Must-read books for Black History Month

We collaborated with the brilliant BookLove, a travelling multicultural bookshop, to help a group of Scouts earn their Reading badges.

It was a fantastic experience, with the young people reading storybooks on Black history, featuring Black lead characters, and written by Black authors.

At the end of the session, BookLove gave us a recommended reading list for Scouts of all ages and volunteers to help us make our reading more inclusive.

Here’s a list of some of our favourite titles:

4–7 years

• Olive Morris: Little People Big Dreams – Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
  
  
• Mae Jemison: Little People Big Dreams – Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
  
  
• One Love – Cedella Marley

7–12 years

• The Story of the Windrush – K. N. Chimbiri
  
  
• The Story of Afro Hair – K. N. Chimbiri
  
  
• A Year of Black Joy – Jamia Wilson, Jade Orlando
  
  
• Black and British: An Illustrated History – David Olusoga
  
  
• The Bristol Bus Boycott: A fight for racial justice – Sandra A. Agard

Adults

• Open Water – Caleb Azumah Nelson
  
  
• Black and British: A Forgotten History – David Olusoga
  
  
• Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands – Mary Seacole