What to Read After Talkin' about Bessie
Readers who loved Talkin' about Bessie by Nikki Grimes keep reaching for these 24 books. This list is built from where Talkin' about Bessie is read alongside other books across reader co-reads and book lists. The more independent sources agree on a title, the higher it ranks.
Books to read after Talkin' about Bessie
When Marian Sang
Moses
Rosa
Wilma Unlimited
Duke Ellington
Ellington Was Not a Street with Hardcover Book(s)
Be Boy Buzz
Frederick Douglass
Mama Miti
Let the trumpet sound
Minty
Black Is Brown Is Tan
The tales of Uncle Remus
Uptown (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)
Remember
The people could fly
Brothers in hope
Malcolm X
Sojourner Truths Step-Stomp Stride
Let The Circle be Unbroken
A Strong Right Arm
Sequoyah
Promises to keep
Dear Benjamin Banneker