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:
Like a Girl ~ Lori Degman
This is a wonderful book that empowers girls through the celebration of 24 inspiring women who affected change through history ...
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 ...
The Night Before Father’s Day ~ Natasha Wing
This is a cute rhyming story about the night before Father's Day. When dad leaves for a bike ride, the rest of the family gets ...
We Had a Picnic This Sunday Past ~ Jacqueline Woodson
Teeka's family had a picnic this Sunday past and everyone was there...except for Cousin Martha and her dry apple pie, that you just had to ...
Full, Full, Full of Love ~ Trish Cooke
Each Sunday Jay Jay goes to his Grannie's house for dinner. While waiting for dinner to be served, Jay Jay notices that Grannie's cupboard is ...
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 ...
Papa, Do You Love Me? ~ Barbara M. Joosse
A young boy from the Maasai culture in Africa asks his father, "Papa, do you love me?" The father explains all the ways he loves ...
My Uncle Martin’s Words for America ~ Angela Farris Watkins
Martin Luther King's niece tells how her uncle made a difference not just for African Americans, but for all Americans. Told from the perspective of ...
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