30 Bestselling Children’s Books for Full Year - 2022

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#2

Book cover of The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander

The Undefeated

by Kwame Alexander

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#4

Book cover of Mermaid Kenzie: Protector of the Deeps by Charlotte Watson Sherman

Mermaid Kenzie

by Charlotte Watson Sherman

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#6

Book cover of Stacey’s Extraordinary Words by Stacey Abrams aka Selena Montgomery

Stacey’s Extraordinary Words

by Stacey Abrams aka Selena Montgomery

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#12

Book cover of Stacey’s Remarkable Books by Stacey Abrams aka Selena Montgomery

Stacey’s Remarkable Books

by Stacey Abrams aka Selena Montgomery

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#13

Book cover of Born on the Water: The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renée Watson

Born on the Water

by Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renée Watson

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#14

Book cover of I Am Loved by Nikki Giovanni

I Am Loved

by Nikki Giovanni

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#15

Book cover of Your Name Is a Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

Your Name Is a Song

by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

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#18

Book cover of Sulwe by Lupita Nyong’o

Sulwe

by Lupita Nyong’o

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#19

Book cover of Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond

Blue

by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond

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#22

Book cover of The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural by Patricia C. Mckissack

The Dark-Thirty

by Patricia C. Mckissack

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#25

Book cover of Hey You!: An Empowering Celebration of Growing Up Black by Dapo Adeola

Hey You!

by Dapo Adeola

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#26

Book cover of The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson

The Day You Begin

by Jacqueline Woodson

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#27

Book cover of Different and the Same by Adijah & Atiya Brabham

Different and the Same

by Adijah & Atiya Brabham

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#29

Book cover of Mirror Girls by Kelly McWilliams

Mirror Girls

by Kelly McWilliams

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#30

Book cover of Me & Mama by Cozbi A. Cabrera

Me & Mama

by Cozbi A. Cabrera

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More About our Bestsellers List


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), Black History 365 Education, and Amazon.com*.

We aggregate all formats of a book sold (print, ebook, and audio) into one format, usually the most popular print format

*For a few years, we actively boycotted Amazon but have discontinued this practice, as many of our authors have made their books exclusively available from Amazon. While we discourage giving Amazon the exclusive right to sell a book, we do not want this to be a reason to exclude an author from our site. Amazon also has an effective monopoly on eBooks and out-of-print books, which we highlight on this site.


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