Black History Month

A vast majority of all the memoirs, picture books and novels about nature experiences feature white protagonists and nature books featuring black characters are few and far between. This article published in The Atlantic explores the lack of diversity in children's nature writing in more detail and the importance of representation in children's literature.

Here you can browse our selection of children's & adult books featuring black protagonists and/or by black authors and illustrators from the US and abroad. Titles with the hashtag #OWNVOICES are also written or illustrated by black authors or illustrators.