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:
Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion ~ Alex T. Smith
This is a fun, whimsical book about a lever girl who outsmarts a very hungry lion with a sneaky plan of his own ...
The Princess and the Pea ~ Rachel Isadora
This book is the retelling of the classic Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale, The Princess and the Pea, with a beautiful African setting! ...
Tiana’s Dream ~ RH Disney
This is a Stepping Stones chapter book based on the Disney movie, The Princess and the Frog. It is one of the first chapter books ...
Sam and the Tigers ~ Julius Lester
A retelling of one of the most controversial books in children’s literature (Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman), Sam and the Tigers is about a ...
Bippity Bop Barbershop ~ Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
This is a great story about a little boy named Miles and his first trip to the barber shop with his father. Miles is very ...
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 ...
Little Bitty Friends ~ Elizabeth MePike
Cute little kids make friends with the little plants and animals. This is a fun, rhyming book that features toddlers of all colors ...
Winter White ~ Christianne C. Jones
This fun rhyming book of colors, highlights the color white and its presence during the winter season. From white snowflakes and white ice skates to ...
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