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:
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 ...
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 ...
All Aboard for the Bobo Road ~ Stephen Davies
Follow along as Fatima and Galo ride atop a minibus down "the most beautiful road in the world!" ...
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 ...
My Brother Charlie ~ Holly Robinson Peete
My Brother Charlie is about a young boy diagnosed with autism. It is told from the viewpoint of Charlie's twin sister, Callie. She describes some ...
In Your Hands ~ Carole Boston Weatherford
This book is wonderful! It is a beautiful prayer of a mother for her son; that he will always be in safe hands ...
Water, Water ~ Eloise Greenfield
A young boy interacts with water throughout this cute, rhyming story. A fishbowl. Rain. Oceans. A wading pool. Waterfalls and more! ...
Catching the Wild Waiyuuzee ~ Rita Williams-Garcia
Surprisingly, this book is about the "adventures" of a young girl trying to avoid getting her hair combed and braided ...
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