You know the ones I’m talking about. Sounder. Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry. A Hero Ain’t Nothing But a Sandwich. All well written books, but the impression you get from them is that there’s nothing to African American life and history but slavery, lynchings, and urban despair. Is that what we want our kids to think?
Aren’t there any books that show African American life as, well…fun?
If you want to find some wonderful, upbeat, and yet true to life stories for your children, a great place to start is Brown Baby Reads, a web community, book club and database for African American children’s literature.
I invite you to try my personal list: Non Depressing African American Children’s Books. I found a lot of them in Rand and Parker’s collection, and they were all books that my daughter and I actually enjoyed.
Click Here to See 28 Non-Depressing Books About African American Children
Click Here to Connect to “Brown Baby Read”
Click Here purchase “One Million Men and Me” written by a Black Star Member, Kelly Starling Lyons