Booklist
#OwnVoices: Picture Books of 2020
All children should be celebrated in children's books. For young people, seeing themselves reflected on the pages they turn is such an important and meaning experience. We desperately need more diverse books and more #OwnVoices authors and illustrators to represent the black and brown community. Below you can find a list of picture books published in 2020 written and/or illustrated by African Americans.
“When kids grow up not seeing themselves in books they grow up feeling like they don't matter.” —Eric Smith, author and associate literary agent at PS Literary
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Magnificent Homespun Brown
A Celebration
Published in 2020
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 11 min.)) : sd., col.
Magnificent Homespun Brown
A Celebration
Published in 2020
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 11 min.)) : sd., col.
Me & Mama
Published in 2020
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
"A Denene Millner book."
All Because You Matter
Published in 2020
All Because You Matter
Published in 2020
Magnificent Homespun Brown
A Celebration
Published in 2020
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Just Like a Mama
Published in 2020
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
"A Denene Millner book."
A Place Inside of Me
A Poem to Heal the Heart
Published in 2020
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Kamala Harris
Rooted in Justice
Published in 2020
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
The Oldest Student
How Mary Walker Learned to Read
Published in 2020
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
A Girl Like Me
Published in 2020
My Very Favorite Book in the Whole Wide World
Published in 2020
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Nana Akua Goes to School
Published in 2020
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Includes bibliographical references.