117 Board Books, for Children, Celebrating Black Culture

Board Books are great for young children, but don’t get the attention they deserve. Board books are perfect for introducing young children to the written word at a time when their brains are optimized for learning. Today there so are many excellent board books available that celebrate Black culture — enriching children of all background.

Board Books pages are much thicker than regular books making them very durable and easy to clean. The corners are usually rounded for safety. Board Books are colorful, with large text that is easy to read. The language is light, often rhymtic, and fun to read. Also check out more great books for children of all ages.

Hair Love ABCs

by Matthew A. Cherry

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Baby, Sleepy Baby

by Atinuke

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The Making of Butterflies

by Zora Neale Hurston and Adapted by Ibram X. Kendi

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A is for Aretha

by Leslie Kwan

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Skin Again (Board Book)

by bell hooks

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Shady Baby Feels

by Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade

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The Big Five

by Bella Makatini

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Count to Love!

by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney

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Baby Ballers

by Bernadette Baillie

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Lullaby for a Black Mother

by Langston Hughes

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M Is for Melanin

by Tiffany Rose

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Help Wanted, Must Love Books

by Janet Sumner Johnson

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Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Library

by Julie Gassman

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Little Naturalists George Washington Carver Loved Plants

by Kate Coombs

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Martin Luther King Jr.

by Isabel Sãnchez Vegara

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Up, Up, Up, Down!

by Kimberly Gee

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Glow

by Ruth Forman

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Everything Grows

by Raffi Cavoukian

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A Rosa Le Encanta Jugar a la Pelota/Rosa Plays Ball

by Jessica Spanyol

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A Rosa Le Encantan Los Dinosaurios/Rosa Loves Dinosaurs

by Jessica Spanyol

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Who Was Jackie Robinson?

by Lisbeth Kaiser

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Leo Loves Daddy

by Anna McQuinn

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B Is for Baby (Board Book)

by Atinuke

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Juneteenth for Mazie

by Floyd Cooper

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Baby Young, Gifted, and Black

by Jamia Wilson

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The Story of Rosa Parks

by Patricia A. Pingry

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The Story of Martin Luther King Jr.

by Johnny Ray Moore

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Cool Cuts

by Mechal Renee Roe

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I Love My Haircut!

by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley

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Curls

by Ruth Forman

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My Baby Loves Valentine’s Day

by Jabari Asim

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Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.?

by Lisbeth Kaiser

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These Hands

by Hope Lynne Price

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What Will Fit?

by Grace Lin

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Happy Hair

by Mechal Renee Roe

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I Can Code

by Vicky Fang

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When God Made You (Board Book)

by Matthew Paul Turner

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Baby Babbles B, 1

by C. Hope Flinchbaugh

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Follow Your Dreams, Little One

by Vashti Harrison

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Rupaul Charles

by RuPaul

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Lola Loves Stories with Daddy

by Anna McQuinn

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Lola at the Library with Mommy

by Anna McQuinn

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My Baby Loves Halloween

by Jabari Asim

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My Hair

by Danielle Murrell Cox

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Antiracist Baby

by Ibram X. Kendi

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I Am Strong

by Brad Meltzer

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The Wizard of Oz

by Carly Gledhill

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Hey, Baby!

by Andrea Pippins

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This Little Dreamer

by Joan Holub

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Little Heroes of Color

by David Heredia

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Hey Black Child

by Useni Eugene Perkins

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I Look Up To… Serena Williams

by Anna Membrino

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I Look Up To…Misty Copeland

by Anna Membrino

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My Hair Is Beautiful

by Shauntay Grant

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Princess Hair

by Sharee Miller

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Think Big, Little One

by Vashti Harrison

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The Obamas

by Violet Lemay

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Baby Bear Board Book

by Kadir Nelson

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My Baby Loves Christmas

by Jabari Asim

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I Love All of Me

by Lorie Ann Grover

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I Am Brave

by Brad Meltzer

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Bitty Brown Babe

by Deborah Lefalle

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Chocolate Me!

by Taye Diggs

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Grandma’s Purse

by Vanessa Brantley-Newton

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Baby Goes to Market (Board Book)

by Atinuke

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Whose Toes are Those?

by Jabari Asim

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Whose Knees Are These?

by Jabari Asim

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Rosa Parks

by Lisbeth Kaiser

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Baby Says

by John Steptoe

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Woke Baby

by Mahogany L. Browne

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Be Bold, Baby

by Alison Oliver

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Dream Big, Little Leader

by Vashti Harrison

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I Look Up To… Michelle Obama

by Anna Membrino

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Rosa Plays Ball

by Jessica Spanyol

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Rosa Loves Dinosaurs

by Jessica Spanyol

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Maya Angelou

by Lisbeth Kaiser

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Bath! Bath! Bath!

by Christiane Engel

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Good Morning, Superman

by Michael Dahl

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Homemade Love [board Book]

by bell hooks

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In the Snow

by Elizabeth Spurr

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This Little Trailblazer

by Joan Holub

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Happy to Be Nappy

by bell hooks

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Be Boy Buzz

by bell hooks

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Counting on Community

by Innosanto Nagara

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Let There Be Light

by Desmond Tutu

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Lottie Paris Lives Here

by Angela Johnson

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One Love (Board Book)

by Cedella Marley

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Nappy Duck And Potty Piggy

by Bernette Ford

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A is for Activist

by Innosanto Nagara

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The Snowy Day

by Ezra Jack Keats

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I Can Do It Too!

by Karen Baicker

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Girl of Mine

by Jabari Asim

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Boy of Mine

by Jabari Asim

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Puddin’ Jeffrey and Leah

by Wade Hudson

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Peekaboo Morning

by Rachel Isadora

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Please, Baby, Please (Board Book)

by Spike Lee

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Peter’s Chair

by Ezra Jack Keats

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Shades of Black

by Sandra Pinkney

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To Be a Kid

by Maya Ajmera and John D. Ivanko

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Feast for 10

by Cathryn Falwell

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Baby’s First Signs

by Kim Votry

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I’ll Be There - Book #4

by Charles R. Smith Jr.

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How Sweet It is to Be Loved by You - Book #3

by Charles R. Smith Jr.

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Sugar Pie Honey Bunch - Book #2

by Charles R. Smith Jr.

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Water, Water

by Eloise Greenfield

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Whistle for Willie

by Ezra Jack Keats

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Shake Shake Shake

by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney

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Good Night, Baby (Revised) (What A Baby)

by Cheryl Willis Hudson

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Good Morning, Baby

by Cheryl Willis Hudson

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Pretty Brown Face

by Andrea Davis Pinkney

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Kia Tanisha

by Eloise Greenfield

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A Windy Day

by Laura Pegram

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Rain Feet

by Angela Johnson

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Joshua’s Night Whispers

by Angela Johnson

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Joshua by the Sea

by Angela Johnson

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Big Friend, Little Friend

by Eloise Greenfield

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Daddy And I...

by Eloise Greenfield

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