"Brown Like Me" Books
Books for Kids Featuring Black Characters
Charlie got a goldfish for his birthday and he vowed to teach Wishy everything he learned! Attempting to follow through with his promise, Charlie secretly hides Wishy in his backpack and takes him on the school field trip to the aquarium!
We used this book when we did our unit on birds. It is about a boy who loves to watch the birds in his yard. Wanting the birds to stay in his yard, Riki builds a birdhouse and prepares special foods for his birds.
On the Caribbean island, young Simon loves to help Pops with his bird hospital. When Simon discovers a flamingo with a broken leg, he knows exactly where to take him.
One hot night, Maxine goes on a wild adventure around the globe thanks to the magic of the blue moon and the moon ring.
If only Peter could whistle, his dog Willie would run straight to him...just like the boy and the dog he saw down the street.
Like many children in Kenya, Ndito runs a long distance to get to school. As she runs through her village, she calls up animal dreams to keep her company.
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 and kept the palace clean.
his book is an illustrated poem that celebrates the the beauty and diversity of America's people, landscape, and wildlife.
As part of their school assignments, Blaise and George become pen pals. But, neither of them like to write. Through rhyming letters to one another, they tell about their hobbies, pets, favorite classes, and more.
This book is part of the Hello Math Reader Books set and the math concept addressed is addition and subtraction. It is about a girl, her mother, and their ONE cat. However, they quickly acquire more and more cats until they have ten cats.
Julius is a pig that came to live with Maya. While Maya's parents were not happy with having a pig in their home, Maya couldn't be more thrilled.
This is an interesting book about the many ways we love one another. I didn't quite "get" the pig reference, but it was a fun, easy read that evoked a few giggles
This is a wonderful rendition of the classic story of The Little Red Hen. As I was reading along to the kids, we talked about how hard working and diligent the hen was and how lazy the other animals were.
This is a fun story about the nighttime adventures of Jo-Jo and the family dog. Jo-Jo wants out of his crib and once he's out, Jo-Jo and the dog cause all kinds of chaos.
This is a great book for those who love critters and bugs. It features various close-up drawings of the creatures that make their home in a fallen oak tree.
An imaginative little boy uses his hand print, paint, and paper to make turkeys. He adds toothpicks, feathers, and sequins to decorate his turkeys.
This is a search and find adventure book about Nanta, an African girl living in the Maasai village, who went out in search of the lion that had been stealing the cattle in their village.
This is a purple level, Read-It Readers easy reader book about Max and his friend Lily, who visit the zoo. It's a cute little book for beginning readers.
This Puffin Easy-to-Read easy reader is based on the characters created by Don Freeman. Lisa plants some beans in her garden and puts Corduroy in charge of keeping watch over them.
I can remember reading Corduroy as a little girl. However, I had not remembered that this beloved story featured Lisa, a little "brown like me" girl! Needless to say, we absolutely love Corduroy!
