February is Black History Month, and included in this month’s new releases are picture books about two unsung and extraordinary women, Eunice W. Johnson and Augusta Baker. Also, meet Sanaa Chege in A Diver Like Me. Chege believes that her experiences in diving as a young Black woman can help others become interested in the sport, so check out her story.
Interested in learning about Black people outside of the United States? J.T. Williams presents Bright Stars of Black British History. Rahma Rodaah, author of Dear Black Child, writes a love letter to Muslim children in Dear Muslim Child. Explore these books and more, fiction and nonfiction titles, not just for Black History Month, but every month!
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Picture Books
A Diver Like Me
Sanaa Chege | Nils Britwum | Lenise Chege | Chege Corner | February 3, 2024 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
The Blue Pickup
Natasha Tripplett | Monica Mikai | HarperCollins | February 6, 2024 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
A Cup of Love: Relationship Goals for Kids
Michael Todd | Joel Santana | WaterBrook | February 6, 2024 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
Dear Muslim Child
Rahma Rodaah | Aya Ghanameh | HarperCollins | Februay 6, 2024 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
Miles of Style: Eunice W. Johnson and the Ebony Fashion Fair
Lisa D. Brathwaite | Lynn Gaines | Lee & Low Books | February 6, 2024 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller
Breanna J. McDaniel | April Harrison | Dial | February 6, 2024 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
Chicken Soup for the Soul BABIES: Keep Trying (Dont Give Up!)
Andrea J. Loney | Hazel Quintanilla | Charlesbridge | February 13, 2024 | Bd Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
You Make Me Sneeze!
Sharon G. Flake | Anna Raff | Astra Young Readers | February 20, 2024 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
Yumbo Gumbo
Keila V. Dawson | Katie Crumpton | Charlesbridge Publishing | February 20, 2024 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
Sydney’s Big Speech
Malcolm Newsome | Jade Orlando | HarperCollins | February 20, 2024 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
Seoul Food
Erin Danielle Russell | Tamisha Anthony | Viking | February 20, 2024 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
Jam, Too?
JaNay Brown-Wood | Jacqueline Alcántara | Nancy Paulsen Books | February 27, 2024 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
Willis Watson Is a Wannabe
Carmen Bogan | Cheryl Thuesday | Denene Millner Books | February 27, 2024 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
Dominique’s Thrifted Treasures
Margarett McBride | Ryan Middaugh | Free Spirit Publishing | February 27, 2024 | PB | Amazon | Bookshop
The Gabi That Girma Wore
Fasika Adefris | Sara Holly Ackerman | Netsanet Tesfay | Little, Brown BYR | February 27, 2024| PB | Amazon | Bookshop
Chapter/Middle-Grade Books
Rise of the Green Flame (Kwame’s Magic Quest #1)
Bernard Mensah | Natasha Nayo | Scholastic | February 6, 2024 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
Art Club: Dare to Create!
Rashad Doucet | Little, Brown Ink | February 6, 2024 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
On this Day in Black History
Christin Farley | Bushel & Peck Books | February 13, 2024 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
Bright Stars of Black British History
J.T. Williams | Angela Vives | Thames & Hudson | February 13, 2024 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
Ty’s Travels: Showtime
Kelly Starling Lyons | Niña Mata | HarperCollins | February 20, 2024 | Chp Bk | Amazon | Bookshop
Bumps in the Night*
Amalie Howard | Delacorte | February 20, 2024 | MG | Amazon | Bookshop
Young Adult Books
You’re Breaking My Heart
Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich | Levine Querido | February 6, 2024 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
Daniel, Deconstructed
James Ramos | Inkyard Press | February 6, 2024 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
Infinity Alchemist
Kacen Callender | Tor Teen | February 6, 2024 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
The Girl, the Ring, & the Baseball Bat
Camille Gomera-Tavarez | Levine Querido | February 6, 2024 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
Out of Body
Nia Davenport | Balzer + Bray | February 6, 2024 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
Bright Red Fruit
Safia Elhillo | Make Me a World | February 6, 2024 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
Tony Keith, Jr | Katherine Tegen Books | February 6, 2024 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
Bless the Blood: A Cancer Memoir
Walela Nehanda | Kokila | February 6, 2024 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
Bunt!: Striking Out on Financial Aid
Ngozi Ukazu | Mad Rupert | February 13, 2024 | First Second | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
Black Girl You Are Atlas
Renée Watson | Ekua Holmes | Kokila | February 13, 2024 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
The Eternal Ones (The Gilded Ones #3)
Namina Forna | Delacorte | February 13, 2024 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
Tender Beasts
Liselle Sambury | Margaret K. McElderry Books | February 27, 2024 | YA | Amazon | Bookshop
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*The author of Bumps in the Night, Amalie Howard, is not a Black author.
