
February
Langston Hughes' Birthday-Feb 1
Love to Langston
Rosa Park's Birthday-Feb 4
Bob Marley's Birthday-Feb 6
I and I Bob Marley
Valentine's Day-Feb 14
- Arrorro' mi nino
- Elizabeti's Doll
- How Far Do You Love Me?
- I Know the River Loves Me
- Love to Mama
- Love Twelve Miles Long
- Mama Elizabeti
- Maya's Blanket
- The Story I'll Tell
- In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall
- Poems in the Attic
- Raymond's Perfect Present
Frederick Douglass' Birthday-Feb 14
Irena Sendler's Birthday-Feb 15
Irena's Jar of Secrets
The Story of Irena Sendler
Francisco Alarcon's Birthday-Feb 21
- Angels Ride Bikes and Other Fall Poems
- Animal Poems of the Igazu
- Family Poems for Every Day of the Week
- From the Bellybutton of the Moon and Other Summer Poems
- Iguanas in the Snow and Other Winter Poems
- Laughing Tomatoes and Other Spring Poems
- Poems to Dream Together
Cycle of the Seasons Poetry Collection
John Lewis' Birthday-Feb 21
John Lewis in the Lead
The Story of Civil Rights Hero John Lewis
Augusta Savage's Birthday-Feb 29
In Her Hands
Black History Month
- As Fast as Words Could Fly
- Baby Flo
- Black All Around
- Catching the Moon: The Story of a Young Girl's Baseball Dream
- Children of Long Ago
- Dear Mrs. Parks
- Drumbeat in Our Feet
- Etched in Clay
- Frederick Douglass: The Last Day of Slavery
- Game, Set, Match, Champion Arthur Ashe
- George Crum and the Saratoga Chip
- How We Are Smart
- Howard Thurman's Great Hope
- I and I Bob Marley
- In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall
- In Her Hands
- It Jes' Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw
- Ira's Shakespeare Dream
- Joe Louis, My Champion
- John Lewis in the Lead
- Juneteenth Jamboree
- Knockin' on Wood
- The Last Black King of the Kentucky Derby
- Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
- Love to Langston
- Love Twelve Miles Long
- Midnight Teacher
- Night Golf
- Paul Robeson
- Ray Charles
- Rent Party Jazz
- Richard Wright and the Library Card
- Seven Miles to Freedom
- Step Right Up: How Doc and Jim Taught the World About Kindness
- Sweet Music in Harlem
- The Bus Ride
- The Legend of Freedom Hill
- The Palm of My Heart
- The Piano
- The Secret to Freedom
- The Story of Tennis Champion Arthur Ashe
- The Story of Civil Rights Hero John Lewis
- Tiny Stitches: The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas
- Up the Learning Tree
- Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree
Black History Month Collection Grades K-2
Black History Month Collection Grades 3-6
Black History Month Collection Grades 7-12
National Girls and Women in Sports Month
- Allie's Basketball Dream
- Catching the Moon: The Story of a Young Girl's Baseball Dream
- Get Set! Swim!
- There's No Base Like Home
- Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh
Additional Resources:
Black History Month:
- 7 Core Values to Celebrate During Black History Month
- 5 Books that Build Confidence in African American Children
- 8 Black History Month Books for Grades K-2
- 10 Black History Month Books for Grades 3-6
- 10 Great Resources for Teaching About Racism
- 8 Black History Month Books for Middle School
- Black History Month Book Giveaway, Book Lists, and Resources
- Black History Month Spotlight: William Doc Key
- Black History Month Beyond the Basics: Remembering Cortez Peters
- Black History Month: Why Remember Bill Traylor?
- Black History Month: Why Remember Florence "Baby Flo" Mills?Black History Month: Why Remember Arthur Ashe?
- Black History Month: Why Remember Toni Stone?
- Black History Month: Why Remember Robert Smalls?
- Interview: Author Janet Halfmann on Lilly Ann Granderson's Legacy
- Mama's Sweet Potato Pie Recipe
- Poetry Friday: Walking in Harriet Tubman's Shoes
- The Origins of the Coretta Scott King Award
- The Problem with Ethnic Heritage Months
- Voices from the Civil Rights Movement: Interview with Moses Teel Jr.
Valentine's Day:
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