The Brown BookshelfThe Brown Bookshelf is a website that focuses on raising awareness of Black writers. The main focus is a yearly project called "28 Days Later" which recognizes a different author every day during Black History Month. They also have a list of books and resources from a session at NCTE about Using Black Children's Literature to Amplify All Student Voices. |
#BlackVoicesMatter Books from Harper CollinsHarperStacks, the HarperCollins Children’s School & Library Hub, has put together a list of books written and/or illustrated by black authors. In addition to basic information about the books, this stands out for links to resources for the classroom or libary. |
Essential Books for All AgesExtensive list of great books from picture book through YA. Each book also has discussion guides and additional information. |
Black Lives Matter Comics Reading ListThe Black Caucus and Graphic Novels & Comics Roundtable of the ALA have come together to produce an extensive listing of graphic novels that draw attention to the Black experience. |
19 Children's Books by Black AuthorsBookriot presents 19 books for younger readers. These are #OwnVoices titles that the author himself would have loved to see as a child. |
Graphic Novels with Black ProtagonistsSLJ Blog - Good Comics for Kids suggests a variety of comics featuring black protagonists. The books are divided by children/tween and teens. A similar post with different titles was posted in 2019. |
African American Literature Book ClubAALB is the oldest and largest online bookstore for books by and about people of African descent. In addition to book reviews, they are a wealth of information about literary events and resources for Black Literature. |