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:
Black, White, Just Right! ~ Marguerite W. Davol
This story features a little girl whose mother is black and father is white. Throughout the book she notices the many differences between her mother ...
Ten, Nine, Eight ~ Molly Bang
This is a sweet little counting book about a young girl getting ready for bed...from "10 small toes all washed and warm" all the way ...
Just the Two of Us ~ Will Smith
This book is based on Will Smith's hit song, "Just the Two of Us." I didn't recognize all the lyrics, but my husband said that ...
The Book Itch ~ Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Based on the life of Lewis Henri Michaux and his bookstore, the National Memorial African Bookstore, which was located in Harlem Square just down the ...
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 ...
Rapunzel ~ Rachel Isadora
This is a unique, beautifully illustrated interpretation of the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale. I was most drawn to this book because the pages are ...
Holly Celebrates Juneteenth ~ Kimberly Kendall-Drucker
In this particular book of the series, Holly celebrates Juneteenth. "June 19th marks a HOLLY-day when freedom is celebrated." With rhyming text, author Kendall-Drucker explains ...
Being Friends ~ Karen Beaumont
This is a cute rhyming book about two friends. Despite their many differences, they both treasure their friendship with one another ...
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