14 Bestselling Children’s Books

Period: March/April - 2013

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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.

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Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America

Hand in Hand

by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney
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4
Out of My Mind

Out of My Mind

by Sharon M. Draper
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I Have a Dream (Picture Book)

I Have a Dream (Picture Book)

by Martin Luther King, et al.
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Ellen’s Broom

Ellen’s Broom

by Kelly Starling Lyons
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The Good Braider

The Good Braider

by Terry Farish
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12
No Crystal Stair

No Crystal Stair

by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
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Fire in the Streets

Fire in the Streets

by Kekla Magoon
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14
Yummy: The Last Days Of A Southside Shorty

Yummy

by G. Neri
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Each Kindness

Each Kindness

by Jacqueline Woodson
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I, Too, Am America

I, Too, Am America

by Langston Hughes
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