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:
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 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 ...
Fear of Flying ~ Nancy Lambert
In this Marvel, Level 2 easy reader, Falcon is hit by Red Skull's mind-control blaster and becomes afraid of flying ...
The Soccer Fence ~ Phil Bildner
Hector watched from outside the fence as the white boys played soccer. Separated by the rules of apartheid, Hector did not play soccer with the ...
Elevator Magic ~ Stuart J. Murphy
Who knew elevators could help with math? This book is all about subtraction. Ben and his mom need to make a few stops as they ...
Can You Hear the Sea? ~ Judy Cumberbatch
This story is very bright and fun! It would be a great addition to an ocean or sea shell themed learning unit. Sarah's grandpa gives ...
Lift Every Voice and Sing ~ James Weldon Johnson
his poem was originally written by school principal and activist in Jacksonville, Florida. The poem was set to music by his brother and was first ...
My Brother Charlie ~ Holly Robinson Peete
My Brother Charlie is about a young boy diagnosed with autism. It is told from the viewpoint of Charlie's twin sister, Callie. She describes some ...
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