"Brown Like Me" Books

Books for Kids Featuring Black Characters

In the Tall, Tall Grass ~ Denise Fleming
We Are Shining by Gwendolyn Brooks
Whistle for Willie ~ Ezra Jack Keats
Jazz by Walter Dean Myers
I Slightly Want to Go Home ~ Lauren Child
Friends and Pals and Brothers, Too by Sarah Wilson

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A Letter to Amy ~ Ezra Jack Keats

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A Letter to Amy

Written by Ezra Jack Keats
Illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats

Peter is having a birthday party. Among all his neighborhood friends, he most wants to invite a girl, Amy. So, he writes a letter. Due to some unfortunate events that took place as he tried to mail the letter, Peter questions if Amy will even come to his party. This is a very cute book featuring the same Peter from The Snowy Day, Whistle for Willie, and Peter’s Chair. Read more >>

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Originally posted on May 7, 2021.

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