Juneteenth
A unique list of children’s books about Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. This list can also be downloaded as a spreadsheet.
All Different Now
By: Angela Johnson
Illustrated by:
E.B. Lewis
E.B. Lewis
ISBN: 9780689873768
Nonfiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
All Good in the Hood
By: Dwayne Reed
Illustrated by:
Gladys Jose
Gladys Jose
ISBN: 9780316461986
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
DK Super Readers Level 2—Juneteenth
By: DK
ISBN: 9780744094398
Nonfiction, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
A Flag for Juneteenth
By: Kim Taylor
ISBN: 9780823452248
Nonfiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Free at Last—A Juneteenth Poem
By: Sojourner Kincaid Rolle
Illustrated by:
Alex Bostic
Alex Bostic
ISBN: 9781454943747
Nonfiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
J Is for Juneteenth
By: Jamariah Cross, Kimani Prince, Ariyah Webster
Illustrated by:
Reyhana Ismail
Reyhana Ismail
ISBN: 9781959223412
Nonfiction, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Jayylen’s Juneteenth Surprise
By: Lavaille Lavette
Illustrated by:
David Wilkerson
David Wilkerson
ISBN: 9780593568149
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Juneteenth
By: Drew Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Illustrated by:
Mark Schroder
Mark Schroder
ISBN: 9780822559740
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
Juneteenth
By: Van G. Garrett
Illustrated by:
Reginald C Adams, Samson Bimbo Adenugba
Reginald C Adams, Samson Bimbo Adenugba
ISBN: 9780358574323
Fiction, 4-6, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
Juneteenth
By: Lisa A. Crayton
ISBN: 9781663903501
Nonfiction, 4-6, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
Juneteenth
By: Anece Rochell
Illustrated by:
Audeva Joseph
Audeva Joseph
ISBN: 9781955228015
Fiction, 4-6, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
The Juneteenth Alphabet
By: Andrea Underwood Petifer
Illustrated by:
Ana Latese
Ana Latese
ISBN: 9781464219016
Nonfiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Juneteenth Celebrates Freedom
By: Myra Faye Turner
Illustrated by:
Markia Jenai
Markia Jenai
ISBN: 9781669016922
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
The Juneteenth Cookbook—Recipes and Activities for Kids and Families to Celebrate
By: Alliah L. Agostini (with Chef Taffy Elrod)
Illustrated by:
Sawyer Cloud
Sawyer Cloud
ISBN: 9780760385791
Nonfiction, 7-12, How-to / Activity
Juneteenth for Mazie
By: Floyd Cooper
Illustrated by:
Floyd Cooper
Floyd Cooper
ISBN: 9781479558193
Fiction, 7-12, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
Juneteenth Is
By: Natasha Tripplett
Illustrated by:
Daniel J. O'Brien
Daniel J. O'Brien
ISBN: 9781797216805
Fiction, 4-6, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
Juneteenth Jamboree
By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
Yvonne Buchanan
Yvonne Buchanan
ISBN: 9781600602481
Fiction, 7-12, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
The Juneteenth Story—Celebrating the End of Slavery in the United States
By: Alliah Agostini
Illustrated by:
Sawyer Cloud
Sawyer Cloud
ISBN: 9780760375143
Nonfiction, 7-12, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
Juneteenth—Our Day of Freedom
By: Sharon Dennis Wyeth
Illustrated by:
Kim Holt
Kim Holt
ISBN: 9780593434789
Nonfiction, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Let’s Celebrate Juneteenth Board Book
By: Tonya Abari
Illustrated by:
Tabitha Brown
Tabitha Brown
ISBN: 9780735377530
Nonfiction, 0-3, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
The Night Before Freedom—A Juneteenth Story
By: Glenda Armand
Illustrated by:
Corey Barksdale
Corey Barksdale
ISBN: 9780593567463
Fiction, 4-6, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free—The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth
By: Alice Faye Duncan
Illustrated by:
Keturah A. Bobo
Keturah A. Bobo
ISBN: 9781400231256
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
The Real History of Juneteenth
By: Elliot Smith
ISBN: 9781728479095
Nonfiction, 7-12, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
She Persisted—Opal Lee
By: Shelia P. Moses, Chelsea Clinton
Illustrated by:
Alexandra Boiger, Gillian Flint
Alexandra Boiger, Gillian Flint
ISBN: 9780593623503
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
So Many Years—A Juneteenth Story
By: Anne Wynter
Illustrated by:
Jerome Pumphrey
Jerome Pumphrey
ISBN: 9780063081147
Nonfiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Story of Juneteenth—An Interactive History Adventure
By: Steven Otfinoski
ISBN: 9781491418048
Nonfiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
The Story of Juneteenth
By: Dorena Williamson
Illustrated by:
Markia Jenai
Markia Jenai
ISBN: 9781546002161
Nonfiction, 0-3, History
They Built Me for Freedom
By: Tonya Duncan Ellis
Illustrated by:
Jenin Mohammed
Jenin Mohammed
ISBN: 9780063286054
Nonfiction, 4-6, History
What Is Juneteenth?
By: Kirsti Jewel, Who HQ
Illustrated by:
Manuel Gutierrez
Manuel Gutierrez
ISBN: 9780593384695
Nonfiction, 7-12, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
