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:
The Day I Was Rich ~ Bill Cosby
Little Bill and his friends are thrilled when he discovers what he believes to be a diamond. All the kids talk about how they would ...
Addy Learns a Lesson ~ Connie Porter
My daughter loved reading her "Addy" books. I used to read the series aloud to her at night. This is the second book in the ...
Kevin and His Dad ~ Irene Smalls
What's more fun for a boy than to spend the entire day with his father? This book is about Kevin and his dad as they ...
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 ...
Knick Knack Paddy Whack ~ Steve Songs
This book is to the tune of the old classic song, Knick Knack Paddy Whack, but with a new spin on it ...
Rise! ~ Bethany Hegedus
What a wonderful, kid-friendly biography about the amazing life of poet, performer, writer, activist, humanitarian, Maya Angelou ...
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 ...
Daddy Calls Me Man ~ Angela Johnson
A collection of short poems, Daddy Calls Me Man, documents some of the small moments in young Joshua's life ...
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