"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!
This book is based on Will Smith's hit song, "Just the Two of Us." I didn't recognize all the lyrics, but my husband said that the entire book consists of the lyrics to the song.
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.
Based on the life and impact of Miss Josephine Carroll Smith, this book depicts a father and later his son, who are encouraged to put their gifts and dreams to good use!
A collection of short poems, Daddy Calls Me Man, documents some of the small moments in young Joshua's life.
My boys absolutely loved this book! It is about a little boy (Edward) who want to be big...as high as an airplane, as tall as a tree, as fast as a firetruck.
I love this book! In fact, I think it is a wonderful gift idea for a newborn or a mom/dad-to-be! This is a beautiful prayer for the day that a child is born.
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.
What a beautiful story written from a father's perspective as he watches his young daughter play a game of hide-and-seek in the light of the moon with her friends! "Little one, so calm and so happy, this is your night."
In this story a young boy wishes that he had a father. In fact, he tells him mom exactly what his father would be like if he did have one.
This a collection of poems celebrating dads, pops, fathers, poppas, and daddies! This book would make an excellent Father's Day gift!
This is a collection of poems celebrating African American fathers and the influence that they have over their families. The poems are coupled with the artwork of Javaka Steptoe.
What's more fun for a boy than to spend the entire day with his father? This book is about Kevin and his dad as they spend a Saturday together that is filled with both work and play.
Conner is the student of the week in his new class. His classmate, Lenny, goes home with Conner and uses a camera to snap pictures of the new student of the week.
Through a conversation between father and son, this book encourages readers to love themselves and know that they are perfectly designed.
This is a sweet story about classmates who celebrate their fathers by making books about their dads and the things they love about them.
Election day is coming up and Simms' father (along with the other African American men in the southern county) will be able to vote for the first time.
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.
A young boy from the Maasai culture in Africa asks his father, "Papa, do you love me?" The father explains all the ways he loves his son and all the things he would do for him.
Set to the lyrics of the classic lullaby, a father and big brother try to stop baby sister from crying when mama heads out to run errands.
