Welcome

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 ...

Whistle for Willie ~ Ezra Jack Keats

If only Peter could whistle, his dog Willie would run straight to him...just like the boy and the dog he saw down the street ...

Fifty Cents and a Dream: Young Booker T. Washington ~ Jabari Asim

This book reveals Book T. Washington's sheer determination and drive to better himself. From his desire to read as a young slave to his 500 ...

A Father Like That ~ Charlotte Zolotow

In this story a young boy wishes that he had a father. In fact, he tells him mom exactly what his father would be like ...

Dear Dragon ~ Josh Funk

As part of their school assignments, Blaise and George become pen pals. But, neither of them like to write. Through rhyming letters to one another, ...

Brick by Brick ~ Charles R. Smith Jr.

Did you know that slaves helped build the original White House? This book, along with the commentary at the end of the book, chronicle what ...

Snow Globe Wishes ~ Erin Dealey

A snow globe filled with a beautiful winter wonderland captivates a young girl whose family enjoys special time together during the worse snow storm of ...

White Water ~ Michael S. Bandy & Eric Stein

Michael questions why the "Coloreds" water fountain has warm, muddy water when the "Whites Only" fountain MUST have cool, refreshing water. But does it? ...