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3 A few great kids books about Martin Luther King, Jr.

3 A few great kids books about Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Monday January 20 is Martin Luther King, Jr. ,Day, so today I thought I’d share some interesting picture books about both the man and his mission in the Civil Rights movement.


  • Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King by Jean Marzallo and illustrated by J. Brian Pinkney
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. by Marion Dane Bauer (My First Biography series by Scholastic)
  • The Cart that Carried Martin by Eve Bunting and illustrated by Don Tate
  • A Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr. by David A. Adler and illustrated by Robert Casilla
  • Martin's Big Words by Doreen Rappaport and illustrated by Bryan Collier
  • As Good As Anybody by Richard Michelson and illustrated by Raul Colon
  • My Uncle Martin's Big Heartby Angela Farris Watkins and illustrated by Eric Velasquez
  • Martin and Mahalia: His Words, Her Song by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney
  • We March by Shane W. Evans
  • I Have a Dream, with paintings by Kadir Nelson
  • March On! The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World by Christine King Farris and illustrated by London Ladd


For Older Kids

  • If You Lived at the Time of Martin Luther King by Ellen Levine and illustrated by Anna Rich
  • ho Was Martin Luther King, Jr.?by Bonnie Bader and illustrated by Elizabeth Wolf


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