<

Open Nav
Sign In

Children's Books about Extraordinary Black Women in History

< Other Lists

We've selected 46 books celebrating the achievements of extraordinary black women to share with you. From women who have achieved greatness in the arts, sports, literature, math and science to the women who fought for freedom and equal rights, each one has blazed a path for the next generation to follow. By including books from many different reading levels, we hope you find just the right books to inspire your children to reach for greatness themselves. 

A Computer Called Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Helped Put America on the Moon
A Picture Book of Rosa Parks
Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas
Beautiful Shades of Brown:  The Art of Laura Wheeler Waring
Before She Was Harriet
Black Women of Valor
Coretta Scott
Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks
The First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial
Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams
The Girl With a Mind for Math: The Story of Raye Montague
Harriet Tubman: Flame of Freedom
Harriet: The Moses of Her People
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race
Hidden Figures: Young Readers' Edition
Ice Breaker: How Mabel Fairbanks Changed Figure Skating
If a Bus Could Talk: The Story of Rosa Parks
In Her Hands: The Story of Sculptor Augusta Savage
Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters
Libba: The Magnificent Musical Life of Elizabeth Cotten
Mahalia Jackson: Young Gospel Singer
Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya
Mary McLeod Bethune
Molly, by Golly!: The Legend of Molly Williams, America's First Female Firefighter
Mumbet: The Story of Elizabeth Freeman
Nothing But Trouble: The Story of Althea Gibson
One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of The Gambia
Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free: The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth
Patricia's Vision: The Doctor Who Saved Sight
Pies from Nowhere: How Georgia Gilmore Sustained the Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne
Queen of the Track: Alice Coachman, Olympic High-Jump Champion
Ragtime Tumpie
Revolutionary Poet: A Story about Phillis Wheatley
Sewing Stories: Harriet Powers' Journey from Slave to Artist
She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story
Sojourner Truth: Fearless Crusader
Talkin' About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman
Through My Eyes
The Underground Abductor: An Abolitionist Tale
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
What Do You Do With a Voice Like That? The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan
When Marian Sang
When the Slave Esperanca Garcia Wrote a Letter
With Open Hands: A Story about Biddy Mason
Yours for Justice, Ida B. Wells: The Daring Life of a Crusading Journalist

Share this list on Pinterest:

Children's Books about Extraordinary Black Women in History

Bibliobird

Adventure awaits

To those who believe what you read is just as important as reading itself, Biblioguides gives you the resources and tools to discover the right book for the right person at the right moment.

Your next book journey begins here.

Learn More