February

Langston Hughes' Birthday-Feb 1
Love to Langston

Rosa Park's Birthday-Feb 4

• Dear Mrs. Parks
• The Bus Ride

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

• Frederick Douglass and the Last Day of Slavery
• Love Twelve Miles Long

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:

• Culturally Responsive Teaching: Valentine's Day in the Classroom
• Valentine's Day Children's Books that Celebrate Familial Love