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:
Sam and the Tigers ~ Julius Lester
A retelling of one of the most controversial books in children’s literature (Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman), Sam and the Tigers is about a ...
Fish School ~ Nancy Poydar
Charlie got a goldfish for his birthday and he vowed to teach Wishy everything he learned! Attempting to follow through with his promise, Charlie secretly ...
The Moon Ring ~ Randy DuBurke
One hot night, Maxine goes on a wild adventure around the globe thanks to the magic of the blue moon and the moon ring ...
Designed by God So I Must Be Special ~ Bonnie Sose
I think this book is adorable. It talks about the different body parts (eyes, ears, nose, skin, body, mind, heart, and Spirit) that God has ...
Peekaboo Bedtime ~ Rachel Isadora
This book is about a little boy playing peekaboo as he gets ready for bedtime. My kids really enjoyed playing peekaboo right along with the ...
Boom Boom ~ Sarvinder Naberhaus
This simple rhyming book shares the sounds and sights of the seasons. It showcases kids of all colors exploring and enjoying the different seasons ...
If I Had a Raptor ~ George O’Connor
This is a cute story about a girl who imagines what it would be like if she acquires a pet raptor ...
Ten Tiny Babies ~ Karen Katz
This is a cute little rhyming, counting book with babies of all different colors. I liked that it reinforced counting with my little ones as ...
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