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:
Fear of Flying ~ Nancy Lambert
In this Marvel, Level 2 easy reader, Falcon is hit by Red Skull's mind-control blaster and becomes afraid of flying ...
How to Make a Mountain ~ Amy Huntington
This is a fun science, themed book where a young girl is instructed on how to build a mountain, from crushing a piece of continent ...
The New Small Person ~ Lauren Child
This is a super cute story about a boy learning to adjust to life with a new baby sibling. The boy wants "the small person" ...
Jack’s Room ~ Julia Woolf
This is a Rookie Reader book about a little boy who identifies various objects in his room before giving his mom a hug just before ...
Read and Rise ~ Sandra L. Pinkney
Filled with beautiful photographs of children, this book is part of the Read and Rise Initiative, which helps prepare children for a lifetime of success ...
If Your Monster Won’t Go To Bed ~ Denise Vega
This is a fun story for monster lovers! A young girl provides all the do's and dont's for getting your monster to go to bed! ...
Bye-Bye Binky ~ Maria van Lieshout
A little girl celebrates being a big kid. And, big kids don't need a binky. This is a cute book about an important milestone in ...
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 ...
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