Welcome

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 ...

Jazz for Lunch ~ Jarrett Dapier

What a fun toe-tapping rhythmic story about a young boy and his auntie. "Struttin' with Auntie Nina down to a club. We're gonna hear some ...

Think Big ~ Liz Garton Scanlon

This is a simple rhyming book about some school age kids. They use various artistic mediums to prepare for what seems to be a school ...

Grace for President ~ Kelly DiPucchio

Appalled that there has never been a female president, Grace decides that she wants to become president! ...

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! ...

I Could Be, You Could Be ~ Karen Owen

I Could Be, You Could Be Written by Karen Owen Illustrated by Barroux In this rhyming book, children talk about all the things they could ...

What If… ~ Samantha Berger

This is a fun, rhyming, mixed-media story about a girl's resilience and determination to create! Whether it's drawing, carving, sculpting, dancing, singing, or using her ...

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 ...