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:
I Hear a Pickle ~ Rachel Isadora
I hear. I smell. I see. I touch. I taste." This book is all about the five senses and it features children of all colors ...
Black Jack ~ Charles R. Smith Jr.
This rhyming story is about the life of Arthur John Johnson, the world's first black heavyweight champion ...
Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King ~ Jean Marzollo
We really enjoyed this book about Martin Luther King! When we read the very first page, my daughter (at the time, age 7) noticed that ...
Cendrillon ~ Robert D. San Souci
This book is about a Caribbean Cinderella. While similar to the "traditional" version of the Cinderella, this version has elements of the West Indian culture ...
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 ...
Martin Luther King, Jr ~ Jennifer Lee Fandel
In comic book style, this graphic biography is all about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It denotes events in his life spanning from his childhood ...
The Day You Begin ~ Jacqueline Woodson
While this book is beautifully illustrated, it's message is equally as beautiful! "There will be times when you walk into a room and no one ...
Father’s Day ~ Anne Rockwell
This is a sweet story about classmates who celebrate their fathers by making books about their dads and the things they love about them ...
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