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:
Love Will See You Through ~ Angela Farris Watkins
Written by Dr. Martin Luther King's niece, this book shares the civil rights leader's six guiding beliefs: Have courage. Love your enemies. Fight the problem, ...
In Daddy’s Arms I Am Tall ~ Javaka Steptoe
This is a collection of poems celebrating African American fathers and the influence that they have over their families. The poems are coupled with the ...
Rap a Tap Tap ~ Diane Dillon
This rhythmic story is about how Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, the great tap dancer of his time, talked with his feet ...
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 ...
A Trip to the Hospital ~ Kim Watson
We are Little Bill fans and of course this book was a hit with my boys. Little Bill is playing cowboys with his friend Fushia ...
I Slightly Want to Go Home ~ Lauren Child
This cute book is based on the Disney Playhouse show Charlie and Lola. Lola goes to her friend Lotta's house to have a sleepover ...
Holly Celebrates Juneteenth ~ Kimberly Kendall-Drucker
In this particular book of the series, Holly celebrates Juneteenth. "June 19th marks a HOLLY-day when freedom is celebrated." With rhyming text, author Kendall-Drucker explains ...
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind ~ William Kamkwamba & Bryan Mealer
This book is based on a true story of a 14-year-old boy living in Malawi, Africa. Riddled by drought, William's family began eating only one ...
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