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:
The Talk ~ Alicia D. Williams
This beautifully illustrated book definitely hits home. With four boys of my own, I completely understand and have given “the talk” more times than I ...
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 ...
I Can Do It Too! ~ Karen Baicker
This is an adorable book about a little girl who is excited to be a big girl who can do many of the same things ...
City Shapes ~ Diana Murray
his is a rhyming book about the many shapes found in the city. From on-the-go squares to dazzling rectangles ...
Jonathan and His Mommy ~ Irene Smalls
Jonathan and his mom like to take walks together, but not just any walks. They imagine they are giants. They take giant steps and talk ...
Wind Flyers ~ Angela Johnson
Telling the story of one boy's love for flight, this book shows how he pursues his passion by becoming a Tuskegee Airman ...
Lulu’s Birthday ~ Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard
Laurie and J. Matthew spend time trying to help their favorite aunt, Lulu, decide how to celebrate her birthday. As they recall some of the ...
Catching the Moon: The Story of a Young Girl’s Baseball Dream ~ Crystal Hubbard
Marcenia Lyle (aka Toni Stone) was the first female to play on an all-male pro baseball team. In 1953, at the age of 32, she ...
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