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:
A Computer Called Katherine ~ Suzanne Slade
As a math aficionado, I was completely enamored with the true story of Katherine Johnson, made famous by the film Hidden Figures ...
Brick by Brick ~ Charles R. Smith Jr.
Did you know that slaves helped build the original White House? This book, along with the commentary at the end of the book, chronicle what ...
Kitchen Dance ~ Maurie J. Manning
A son and daughter wake to the sounds of their mother and father dancing to the tunes of clanging dishes. After noticing the kids peeking ...
I Could Be, You Could Be ~ Karen Owen
I Could Be, You Could Be Written by Karen Owen Illustrated by Barroux In this rhyming book, children talk about all the things they could ...
Catching the Moon: The Story of a Young Girl’s Baseball Dream ~ Crystal Hubbard
Marcenia Lyle (aka Toni Stone) was the first female to play on an all-male pro baseball team. In 1953, at the age of 32, she ...
The Day I Saw My Father Cry ~ Bill Cosby
Little Bill's new neighbor, Mr. Mills, teaches everyone an ingenious way to cool out and stop fighting and arguing. When Mr. Mills dies of a ...
Shades of Black: A Celebration of Our Children ~ Sandra L. Pinkney
My kids really enjoyed this book. They loved seeing other children that look like them. The book instills a sense of pride in the beauty ...
Hush, Little Baby ~ Brian Pinkney
Set to the lyrics of the classic lullaby, a father and big brother try to stop baby sister from crying when mama heads out to ...
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