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:
I Am Rosa Parks ~ Jim Haskins
This is a great easy-reader chapter book about Rosa Parks, who made history by refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a ...
Every Little Thing ~ Cedella Marley
Based on Bob Marley's song "Three Little Birds," this adaption is so inspiring and cheerful! The bright, vivid colors and the adorable young boy remind ...
Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library ~ Carole Boston Weatherford
Wow! What an inspiring, eye-opening book about the life of bibliophile, Arturo Schomburg! As a child in Puerto Rico he questioned why "Africa's sons and ...
The First Day of Winter ~ Denise Fleming
This book is about a young boy and the first ten days of winter. Each day brings a special gift that he uses to make ...
The Creation ~ James Weldon Johnson
A man tells a group of attentive children the Biblical story of God's creation of the world. The illustrations showcasing a storyteller are a tribute ...
A Wild Cowboy ~ Dana Kessimakis Smith
This is an adorable book about a little boy who likens his day headed off to grandma's house to that of a cowboy. He mounts ...
Marigold Fairy Makes a Friend ~ Elizabeth Dennis
Marigold Fairy lives in the land of Flower Wings. She grows vegetables and keeps the pests away from the garden ...
The Princess and the Frog ~ Lisa Marsoli
As expected, my daughter loved this read-aloud storybook. It is based on the Disney movie, The Princess and the Frog ...
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