25 Bestselling Children’s Books

Period: November/December - 2016

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.

1
One Crazy Summer

One Crazy Summer

by Rita Williams-Garcia
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3
Chocolate Me!

Chocolate Me!

by Taye Diggs
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5
Please, Baby, Please

Please, Baby, Please

by Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee
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6
Rice & Rocks

Rice & Rocks

by Sandra L. Richards
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7
Daddy Calls Me Man

Daddy Calls Me Man

by Angela Johnson
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8
I Am Mixed

I Am Mixed

by Garcelle Beauvais
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10
Beautiful Moon: A Child’s Prayer

Beautiful Moon

by Tonya Bolden
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11
Black History: Kids Edition

Black History

by Stephen Jones
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13
Brown Girl Dreaming

Brown Girl Dreaming

by Jacqueline Woodson
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14
Gone Crazy in Alabama

Gone Crazy in Alabama

by Rita Williams-Garcia
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16
One Love

One Love

by Cedella Marley
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17
P.S. Be Eleven

P.S. Be Eleven

by Rita Williams-Garcia
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18
The Crossover

The Crossover

by Kwame Alexander
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19
Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton

Poet

by Don Tate
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20
I Love My Haircut!

I Love My Haircut!

by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
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22
Every Little Thing

Every Little Thing

by Cedella Marley
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23
I Can Do It Too!

I Can Do It Too!

by Karen Baicker
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