There are so many wonderful picture books that feature strong, Black males as the main protagonist. Little boys (or girls) can read about heroes from the past and present who have emerged as role models for all children. They can explore nonfiction books about famous male inventors who have contributed to society. Or they can enjoy stories about everyday kids just being kids. Whatever they’re in the mood to read, either on their own or with a grown-up assisting, the one thing I can bet is they’ll be able to find a book to fit!

Below I’ve rounded up a list of picture books that feature African-American boy protagonists with first names from A to Z.  Some are popular names that you see often and others are unique like my name.  Is your name or your son’s name listed here?  What other books would you add to this list?  Feel free to share in the comments.

To see the ultimate list of girl names click HERE!

A

Alfonso	Art
Arturo

B

Barack	Ben
Bob	Bud

C

Castle	Charlie
Clayton	Clive
Cornelius	Charles
Cole

D

Dave	David
Devon	Dominic
Deshawn

E

Elijah	Emmanuel
Ernie

F

Frank

G

George	Gordon
Gregory

H

Henry	Horace

J

Jabari	Jacob	Jackson
Jaden	James	Jameson
Jeremy	Jerome	John

K

Kevin

L

Lenny	Leo	Lewis
Linden	Lonnie	Luke

M

Malcolm	Malusi	Marcus
Max	Michael	Miles
Matthew	Muhammad

N

Neil	Nelson

O

Olu

P

Peter

R

Ray	Reginald	Richard
Rodney	Romare	Ron
Riley	Rufus

S

Sam

T

Tonieh	Tosh	Travis
Trey	Tyrell

W

William	Willie

Y

Yosef

Z

Ziggy