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:
Lillian’s Right to Vote ~ Jonah Winter
This book tells the story of a 100 year old woman recalling events in her life and her family's lives that lead to her having ...
The Lending Zoo ~ Frank Asch
This is an interesting, make-believe story about a zoo that functions much like a library ...
What Makes the Seasons? ~ Megan Montague Cash
This rhyming story features a curious little girl who discovers how the weather changes through the different seasons ...
Zoo Day ~ Anne Rockwell
Filled with lots of animals, this book would be great for little animal lovers or those planning their very first trip to the zoo! ...
Greetings, Sun ~ Phillis Gershator
This is a rhyming book about a boy and girl who wake up and give greetings to the sun as well as many other things ...
Happy to Be Nappy ~ Bell Hooks
This book celebrates the hair styles and hair textures of African American girls. "Just all girl happy! Happy to be nappy hair." ...
The Great Migration: Journey to the North ~ Eloise Greenfield
This book tells the thoughts and courage of a man, woman, girl, and boy as they decide to be part of the Great Migration of ...
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 ...
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