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:
Don’t Touch My Hair ~ Sharee Miller
This is a whimsical book about a girl who loves her hair. The problem is, others love it too and often reach to touch it ...
Tiana’s Dream ~ RH Disney
This is a Stepping Stones chapter book based on the Disney movie, The Princess and the Frog. It is one of the first chapter books ...
Game Changers ~ Lesa Cline-Ransome
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. It was so very insightful into the lives of two of the greatest tennis players ever, Venus and Serena ...
Mother’s Day ~ Anne Rockwell
This is a wonderful story about a group of students who share how they each celebrate Mother's Day ...
What Makes the Seasons? ~ Megan Montague Cash
This rhyming story features a curious little girl who discovers how the weather changes through the different seasons ...
Saving American Beach ~ Heidi Tyline King
MaVynee Betsch had a love for song and for the sunny shores of American Beach. Wanting a beach for all the enjoy where whites and ...
The Day I Saw My Father Cry ~ Bill Cosby
Little Bill's new neighbor, Mr. Mills, teaches everyone an ingenious way to cool out and stop fighting and arguing. When Mr. Mills dies of a ...
I Had a Favorite Hat ~ Boni Ashburn
With "a little of this and a little of that," a girl turns her wide brim, flippy, floppy, summer hat into a hat for many ...
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