- Ellington was not a street, written by Ntozake Shange ; illustrations by Kadir Nelson
- Please, puppy, please, Spike Lee & Tonya Lewis Lee ; illustrations by Kadir Nelson
- Just the two of us, by Will Smith ; with pictures by Kadir Nelson
- Henry's freedom box, by Ellen Levine ; illustrated by Kadir Nelson
- Moses, when Harriet Tubman led her people to freedom, Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Kadir Nelson
- A nation's hope, the story of boxing legend Joe Louis, Matt de la Peña ; illustrated by Kadir Nelson
- Blue sky white stars, Sarvinder Naberhaus ; illustrated by Kadir Nelson
- If you plant a seed, words and paintings by Kadir Nelson
- The undefeated, by Kwame Alexander ; illustrated by Kadir Nelson
- Testing the ice, a true story about Jackie Robinson, by Sharon Robinson ; illustrated by Kadir Nelson