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:
The Book Itch ~ Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Based on the life of Lewis Henri Michaux and his bookstore, the National Memorial African Bookstore, which was located in Harlem Square just down the ...
Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King ~ Jean Marzollo
We really enjoyed this book about Martin Luther King! When we read the very first page, my daughter (at the time, age 7) noticed that ...
Amadi’s Snowman ~ Katia Novet Saint-Lot
Amadi does not understand why his mother insists on him learning to read. But, once he questions another boy (who can read) about his book ...
Bring Me Some Apples and I’ll Make You a Pie ~ Robbin Gourley
A young girl helps her family harvest all kinds of wonderful fruits and veggies and plans for all the delicious meals that will come from ...
Max Found Two Sticks ~ Brian Pinkney
Max found two heavy twigs and would tap his two make-shift drum sticks on anything he could find...his thighs, Grandpa's cleaning bucket, hat boxes, bottles, ...
Did I Tell You I Love You Today? ~ Deloris Jordan
My kids really enjoyed this book! It is a wonderful story about a mother expressing her love for her son. The book documents the many ...
David’s Drawings ~ Cathryn Falwell
David decided to draw the beautiful tree that he saw on the way to school on winter mornings. While at school, all his classmates wanted ...
Lots of Ladybugs! ~ Michael Dahl
This book is about a little boy who counts the spots on ladybugs. With each page, there are five more spots to count until you ...
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