March is a month of many celebrations and observances. Look out for children’s and young adult books by Black authors that honor Women’s History Month, Harriet Tubman Day, Youth Art Month (YAM), and the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. In the meantime, this list of new children’s and young adult releases for March offers titles that cover many exciting topics.
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Picture Books
Amina Mucciolo | Elle Pierre | Scholastic | PB | March 4, 2025
Tanisia Moore | Raissa Figueroa | Scholastic | PB | March 4, 2025
Halcyon Person | Joelle Murray | Scholastic | PB | March 4, 2025
Holidayville’s Lucky Easter Surprise
Renita Bryant | Mynd Matters | PB | March 4, 2025
If I Could Choose a Best Day: Poems of Possibility
Charles Waters | Irene Latham | Olivia Sua | Candlewick | PB | March 4, 2025
Victoria Scott-Miller | Toni D. Chambers | Denene Millner/Simon & Schuster BYR | PB | March 4, 2025
Planted with Love: Growing into a Family
Natasha Tripplett | Adriana Predoi | WaterBrook | PB | March 11, 2025
Tabitha Brown | Olivia Duchess | HarperCollins | PB | March 11, 2025
Kesi Augustine | Mokshini | HarperCollins | PB | March 11, 2025
Alain Serge Dzotap | Clémence Penicaud | Tate Publishing | PB | March 11, 2025
Carole Boston Weatherford | Jeffery Boston Weatherford | Ernel Martinez | Henry Holt BYR | PB | March 18, 2025
Harlem Honey: The Adventures of a Curious Kid
Tamron Hall | Ebony Glenn | HarperCollins | PB | March 25, 2025
Alliah L. Agostini | Charles Santoso | Disney Hyperion | PB | March 25, 2025
Disney Junior Ariel: The Cuttlebaby Sitter
Michelle Meadows | Disney Press | PB | March 25, 2025
Joëlle Retener | Sarah Walsh | Barefoot Books | PB | March 25, 2025
Chapter/Middle-Grade
Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich | Lydia Mba | Storytide | Chp Bk | March 4, 2025
Wise Up! Wise Down!: A Poetic Conversation
John Agard | Jonarno Lawson | Satoshi Kitamura | Candlewick | Chp Bk | March 4, 2025
Leah Johnson | Disney Hyperion | MG | March 4, 2025
Dhonielle Clayton | Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) | MG | March 4, 2025
Escape from the Clay City (Future Hero #3)
Remi Blackwood | Scholastic Press | MG | March 4, 2025
The Kids in Mrs. Z’s Class: Ayana Ndoum Takes the Stage
Kekla Magoon | Kat Fajardo | Little, Brown BYR | Chp Bk | March 11, 2025
Sword of the Champion (Dragon Forged)
Eric Lide | Union Square Kids | MG | March 11, 2025
Frankie and Friends: The Lost Tooth
Christine Platt | Alea Marley | Walker Books | Chp Bk | March 18, 2025
Mikaela Loach | Bright Matter Books | MG | March 18, 2025
Young Adult
Tracy Deonn | Simon & Schuster BYR | YA | March 4, 2025
Nic Stone | Crown BYR | YA | March 4, 2025
A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe
Mahogany L. Browne | Crown BYR | YA | March 11, 2025
Snow White: Fair & Sinister Heart
Lauren Blackwood | Disney Press | YA | March 25, 2025
Kacen Callender | Amulet Books | YA | March 25, 2025
Moses Ose Utomi | Atheneum BYR | YA | March 25, 2025
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