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:
Bright Brown Baby ~ Andrea Davis Pinkney
This brightly illustrated, rhyming treasury celebrates our beautiful, brown children. Each of the stories in the collection opens with inspiring quotes by Langston Hughes, Martin ...
The Book Itch ~ Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Based on the life of Lewis Henri Michaux and his bookstore, the National Memorial African Bookstore, which was located in Harlem Square just down the ...
Pecan Pie Baby ~ Jacqueline Woodson
Gia is concerned about the news of a new sibling. The baby has not even been born yet and already seems to be all everyone ...
Think Big ~ Liz Garton Scanlon
This is a simple rhyming book about some school age kids. They use various artistic mediums to prepare for what seems to be a school ...
The Penny Pot ~ Stuart J. Murphy
This book is part of the Math Start Collection. It is a living math book about counting coins. Jessie wants to get her face painted, ...
Stitchin’ and Pullin’ ~ Patricia C. McKissack
For hundreds of years, the women of Gee's Bend have quilted together...stitchin' and pullin'. Baby Girl anxiously awaits the day that she is able to ...
Twenty Yawns ~ Jane Smiley
Lucy and her parents sent a long day at the beach. After a day of fun in the sun, they are ready for an early ...
Please, Baby, Please ~ Spike Lee & Tonya Lewis Lee
The baby girl in this book is just too cute! The book is about her and her day, which begins at 3:01 am with her ...
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