"Brown Like Me" Books

Books for Kids Featuring Black Characters

Greetings, Sun ~ Phillis Gershator
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba & Bryan Mealer
Riki's Birdhouse ~ Monica Wellington
Max Goes on the Bus ~ Adria F. Klein
Show Way ~ Jacqueline Woodson
Holly Celebrates Juneteenth by Kimberly Kendall-Drucker

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Long Ago on a Silent Night ~ Julie Berry

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Long Ago on a Silent Night

Written by Julie Berry
Illustrated by Annie Won

A wonderful retelling of the Nativity story, this book doubles as a love letter from a mother to her child. The story parallels the birth of a child to the miraculous birth of the infant King that we celebrate on Christmas Day. The baby boy featured in the book appears to be biracial and the father is periodically shown in the beautifully illustrated pages as well. Read more >>

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Originally posted on December 17, 2020.

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