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The 58 Bestselling Children’s Books for 2016





4 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of One Crazy Summer

One Crazy Summer
by Rita Williams-Garcia

4 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Please, Baby, Please

Please, Baby, Please
by Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee

4 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Chocolate Me!

Chocolate Me!
by Taye Diggs

3 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Black Mother Goose Book

Black Mother Goose Book
by Elizabeth Murphy Oliver

3 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Max and the Tag-Along Moon

Max and the Tag-Along Moon
by Floyd Cooper

3 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of I Am Mixed

I Am Mixed
by Garcelle Beauvais

3 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Whose Knees Are These?

Whose Knees Are These?
by Jabari Asim

3 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of P.S. Be Eleven

P.S. Be Eleven
by Rita Williams-Garcia

3 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Beautiful Moon

Beautiful Moon
by Tonya Bolden

2 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Daddy Calls Me Man

Daddy Calls Me Man
by Angela Johnson

2 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Afro-Bets 1-2-3 Book

Afro-Bets 1-2-3 Book
by Cheryl Willis Hudson

2 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Dancing In The Wings

Dancing In The Wings
by Debbie Allen

2 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Juneteenth for Mazie

Juneteenth for Mazie
by Floyd Cooper

2 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of A is for Activist

A is for Activist
by Innosanto Nagara

2 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Whose Toes are Those?

Whose Toes are Those?
by Jabari Asim

2 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of The Adventures of Obi and Titi: The Hidden Temple of Ogiso (Book 1)

The Adventures of Obi and Titi: The Hidden Temple of Ogiso (Book 1)
by O.T. Begho

2 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Gone Crazy in Alabama

Gone Crazy in Alabama
by Rita Williams-Garcia

2 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Rice & Rocks

Rice & Rocks
by Sandra L. Richards

2 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Dirt

Dirt
by Teffanie Thompson

2 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Book of Black Heroes from A to Z: An Introduction to Important Black Achievers for Young Readers

Book of Black Heroes from A to Z: An Introduction to Important Black Achievers for Young Readers
by Wade Hudson

1 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Lola at the Library

Lola at the Library
by Anna McQuinn

1 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Every Little Thing

Every Little Thing
by Cedella Marley

1 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of One Love

One Love
by Cedella Marley

1 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of AFRO-BETS ABC BOOK

AFRO-BETS ABC BOOK
by Cheryl Willis Hudson

1 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Bright Eyes, Brown Skin

Bright Eyes, Brown Skin
by Cheryl Willis Hudson

1 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of My Friend Maya Loves To Dance

My Friend Maya Loves To Dance
by Cheryl Willis Hudson

1 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Kids Book of Wisdom: Quotes from the African American Tradition

Kids Book of Wisdom: Quotes from the African American Tradition
by Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade Hudson

1 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of My Holy Bible For African-American Children, Kjv

My Holy Bible For African-American Children, Kjv
by Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade Hudson

1 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Black Fairy Tales: A Coloring and Activity Book

Black Fairy Tales: A Coloring and Activity Book
by Crystal Swain-Bates

1 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Salt in His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream

Salt in His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream
by Deloris Jordan and Roslyn M. Jordan

1 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton

Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton
by Don Tate

1 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Kevin And His Dad

Kevin And His Dad
by Irene Smalls

1 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Brown Girl Dreaming

Brown Girl Dreaming
by Jacqueline Woodson

1 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale

Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale
by John Steptoe

1 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of We Are The Ship: The Story Of Negro League Baseball

We Are The Ship: The Story Of Negro League Baseball
by Kadir Nelson

1 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of I Can Do It Too!

I Can Do It Too!
by Karen Baicker

1 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of One Million Men And Me

One Million Men And Me
by Kelly Starling Lyons

1 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Max Paints the House

Max Paints the House
by Ken Wilson-Max

1 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of The Crossover

The Crossover
by Kwame Alexander

1 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Poetry For Young People: Langston Hughes

Poetry For Young People: Langston Hughes
by Langston Hughes

1 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Afro-Bets Book of Colors: Meet the Color Family

Afro-Bets Book of Colors: Meet the Color Family
by Margery W. Brown

1 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace
by Mary Hoffman

1 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Ladder To The Moon

Ladder To The Moon
by Maya Soetoro-Ng

1 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
by Mildred D. Taylor

1 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of I Love My Hair!

I Love My Hair!
by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley

1 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of I Love My Haircut!

I Love My Haircut!
by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley

1 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of 12 Brown Boys

12 Brown Boys
by Omar Tyree

1 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Child of the Civil Rights Movement

Child of the Civil Rights Movement
by Paula Young Shelton

1 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Peekaboo Morning

Peekaboo Morning
by Rachel Isadora

1 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Harlem’s Little Blackbird

Harlem’s Little Blackbird
by Renée Watson

1 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of The Story Of Ruby Bridges: Special Anniversary Edition

The Story Of Ruby Bridges: Special Anniversary Edition
by Robert Coles

1 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Grandpa, Is Everything Black Bad?

Grandpa, Is Everything Black Bad?
by Sandy Lynne Holman

1 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Black History: Kids Edition

Black History: Kids Edition
by Stephen Jones

1 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of You Can Do It!

You Can Do It!
by Tony Dungy

1 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Maritcha: A Nineteenth-Century American Girl

Maritcha: A Nineteenth-Century American Girl
by Tonya Bolden

1 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Full, Full, Full of Love

Full, Full, Full of Love
by Trish Cooke

1 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Sugar Plum Ballerinas #1: Plum Fantastic

Sugar Plum Ballerinas #1: Plum Fantastic
by Whoopi Goldberg

1 Time 2016 Bestseller Click for a larger image of Toeshoe Trouble (Sugar Plum Ballerinas, Book 2)

Toeshoe Trouble (Sugar Plum Ballerinas, Book 2)
by Whoopi Goldberg

Bestselling Books By Month May be Found Here

Our All-Time Bestselling Books May be Found Here