear ~ Ruth Young
This a cute little rhyming book about a little boy and his golden bear. The boy and his special playmate ...
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Peekaboo Morning ~ Rachel Isadora
Follow along with this cute little toddler as he plays peekaboo throughout the course of his morning. The kids had ...
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A Trip to the Hospital ~ Kim Watson
We are Little Bill fans and of course this book was a hit with my boys. Little Bill is playing ...
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Can You Top That? ~ W. Nikola-Lisa
This is a cute counting book about a boy and his imagination...as well as the imagination of his friends. They ...
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Max Goes on the Bus ~ Adria F. Klein
This is a Read-it! Readers book about Max, a young boy who loves to ride the bus to school. In ...
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