Are you looking for a wonderful list of children’s books set in North Carolina? Here are some of our favorites! Each of these children’s books is either set in North Carolina or features a person who has close ties to the state. As one of the 13 original colonies, North Carolina has great significance in early American history. If you haven’t visited Kitty Hawk where the Wright Brothers made their famous first flight, I highly recommend it! If you’d like more information on each book, read more by clicking on the affiliate links listed below.
An Island Scrapbook
An artist and her daughter explore, draw, and paint a beautiful North Carolina island together.
Back Home
A young girl visits her aunt, uncle, and cousins in Lumberton, North Carolina, which has always felt like home.
Before John Was a Jazz Giant
A picture book biography of jazz legend John Coltrane, a North Carolina native.
First Flight
The story of Tom Tate, a friend of the Wright Brothers who helped them with their earliest airplanes.
Freedom on the Menu
A young girl observes the sit-ins at Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Little Hornet: Boy Patriot of North Carolina
A 13-year-old is swept into the Revolutionary War as a very young soldier after the British invade Charleston.
My Great Aunt Arizona
The author recounts her memories of her real Great Aunt Arizona, an inspiring teacher in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Mystery at Blackbeard’s Cove
The suspenseful adventure of four friends trapped on North Carolina's Ocracoke Island.
Rescue on the Outer Banks
10-year-old Sam Deal tries desperately to help save nine people stranded from a shipwreck off the coast of North Carolina.
Roanoke: The Lost Colony
A fascinating look at North Carolina's lost Roanoke colony and its mysterious disappearance.