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:
Martin Luther King Jr. ~ Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
From the Little People, Big Dreams series, this book tells of how Martin decided as a young person, that when he grew up, he would ...
Read and Rise ~ Sandra L. Pinkney
Filled with beautiful photographs of children, this book is part of the Read and Rise Initiative, which helps prepare children for a lifetime of success ...
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 ...
Nanta’s Lion ~ Suse MacDonald
This is a search and find adventure book about Nanta, an African girl living in the Maasai village, who went out in search of the ...
I Love You Like a Pig ~ Mac Barnett
This is an interesting book about the many ways we love one another. I didn't quite "get" the pig reference, but it was a fun, ...
Zoo Day ~ Anne Rockwell
Filled with lots of animals, this book would be great for little animal lovers or those planning their very first trip to the zoo! ...
Lottie Paris and the Best Place ~ Angela Johnson
The library is Lottie's favorite place. She makes a new friend whose favorite place is also the library. He enjoys dinosaur books as much as ...
My People ~ Langston Hughes
This is a beautiful book of faces set to the words of Langston Hughes' poem, "My People." The sepia portraits depict the beauty and the ...
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