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Celebrating Black Boy Books.

Pre-School Children’s books featuring Black boys.

Fulton County Library System

9 items

  • Black Boy, Black Boy

    Celebrate the Power of You

    Kamanda, Ali,
    “Black Boy, Black Boy, what do you see? I see a bright future ahead of me!” Black Boy, Black Boy is a melodic mantra with a powerful message: Black boys can be a doctor, a judge, the president . . . anything they want to be!
    Picture BookNaperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks eXplore, [2022] — J PICTURE KAMANDA
  • I Am So Brave!

    a Book About Overcoming Fears

    Krensky, Stephen,
    Celebrates the feats of growing out of toddlerhood with courage and increased knowledge – from petting a dog or waving good-bye to a parent to know how to get dressed or how to fly a kite.
    Picture BookNew York, NY : Abrams Appleseed, an imprint of Abrams, 2014. — J PICTURE KRENSKY
  • Peter is trying to learn how to whistle for his dog Willie.
    Picture BookNew York, Viking Press [1964] — J PICTURE KEATS
  • In this colorful book, a little boy helps his Grandma prepare Sunday dinner for a family gathering. He is surrounded by an abundance of food, mouth-watering smells, and, most importantly – love.
    Picture BookSomerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2008. — J PICTURE COOKE
  • The King Of Kindergarten follows a confident little boy on his first day of kindergarten. A joyful and empowering story that will give new kindergarteners a reassuring confidence boost!
    Picture BookNew York : Nancy Paulsen Books, [2019] — J PICTURE BARNES
  • When his baby brother comes along, everything changes for little Elmore. He goes from feeling displaced to angry to just wanting to be alone until one night; The New Small Person comforts him after a bad dream.
    Picture BookSomerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2015. — J PICTURE CHILD
  • Is it glistening morning dew? Spider thinks so. Is it crisp leaves crunching? That’s what Squirrel says. Could it be a cool pond, sun-warmed sand, or moonlight on the grass?
    eBookNew York : Nancy Paulsen Books, 2016. — EBOOK
  • When Jayden’s family moves to New Mexico, he is unsure if he will ever feel at home. But when he walks outside, he finds so much beauty, from bright flowers to birds, lizards, turtles, and a turquoise sky as far as the eye can see.
    Picture BookNew York : Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2020. — J PICTURE GRIMES
  • This book is about the boy’s desire to have big running shoes just like his daddy.
    Picture BookNew York : Orchard Books, 2000. — J PICTURE JOHNSON