Sunday, June 15, 2025 is Father’s Day! Sometimes words or expressions are hard to come by, so it’s good to take inspiration from others whose lives revolve around putting the right words together. These children’s books written by Black authors show the many ways that fathers are celebrated, loved, and remembered. Whether dad is a cowboy, has a cool beard, is always there, or not, explore all the titles and find the one that’s just right. Happy Father’s Day!
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Dorothy H. Price | Bryan M. Wilson | Reycraft Books | May 6, 2025
Varian Johnson | Reggie Brown | Orchard Books | May 6, 2025
Stephanie Seales | C. G. Esperanza | Abrams BYR | June 11, 2024
4. Back Home: Story Time with My Father
Arlène Elizabeth Casimir | Ken Daley | Candlewick | May 7, 2024
Malcolm Newsome | Jade Orlando | HarperCollins | February 20, 2024
Natasha Tripplett | Monica Mikai | HarperCollins | February 6, 2024
Brittany J. Thurman | Shamar Knight-Justice | Greenwillow | January 16, 2024
8. Dear Dad: Love, Nelson: The Story of One Boy and His Incarcerated Father
Margarett McBride | David Wilkerson | Free Spirit Publishing | October 3, 2023
9. Fresh Juice
Robert Liu-Trujillo | Lee & Low Books | July 25, 2023
Betty Tekle | Nick Alexander | Albert Whitman | June 22, 2023
11. Boy Dad
Sean Williams | Jay Davis | HarperCollins | May 16, 2023
Raissa Figueroa | Clarion Books | May 2, 2023
Pierce Freelon | Nadia Fisher | Little, Brown BYR | May 2, 2023
14. Hurry, Kate, or You’ll Be Late!
Janice N. Harrington | Tiffany Rose | Margaret Ferguson Books | April 25, 2023
15. Daddy Dressed Me
Ava Gardner | Michael Gardner | Nadia Fisher | Aladdin | March 28, 2023
16. Daddy and Me and the Rhyme to Be
Halcyon Person | Chris Bridges | Parker-Nia Gordon | Scholastic
Pierce Freelon | Olivia Duchess | Little, Brown BYR | May 3, 2022
18. Girl Dad
Sean Williams | Jay Davis | HarperCollins | March 22, 2022
Leah Henderson | E. B. Lewis | Nancy Paulsen Books | January 4, 2022
20. Missing Daddy
Mariame Kaba | Bria Royal | Haymarket Books | September 17, 2019
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