"Brown Like Me" Books
Books for Kids Featuring Black Characters
A retelling of one of the most controversial books in children’s literature (Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman), Sam and the Tigers is about a boy living in a place where all the people were named Sam and they lived and worked alongside the animals “like they didn’t know they weren’t supposed to.”
This is a fun story about a girl and her two giraffe-sized problems; her pet giraffe's long tongue that gives long, sloppy, slurpy kisses and it's long, whomping snoring that keeps everyone awake.
This is a fun, whimsical book about a lever girl who outsmarts a very hungry lion with a sneaky plan of his own.
Cute little kids make friends with the little plants and animals. This is a fun, rhyming book that features toddlers of all colors.
This is an interesting, make-believe story about a zoo that functions much like a library.
This is an adorable book about a little girl and her new friend; her new puppy. The book shows many of he daily activities of the girl and her new friend.
Nick wants to share his love of reading with his feline friends. However, he decides that the best way to teach his cats to read is to discover what they are interested in!
This is a cute little story about a boy trying to provide field notes in his memo book about the dangers of black and brown bears...unless of course you have a stuffed teddy bear.
Lola loves cats and has lots of stuffed ones. But, she wants a real one!
This is a fun book about an unlikely set of twins. As the mother of two sets of twin boys, I can appreciate the similarities and differences found in twins!
Filled with lots of animals, this book would be great for little animal lovers or those planning their very first trip to the zoo!
This is a wonderful story of how one small loan made a difference. Kojo, a young boy from Ghana, used a small loan to buy a hen.
This is about a cute little boys and his imaginary friends elephant and turtle. He plays hide and seek with elephant, who is surprisingly very good at it!
This is a cute story about a girl who imagines what it would be like if she acquires a pet raptor.
Dr. William Key (Doc) was a former slave and self-trained veterinarian who taught his horse, Jim, to read, write, count, and much more!
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.
On his way to put on a show for the neighborhood kids, Archie says "hi" to a stray cat. While Archie performs for his audience, he keeps being interrupted by the cat who poses a major distraction to everyone.
Miz Fannie's husband and daughter surprised her with the finest, new, beautiful Easter hat in all of Meridian City! "The hat was draped with lace and netting and had both fruit and flowers growing on it like a fancy garden. And nestled in a bed of leaves were four little speckled eggs."
