Black Student Union Reading List
December 2021
Kid's edition!
Check out this list for some top picks of books by black authors for a young person you care about this holiday season.
1. Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry
Hair Love can be found on the shelves at JUV CHE
2. Sulwe by Lupita Nyong’o
3. The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
The Snowy Day can be found on the shelves at JUV KEA
4. I Am Enough by Grace Byers
I Am Enough can be found on the shelves at JUV BYE
5. Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Gordon C. James
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut can be found on the shelves at JUV BAR
6. The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson
The Day You Begin can be found on the shelves at JUV WOO
7. Max and the Tag-Along Moon by Floyd Cooper
Max and the Tag-Along Moon can be found on the shelves at JUV COO
8. One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams – Garcia
9. I Am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes
I Am Every Good Thing can be found on the shelves at JUV BAR
10. Black is a Rainbow Color by Angela Joy
Black is a Rainbow Color can be found on the shelves at JUV JOY
11. Mommy’s Khimar by Jamilah Thompkins – Bigelow
12. Missing Daddy by Mariame Kaba
13. Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña
Last Stop on Market Street can be found on the shelves at JUV DEL
14. Look Up! by Nathan Bryon & Dapo Adeola
15. Change Sings by Amanda Gorman & Loren Long
16. Listen, Layla by Yassmin Abdel – Magied
17. Dream Big, Little One by Vashti Harrison
Dream Big, Little One can be found on the shelves at JUV HAR
18. Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty
Ada Twist, Scientist can be found on the shelves at JUV BEA
19. Khalil’s Way by David Miller
20. Firebird by Misty Copeland
Firebird can be found on the shelves at JUV COP
21. Yoruba Mythology Coloring Book by Nzinga – Christina Reid
Yoruba Mythology Coloring Book can be found on the shelves at JUV REI
22. Gabe & His Green Thumb by David Miller
23. Little Melba and Her Big Trombone by Katheryn Russell – Brown
Little Melba and Her Big Trombone can be found on the shelves at Juv ML3930.L566 R87 2014
24. Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman
Amazing Grace can be found on the shelves at JUV HOF
25. The Roots of Rap: 16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip-Hop by Carole Boston Weatherford
The Roots of Rap: 16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip-Hop can be found on the shelves at JUV ML 3531 .W43 2018
To gain access to the complete Black Student Union Reading List, contribute to next month’s suggestions, or join the Black Student Union join us for meetings every Wednesday at 2:00pm in the Conference Center – Proven IT Room 1318.
December list by BSU President, Camille Crawford
