"Brown Like Me" Books
Books for Kids Featuring Black Characters
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 ahead of him in line, he stretches, he takes a tiny rest and finally, after some encouragement from his dad, Jabari jumps!
Baseball legend, Jackie Robinson, had a beautiful lake on his property in Connecticut. However, his children and their friends were nervous about skating on the frozen water.
We are Little Bill fans and of course this book was a hit with my boys. Little Bill is playing cowboys with his friend Fushia when he falls and breaks his arm.
While this book is beautifully illustrated, it's message is equally as beautiful! "There will be times when you walk into a room and no one there is quite like you."
Did you know that children, many children, were involved in the fight for Civil Rights? This beautifully illustrated book chronicles the events of the brother and sister who decide to march for freedom.
This book describes the courage, fortitude and compassion of the first black child to attend an all white elementary school in New Orleans.
Lily's dad bought her a cat mask and she wore it everywhere she went...except when her teacher told her it was a distraction in class and she could only wear it during recess.
Peter and Archie were playing in the alley when they found a pair of goggles. Very excited about their discovery, they were startled when some "big boys" appeared, demanding the goggles.
In this Marvel, Level 2 easy reader, Falcon is hit by Red Skull's mind-control blaster and becomes afraid of flying.
William H. Carney was the first African American to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his courageous act in the Civil War.
This is a great story about a little boy named Miles and his first trip to the barber shop with his father. Miles is very excited, but at the same time has to be brave.
