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:
Wangari Maathai ~ Franck Prevot
Born in a little African village across from the volcano Mount Kenya, Wangari Maathai developed her love and appreciation for trees and the forests ...
Out! ~ Arree Chung
This is a fun story about the nighttime adventures of Jo-Jo and the family dog. Jo-Jo wants out of his crib and once he's out, ...
Wind Flyers ~ Angela Johnson
Telling the story of one boy's love for flight, this book shows how he pursues his passion by becoming a Tuskegee Airman ...
Flower Garden ~ Eve Bunting
A little girl makes a birthday surprise for her mother. She and her father buy soil and colorful plants to make a beautiful garden box ...
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 ...
Red Dancing Shoes ~ Denise Lewis Patrick
My daughter really enjoyed this book. It is about a girl who receives "the finest, reddest, shiniest shoes that anyone had ever seen." ...
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 ...
All Different Now ~ Angela Johnson
Juneteenth, commemorated on June 19th, is the celebration of the emancipation of slaves. This book shares the response of and the jubilation felt as a ...
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