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:
A Sweet Smell of Roses ~ Angela Johnson
A Sweet Smell of Roses Written by Angela Johnson Illustrated by Eric Velasquez This book is about two young girls who sneak out of their ...
I Hear a Pickle ~ Rachel Isadora
I hear. I smell. I see. I touch. I taste." This book is all about the five senses and it features children of all colors ...
I Got the Rhythm ~ Connie Schofield-Morrison
A young girl senses the rhythm in the world around her. From butterflies and street performers to ice cream sellers ...
Friends and Pals and Brothers, Too ~ Sarah Wilson
This cute little rhyming book is about two brothers who enjoy spending time together. In the fall they go on nature hikes and ride their ...
Music is a Rainbow ~ Bryan Collier
After his father leaves for work every morning and his mother gets sick, a young boy faces feelings of abandonment. Making poor choices, he gets ...
Fish School ~ Nancy Poydar
Charlie got a goldfish for his birthday and he vowed to teach Wishy everything he learned! Attempting to follow through with his promise, Charlie secretly ...
Just Try It ~ Christianne C. Jones
This is a Read It! Reader book about a boy who does not like vegetables. He does everything possible to avoid eating them! ...
It’s B! ~ Katherine Hengel
This book begins with some instruction about the letter B and showcases words that begin with, end with, and contain the letter B. Instruction is ...
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