20 Bestselling Children’s Books

Period: Full Year - 2025

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Celebrating Black stories and authors since 1998, the AALBC Bestsellers List is now published quarterly. Here’s a printable list and collage of this period’s titles. Also check out the BLK Bestsellers—the definitive monthly guide to America’s bestselling books by Black writers.
1
Jelani’s Key

Jelani’s Key

by D. Amari Jackson
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2
I Am Every Good Thing

I Am Every Good Thing

by Derrick Barnes
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3
My Hair Is Like the Sun

My Hair Is Like the Sun

by St. Clair Detrick-Jules
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4
Harlem Honey: The Adventures of a Curious Kid

Harlem Honey

by Tamron Hall
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5
New Kid

New Kid

by Jerry Craft
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6
Frizzy

Frizzy

by Claribel A. Ortega
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7
Please, Baby, Please

Please, Baby, Please

by Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee
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8
Hair Love

Hair Love

by Matthew A. Cherry
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9
The Crossover

The Crossover

by Kwame Alexander
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10
Beyonce: A Little Golden Book Biography

Beyonce

by Lavaille Lavette
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13
Marvel Spider-Man: Miles Morales to the Rescue!: Meet the Amazing Web-Slinger!

Marvel Spider-Man

by David Fentiman
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14
Miles Morales: Shock Waves (Original Spider-Man Graphic Novel)

Miles Morales

by justin a. reynolds
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15
Black Brother, Black Brother

Black Brother, Black Brother

by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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16
Salt in His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream

Salt in His Shoes

by Deloris Jordan and Roslyn M. Jordan
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18
As Brave As You

As Brave As You

by Jason Reynolds
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19
Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks (Paperback)

Look Both Ways

by Jason Reynolds
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