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20 Books (and more!) for Caribbean Heritage Month

This month is a great time to learn about the culture and people of the Caribbean. That’s because June is Caribbean Heritage Month! If you’re not sure what countries and regions are considered a part of the Caribbean, or the purpose of the celebration, this Caribbean American Heritage Month – Overview is a good place to start. 

The books featured on the list are by authors of Caribbean heritage. Although some are not American, they are all authors worth knowing. Sadé Smith is one. She is a Canadian author, and her debut picture book, Granny’s Kitchen, releases in July. Many people do not know that the great Shirley Chisholm is of Caribbean heritage. Veronica Chambers tells her story in the picture book bio Shirley Chisholm Is a Verb! The titles listed range from picture to YA. Most are available now, and some are coming soon.

See Caribbean Heritage Month: 16 Children’s and YA Books and 25 Books for National Caribbean-American Heritage Month for more books by authors of Caribbean heritage, like Ibi Zoboi, Tracey Baptiste, Desmond Hall, Tami Charles, Sarah Dass, and more.

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1. Granny’s Kitchen

Sadé Smith | Ken Daley | Feiwel and Friends | July 12, 2022 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop


2. All the Places We Call Home

Patrice Gopo | Jenin Mohammed | WorthyKids | June 14, 2022 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop


3. The Legend of the Spirit Serpent

Adaiah Sanford | Ken Daley | Reycraft | May 15, 2022 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop


4. Climb On!

Baptiste Paul | Jacqueline Alcántara | NorthSouth Books | March 8, 2022 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop



5. Marley and the Family Band

Cedella Marley | Tracey Baptiste | Tiffany Rose | Random House BYR | February 1, 2022 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop


6. Coming to England

Floella Benjamin | Diane Ewen | Macmillan Children’s Books | October 5, 2020 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop


7. The Wonder of the World Leaf

Summer Edward | Sayada Ramdial | Collins | March 1, 2021 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop


8. Shirley Chisholm Is a Verb!

Veronica Chambers | Rachelle Baker | Dial Books | July 28, 2020 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop



9. A Story About Afiya 

James Berry | Anna Cunha | Lantana Publishing | April 7, 2020 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop


10. Miles Away In The Caribbean 

Yolanda T. Marshall | Beatriz Mello | Garnalma Press | June 1, 2019 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop


11. The Masquerade Dance 

Carol Ottley-Mitchell | Daniel J. O’Brien | ‎Caribbean Reads Publishing | April 15, 2019 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop


12. Look Back!

Trish Cooke | Caroline Binch | Crocodile Books | September 12, 2014 |  PB | Amazon | Bookshop



13. If You Read This

Kereen Getten | Delacorte Press | August 16, 2022 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop


14. Witchlings

Claribel Ortega | Scholastic Press | April 5, 2022 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop


15. Pilar Ramirez and the Escape from Zafa (Pilar Ramirez Duology, 1)

Julian Randall | Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) | March 1, 2022 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop


16. A Comb of Wishes

Lisa Stringfellow | Quill Tree Books | February 8, 2022 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop



17. I Rise

Marie Arnold | Versify | August 2, 2022 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop


18. Inheritance  

Elizabeth Acevedo | Andrea Pippins | Quill Tree Books | May 3, 2022 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop


19. High Spirits

Camille Gomera-Tavarez | Levine Querido | April 12, 2022 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop


20. Kemosha of the Caribbean

Alex Wheatle | Black Sheep | February 2, 2022 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop


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