Welcome

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 book collections based on specific 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!

Featured Books:

This Is Not a Valentine ~ Carter Higgins

This is a super cute story about a boy trying to explain his multitude of "gifts" for the girl he likes ...
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Bein’ With You This Way ~ W. Nikola-Lisa

A little girl and a group of her friends have fun at the park. While they play, they discover that despite their differences they are ...
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Langston’s Train Ride ~ Robert Burleigh

This historic retelling details the moments on a train crossing the Mississippi River that led to poet Langston Hughes writing his poem "The Negro Speaks ...
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Daisy and the Doll ~ Michael Medearis and Angela Shelf Medearis

Growing up on a farm in Vermont in the late 1800s, eight year old Daisy Turner didn't notice skin color until her end-of-school program ...
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Wind Flyers ~ Angela Johnson

Telling the story of one boy's love for flight, this book shows how he pursues his passion by becoming a Tuskegee Airman ...
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Jonathan and His Mommy ~ Irene Smalls

Jonathan and his mom like to take walks together, but not just any walks. They imagine they are giants. They take giant steps and talk ...
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My Pop Pop and Me ~ Irene Smalls

This is a sweet story about a boy and his grandfather. The boy and his pop pop, who happens to be a chef, spend time ...
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Lola at the Library ~ Anna McQuinn

This is a cute story about how a little girl and her mother enjoy a special, weekly ritual. Every Tuesday Lola and her mother visit ...
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