"Brown Like Me" Books
Books for Kids Featuring Black Characters
I Could Be, You Could Be Written by Karen Owen Illustrated by Barroux In this rhyming book, children talk about all the things they could be, both real and make-believe. From “a king or queen making all the rules” to “a dragon guarding all their jewels.” From “an alien with a funny face” to “an …
This collection of poetry by Ntozake Shange expresses the hardships of slavery and the determination of seeking freedom.
This is a fun book about an unlikely set of twins. As the mother of two sets of twin boys, I can appreciate the similarities and differences found in twins!
This is an African tale about how stories came to be. Long ago there were no stories for children to hear, because all the stories belonged to the Sky god.
Marigold Fairy lives in the land of Flower Wings. She grows vegetables and keeps the pests away from the garden.
About being happy with the skin you are in, this book encourages readers to also realize that you and others are so much more than just skin.
This story saddened me. A young boy and his parents secretly left Haiti in the middle of the night with just enough money to buy a rickety boat with hopes of crossing the "great water" to the United States even though the couldn't even swim.
With beautifully bright and vivid colors, this book tells of a young girl who visits her aunt, a painter, in Haiti.
Lucy and her parents sent a long day at the beach. After a day of fun in the sun, they are ready for an early bedtime.
This is a super cute story about a boy learning to adjust to life with a new baby sibling. The boy wants "the small person" to go back to wherever they came from.
Growing up on a farm in Vermont in the late 1800s, eight year old Daisy Turner didn't notice skin color until her end-of-school program.
Filled with lots of animals, this book would be great for little animal lovers or those planning their very first trip to the zoo!
This is a beautiful, rhyming book about self-worth. It features girls of all colors who band together "when it's tough to say together: I am enough."
This is a wonderful story of how one small loan made a difference. Kojo, a young boy from Ghana, used a small loan to buy a hen.
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.
A young girl senses the rhythm in the world around her. From butterflies and street performers to ice cream sellers.
A young boy interacts with water throughout this cute, rhyming story. A fishbowl. Rain. Oceans. A wading pool. Waterfalls and more!
This is a rhythmic, rhyming book about a boy and the many musical stounds he hears throughout his day.
This is about a cute little boys and his imaginary friends elephant and turtle. He plays hide and seek with elephant, who is surprisingly very good at it!
A young girl on a quest to find something beautiful both discovers beauty in her inner city neighborhood and realizes how she can help make things in her neighborhood beautiful.
