25 Bestselling Children’s Books for November/December - 2016

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. More ▶

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#1

Book cover of One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia

One Crazy Summer

by Rita Williams-Garcia

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#5

Book cover of Please, Baby, Please by Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee

Please, Baby, Please

by Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee

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#6

Book cover of Rice & Rocks by Sandra L. Richards

Rice & Rocks

by Sandra L. Richards

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#8

Book cover of I Am Mixed by Garcelle Beauvais

I Am Mixed

by Garcelle Beauvais

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#11

Book cover of Black History: Kids Edition by Stephen Jones

Black History

by Stephen Jones

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#13

Book cover of Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

Brown Girl Dreaming

by Jacqueline Woodson

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#14

Book cover of Gone Crazy in Alabama by Rita Williams-Garcia

Gone Crazy in Alabama

by Rita Williams-Garcia

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#16

Book cover of One Love by Cedella Marley

One Love

by Cedella Marley

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#17

Book cover of P.S. Be Eleven by Rita Williams-Garcia

P.S. Be Eleven

by Rita Williams-Garcia

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#18

Book cover of The Crossover by Kwame Alexander

The Crossover

by Kwame Alexander

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#19

Book cover of Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton by Don Tate

Poet

by Don Tate

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#20

Book cover of I Love My Haircut! by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley

I Love My Haircut!

by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley

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More About our Bestsellers List

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We pull our bestselling books from all our sales channels. The majority of our sales come from this website and 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, 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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