{"id":24552,"date":"2021-01-19T00:01:55","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T05:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/?p=24552"},"modified":"2021-01-18T16:38:04","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T21:38:04","slug":"picture-book-this-black-history-month-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2021\/01\/picture-book-this-black-history-month-picks\/","title":{"rendered":"Picture (Book) This: Black History Month Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">February is Black History Month, and while I as a white woman can&#8217;t begin to understand the Black experience, I can do my part to educate myself and my young patrons &#8211; and to actively work toward an anti-racist future. To that end, here are 10 picture book titles I&#8217;ll be highlighting and recommending this February ( as well as the rest of the year):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/All-Because-You-Matter-650x650.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"24554\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/All-Because-You-Matter.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=24554\" class=\"wp-image-24554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/All-Because-You-Matter-650x650.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/All-Because-You-Matter-300x300.jpg 300w, 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data-link=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=24553\" class=\"wp-image-24553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ABCs-of-Black-History.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ABCs-of-Black-History-92x90.jpg 92w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Black-is-a-Rainbow-Color-650x650.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"24555\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Black-is-a-Rainbow-Color-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=24555\" class=\"wp-image-24555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Black-is-a-Rainbow-Color-650x650.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Black-is-a-Rainbow-Color-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Black-is-a-Rainbow-Color-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Black-is-a-Rainbow-Color-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Black-is-a-Rainbow-Color-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Black-is-a-Rainbow-Color-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Black-is-a-Rainbow-Color-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Black-is-a-Rainbow-Color-90x90.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/I-Am-Every-Good-Thing.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"24556\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/I-Am-Every-Good-Thing.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=24556\" class=\"wp-image-24556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/I-Am-Every-Good-Thing.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/I-Am-Every-Good-Thing-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/I-Am-Every-Good-Thing-70x90.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Jump-at-the-Sun.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"24557\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Jump-at-the-Sun.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=24557\" class=\"wp-image-24557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Jump-at-the-Sun.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Jump-at-the-Sun-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Jump-at-the-Sun-81x90.jpg 81w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.workman.com\/products\/the-abcs-of-black-history\" target=\"_blank\">The ABCs of Black History<\/a><\/em> by Rio Cortez<br>From <em>anthem <\/em>to <em>zenith<\/em>, this book covers important figures, events and concepts across a wide range of Black experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.angelajoybooks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Black is a Rainbow Color<\/a><\/em> by Angela Joy<br>This title is a beautiful celebration of Black culture and history shared through the eyes of a child considering the colors in the rainbow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/kids.scholastic.com\/kids\/book\/all-because-you-matter-by-mss-tami-charles\/\" target=\"_blank\">All Because You Matter<\/a><\/em> by Tami Charles<br>An ode to Black children everywhere, full of messages of hope and love while never shying away from the painful realities of racism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tilburyhouse.com\/product-page\/magnificent-homespun-brown\" target=\"_blank\">Magnificent Homespun Brown<\/a><\/em> by Samara Cole Doyon<br>Told through the eyes of multiple young brown children, this lyrical picture book celebrates the many different browns of our world &#8211; from shadows and churning waters to eyes and hair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/594506\/i-am-every-good-thing-by-derrick-barnes-illustrated-by-gordon-c-james\/\" target=\"_blank\">I Am Every Good Thing<\/a><\/em> by Derrick Barnes<br>Another beautiful ode to Black boy excellence from the incomparable Derrick Barnes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/296335\/shirley-chisholm-is-a-verb-by-veronica-chambers-illustrated-by-rachelle-baker\/#:~:text=About%20Shirley%20Chisholm%20Is%20a%20Verb&amp;text=Shirley%20Chisholm%20famously%20said%2C%20%E2%80%9CIf,force%20to%20be%20reckoned%20with.\" target=\"_blank\">Shirley Chisholm Is a Verb<\/a><\/em> by Veronica Chambers<br>The inspiring story of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman in Congress, who also sought the Democratic nomination for president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harpercollins.com\/products\/the-highest-tribute-thurgood-marshalls-life-leadership-and-legacy-kekla-magoon?variant=33007880962082\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Highest Tribute: Thurgood Marshall&#8217;s Life, Leadership, and Legacy<\/em><\/a> by Kekla Magoon<br>Another brilliant new biography, this one of Civil Rights activist and Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com\/books\/Jump-at-the-Sun\/Alicia-D-Williams\/9781534419131\" target=\"_blank\">Jump at the Sun: The True Life Tale of Unstoppable Storycatcher Zora Neale Hurston<\/a><\/em> by Alicia D. Williams<br>A gorgeous new biography of extraordinary storyteller Zora Neale Hurston, from childhood on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/book-reviews\/gary-golio\/dark-was-night\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dark Was the Night: Blind Willie Johnson&#8217;s Journey to the Stars<\/a><\/em> by Gary Golio<br>The story of musician Blind Willie Johnson, whose song &#8220;Dark Was the Night&#8221; was included on the <em>Voyager I<\/em> space probe&#8217;s Golden Record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/635843\/the-teachers-march-by-sandra-neil-wallace-and-rich-wallace-illustrated-by-charly-palmer\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Teachers March! How Selma&#8217;s Teachers Changed History<\/a> <\/em>by Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace<br>A tribute to the educators who participated in the 1965 Selma Teachers&#8217; March for voting rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking for even more reading recommendations? Check out these lists:<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2011\/02\/black-history-month-display\/\" target=\"_blank\">Black History Month Display<\/a> (ALSC)<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bookriot.com\/100-best-childrens-books-for-african-american-history-month\/\" target=\"_blank\">100 Best Children&#8217;s Books for African American History Month<\/a> (Book Riot)<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/coloursofus.com\/picture-books-for-black-history-month\/\" target=\"_blank\">21 Picture Books for Black History Month<\/a> (Colours of Us)<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/black-history-month-books_n_5a79a9a8e4b018ad89502122\" target=\"_blank\">24 Children&#8217;s Books to Read to Your Kids in Honor of Black History Month<\/a> (HuffPost)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February is Black History Month, and while I as a white woman can&#8217;t begin to understand the Black experience, I can do my part to educate myself and my young patrons &#8211; and to actively work toward an anti-racist future. 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