"Brown Like Me" Books
Books for Kids Featuring Black Characters
Follow along as a little caterpillar walks through and observes all of the different animals and sounds in the tall, tall grass. My kids enjoyed this book mostly because we acted about the sounds and actions of the various animals.
This book is about a little boy who counts the spots on ladybugs. With each page, there are five more spots to count until you reach "FIFTY black spots on their red, red shells.”
This book is about a six year old boy who visits his grandparents. Asking his grandparents about what his father enjoyed doing when he was six, Nathan is interested to find that his father's favorite thing was catching fireflies.
Hank, the pill bug, has a big day. He shimmies through tall grass. He nibbles on dead leaves. He climbs a long stick. And, the most fun of all, he plays pretend with his best friend, a girl named Amelia.
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.
This is a wonderful Rookie Reader book that focuses on prepositional phrases. A young boy searches all over looking for ladybugs with his magnifying glass.
Marigold Fairy lives in the land of Flower Wings. She grows vegetables and keeps the pests away from the garden.
