There are over 50 new books by Black authors coming this August. Parker Curry and her team are back with another Ready-To-Read book, Parker’s Slumber Party, for beginning readers. Check out Tiffany D. Jackson’s Trick-or-Treating in the City and a few more titles for Halloween fun or fright, since it’s almost that time of year. From picture books to young adult titles, there’s something for everyone!
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Picture Books
The Sole Man: Jan Matzeliger’s Lasting Invention
Shana Keller | Stephen Costanza | Sleeping Bear Press | August 1, 2024 | Amazon | Bookshop
This Little Light of Mine
Sawyer Cloud | Magic Cat | August 6, 2024 | Amazon | Bookshop
Spooky Poems Aloud: 25 Poems to Frighten and Delight
Joseph Coelho | Daniel Gray-Barnett | Wide Eyed Editions | August 6, 2024 | Amazon | Bookshop
Disney Junior Ariel: A Magical Mess
Michelle Meadows | Disney Press | August 6, 2024 | Amazon | Bookshop
How We Feel
Leah Osakwe | Becky Paige | Tiger Tales | August 6, 2024 | Amazon | Bookshop
How We Share
Leah Osakwe | Becky Paige | Tiger Tales | August 6, 2024 | Amazon | Bookshop
Where?
Jordan Collins | Phil Lesnie | Candlewick | August 6, 2024 | Amazon | Bookshop
Before the Ships: The Birth of Black Excellence
Maisha Oso | Candice Bradley | Orchard Books | August 6, 2024 | Amazon | Bookshop
Who’s in Charge?
Stephanie Allain | Jenny Klion | Marissa Valdez | Candlewick | August 6, 2024 | Amazon | Bookshop
Trick-or-Treating in the City
Tiffany D. Jackson | Sawyer Cloud | Dial Books | August 13, 2024 | Amazon | Bookshop
The Joys of Being a Little Black Boy
Valerie Reynolds | Chris Turner | Chicago Review Press | August 13, 2024 | Amazon | Bookshop
The Twirl of Being a Little Black Girl
Valerie Reynolds | Chris Turner | Chicago Review Press | August 13, 2024 | Amazon | Bookshop
Kamau & ZuZu Find a Way
Aracelis Girmay | Diana Ejaita | Enchanted Lion | August 27, 2024 | Amazon | Bookshop
The River Is My Ocean
Rio Cortez | Ashleigh Corrin | S&S/Denene Millner | August 27, 2024 | Amazon | Bookshop
Brown Girls Do Ballet: Celebrating Diverse Girls Taking Center Stage
TaKiyah Wallace-McMillian | JaNay Brown-Wood | Black Dog & Leventhal | August 27, 2024 | Amazon | Bookshop
Chapter/Middle-Grade
Movie Menace (Gamer)
Shawn Pryor | Francesca Ficorilli | Stone Arch Books | August 1, 2024 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
Disco Danger (Gamer)
Shawn Pryor | Francesca Ficorilli | Stone Arch Books | August 1, 2024 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
Planet Takeover (The Gamer)
Shawn Pryor | Francesca Ficorilli | Stone Arch Books | August 1, 2024 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
Cybercard Slam (The Gamer)
Shawn Pryor | Francesca Ficorilli | Stone Arch Books | August 1, 2024 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
Milo’s Amazing Space Adventure (Milo Gray’s Imagination Adventures)
Bryan Patrick Avery | Sabrina Filieri | Picture Window Books | August 1, 2024 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
Milo’s Great Safari Adventure (Milo Gray’s Imagination Adventures)
Bryan Patrick Avery | Sabrina Filieri | Picture Window Books | August 1, 2024 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
Milo’s Super Spy Adventure (Milo Gray’s Imagination Adventures)
Bryan Patrick Avery | Sabrina Filieri | Picture Window Books | August 1, 2024 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
Milo’s Spooky Tomb Adventure (Milo Gray’s Imagination Adventures)
Bryan Patrick Avery | Sabrina Filieri | Picture Window Books | August 1, 2024 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
After the Clotilda: Africatown’s Hidden History
Anitra Butler-ngugi | Capstone | August 1, 2024 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
LeBron James vs. Michael Jordan: Basketball Legends Face Off
Dionna L. Mann | Capstone | August 1, 2024 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
The Untold Story of A. Philip Randolph: Union Organizer and Civil Rights Activist
Dr. Artika R. Tyner | Capstone | August 1, 2024 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
The Untold Story of Bridget Mason: A Freedwoman Becomes an Entrepreneur
Dr. Artika R. Tyner | Capstone | August 1, 2024 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
The Untold Story of Jack Johnson: Heavyweight Boxing Legend
Elliott Smith | Capstone | August 1, 2024 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
Marian Anderson Sings for a Nation
Myra Faye Turner | Katura Gaines | Capstone Press | August 1, 2024 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
Discovering Forces and Motion in Max Axiom’s Lab
Myra Faye Turner | Alessandro D’urso | Capstone Press | August 1, 2024 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
Investigating Sound in Max Axiom’s Lab
Myra Faye Turner | Alessandro D’urso | Capstone Press | August 1, 2024 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
Race to the Magic Mountain (Kwame’s Magic Quest #2)
Bernard Mensah | Natasha Nayo | Scholastic Inc | August 6, 2024 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
Carnival Chaos (Moko Magic #1)
Tracey Baptiste | Freedom Fire | August 6, 2024 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
Daydreamer
Rob Cameron | Labyrinth Road | August 6, 2024 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
Mama’s Chicken and Dumplings
Dionna L. Mann | Margaret Ferguson Books | August 6, 2024 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
The Lonely Below
g. haron davis | Scholastic | August 6, 2024 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
Project Mercury
Ronald L. Smith | Clarion Books | August 6, 2024 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
The Story of Serena Williams: An Inspiring Biography for Young Readers
Shadae B. Mallory | Tequitia Andrews | Callisto Kids | August 13, 2024 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
Secret Society of Rebel Girls: Nina and the Mysterious Mailbox
Marti Dumas | DK Children | August 13, 2024 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
Sightseeing with Aliens
Insha Fitzpatrick | Lilla Bölecz | Quirk | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
The Science of Friendship
Tanita S. Davis | HarperCollins/Tegen | August 20, 2024 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
The Secret Dead Club
Karen Strong | Simon & Schuster BYR | August 20, 2024 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
Kingdom of Dust
Lisa Stringfellow | Quill Tree Books | August 20, 2024 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
Parker’s Slumber Party
Parker Curry | Jessica Curry | Brittany Jackson | Tajae Keith | Simon Spotlight | August 27, 2024 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
Miles Morales Untangles a Web
Terrance Crawford | Dave Bardin | Simon Spotlight | August 27, 2024 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
Rolling Through the Rock Cycle (The Magnificent Makers, Bk. 9)
Theanne Griffith | Random House BYR | August 27, 2024 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
The Skeleton Flute
Damara Allen | Aladdin | August 27, 2024 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
The Everybody Experiment
Lisa Moore Ramée | HarperCollins | August 27, 2024 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
Jaden Powers and the Inheritance Magic
Jamar J. Perry | Bloomsbury | August 27, 2024 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
Amari and the Despicable Wonders (Supernatural Investigations, 3)
B.B. Alston | Balzer + Bray | August 27, 2024 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
Buckle Up
Lawrence Lindell | Random House Children’s Books | August 27, 2024 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
Young Adult
Hover Girls
Geneva Bowers | Bloomsbury | August 6, 2024 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
This Ravenous Fate
Hayley Dennings | Sourcebooks Fire | August 6, 2024 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
The Maid and the Crocodile: A Novel in the World of Raybearer
Jordan Ifueko | Amulet Books | August 13, 2024 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
Drown Me with Dreams
Gabi Burton | Bloomsbury | August 20, 2024 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
Love Requires Chocolate
Ravynn K. Stringfield | Joy Revolution | August 20, 2024 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
Something Like Right
H.D. Hunter | Farrar, Straus and Giroux BYR | August 20, 2024 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
Prince of the Palisades
Julian Winters | Viking | August 20, 2024 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
Pearl: A Graphic Novel
Sherri L. Smith | Christine Norrie | Graphix | August 20, 2024 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
Our Shouts Echo
Jade Adia | Disney Hyperion | August 27, 2024 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
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