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:
Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice ~ Nikki Grimes
Documenting the life of Vice President Kamala Harris, this book shares how her desire for justice, peace, and freedom was rooted in her at a ...
If I Were President ~ Thomas Kingsley Troupe
A young boy tells of what he would do and experience if he were president of the United States. This is a great book for ...
Being Friends ~ Karen Beaumont
This is a cute rhyming book about two friends. Despite their many differences, they both treasure their friendship with one another ...
Water, Water ~ Eloise Greenfield
A young boy interacts with water throughout this cute, rhyming story. A fishbowl. Rain. Oceans. A wading pool. Waterfalls and more! ...
Max Goes on the Bus ~ Adria F. Klein
This is a Read-it! Readers book about Max, a young boy who loves to ride the bus to school. In fact he loves riding the ...
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 ...
Riki’s Birdhouse ~ Monica Wellington
We used this book when we did our unit on birds. It is about a boy who loves to watch the birds in his yard ...
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 ...
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