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:
Testing the Ice ~ Sharon Robinson
Baseball legend, Jackie Robinson, had a beautiful lake on his property in Connecticut. However, his children and their friends were nervous about skating on the ...
Flower Garden ~ Eve Bunting
A little girl makes a birthday surprise for her mother. She and her father buy soil and colorful plants to make a beautiful garden box ...
Galimoto ~ Karen Lynn Williams
Galimoto, which means "car" in the language of Malawi, is also the name for a push toy made by children. Kondi went around his African ...
Racing Around ~ Stuart J. Murphy
This is a living math book about perimeter. Mike wants to ride his bike in the annual 15-kilometer race like his older siblings Justin and ...
Ladybug Girl and the Best Ever Playdate ~ Jacky Davis
This is a story about the value of friendship. Lulu and Finny have a playdate but Lulu's more interested in playing with Finny's new toy ...
Max Goes to the Library ~ Adria F. Klein
Max loves to read books. So, he goes to the library. He gets a library card and uses the computer to find books to check ...
Martin Luther King, Jr ~ Jennifer Lee Fandel
In comic book style, this graphic biography is all about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It denotes events in his life spanning from his childhood ...
If I Ran for President ~ Catherine Stier
In this book, children not only indicate what they would do if they ran for president, but the book also provides an excellent overview of ...
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