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:
Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice ~ Nikki Grimes
Documenting the life of Vice President Kamala Harris, this book shares how her desire for justice, peace, and freedom was rooted in her at a ...
Pictures for Miss Josie ~ Sandra Belton
Based on the life and impact of Miss Josephine Carroll Smith, this book depicts a father and later his son, who are encouraged to put ...
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 ...
Calling the Water Drum ~ LaTisha Redding
This story saddened me. A young boy and his parents secretly left Haiti in the middle of the night with just enough money to buy ...
Addy Learns a Lesson ~ Connie Porter
My daughter loved reading her "Addy" books. I used to read the series aloud to her at night. This is the second book in the ...
Let the Children March ~ Monica Clark-Robinson
Did you know that children, many children, were involved in the fight for Civil Rights? This beautifully illustrated book chronicles the events of the brother ...
Max Goes to the Zoo ~ Adria F. Klein
This is a purple level, Read-It Readers easy reader book about Max and his friend Lily, who visit the zoo. It's a cute little book ...
Kindergarten is Cool! ~ Linda Elovitz Marshall
This is a cute rhyming story about the first day of kindergarten. From story time to recess; from lunch time to clean up, kindergarten is ...
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