VALENTINES + BLACK HISTORY MONTH BOOKS 2021
/I think my most anticipated blog post every season are the book roundup ones, and I am totally okay with that because they are the most fun for me to do!
I have always loved childrens’ books, and it is so fun to now share that passion and love with my girls!
Each season (holiday) I decorate our book wall with new books to match that season or holiday.
Here you can see my Summer Book Reading List roundup.
Here you can see my Halloween Book Reading List roundup.
Here you can see my Christmas Book Reading List roundup.
Here you can see my Back to School Reading List roundup.
And now, here is our updated Valentines + Black History Month book roundup!
(+ Chinese New Year!)
Above is this year’s wall, but let me also share with you a look at year’s past!
Our book wall Shelves are linked here ($12.99 each) ! Or you can search “picture ledge” at Ikea.
2019 Book Wall.
2020 Book Wall.
While we celebrate Valentines and love this upcoming month, February is also Black History Month. It is a massive passion of ours to shine a light and celebrate the achievements by African Americans throughout U.S. History. It’s also a time for recognizing the central role of African Americans in our history. Therefore, over the years we have collected books for February that both spread love and kindness but also celebrate Black History Month to increase our family’s cultural awareness.
This year, we also added a Chinese New Year book as February 12th is their special day!
I hope you too will add books to your collection that represent all races and ethnicities, so that we can all do a better part in unifying our world, one little reader at a time.
Here are some words from my most recent IG post about my oldest girl and this year’s wall:
i just know it. 💓
this girl’s gonna change the world one day.
she’s faced so much adversity in her 6 short years of life, yet continues to shake the systems of stigma.
it is an honor to watch her explain her differences and to see her voice grow.
which is why these books are so special to us;
they give us hope.
because behind her are countless men and women she can look up to as role models, who broke barriers, made waves, stood up for what was right, and never backed down.
i pray she always stands up for herself like Rosa,
speaks love loud like Martin,
sings freely like Ella and Aretha,
runs proudly like Jesse,
never backs down like Harriet,
touches hearts like Maya,
and changes the world like Amanda.
E, i’m your biggest fan.
*** I WILL NOT BE LINKING TO ANY OF THE BLACK HISTORY BOOKS AS I WANT TO ENSURE I DO NOT RECEIVE A COMMISSION FOR ANY OF THEIR WORKS. THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING! ***
HOWEVER, FOR ALL OF THE VALENTINES BOOKS BELOW, IF YOU SCROLL OVER THE TITLE OF THE BOOK NEXT TO THE NUMBER AND CLICK THE LINK WILL TAKE YOU DIRECTLY TO THE AMAZON PRIME LINK TO SHOP! YOU CAN ADD THEM TO YOUR WISH LIST THAT WAY AS WELL TO GET IN THE FUTURE!
1. ONE LITTLE LEGENDS BY YASHTI HARRISON
2. TWO MIRABEL’S MISSING VALENTINE
6. SIX ROSA PARKS, MAYA ANGELOU, HARRIET TUBMAN BY LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG DREAMS
9. NINE LOVE IS
10. TEN YOUR NAME IS A SONG BY JAMILAH THOMPKINS-BIGELOW
11. ELEVEN MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BY LITTLE PEOPLE BIG DREAMS
14. FOURTEEN ELLA FITZGERALD, STEVIE WONDER, ARETHA FRANKLIN LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG DREAMS
15. FIFTEEN JESSE OWENS, LITTLE PEOPLE BIG DREAMS
If you loved this post or want to reference it in the future, be sure to pin this picture! You can come back to it at any time to find the best books for your littles! Thanks for reading!!!
Let’s change the world one little reader at a time!!!
XOXO, Amy