Books That Celebrate Black/Latinx Characters
When I was a child, I lived in communities where there weren’t others that really looked like me. I wish I would have been exposed to books with characters that were more like me- dark skin, curly hair, and spoke Spanish. But I wasn't. I read books like the Babysitter’s Club and the Boxcar Children. Representation matters. Our kiddos need to see themselves in the books they read.
Here we’ve compiled a very short list of books that celebrate Black/Latinx characters. Please add to this list in the comments!
❤️ Antonette
Book titles:
Elementary:
* Niñas Bellas: Come In All Beautiful Shapes, Sizes, and Colors
by Dania V. Peguero
* My Feet Are Laughing
by Lissette Norman
* Drummer Boy of John John
by Mark Greenwood
* Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
by Margarita Engle
* Kitchen Dance
by Maurie J. Manning
* Octopus Stew
by Eric Velasquez
Middle/High School:
* Clap When You Land
by Elizabeth Acevedo
* Show and Prove
by Sofia Quintero
* Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library
by Carole Boston Weatherford
* Secret Saturdays
by Torrey Maldonado
* Shadowshaper
by Daniel José Old
* The Poet X Paperback
by Elizabeth Acevedo
