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:
Elizabeti’s School ~ Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen
Elizabeti experiences her first day of school. However, soon after arriving, she begins to miss her family and begins to wonder if they miss her ...
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 ...
Max Goes to School ~ Adria F. Klein
This is a great little Read-it! Readers book for beginning readers. It is about a boy named Max who likes to read and write ...
Jazz ~ Walter Dean Myers
A celebration of jazz music, this beautifully illustrated book includes a glossary of jazz terms as well as a history of jazz timeline ...
The Seeds of Friendship ~ Michael Foreman
While Adam loved his new home in the tall tower in the city, he missed his old home. The city was gray and empty ...
Sleeping Cutie ~ Andrea Davis Pinkney
Cutie LaRue always cleaned her plate. She brushed her teeth three times a day. She hardly complained and never fussed...except at bedtime ...
A Computer Called Katherine ~ Suzanne Slade
As a math aficionado, I was completely enamored with the true story of Katherine Johnson, made famous by the film Hidden Figures ...
Goggles! ~ Ezra Jack Keats
Peter and Archie were playing in the alley when they found a pair of goggles. Very excited about their discovery, they were startled when some ...
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