7 Books to ‘Salute our Sisters’: Black History Month

1. I Look Up to... Michelle Obama (0 - 3)
By Anna Membrino, illustrated by Fatti Burke

From her coming-of-age in Chicago to her law career and her time in the White House, Michelle Obama has been an inspiration. Celebrate the former First Lady with this board book biography, which pairs some of her greatest qualities with her own words. This book is part of a wonderful series of biographies, including that of Oprah Winfrey and Serena Williams.

2. Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History (2 - 8)
Written and illustrated by Vashti Harrison

Did you know the treatment for leprosy was developed by a young scientist called Alice Ball?
And Josephine Baker- world famous cabaret singer and dancer- was also a spy for the French résistance?

Featuring 40 trailblazing black women in the world's history, this book educates and inspires as it relates true stories of women who broke boundaries and exceeded all expectations.

3. Bedtime Bonnet (3 - 7)
By Nancy Redd, illustrated by Nneka Myers


"In my family, when the sun goes down, our hair goes up!" So begins our narrator's introduction to her family's nighttime hair traditions, from his brother's durag to her sister's wrap - and the bonnet the narrator wears over her braids, and always, inevitably, loses. Will she find her bedtime bonnet before it's time to be tucked in?

4. Amazing Grace (4 - 8)
By Mary Hoffman, illustrated by Caroline Binch


Little Grace has a very vivid imagination. She loves to imagine and recreate famous storybook characters like Aladdin, Joan of Arc, and Hiawatha. One day, Grace tries out for the role of Peter Pan in a school play even though her classmates tell her she can't be Peter Pan because she's a Black girl. Of course, Grace proves them wrong. A delightful story about a young girl who is encouraged to be anything she wants to be.

5. Brown Sugar Babe (4 - 8)
By Charlotte Watson Sherman, illustrated by Aken


This joyous picture book is an ode to the beauty of Black and Brown skin. When a young girl feels insecure about her skin tone, her mother lifts her up with examples of the wondrous and powerful things brown can be.