Welcome to “Brown Like Me” Books, a site dedicated to showcasing picture books for kids that feature black characters! Here, I not only provide personal book reviews, but I also share numerous book collections based on a wide variety of topics. Wondering how this site got it’s name and why it was started? Read the back-story here! Want to see some of the featured books and collections found on the site? Keep scrolling!
Recent Books:
Have You Seen This Book? ~ Angela DiTerlizzi
A young boy’s favorite book is missing. Throughout the story, he asks, “Have you seen this book?” and describes the missing book page by page ...
Malaika’s Winter Carnival ~ Nadia L. Hohn
After living with her grandma, Malaika is excited to be back with her mother again. However, she is uncertain about her new blended family, Mr ...
My Family Celebrates Kwanzaa ~ Lisa Bullard
Follow along as a young boy shares his family's experience celebrating Kwanzaa. With critical thinking and recall questions incorporated at the end of each chapter, ...
The Christmas Book Flood ~ Emily Kilgore
Based on a holiday tradition in Ireland, this book allows readers to share in the anticipation and excitement of the Book Flood. Centered around the ...
Ellray Jakes Rocks the Holidays ~ Sally Warner
Third-grader E.J. is excited about Christmas. But, before he can start celebrating, he is tasked with memorizing lines to recite at the school Winter Wonderland ...
Ty’s Travels: Winter Wonderland ~ Kelly Starling Lyons
Ty wakes up to a winter Wonderland. He and his mother venture out to the “North Pole” and see many marvelous things. Sparkling Christmas trees ...
Jabari Jumps ~ Gaia Cornwall
After completing his swim lessons and passing his swim test, Jabari is ready to jump off the diving board...or is he? He lets others go ...
Little Leaders ~ Vashti Harrison
I absolutely love this book! It features 40+ African American women who made huge strides throughout history. The pages are filled with adorable illustrations and ...
Featured Books:
Ella Fitzgerald ~ Isabel Sanchez Vegara
From the "Little People, Big Dreams" book series, this book highlights the life of jazz great, Ella Fitzgerald, the "First Lady of Song." ...
The Seeds of Friendship ~ Michael Foreman
While Adam loved his new home in the tall tower in the city, he missed his old home. The city was gray and empty ...
Early Sunday Morning ~ Denene Millner
This beautifully illustrated book celebrates the love of a family and how they encourage a young girl to life her voice "and sing with the ...
He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands ~ Kadir Nelson
Featuring a boy and his family, the lyrics of the old spiritual are turned into a wonderful picture book. This book is so cute! ...
Polly Diamond and the Magic Book ~ Alice Kuipers
This chapter book is about a young girl and her love for words. However, when she discovers a magic book that turns her written words ...
Sing-Along Song ~ JoAnn Early Macken
This book is about a cute little boy who loves to sing. He sings along with everything from the chirping robins in the morning and ...
The Blacker the Berry ~ Joyce Carol Thomas
This is a wonderful collection of poems written by Joyce Carol Thomas. The poems celebrate the beauty found in the many shades of "black." ...
Can You Dance, Dalila? ~ Virginia Kroll
This is a fun little story about a girl and her developing interest in dance. She attempts many forms of dance including the jig, line ...
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