Phoenix hosts Black Children’s Book Week
Feb. 10
From February 22 to March 1, 2026, the second annual Black Children’s Book Week will take place in Phoenix. The weeklong celebration helps highlight local Arizona Black authors and their contributions to children’s literature. The event aims to engage local students, families and communities in the transformative power of storytelling.
The Black Children’s Book Week will focus on early literacy and Black representation with events, author visits and community storytelling. The event will include a partnership with the Great Arizona Puppet Theater for a final performance.
During the week and beyond, look for story times, author spotlights and book fairs happening across Arizona, celebrating Black joy and literature.
Dr. Neal Lester, the founding director of Project Humanities at Arizona State University, and Erica Maxwell, the chair of the Black Children’s Book Week Phoenix 2026, joined “Arizona Horizon” to discuss more about the events.
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