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:
Melena’s Jubilee ~ Zetta Elliot
This is a wonderful story of how each day presents us with the opportunity of a fresh start. After being forgiven by her mother and ...
I Am Enough ~ Grace Byers
This is a beautiful, rhyming book about self-worth. It features girls of all colors who band together "when it's tough to say together: I am ...
Island Baby ~ Holly Keller
On the Caribbean island, young Simon loves to help Pops with his bird hospital. When Simon discovers a flamingo with a broken leg, he knows ...
Peekaboo Bedtime ~ Rachel Isadora
This book is about a little boy playing peekaboo as he gets ready for bedtime. My kids really enjoyed playing peekaboo right along with the ...
Around the Log ~ Anthony D. Fredericks
This is a great book for those who love critters and bugs. It features various close-up drawings of the creatures that make their home in ...
Bigmama’s ~ Donald Crews
This is a great book about the joys of some children making their annual summer trip to visit their grandmother ...
The Moon Ring ~ Randy DuBurke
One hot night, Maxine goes on a wild adventure around the globe thanks to the magic of the blue moon and the moon ring ...
Look for Ladybugs ~ Dana Meachen Rau
This is a wonderful Rookie Reader book that focuses on prepositional phrases. A young boy searches all over looking for ladybugs with his magnifying glass ...
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