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:
Polly Diamond and the Magic Book ~ Alice Kuipers
This chapter book is about a young girl and her love for words. However, when she discovers a magic book that turns her written words ...
Grace for President ~ Kelly DiPucchio
Appalled that there has never been a female president, Grace decides that she wants to become president! ...
Soccer Song ~ Patricia Reilly Gift
Jill has long arms and strong hands. But, when it comes to using her feet to play soccer, she struggles - that is, until she ...
Irene’s Wish ~ Jerdine Nolen
Irene loves her family. But her father is gone a lot. Irene makes a special wish for her father to be home more so that ...
Goodnight Football ~ Michael Dahl
This is a great rhyming story for little football fans! A young boy and his family enjoy an evening watching their favorite team win ...
Welcome to the Party ~ Gabrielle Union
A new baby is cause for celebration. This rhyming story celebrates the arrival of a new little one. This sweet love letter from parent to ...
If I Ran for President ~ Catherine Stier
In this book, children not only indicate what they would do if they ran for president, but the book also provides an excellent overview of ...
Family ~ Isabell Monk
This is a wonderful celebration of family. Hope visits her aunt and enjoys a wonderful meal with her mother's side of the family, where everyone ...
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