"Brown Like Me" Books
Books for Kids Featuring Black Characters
This book is about a girl named Janell and her imaginary friend Neesie. Although my kids do not currently have any imaginary friends (at least not that I know of), they really enjoyed this book and totally caught on to the idea that Neesie was not real.
This book is about a boy named Cosmo who lives on the planet Mars. When his friend Rex the robot breaks, his parents buy him the new Solar System Utility Belt to cheer him up.
My boys really enjoyed this book. It is about Henry, a paperboy, who collides with a sparrow while on his paper route.
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.
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.
Irene loves her family. But her father is gone a lot. Irene makes a special wish for her father to be home more so that he can spend more time with the family.
Of course, my daughter loved this book. She loves everything related to her favorite Disney princess! This book provides facts and details about various characters, places, and events from the movie, The Princess and the Frog.
This is a fun story for monster lovers! A young girl provides all the do's and dont's for getting your monster to go to bed!
