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:
I Have a Dream ~ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
In all the picture books about Martin Luther King, Jr, this has to be my absolute favorite. While the forward is written by his wife, ...
Catching the Moon: The Story of a Young Girl’s Baseball Dream ~ Crystal Hubbard
Marcenia Lyle (aka Toni Stone) was the first female to play on an all-male pro baseball team. In 1953, at the age of 32, she ...
The Patchwork Quilt ~ Valerie Flournoy
This is a beautiful story about the bond shared between Tanya and her grandmother as they talk about each piece of fabric that is cut ...
Down the Winding Road ~ Angela Johnson
This story is about a boy and girl who take their annual trip down the winding road to visit the Old Ones' house ...
Be Boy Buzz ~ Bell Hooks
This book is about being proud of being "all boy." Although it does highlight some of the wonderful characteristics of being a boy, I found ...
Girls Hold Up This World ~ Jada Pinkett Smith
My daughter loved this book. While we were reading it, she emphatically announced that "girl's rule!" This book features beautiful photographs of females of all ...
Climbing Lincoln’s Steps ~ Suzanne Slade
Every year millions of people climb the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. They come to see the statue of Abraham Lincoln, a ...
Bippity Bop Barbershop ~ Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
This is a great story about a little boy named Miles and his first trip to the barber shop with his father. Miles is very ...
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