Books like The Juneteenth Story
By Alliah L. Agostini
For families who want to talk about history honestly with kids, this book turns a hard truth and a hard-won celebration into something clear enough for young readers to hold onto. Informative, respectful, celebratory, grounded in real history.
A young girl eager to celebrate Juneteenth turns to her grandfather, who shares stories of their ancestors' struggles and triumphs to help her understand what freedom truly means.
A board book explains what happened on June 19, 1865, when General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce that enslaved people were free and the Civil War had ended.
Two children prepare for el Día de los Muertos, making sugar skulls and special bread, then scatter marigold petals to guide their ancestors home for a night of singing, dancing, and remembering.
Across generations, the women in one family pass down the art of quilting — from a seven-year-old girl sold away from her parents who sewed secret maps to freedom, to daughters who carried her knowledge through segregation and into the fight for literacy.
On the eve of her tenth birthday, a young enslaved girl named Huldah wakes to a life-changing announcement of freedom, and her community celebrates by sewing a flag together.
A lyrical, free-verse journey traces enslaved Black Americans' path to freedom, from the moment shackles fell in 1865 Galveston, Texas to how Juneteenth is honored today.
A young boy travels before dawn with his family to Granny's farm for their annual reunion, where every child must find their own way to honor the family's history — but Lil Alan isn't sure what he'll bring.
An aspiring young musician hauls his double bass through busy city streets on the long walk home from school, weaving between crowds while music fills his heart the whole way.
A board book introduction to Lunar New Year, following the sights and traditions that fill the celebration — lanterns lit, fireworks set off, dragons dancing, and family gathered close.
A young girl is separated from her mother at the last moment and must sail to America alone, only to discover the address for her family in New York has smudged into illegible ink.
A young girl, her waitress mother, and her grandma save every spare coin in a big jar, hoping to finally buy a comfortable chair after a fire destroyed their old furniture.
On a Navajo family's sheep ranch, everyone from Baby's mom to big sister to grandfather tries silly tricks to earn a special honor: being the one who makes Baby laugh first.
