Black History in Canada - Picture Book Responses

Looking for resources for Black History Month in Canada? Integrate the history and culture of Black Canadians into your program with these great read-alouds...at any time of the year! Many of the picture books were written by Canadian authors or feature Canadian settings and characters. I’ve included some popular picture books about African Americans and some of my favourite fables and folktales.

A comprehension check is included for each book for students to recount facts from the story and/or do some inferring. The comprehension checks are best suited for students in grades 2-3. There is also a response page for each book. They are best suited for grades 1-2.

20 Books:
• Abigail's Wish - Gloria Ann Wesley
• Malaika's Costume - Nadia L. Hohn
• Malaika's Winter Carnival - Nadia L. Hohn
• Malaika's Surprise - Nadia L. Hohn
• Granny's Kitchen - Sadé Smith
• Oscar Lives Next Door - Bonnie Farmer
• Viola Desmond Won't Be Budged! - Jody Nyasha Warner
• A Change Of Heart - Alice Walsh
• A Good Trade - Alma Fullerton
• Dear Baobab - Cheryl Foggo
• French Toast - Kari-Lynn Winters
• Braids! - Robert Munsch
• Christopher, Please Clean Up Your Room! - Itah Sadu
• Henry's Freedom Box - Ellen Levine
• The Story Of Ruby Bridges - Robert Coles
• The Water Princess - Susan Verde
• Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters - John Steptoe
• Anansi The Spider - Gerald McDermott
• Why Mosquitoes Buzz In People's Ears - Verna Aardema
• Little Red And The Very Hungry Lion - Alex T. Smith

Some of these picture books are available in French. For these books, I quickly created a Google Slides version with editable text for French teachers to translate.

Get this resource and more in my Canadian Black History Bundle.

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