10 must-read lgbt books like A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington by Carole Boston Weatherford

Cover of A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington by Carole Boston Weatherford

A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington

By: Carole Boston Weatherford

4.35

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A singular, richly illustrated picture book biography of Bayard Rustin, the gay Black man behind th…

If you liked the lgbt plot in A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington by Carole Boston Weatherford , here is a list of 10 books like this:

Cover of And Tango Makes Three by Henry Cole, Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell

1. And Tango Makes Three

By: Henry Cole , Justin Richardson , Peter Parnell

4.30

Format: None pages,

In the zoo there are all kinds of animal families. But Tango's family is not like any of the others… read more

Similar categories in Henry Cole's And Tango Makes Three book and Carole Boston Weatherford's A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • lgbt
Cover of Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist by Jess Keating, Marta Álvarez Miguéns

2. Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist

By: Jess Keating , Marta Álvarez Miguéns

3.00

Format: 126 pages,

At 9 years old, Eugenie Clark developed an unexpected passion for sharks after a visit to the Batte… read more

Similar categories in Jess Keating's Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist book and Carole Boston Weatherford's A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • biography
  • childrens

3. March: Book Two (March, #2)

By: Nate Powell , John Lewis , Andrew Aydin

4.48

Format: 334 pages, Paperback

The #1 New York Times bestselling series continues! Congressman John Lewis, an American icon and on… read more

Similar categories in Nate Powell's March: Book Two (March, #2) book and Carole Boston Weatherford's A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington

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4. Big

By: Vashti Harrison

4.66

Format: 60 pages, Kindle Edition

This deeply moving story shares valuable lessons about fitting in, standing out, and the beauty of … read more

Similar categories in Vashti Harrison's Big book and Carole Boston Weatherford's A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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5. Berry Song

By: Michaela Goade

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott Medalist Michaela Goade's first self-authored picture book is a celebration of the land s… read more

Similar categories in Michaela Goade's Berry Song book and Carole Boston Weatherford's A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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6. Watercress

By: Andrea Wang

4.53

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Gathering watercress by the side of the road brings a girl closer to her family's Chinese Heritage.… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Wang's Watercress book and Carole Boston Weatherford's A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington

  • picture books
  • childrens
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7. The Lost Year

By: Katherine Marsh

4.50

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade survival story that traces a family secret back to the Holodomor, a terrible famine … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Marsh's The Lost Year book and Carole Boston Weatherford's A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington

  • historical
  • childrens
Cover of There Was a Party for Langston by Jason Reynolds

8. 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

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's There Was a Party for Langston book and Carole Boston Weatherford's A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • african american
Cover of An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner) by Kwame Alexander

9. 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

Similar categories in Kwame Alexander's An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner) book and Carole Boston Weatherford's A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington

  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • african american
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10. Cape

By: Kevin Johnson

4.54

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A young child learns that even superheroes hurt too in this heartrending story about loss and love,… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Johnson's Cape book and Carole Boston Weatherford's A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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11. Drawn Together

By: Minh Lê

4.42

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

When a young boy visits his grandfather, their lack of a common language leads to confusion, frustr… read more

Similar categories in Minh Lê's Drawn Together book and Carole Boston Weatherford's A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington

  • picture books
  • childrens
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12. 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

Similar categories in Joy Harjo's Remember book and Carole Boston Weatherford's A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica     Love

13. Julián Is a Mermaid

By: Jessica Love

4.51

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

In an exuberant picture book, a glimpse of costumed mermaids leaves one boy flooded with wonder and… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Love's Julián Is a Mermaid book and Carole Boston Weatherford's A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • lgbt
Cover of That Flag by Tameka Fryer Brown

14. That Flag

By: Tameka Fryer Brown

4.63

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An affecting picture book from Tameka Fryer Brown and #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator Ni… read more

Similar categories in Tameka Fryer Brown's That Flag book and Carole Boston Weatherford's A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington

  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • african american
  • juvenile
Cover of Just a Girl: A True Story of World War II by Lia Levi

15. Just a Girl: A True Story of World War II

By: Lia Levi

3.84

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

In this memoir translated from Italian to English, a Jewish girl grows up during a difficult time o… read more

Similar categories in Lia Levi's Just a Girl: A True Story of World War II book and Carole Boston Weatherford's A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • nonfiction
"Mi racconto le mie paure anche per tenerle sott'occhio. Per me è così da sempre: se penso a una cosa, se la temo, so che non può succedermi. Le disgrazie arrivano perché non ti sono mai venute in men…"

-Lia Levi, Just a Girl: A True Story of World War II

Cover of Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag by Rob    Sanders

16. Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag

By: Rob Sanders

4.33

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The very first picture book about the remarkable and inspiring story of the Gay Pride Flag! In t… read more

Similar categories in Rob Sanders's Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag book and Carole Boston Weatherford's A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
Cover of My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book by Carole Lindstrom

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

Similar categories in Carole Lindstrom's My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book book and Carole Boston Weatherford's A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Tower of Life: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs by Chana Stiefel

18. The Tower of Life: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs

By: Chana Stiefel

4.63

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A picture book biography of the woman who created The Tower of Faces, an exhibit at the US Holocaus… read more

Similar categories in Chana Stiefel's The Tower of Life: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs book and Carole Boston Weatherford's A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book) by Angela Joy

19. Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book)

By: Angela Joy

4.66

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

A picture book biography of the mother of Emmett Till, and how she channeled grief over her son's d… read more

Similar categories in Angela Joy's Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book) book and Carole Boston Weatherford's A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • african american
Cover of We Are Here (An All Because You Matter Book) by Tami Charles

20. We Are Here (An All Because You Matter Book)

By: Tami Charles

4.24

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An empowering follow-up to New York Times bestselling picture book All Because You Matter that cele… read more

Similar categories in Tami Charles's We Are Here (An All Because You Matter Book) book and Carole Boston Weatherford's A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington

  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • african american
Cover of 'Twas the Night Before Pride by Joanna McClintick

21. 'Twas the Night Before Pride

By: Joanna McClintick

4.35

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A glittering celebration of queer families puts Pride gently in perspective—honoring those in the L… read more

Similar categories in Joanna McClintick's 'Twas the Night Before Pride book and Carole Boston Weatherford's A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • lgbt
Cover of Kapaemahu by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu

22. Kapaemahu

By: Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu

4.42

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An Indigenous legend about how four extraordinary individuals of dual male and female spirit, or Ma… read more

Similar categories in Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu's Kapaemahu book and Carole Boston Weatherford's A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington

  • history
  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
Cover of A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington by Carole Boston Weatherford

23. A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington

By: Carole Boston Weatherford

4.35

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A singular, richly illustrated picture book biography of Bayard Rustin, the gay Black man behind th… read more

Similar categories in Carole Boston Weatherford's A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington book and Carole Boston Weatherford's A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • african american
  • juvenile
Cover of Unstoppable: How Bayard Rustin Organized the 1963 March on Washington by Michael Long

24. Unstoppable: How Bayard Rustin Organized the 1963 March on Washington

By: Michael Long

4.18

Format: 40 pages, ebook

This powerful and triumphant picture book biography tells the story of how openly gay civil rights … read more

Similar categories in Michael Long's Unstoppable: How Bayard Rustin Organized the 1963 March on Washington book and Carole Boston Weatherford's A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • african american
Cover of Shirley Chisholm Dared: The Story of the First Black Woman in Congress by Alicia D. Williams

25. Shirley Chisholm Dared: The Story of the First Black Woman in Congress

By: Alicia D. Williams

4.34

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Discover the story of the first black woman elected to Congress and to run for president in this pi… read more

Similar categories in Alicia D. Williams's Shirley Chisholm Dared: The Story of the First Black Woman in Congress book and Carole Boston Weatherford's A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • african american
Cover of Door by Door: How Sarah McBride Became America's First Openly Transgender Senator by Meeg Pincus

26. Door by Door: How Sarah McBride Became America's First Openly Transgender Senator

By: Meeg Pincus

4.23

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A nonfiction picture book about Delaware State Senator Sarah McBride, who dreamed of making a diffe… read more

Similar categories in Meeg Pincus's Door by Door: How Sarah McBride Became America's First Openly Transgender Senator book and Carole Boston Weatherford's A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington

  • biography
  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Boy Who Found His Voice by Tyler           Gordon

27. The Boy Who Found His Voice

By: Tyler Gordon

4.22

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From teen activist and artistic prodigy Tyler Gordon comes a heartwarming picture book inspired by … read more

Similar categories in Tyler Gordon's The Boy Who Found His Voice book and Carole Boston Weatherford's A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington

  • nonfiction
  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of It's Pride, Baby! by Allen R. Wells

28. It's Pride, Baby!

By: Allen R. Wells

4.21

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A joyful picture book debut that encourages kids to take pride in themselves and know that they are… read more

Similar categories in Allen R. Wells's It's Pride, Baby! book and Carole Boston Weatherford's A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • lgbt
Cover of Ketanji Brown Jackson: A Justice for All by Tami Charles

29. Ketanji Brown Jackson: A Justice for All

By: Tami Charles

3.94

Format: 40 pages, ebook

After 232 years and 115 appointments, Ketanji Onyika Brown Jackson became the first Black woman app… read more

Similar categories in Tami Charles's Ketanji Brown Jackson: A Justice for All book and Carole Boston Weatherford's A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • african american
  • juvenile
Cover of Jimmy's Rhythm & Blues: The Extraordinary Life of James Baldwin by Michelle Meadows

30. Jimmy's Rhythm & Blues: The Extraordinary Life of James Baldwin

By: Michelle Meadows

4.24

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Celebrate James Baldwin’s one-hundredth birthday anniversary with the first-ever illustrated biogra… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Meadows's Jimmy's Rhythm & Blues: The Extraordinary Life of James Baldwin book and Carole Boston Weatherford's A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • african american
Cover of Forever and Always by Brittany J.  Thurman

31. Forever and Always

By: Brittany J. Thurman

4.25

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this lyrical picture book from two breakout picture book creators, a young Black child waits for… read more

Similar categories in Brittany J. Thurman's Forever and Always book and Carole Boston Weatherford's A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile

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4.48

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4.63

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4.63

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4.05

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3.40

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4.30

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