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:
Melena’s Jubilee ~ Zetta Elliot
This is a wonderful story of how each day presents us with the opportunity of a fresh start. After being forgiven by her mother and ...
The Great Migration: Journey to the North ~ Eloise Greenfield
This book tells the thoughts and courage of a man, woman, girl, and boy as they decide to be part of the Great Migration of ...
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 ...
Daisy and the Doll ~ Michael Medearis and Angela Shelf Medearis
Growing up on a farm in Vermont in the late 1800s, eight year old Daisy Turner didn't notice skin color until her end-of-school program ...
Shades of People ~ Sheila M. Kelly
People come in all shades of colors. This book encourages you to look for all of the different shades everywhere you go! ...
Grandma’s Tiny House ~ JaNay Brown-Wood
Grandma's house may be tiny, but her family and her love for them is huge! This is a fun counting story about the grand feast ...
Who Will I Be, Lord? ~ Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
We really enjoyed this book. It is a lyrical story about a girl who looks back through her family tree as she ponders the future ...
Galimoto ~ Karen Lynn Williams
Galimoto, which means "car" in the language of Malawi, is also the name for a push toy made by children. Kondi went around his African ...
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