14 Bestselling Children’s Books

Period: March/April - 2013

AALBC Bestseller Seal

The African American Literature Book Club’s Bestsellers List has been published continuously since 1998. It celebrates the bestselling titles from our curated selection of books written by or about Black people. Learn More below.

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Cover for Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America

Hand in Hand

by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney
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Cover for Out of My Mind

Out of My Mind

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

I Have a Dream (Picture Book)

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

Ellen’s Broom

by Kelly Starling Lyons
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Cover for The Good Braider

The Good Braider

by Terry Farish
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Cover for No Crystal Stair

No Crystal Stair

by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
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Cover for Yummy: The Last Days Of A Southside Shorty

Yummy

by G. Neri
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Cover for Each Kindness

Each Kindness

by Jacqueline Woodson
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Cover for I, Too, Am America

I, Too, Am America

by Langston Hughes
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You will learn about books selling well in the Black community that may never show up on lists published by corporate entities. Spread the word about our list; don’t let one or two lists, which we don’t control, determine which books are important.

We collect our bestselling titles from all our sales channels. The majority of our sales come from this website and our in-person events. We also include sales generated through our affiliate relationships, including Bookshop.org, Libro.fm (audiobooks), and Amazon.com*.

*For a few years, we actively boycotted Amazon but have discontinued this practice to ensure we do not exclude authors who are exclusive to that platform. We still discourage exclusivity but support all Black authors.