21 Bestselling Children’s Books for March/April - 2022

AALBC’s Bestselling Book SealOur bestsellers list has been published continuously since 1998 and is the most visible list focused on Black Books in existence. 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, we don’t control, determine which books are important.

Fiction:
Fiction was our top-selling genre this period, with the Fall/Winter 20221 issue of the Killens Review of Arts & Letters (magazine) and Ladee Hubbard’s The Last Suspicious Holdout being the #1 and #2 bestsellers across all genres. Urban fiction titles experienced stronger sales this period.

Nonfiction:
The 1619 Project created by Nikole Hannah-Jones and Caste by Isabel Wilkerson have both made AALBC’s bestsellers list 5 times or more.

Children’s Books:
Sales were led by Mirror Girls by Kelly McWilliams. Nkechi Taifa has three books on the list this period helping to make her a Top 100 AALBC Bestselling Author.

Poetry:
There were not enough poetry book sales to generate a bestsellers list for this period.

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#1

Book cover of Mirror Girls by Kelly McWilliams

Mirror Girls

by Kelly McWilliams

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#6

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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#7

Book cover of Cool Cuts by Mechal Renee Roe

Cool Cuts

by Mechal Renee Roe

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#9

Book cover of Virginia Hamilton: Five Novels by Virginia Hamilton

Virginia Hamilton

by Virginia Hamilton

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#10

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

Hey You!

by Dapo Adeola

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#11

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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#12

Book cover of Sulwe by Lupita Nyong’o

Sulwe

by Lupita Nyong’o

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#13

Book cover of Me & Mama by Cozbi A. Cabrera

Me & Mama

by Cozbi A. Cabrera

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#14

Book cover of I Am Loved by Nikki Giovanni

I Am Loved

by Nikki Giovanni

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#17

Book cover of Stand Up!: 10 Mighty Women Who Made a Change by Brittney Cooper

Stand Up!

by Brittney Cooper

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#18

Book cover of Ty’s Travels: Lab Magic by Kelly Starling Lyons

Ty’s Travels

by Kelly Starling Lyons

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#19

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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#20

Book cover of Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions by Chris Barton

Whoosh!

by Chris Barton

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