New llustrated beginner level books to inspire education for young readers!

For ages First Grade and up, educate your child with some new, inspirational reads. This Historical Fiction Books for Kids list includes a variety of topics. Enjoy learning about Elvis Presley, Julia Child, Martin Luther King Jr., and more historical figures from history. You can also read about historical events that took place through fun illustrations such as different marches where the people took a stance, the Titanic, 9/11, and many more. Choose from over 25 different historical fiction books for kids for ages 6 and up! Anywhere from illustrated books to chapter books. 

Historical Fiction Books for Kids (Ages 6 and up)

Wilbur Wright Meets Lady Liberty

by Robert Burleigh - Wendell Minor

Born Hungry: Julia Child Becomes the French Chef

by Alex Prud'homme - Sarah Green

This Very Tree: A Story of 9/11, Resilience, and Regrowth

by Sean Rubin

First Friend: How Dogs Evolved from Wolves to Become Our Best Friends

by Kersten Hamilton - Jaime Kim

More Than Just a Game: The Black Origins of Basketball

by Madison Moore - Lonnie Ollivierre

Trees: A Rooted History

by Piotr Socha - Wojciech Grajkowski

Birth of the Cool: How Jazz Great Miles Davis Found His Sound

by Kathleen Cornell Berman - Keith Henry Brown

Just a Girl: A True Story of World War II

by Lia Levi - Jess Mason - Sylvia Adrian Notini

History Smashers: The Mayflower

by Kate Messner - Dylan Meconis

ABCs of Black History

by Rio Cortez - Lauren Semmer

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Harry Houdini

by Kjartan Poskitt - Geraint Ford

Who Got Game?: Baseball: Amazing But True Stories!

by Derrick D Barnes - John John Bajet

Rescuing Titanic: A True Story of Quiet Bravery in the North Atlantic

by Flora Delargy

People Remember: A Kwanzaa Holiday Book for Kids

by Ibi Zoboi - Loveis Wise

She Persisted: Oprah Winfrey

by Renée Watson - Chelsea Clinton - Alexandra Boiger - Gillian Flint

#1 New York Times bestseller

Wolves of Yellowstone: A Rewilding Story

by Catherine Barr

African Icons: Ten People Who Shaped History

by Tracey Baptiste

H Is for Harlem

by Dinah Johnson - April Harrison

Elvis Is King!

by Jonah Winter - Red Nose Studio Red Nose Studio

Born to Fly: The First Women's Air Race Across America

by Steve Sheinkin - Bijou Karman

Next President: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of America's Presidents 

by Kate Messner - Adam Rex

I Am Anne Frank

by Brad Meltzer - Christopher Eliopoulos

We Were There, Too!: Young People in U.S. History

by Phillip Hoose

Ida B. Wells, Voice of Truth: Educator, Feminist, and Anti-Lynching Civil Rights Leader

by Michelle Duster - Laura Freeman

When the Schools Shut Down: A Young Girl's Story of Virginia's Lost Generation and the Brown V. Board of Education of Topeka Decision

by Yolanda Gladden - Keisha Morris - Pizzoli Tamara Pizzoli Tamara

Puerto Rico

by Richard Sebra

Star-Spangled: The Story of a Flag, a Battle, and the American Anthem

by Tim Grove

Facing Frederick: The Life of Frederick Douglass, a Monumental American Man

by Tonya Bolden

If You're a Kid Like Gavin: The True Story of a Young Trans Activist

by Gavin Grimm - J Yang - Kyle Lukoff

How Women Won the Vote: Alice Paul, Lucy Burns, and Their Big Idea

by Susan Campbell Bartoletti - Ziyue Chen

Who Said That?: Famous Americans Speak

by Robert Burleigh - David Catrow

Sometimes People March

by Tessa Allen - Tessa Allen

Why Humans Build Up: The Rise of Towers, Temples and Skyscrapers

by Gregor Craigie - Kathleen Fu

Girl Running

by Annette Bay Pimentel - Micha Archer

Malala Yousafzai: Warrior with Words

by Karen Leggett Abouraya - Susan L Roth

Go for the Moon: A Rocket, a Boy, and the First Moon Landing

by Chris Gall 

Be a King: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Dream and You

by Carole Boston Weatherford - James E Ransome

Brave Ballerina: The Story of Janet Collins

by Michelle Meadows - Ebony Glenn