Picture Books in Honor of Black History Month

February, Black History Month, is an appropriate time to spotlight a few great picture books by and about African-Americans. Share these with your children this month and all year long.

Recommended titles from the Association for Library Service to Children blog:

• The Bat Boy and His Violin by Gavin Curtis, illustrated by E.B. Lewis
• I See the Rhythm paintings by Michele Wood, text by Toyomi Igus
• Ruth and the Green Book by Calvin Alexander Ramsey, illustrated by Floyd Cooper
• Wilma Unlimited: how Wilma Rudolph became the world's fastest woman by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by David Diaz

Recommended titles from PBS Parents:

• Welcome, Precious by Nikki Grimes
• Please, Baby, Please by Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee, illustrated by Kadir Nelson
• Baby Dance by Ann Taylor
• Jazz Baby by Lisa Wheeler
• This Jazz Man by Karen Ehrhardt, illustrated by R.G. Roth
• The Colors of Us by Karen Katz
• What a Wonderful World by George David Weiss and Bob Thiele, illustrated by Ashley Bryan
• See more titles for older kids on the PBS Parents page.