"Brown Like Me" Books
Books for Kids Featuring Black Characters
Hector watched from outside the fence as the white boys played soccer. Separated by the rules of apartheid, Hector did not play soccer with the boys on the other side of the fence until years later after apartheid had crumbled and Nelson Mandela became president of South Africa.
Galimoto, which means "car" in the language of Malawi, is also the name for a push toy made by children. Kondi went around his African village in search of wires to make a galimoto.
Born in a little African village across from the volcano Mount Kenya, Wangari Maathai developed her love and appreciation for trees and the forests.
Based on the true story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah, this book reminds us that "being disabled does not mean being unable."
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 with the strange white animal with a carrot nose, he realizes the value and benefits of being able to read.
In an African village young girl tries to avoid bedtime by taking the time to say "good night" to various objects and all her animal friends.
A young boy from the Maasai culture in Africa asks his father, "Papa, do you love me?" The father explains all the ways he loves his son and all the things he would do for him.
