This collection of Alabama Children’s books will take you on a journey through the state as you learn about history, places, and people. Be sure to check out the other states, too!
Alabama Spitfire by Bethany Hegedus
A charming story about the childhood of Harper Lee, author of “To kill a Mockingbird.”
Child of the Civil Rights by Paula Young Shelton.
This books tells about the historic March to Montgomery, Alabama…through a child’s eyes.
Don’t Feed the Boy by Irene Latham
Take a stroll through Birmingham Zoo with this Alabama Children’s book.
Trailblazer: The Story of Ballerina Raven Wilkinson by Leda Schubert
Read the story of the first black ballerina in a major ballet company.
I am Rosa Parks by Brad Meltzer
I am Helen Keller by Brad Meltzer
Chapter Books
Tru & Nelle by G. Neri
This is a fictional account of two famous authors’ childhoods (Truman Capote and Harper Lee) as they grew up together in Alabama.
Subjects or People related to Alabama:
USS Alabama Battleship
Rosa Parks (Civil Rights)
Mae Jemison (First Black Woman in Space)
Hank Aaron (athlete)
Willy Mays (athlete)