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:
Peekaboo Morning ~ Rachel Isadora
Follow along with this cute little toddler as he plays peekaboo throughout the course of his morning. The kids had a blast trying to use ...
The Talk ~ Alicia D. Williams
This beautifully illustrated book definitely hits home. With four boys of my own, I completely understand and have given “the talk” more times than I ...
Grandma in Blue with Red Hat ~ Scott Menchin
This is a great story that combines a boy's love and appreciation for both art and his grandma! ...
Before She Was Harriet ~ Lesa Cline-Ransome
Many know the name Harriet Tubman. But, do you know of General Tubman, Moses, Minty or Araminta? Each of these names represent the many roles ...
My Kicks: A Sneaker Story! ~ Susan Verde
This is a fun story about a boy and his sneakers. He and his red kicks experienced a lot together and everyone knows that "there's ...
Langston’s Train Ride ~ Robert Burleigh
This historic retelling details the moments on a train crossing the Mississippi River that led to poet Langston Hughes writing his poem "The Negro Speaks ...
Ballerina Girl by Kirsten Hall
This rhyming, My First Reader book is about a girl who dresses up and pretends she's a ballerina performing on stage ...
City Green ~ DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan
This book is about a girl named Marcy who develops a friendship with the grumpy Old Man Hammer after she catches him planting sunflower seeds ...
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