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, ...
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 ...
Gingerbread Days ~ Joyce Carol Thomas
This is a collection of poems celebrating the seasons of a family's love. There are twelve poems, one for each month of the year ...
Julius ~ Angela Johnson
Julius is a pig that came to live with Maya. While Maya's parents were not happy with having a pig in their home, Maya couldn't ...
I Love You Like a Pig ~ Mac Barnett
This is an interesting book about the many ways we love one another. I didn't quite "get" the pig reference, but it was a fun, ...
Twin Power ~ Benjamin & Kiyanda Young
As a parent, I have a special affinity for books about twins - because I have two sets. Yep, two sets of twin boys! So, ...
I Am Famous ~ Tara Luebbe & Becky Cattie
A young girl likens being the center of her parent's attention to being famous. From the paparazzi (her parents) to her adoring fans (her grandpa ...
Boom Boom ~ Sarvinder Naberhaus
This simple rhyming book shares the sounds and sights of the seasons. It showcases kids of all colors exploring and enjoying the different seasons ...
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