Not only am I a bibliophile (someone obsessed with books), but I am also a certified history and English teacher. It goes without saying that my kids and I visit the library and local bookstores often. Books are all over our house. My kids are even allowed to stay up reading with their bed book lights. So, I wanted to share with you some fun books centering around Black History Month that you can easily check out at the local Wichita area libraries or purchase from our local bookstores.
Books to Read for Every Age During Black History Month
February is known as Black History Month. It is a month to lift black voices. It is a month to celebrate black culture and listen to their experience in the country. So, we wanted to share a list of books for each age to read during February.
Here is a list of books available at bookstores and libraries in the Greater Wichita Area. All links are connected to each book’s catalog page.
**Books-a-holic won’t be listed as it is a resale store. Feel free to call our local Books-a-holic to ask if there is a copy of any of these books are available.
Board Books and Picture Books for Black History Month
I am Enough by Grace Byers
Available at:
– Wichita Public Library System
– Valley Center Public Library
– Andover Public Library
– Derby Public Library
– El Dorado Public Library
– Watermark Books and Café
– Barnes & Noble Bradley Fair – Online and In-Person
Hair Love by Matthew Cherry
– Wichita Public Library System
– Valley Center Public Library
– Augusta Public Library
– Derby Public Library
– Goddard Public Library
– Mulvane Public Library
– Park City Public Library
– Watermark Books and Café
– Barnes & Noble Bradley Fair – Online and In-person
AntiRacist Baby by Ibram X. Kendi
Available at:
– Wichita Public Library System
– Valley City Public Library
– Derby Public Library
– Goddard Public Library
– Watermark Books and Café
– Barnes & Noble Bradley Fair – Online and In-person
Sulwe by Lupita Nyong’o
– Wichita Public Library System
– Augusta Public Library
– Derby Public Library
– Watermark Books and Café
– Barnes & Noble – Buy Online, Pick up in Store
A is for Activist by Innosanto Nagara
– Wichita Public Library System
– Andover Public Library
– Augusta Public Library
– Watermark Books and Café
– Barnes & Noble – Online only
Early Reader and Chapter Books for Black History Month
Henry’s Freedom Box by Ellen Levine
– Wichita Public Library System
– Valley City Public Library
– Andover Public Library
– Derby Public Library
– El Dorado Public Library
– Park City Public Library
– Watermark Books and Café
– Barnes & Noble Bradley Fair – Online and In-Person
American Girls: Meet Addy by Connie Rose Porter
– Wichita Public Library System
– Valley Center Public Library
– Andover Public Library
– Augusta Public Library
– Derby Public Library
– El Dorado Public Library
– Goddard Public Library
– Park City Public Library
– Watermark Books and Café
Sit-in: how four friends stood up by sitting down by Andrea Davis Pinkney
– Wichita Public Library System
– Valley Center Public Library
– Andover Public Library
– Watermark Books and Café
– Barnes & Noble Bradley Fair – Online and In-Person
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
– Wichita Public Library System
– Valley Center Public Library
– Andover Public Library
– Augusta Public Library
– Derby Public Library
– El Dorado Public Library
– Mulvane Public Library
– Rose Hill Public Library
– Watermark Books and Café
– Strange Tides Bookstore
– Barnes & Noble Bradley Fair – Buy Online, Pick up in Store
Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story by Ruby Bridges
– Wichita Public Library System
– Park City Public Library
– Watermark Books and Café
– Barnes & Noble Bradley Fair – Buy Online, Pick up in Store
Books for Tweens for Black History Month
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
– Wichita Public Library System
– Valley Center Public Library
– Andover Public Library
– Derby Public Library
– El Dorado Public Library
– Goddard Public Library
– Park City Public Library
– Rose Hill Public Library
– Watermark Books and Café
– Barnes & Noble Bradley Fair – Buy Online, Pick up in Store
Monster by Jonathon Kellerman
Available at:
– Wichita Public Library System
– Valley Center Public Library
– Park City Public Library
– Barnes & Noble Bradley Fair – Online only
– Watermark Books and Café
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
– Wichita Public Library System
– Valley Center Public Library
– Andover Public Library
– Augusta Public Library
– Derby Public Library
– El Dorado Public Library
– Goddard Public Library
– Mulvane Public Library
– Watermark Books and Café
– Barnes & Noble Bradley Fair – Online and In-Person
Ghost Boys by Jewell Park Rhodes
– Wichita Public Library System
– Valley Center Public Library
– Andover Public Library
– Augusta Public Library
– Derby Public Library
– El Dorado Public Library
– Mulvane Public Library
– Rose Hill Public Library
– Watermark Books and Café
– Strange Tides Bookstore
– Barnes & Noble Bradley Fair – Online and In-Person
A Good Kind of Trouble by Lisa Moore Ramee
– Wichita Public Library System
– Valley Center Public Library
– Andover Public Library
– Derby Public Library
– Goddard Public Library
– Mulvane Public Library
– Watermark Books and Café
– Barnes & Noble Bradley Fair – Online and In-Person
Books for Teens and Young Adults for Black History Month
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
– Wichita Public Library System
– Valley Center Public Center
– Andover Public Library
– Augusta Public Library
– Derby Public Libary
– El Dorado Public Library
– Goddard Public Library
– Mulvane Public Library
– Park City Public Library
– Rose Hill Public Library
– Watermark Books and Café
– Strange Tides Bookstore
– Barnes & Noble Bradley Fair – Online and In-Person
The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed
– Wichita Public Library System
– Valley Center Public Library
– Andover Public Library
– Derby Public Library
– Goddard Public Library
– Mulvane Public Library
– Watermark Books and Café
– Barnes & Noble Bradley Fair – Online and In-Person
Black Enough: Stories of Being Young and Black in America by Ibi Aanu Zoboi
– Wichita Public Library System
– Valley Center Public Library
– Andover Public Library
– Derby Public Library
– Goddard Public Library
– Watermark Books and Café
– Barnes & Noble Bradley Fair – Online and In-person
Black Girl Unlimited: The Remarkable Story of a Teenage Wizard by Echo Brown
– Wichita Public Library System
– Derby Public Library
– Watermark Books and Café
– Barnes & Noble Bradley Fair – Buy Online, Pick up in Store
Dear Martin by Nic Stone
– Wichita Public Library System
– Valley Center Public Library
– Derby Public Library
– Andover Public Library
– Watermark Books and Café
– Barnes & Noble Bradley Fair – Online and In-Person
Books for Moms for Black History Month
Just Mercy: a Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson
– Wichita Public Library System
– Valley Center Public Library
– Andover Public Library
– Derby Public Library
– Watermark Books and Café
– Barnes & Noble Bradley Fair – Online and In-person
Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
Available at:
– Wichita Public Library System
– Valley Center Public Library
– Andover Public Library
– Augusta Public Library
– Derby Public Library
– El Dorado Public Library
– Goddard Public Library
– Mulvane Public Library
– Park City Public Library
– Rose Hill Public Library
– Watermark Books and Café
– Strange Tides Bookstore
– Barnes & Noble Bradley Fair – Online and In-person
How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
– Wichita Public Library System
– Valley Center Public Library
– Augusta Public Library
– Derby Public Library
– El Dorado Public Library
– Goddard Public Library
– Mulvane Public Library
– Watermark Books and Café
– Barnes & Noble Bradley Fair – Online and In-person
Becoming by Michelle Obama
– Wichita Public Library System
– Valley Center Public Library
– Andover Public Library
– Augusta Public Library
– Derby Public Library
– El Dorado Public Library
– Mulvane Public Library
– Park City Public Library
– Rose Hill Public Library
– Watermark Books and Café
– Barnes & Noble Bradley Fair – Online and In-person
A Black Women’s History of the United States by Daina Ramey Berry
– Wichita Public Library System
– El Dorado Public Library
– Watermark Books and Café
– Barnes & Noble Bradley Fair – Online only