African American Children’s Books for Grades K to 3

These are our favorite books by or about African Americans for grades K-3.

Read-alouds for K to 3

(http://champaign.org/justkids/good_books/african_american/read_alouds_kto3.html)

Read Alones for First Grade

(http://champaign.org/justkids/good_books/african_american/read_alones_1st_grade.html)

For Boys in Grades 2 & 3

(http://champaign.org/justkids/good_books/african_american/boys_grades_23.html)

For Girls in Grades 2 & 3

(http://champaign.org/justkids/good_books/african_american/girls_grades_23.html)

Print-friendly List

Here’s a complete list, in PDF, of all of the African American books we recommend on these pages.