# Books like Rosa

**10** books similar to *Rosa* by Nikki Giovanni (African American women · grades K–3), matched on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level. Every pick is grade-appropriate (a reading-level match, not just a topical one) and links to where it is assigned in US schools.

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## Similar books

- [Goin' Someplace Special](https://readinglist.school/book/goin-someplace-special) by Patricia C. McKissack _(Grades K–3)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award list, overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (2000s).
- [Jazz on a Saturday Night](https://readinglist.school/book/jazz-on-a-saturday-night) by Leo Dillon _(Grades K–5)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award list, overlapping grades (K–5), and the same era (2000s).
- [Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom](https://readinglist.school/book/moses-when-harriet-tubman-led-her-people-to-freedom) by Carole Boston Weatherford _(Grades K–3)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award list, overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (2000s).
- [My People](https://readinglist.school/book/my-people) by Louis A Decaro Jr. _(Grades K–3)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award list, overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (2000s).
- [Rap a Tap Tap](https://readinglist.school/book/rap-a-tap-tap-heres-bojangles) by Leo Dillon _(Grades K–5)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award list, overlapping grades (K–5), and the same era (2000s).
- [Talkin' About Bessie](https://readinglist.school/book/talkin-about-bessie) by Nikki Grimes _(Grades K–3)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award list, overlapping grades (K–3), and the same era (2000s).
- [The Blacker the Berry](https://readinglist.school/book/the-blacker-the-berry) by Joyce Carol Thomas _(Grades K–5)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award list, overlapping grades (K–5), and the same era (2000s).
- [Uptown](https://readinglist.school/book/uptown) by Bryan Collier _(Grades K–5)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award list, overlapping grades (K–5), and the same era (2000s).
- [We Are the Ship](https://readinglist.school/book/we-are-the-ship-the-story-of-negro-league-baseball) by Kadir Nelson _(Grades K–5)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award list, overlapping grades (K–5), and the same era (2000s).
- [An American Story](https://readinglist.school/book/an-american-story) by Kwame Alexander _(Grades K–3)_ — Both on the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award list and overlapping grades (K–3).

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