Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free: The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth
By: Alice Faye Duncan
4.31
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Black activist Opal Lee had a vision of Juneteenth as a holiday for everyone. Growing up in Texas, …
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1. All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom
By: E.B. Lewis , Angela Johnson
4.17
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Experience the joy of Juneteenth in this celebration of freedom from the award-winning team of Ange… read more
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2. Juneteenth for Mazie
By: Floyd Cooper
3.78
Format: 438 pages, Hardcover
Mazie is ready to celebrate liberty. She is ready to celebrate freedom. She is ready to celebrate a… read more
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3. The Year We Learned to Fly
By: Jacqueline Woodson
4.39
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael López’s highly anticipated companion to their #1 New York Times bests… read more
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- african american
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4. Finding My Dance
By: Ria Thundercloud
4.38
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
In her debut picture book, professional Indigenous dancer Ria Thundercloud tells the true story of … read more
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5. There Was a Party for Langston
By: Jason Reynolds
4.48
Format: 56 pages, ebook
New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds’s debut picture book is a snappy… read more
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6. An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)
By: Kwame Alexander
4.63
Format: 56 pages, Hardcover
#1 New York Times Bestselling and award-winning author of The Undefeated , Kwame Alexander, pens … read more
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7. Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
By: Carole Boston Weatherford
4.48
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
A look at the Tulsa Race Massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in US history. The… read more
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8. The World Belonged to Us
By: Jacqueline Woodson
4.47
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Two children's book superstars join forces to celebrate the joy and freedom of summer in the city, … read more
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9. Powwow Day
By: Traci Sorell
4.28
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Eight-year-old River is recovering from illness and can't dance at the powwow this year. Will she e… read more
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10. Stacey’s Extraordinary Words (The Stacey Stories)
By: Stacey Abrams
4.54
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
The debut picture book from iconic voting rights advocate and #1 New York Times bestselling author … read more
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11. Remember
By: Joy Harjo
4.42
Format: 40 pages, None
Michaela Goade, invites young readers to pause and reflect on the wonder of the world around them, … read more
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12. Because Claudette
By: Tracey Baptiste
4.19
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
From NYT bestselling author Tracey Baptiste comes a singular picture book that is both a biography … read more
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13. How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee
By: Carole Boston Weatherford
4.44
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
A Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book From a multi-award-winning pair comes a deeply affecting … read more
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14. Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free: The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth
By: Alice Faye Duncan
4.31
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Black activist Opal Lee had a vision of Juneteenth as a holiday for everyone. Growing up in Texas, … read more
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15. Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky
By: Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond
4.42
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Discover a world of creativity and tradition in this fascinating picture book that explores the his… read more
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16. Free at Last: A Juneteenth Poem
By: Sojourner Kincaid Rolle
4.08
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
This lyrical celebration of Juneteenth, deeply rooted in Black American history, spans centuries an… read more
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17. My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book
By: Carole Lindstrom
4.57
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
From the award-winning and bestselling author of We Are Water Protectors comes an empowering pictur… read more
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18. Coretta: The Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King
By: Coretta Scott King
4.44
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Adapted from her adult memoir, this is the autobiography of Coretta Scott King––wife of Martin Luth… read more
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19. Bitter and Sweet
By: Rhonda McKnight
4.34
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
Two sisters at a crossroad in life find the answers to their problems in the lessons from the past.… read more
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20. The Juneteenth Story: Celebrating the End of Slavery in the United States
By: Alliah L. Agostini
4.41
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Winner of the 2022 the Black Kid Lit Award for Best Historical title. With colorful illustrations … read more
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21. Juneteenth Is
By: Natasha Tripplett
4.65
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
An intimate look at Juneteenth, this story is a warm look at a family and a community. Juneteenth… read more
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