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:
Rise! ~ Bethany Hegedus
What a wonderful, kid-friendly biography about the amazing life of poet, performer, writer, activist, humanitarian, Maya Angelou ...
Sleeping Cutie ~ Andrea Davis Pinkney
Cutie LaRue always cleaned her plate. She brushed her teeth three times a day. She hardly complained and never fussed...except at bedtime ...
What Makes the Seasons? ~ Megan Montague Cash
This rhyming story features a curious little girl who discovers how the weather changes through the different seasons ...
Corduroy ~ Don Freeman
I can remember reading Corduroy as a little girl. However, I had not remembered that this beloved story featured Lisa, a little "brown like me" ...
Snow Globe Wishes ~ Erin Dealey
A snow globe filled with a beautiful winter wonderland captivates a young girl whose family enjoys special time together during the worse snow storm of ...
Blue Sky White Stars ~ Sarvinder Naberhaus
This book is an inspiring tribute to the American flag and its symbolic representation of the American people, history, and land ...
Hey, Charleston! ~ Anne Rockwell
This book tells the true story of the Jenkins Orphanage Band. The band, consisting of orphans, was started by Reverend Daniel Joseph Jenkins, who had ...
Elizabeti’s School ~ Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen
Elizabeti experiences her first day of school. However, soon after arriving, she begins to miss her family and begins to wonder if they miss her ...
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