"Brown Like Me" Books

Books for Kids Featuring Black Characters

Nobody Owns the Sky by Reeve Lindbergh
Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free by Alice Faye Duncan
I Got Next by Daria Peoples-Riley
The Word Collector by Peter H. Reynolds
A Sweet Smell of Roses ~ Angela Johnson
City Green by DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan

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Dream Dancer ~ Jill Newsome

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Dream Dancer

Written by Jill Newsome
Illustrated by Claudio Munoz

This book is about a girl and her love of dancing! She dances everywhere, even in her dreams! But, her dream turned into a nightmare when she fell and hurt her leg. In hopes of cheering Lily up, her grandma gave her a little dancing doll that she named Peggy. From that moment on, Lilly and Peggy were inseparable and when Lily was finally able to dance again, Peggy was right there with her! Read more >>

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Originally posted on February 8, 2010.

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