15 Bestselling Children’s Books

Period: July/August - 2024

AALBC Bestseller Seal

Celebrating books written by or about Black people, the African American Literature Book Club’s Bestsellers List has been published continuously since 1998. In 2026, we began publishing our list quarterly, focusing on The BLK Bestsellers.

The Killens Review of Arts & Letters, edited by Mudiwa Pettus, makes out fiction list for the 3rd consecutive period. Never Saw Me Coming: How I Outsmarted the FBI and the Entire Banking System—And Pocketed $40 Million by Tanya Smith, debuts at #1 on our nonfiction list. Our own, Jelani’s Key by D. Amari Jackson, tops our children’s list for the 6th time.

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Jelani’s Key

Jelani’s Key

by D. Amari Jackson
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Black Star

Black Star

by Kwame Alexander
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Imbila’s Tale: An English/Zulu Flipbook for Children

Imbila’s Tale

by Desaray Mnyandu
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Hair Love ABCs

Hair Love ABCs

by Matthew A. Cherry
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AFRO-BETS ABC BOOK

AFRO-BETS ABC BOOK

by Cheryl Willis Hudson
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Shining Legacy: Storypoems for the Young, So Black Heroes and Heroines Forever Will Be Sung

Shining Legacy

by Nkechi Taifa
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This Is Your Time

This Is Your Time

by Ruby Bridges
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Bright Eyes, Brown Skin

Bright Eyes, Brown Skin

by Cheryl Willis Hudson and Bernette Ford
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A Good Kind of Trouble

A Good Kind of Trouble

by Lisa Moore Ramée
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Out of My Dreams

Out of My Dreams

by Sharon M. Draper
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