To celebrate diversity in children's fiction, here are some of our favourite books for children of all ages by Black authors and illustrators and about incredible Black people in history.
We believe children's books are a powerful way to talk about diversity, equality and racism.
Atinuke and Angela Brooksbank
Hannah Lee and Allen Fatimaharan
James Berry and Anna Cunha
Ben Bailey Smith and Sav Akyuz
Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl and Sandra van Doorn
Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl and Sandra van Doorn
Matthew A. Cherry and Vashti Harrison
Samuel Narh and Jo Loring-Fisher
Nathan Bryon and Dapo Adeola
Joseph Coelho and Ms. Allison Colpoys
Ade Adepitan and Carl Pearce
Malorie Blackman and Matt Robertson
John Agard and Michael Broad
Jason Reynolds and Selom Sunu
Catherine Johnson and Katie Hickey
Dean Atta and Anshika Khullar
Nichols Grace (Eds.) and Agard John
Grace Nichols and Alice Wright
Valerie Bloom and Debbie Lush
Joseph Coelho and Kate Milner
John Agard and Satoshi Kitamura
Jamia Wilson and Andrea Pippins
Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson
Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara and Mai Ly Degnan
Lisbeth Kaiser and Marta Antelo
Lisbeth Kaiser and Marta Antelo
E. L. Norry and Ashley Evans
Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara and Pili Aguado
Dr Sheila Kanani and Sarah Walsh
Back in 2017 we ran a project called Diverse Voices. As part of that project we created resources for EYFS, KS1, KS2 & KS3, which can be found here.