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:
Catching the Wild Waiyuuzee ~ Rita Williams-Garcia
Surprisingly, this book is about the "adventures" of a young girl trying to avoid getting her hair combed and braided ...
Lillian’s Right to Vote ~ Jonah Winter
This book tells the story of a 100 year old woman recalling events in her life and her family's lives that lead to her having ...
I Dream of Trains ~ Angela Johnson
During the time of the Great Migration, a young boy from Mississippi dreams of trains. While working in the cotton fields, he listens for the ...
Papa’s Mark ~ Gwendolyn Battle-Lavert
Election day is coming up and Simms' father (along with the other African American men in the southern county) will be able to vote for ...
All Aboard for the Bobo Road ~ Stephen Davies
Follow along as Fatima and Galo ride atop a minibus down "the most beautiful road in the world!" ...
I Am Perfectly Designed ~ Karamo Brown
Through a conversation between father and son, this book encourages readers to love themselves and know that they are perfectly designed ...
Since We’re Friends: An Autism Picture Book ~ Celeste Shally
According to the forward in this book, one in 110 children are diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. This essentially means that just about everyone ...
Keisha Ann Can! ~ Daniel Kirk
My kids really enjoyed this book! It's about a little girl who happily goes about her daily routine ...
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