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:
Twenty Yawns ~ Jane Smiley
Lucy and her parents sent a long day at the beach. After a day of fun in the sun, they are ready for an early ...
By the Dawn’s Early Light ~ Karen Ackerman
This story is about two young children, their mother who works the graveyard shift, and their Nana who takes care of them when their mom ...
Rise! ~ Bethany Hegedus
What a wonderful, kid-friendly biography about the amazing life of poet, performer, writer, activist, humanitarian, Maya Angelou ...
I Could Be, You Could Be ~ Karen Owen
I Could Be, You Could Be Written by Karen Owen Illustrated by Barroux In this rhyming book, children talk about all the things they could ...
I Dream of Trains ~ Angela Johnson
During the time of the Great Migration, a young boy from Mississippi dreams of trains. While working in the cotton fields, he listens for the ...
The Water Princess ~ Susan Verde
A young African girl dreams of bringing cool, crystal-clear water to her village so that she and her mom, along with the other females, don't ...
I Like Myself! ~ Karen Beaumont
This book is VERY cute! I really reminds me of a Dr. Seuss book. The book is very silly, but the little girl exudes self-confidence, ...
The Princess and the Frog: The Essentials Guide ~ Laura Gilbert
Of course, my daughter loved this book. She loves everything related to her favorite Disney princess! This book provides facts and details about various characters, ...
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