Books about Black Joy

Black History Month serves as a poignant reminder of the pivotal role Black people have played in shaping authentic, diverse, and inclusive art, designs, and publications.

We’re so pleased to be sharing some of the incredible books that the Book Trust have included in their Books about Black joy for 0-5s Booklist and Books about Black joy for 8+ Booklists.

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I’m Going to be a Princess

Illustrator: Jade Orlando

Agent: Anne Moore Armstrong

Author: Stephanie Taylor

Publisher: Nosy Crow

Mummy Time

Illustrator: Ebony Glenn

Agent: Anne Moore Armstrong

Author: Monique James-Duncan

Publisher: Walker Books

I Love Me

Illustrator: Diane Ewen

Agent: Freddie Dawson

Author: Marvyn Harrison

Publisher: Macmillan

Never Show a T-Rex a Book

Illustrator: Diane Ewen

Agent: Freddie Dawson

Author: Rashmi Sirdeshpande

Publisher: Puffin

Small’s Big Dream

Illustrator: Amanda Quartey

Agent: Anne Moore Armstrong

Author: Manjeet Mann

Publisher: HarperCollins

A Year of Black Joy

Illustrator: Jade Orlando

Agent: Anne Moore Armstrong

Author: Jamia Wilson

Publisher: Magic Cat Publishing

The Elemental Detectives

Cover Illustrator: Paul Kellam

Agent: Robyn Newton & Amy Fitzgerald

Interior Illustrator: Amanda Quartey

Agent: Anne Moore Armstrong

Author: Patrice Lawrence

Publisher: Scholastic

Mia and the Lightcasters

Illustrator: Ana Latese

Agent: Anna Zieger

Author: Janelle McCurdy

Publisher: Faber

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