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 Summer Nick Taught His Cats to Read ~ Curtis Manley
Nick wants to share his love of reading with his feline friends. However, he decides that the best way to teach his cats to read ...
The Rolling Store ~ Angela Johnson
A young girl talks with her friend about her granddaddy's story of "when he was little and the world was young;" back when only a ...
Thinker ~ Eloise Greenfield
This is a fun collection of poems written by a boy, Jace, and his "talking" dog named Thinker ...
I Dream of Trains ~ Angela Johnson
During the time of the Great Migration, a young boy from Mississippi dreams of trains. While working in the cotton fields, he listens for the ...
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 ...
I Just Want to Say Good Night ~ Rachel Isadora
In an African village young girl tries to avoid bedtime by taking the time to say "good night" to various objects and all her animal ...
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 ...
If I Were President ~ Thomas Kingsley Troupe
A young boy tells of what he would do and experience if he were president of the United States. This is a great book for ...
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