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:
Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton ~ Don Tate
Despite being a slave, George Moses Horton taught himself to read as a boy. Horton loved words and was drawn to the lyrical sound of ...
Brick by Brick ~ Charles R. Smith Jr.
Did you know that slaves helped build the original White House? This book, along with the commentary at the end of the book, chronicle what ...
Black is Brown is Tan ~ Arnold Adoff
This book is about a bi-racial family. It is written in a poetic style and it highlights the family's various activities. It also highlights some ...
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 ...
Pies from Nowhere ~ Dee Romito
An unsung hero of the civil rights movement, Georgia Gilmore utilized her passion for cooking to help fund the Montgomery Bus Boycott that began in ...
Me & Neesie ~ Eloise Greenfield
This book is about a girl named Janell and her imaginary friend Neesie. Although my kids do not currently have any imaginary friends (at least ...
What Do You Do with a Voice Like That? ~ Chris Barton
Barbara Jordan had a "big, bold, booming, crisp, clear, confident voice" that caused people "to sit right up, stand up straight, and take notice." ...
Have You Seen Elephant? ~ David Barrow
This is about a cute little boys and his imaginary friends elephant and turtle. He plays hide and seek with elephant, who is surprisingly very ...
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