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:

Baby Blessings: A Prayer for the Day You Are Born ~ Deloris Jordan

I love this book! In fact, I think it is a wonderful gift idea for a newborn or a mom/dad-to-be! This is a beautiful prayer ...
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Luke Goes to Bat ~ Rachel Isadora

Luke, is too young to play stickball with the bigger boys. The one day he got his big chance, he struck out...twice and was certain ...
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No Two Snowflakes ~ Sheree Fitch

Follow along as a young boy tries to describe snow to his pen-pal in Africa. This is an ideal book to use if you are ...
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Dream Dancer ~ Jill Newsome

This book is about a girl and her love of dancing! She dances everywhere, even in her dreams! But, her dream turned into a nightmare ...
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Julius ~ Angela Johnson

Julius is a pig that came to live with Maya. While Maya's parents were not happy with having a pig in their home, Maya couldn't ...
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Ten, Nine, Eight ~ Molly Bang

This is a sweet little counting book about a young girl getting ready for bed...from "10 small toes all washed and warm" all the way ...
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A Lunch With Punch ~ Jo S. Kittinger

This is a Rookie Reader book about a little boy who helps pack his lunch. However, once he gets to school he realizes that his ...
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My Pop Pop and Me ~ Irene Smalls

This is a sweet story about a boy and his grandfather. The boy and his pop pop, who happens to be a chef, spend time ...
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Featured Books:

My Friend Maya Loves to Dance ~ Cheryl Willis Hudson

Maya is a young girl who loves to dance. Whenever there is music, you are sure to see Maya moving ...
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Hey, Charleston! ~ Anne Rockwell

This book tells the true story of the Jenkins Orphanage Band. The band, consisting of orphans, was started by Reverend Daniel Joseph Jenkins, who had ...
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Snow Globe Wishes ~ Erin Dealey

A snow globe filled with a beautiful winter wonderland captivates a young girl whose family enjoys special time together during the worse snow storm of ...
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Don’t Touch My Hair ~ Sharee Miller

This is a whimsical book about a girl who loves her hair. The problem is, others love it too and often reach to touch it ...
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Ellington Was Not a Street ~ Ntozake Shange

Poet Ntozake Shange recounts her childhood memories of the many great African Americans who gathered in her home ...
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The Soccer Fence ~ Phil Bildner

Hector watched from outside the fence as the white boys played soccer. Separated by the rules of apartheid, Hector did not play soccer with the ...
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No Two Snowflakes ~ Sheree Fitch

Follow along as a young boy tries to describe snow to his pen-pal in Africa. This is an ideal book to use if you are ...
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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 ...
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