It’s week two of Black History Month and only a few days until Valentine’s Day, so it’s the perfect time to explore books that celebrate love in Black families! From parents to children to grandparents to cousins to aunties and beyond, here are some lovely recent books that represent how love forms the foundation of family.

Do I Love You? Yes I Do! by Ruth Forman, illus. by Raissa Figueroa

I Would Love You Still by Adrea Theodore, illus. by Ken Wilson-Max

Like So by Ruth Forman, illus. by Raissa Figueroa

Where There Is Love: A Story in African Proverbs by Shauntay Grant, illus. by Letícia Moreno

How My Family Says I Love You by Yvonne Sewankambo, illus. by Aurore McLeod

Thank you to SimonKIDS, Candlewick Press, Holiday House, Penguin Workshop, and Penguin Young Readers for copies of these books!