I Can Be Brave Like Martin Luther King Jr.

A 2026 CHILDREN’S BOOK COUNCIL BLACK HISTORY MONTH & BEYOND SELECTION

In the newest installment in the Finger Puppet Heroes series, a plush puppet emerges from the center of each die-cut page of this chunky board book about MLK’s life and legacy 

“The time is always right to do what is right.” —Martin Luther King Jr.

With gorgeous, detailed illustrations by Susanna Covelli and simple text, I Can Be Brave Like Martin Luther King Jr. invites children to witness the lifelong fight for equality that made King a hero. Despite the odds and opposition, he never stopped dreaming of a better world. You, too, can be brave like Martin Luther King Jr.