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:
Grandma’s Tiny House ~ JaNay Brown-Wood
Grandma's house may be tiny, but her family and her love for them is huge! This is a fun counting story about the grand feast ...
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, ...
Lola Gets a Cat ~ Anna McQuinn
Lola loves cats and has lots of stuffed ones. But, she wants a real one! ...
Cats Add Up! ~ Dianne Ochiltree
This book is part of the Hello Math Reader Books set and the math concept addressed is addition and subtraction. It is about a girl, ...
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! ...
Lily Brown’s Paintings ~ Angela Johnson
This book is about the imagination of a child and how it can be translated onto paper with a paint brush ...
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 ...
Tickle, Tickle ~ Dakari Hru
Tickle, Tickle Written by Dakari Hru Illustrated by Ken Wilson-Max This book is about a special tickle time that is shared between a father and ...
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