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:
Across the Alley ~ Richard Michelson
I began reading this book to my kids and after a few pages I stopped. It is about two boys who live across the alley ...
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 ...
Hank’s Big Day ~ Evan Kuhlman
Hank, the pill bug, has a big day. He shimmies through tall grass. He nibbles on dead leaves. He climbs a long stick. And, the ...
Zoo Day ~ Anne Rockwell
Filled with lots of animals, this book would be great for little animal lovers or those planning their very first trip to the zoo! ...
Let the Children March ~ Monica Clark-Robinson
Did you know that children, many children, were involved in the fight for Civil Rights? This beautifully illustrated book chronicles the events of the brother ...
Can You Dance, Dalila? ~ Virginia Kroll
This is a fun little story about a girl and her developing interest in dance. She attempts many forms of dance including the jig, line ...
Rise! ~ Bethany Hegedus
What a wonderful, kid-friendly biography about the amazing life of poet, performer, writer, activist, humanitarian, Maya Angelou ...
Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library ~ Carole Boston Weatherford
Wow! What an inspiring, eye-opening book about the life of bibliophile, Arturo Schomburg! As a child in Puerto Rico he questioned why "Africa's sons and ...
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