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:
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 ...
Amanda Bean’s Amazing Dream ~ Cindy Neuschwander
Amanda Bean loves math. In fact, she is great at counting. She can count by ones, twos, fives, and tens. However, in school she is ...
Faith Ringgold ~ Sharna Jackson
Learn more about the life of artist and activist, Faith Ringgold. From being bedridden as a child with severe asthma, painting on a small easel ...
Early Sunday Morning ~ Denene Millner
This beautifully illustrated book celebrates the love of a family and how they encourage a young girl to life her voice "and sing with the ...
I Am Enough ~ Grace Byers
This is a beautiful, rhyming book about self-worth. It features girls of all colors who band together "when it's tough to say together: I am ...
American Slave, American Hero ~ Laurence Pringle
I was so intrigued with this book! It reveals the life and remarkable commitment of York and his involvement in the Lewis and Clark Expedition ...
The Seeds of Peace ~ Laura Berkeley
Two very different people live at the opposite ends of the rainbow. A successful, yet sad merchant lives on one end in the Rainbow Mansion ...
The Doctor with an Eye for Eyes: The Story of Dr. Patricia Bath ~ Julia Finley Mosca
From the Amazing Scientist.com collection, this book showcases Dr. Patricia Bath, an ophthalmologist who "never lost sight of her dreams!" ...
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