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:
Dancing in the Wings ~ Debbie Allen
I liked this book because I could identify with it. I am tall and for the longest time I disliked my height...until I discovered basketball ...
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 ...
Golden Bear ~ Ruth Young
This a cute little rhyming book about a little boy and his golden bear. The boy and his special playmate do all kinds of things ...
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 ...
Mae Among the Stars ~ Roda Ahmed
Despite being told by her teacher that she shouldn't pursue her dream, Dr. Mae Jemison went on to become the first female African American astronaut! ...
What If… ~ Samantha Berger
This is a fun, rhyming, mixed-media story about a girl's resilience and determination to create! Whether it's drawing, carving, sculpting, dancing, singing, or using her ...
Brothers & Sisters: Family Poems ~ Eloise Greenfield
This is a wonderful collection of poems about brothers and sisters. The poems deal with all kinds of family related topics including sibling rivalry and ...
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 ...
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