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
Ellington Was Not a Street with Hardcover Book(s)
Moses
Duke Ellington
Wilma Unlimited
Rosa
The People Could Fly
Frederick Douglass
Let the Trumpet Sound
Mama Miti
Let It Shine
Brothers in Hope
The tales of Uncle Remus
Uptown (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)
Richard Wright and the library card
Remember
Be Boy Buzz
Black Is Brown Is Tan
Malcolm X
Sojourner Truths Step-Stomp Stride
Minty
Let The Circle be Unbroken
A Strong Right Arm
Sequoyah