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:
Brianna Breathes Easy ~ Virginia L. Kroll
Brianna is excited to perform as a hen in the Thanksgiving play at school. While practicing, Brianna is gripped by the worst coughing fit ever ...
Ladybug Girl and the Best Ever Playdate ~ Jacky Davis
This is a story about the value of friendship. Lulu and Finny have a playdate but Lulu's more interested in playing with Finny's new toy ...
Can You Top That? ~ W. Nikola-Lisa
This is a cute counting book about a boy and his imagination...as well as the imagination of his friends. They battle over who can top ...
Bigmama’s ~ Donald Crews
This is a great book about the joys of some children making their annual summer trip to visit their grandmother ...
The Song of Delphine ~ Kenneth Kraegel
Living inside the palace was a lonely servant girl named Delphine. With no family or friends, she found comfort in singing as she followed orders ...
Papa’s Mark ~ Gwendolyn Battle-Lavert
Election day is coming up and Simms' father (along with the other African American men in the southern county) will be able to vote for ...
Max Paints the House ~ Ken Wilson-Max
This book is about Max (a little boy), Little Pink (a pig), and Big Blue (an elephant). Little Pink decides to paint the house to ...
Snug in Mama’s Arms ~ Angela Shelf Medearis
This is such a little precious book. A little girl and her mommy go through their bedtime routine ...
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