This is a wonderful time in children’s book publishing, where the faces of black girls and boys on covers is not an anomaly. When I was a kid, I almost never saw myself on the cover of a book, and certainly not ones as spectacular as those upcoming in the next few months. There was a time in this industry when publishers believed having a black person on a cover meant the book wouldn’t sell. (If you haven’t heard Justine Larbalestier’s battle to get a black girl on her cover for LIAR, you can read all about it here.) But that seems to be a thing of the past. Below are upcoming novels with black girls and boys on the cover that we’re all excited about.
Feel free to add more upcoming titles you’re excited about in the comments.
Hey,
I just want to say that you all creating this website is a dream for me. I’ve been scourging the Internet books for black teens and young adults and it has been a struggle. Even today, I still find it hard to find books with girls with natural hair and cocoa skin. The fact that you made this place where I can find books like these makes me very happy. Thank you so much. Please keep it going.
I’ve been compiling new (2017) picture books with kids of color on the cover (exclusively – not just a mix of all). You can see a .pdf here: https://danderose.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/kids-of-color.pdf
What an awesome list. Could you please add our book Mango in a Tree to the list. The website to pull the graphic and get more information on the forth coming series is http://www.juniorsread.com
Thanks! This is really why we do it.:)
Hey,
Just want to inform everyone of a Dr. Seuss inspired book titled Mango in a tree. It depicts two African American girls on the cover and promotes literacy through rhyming words
Thanks for stopping by. The book you mention is your own self-published book, correct?
Yes it is.
Hi Tracey!
What a beautiful compilation of books?! Please can you add my children’s book “Kareemah and the Black Mermaids”? https://www.blackmermaids.com/children-s-book