"Brown Like Me" Books
Books for Kids Featuring Black Characters
We used this book when we did our unit on birds. It is about a boy who loves to watch the birds in his yard. Wanting the birds to stay in his yard, Riki builds a birdhouse and prepares special foods for his birds.
Each Sunday Jay Jay goes to his Grannie's house for dinner. While waiting for dinner to be served, Jay Jay notices that Grannie's cupboard is always full, full of colorful dishes. Her fish tank is always full, full of all kinds of fish and her candy tin is full, full to the brim.
This is a cute little book about a boy who is wondering what his new baby brother or sister will be like. "I'm your peanut butter big-brother-to-be." The boy is bi-racial, a "blend from semisweet dark Daddy chocolate bar" and "strawberry cream Mama's milk."
Drummond declared that summer’s a bummer because there were no kids on his block to play with. Little by little everything changed when Dorene moved in, and then Louis, and then Rae.
This is a Stepping Stones chapter book based on the Disney movie, The Princess and the Frog. It is one of the first chapter books I read with my 6 year old daughter.
This is a Read It! Reader book about a boy who does not like vegetables. He does everything possible to avoid eating them!
This is an adorable book about a little boy who likens his day headed off to grandma's house to that of a cowboy. He mounts his horse (his mother's back) and meets up out West (grandma's house).
Being completely honest, I really don't like doing my daughter's hair. For that matter, she really doesn't like having her hair done! However, this book is a great reminder to love your hair and wear it with pride.
Grandpa's face told everything about him. Tamika loved her grandfather's face. Even when he was upset or disappointed with her, she could still see his love for her in his face.
My daughter loved this book. While we were reading it, she emphatically announced that "girl's rule!" This book features beautiful photographs of females of all ages and colors.
My daughter loved reading her "Addy" books. I used to read the series aloud to her at night. This is the second book in the series. In this book Addy and her mother make it to Philadelphia and begin their new life of freedom.
Little Peter is upset because it seems like his new baby sister is getting all of his stuff. He is VERY unhappy when he sees that his old cradle and high chair (once blue) are now pink. In hopes of saving his little chair from being painted pink as well, Peter decides to run away...with his chair.
This book is about a bi-racial family. It is written in a poetic style and it highlights the family's various activities. It also highlights some of the differences between the mom and dad.
I think this book is adorable. It talks about the different body parts (eyes, ears, nose, skin, body, mind, heart, and Spirit) that God has given us and how we are able to use them.
This book is about a little boy who counts the spots on ladybugs. With each page, there are five more spots to count until you reach "FIFTY black spots on their red, red shells.”
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.
This is a great easy-reader chapter book about Rosa Parks, who made history by refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white man.
This is a beautiful book of faces set to the words of Langston Hughes' poem, "My People." The sepia portraits depict the beauty and the soul of the African-American culture!
This is such a little precious book. A little girl and her mommy go through their bedtime routine.
My kids really enjoyed this book! It's about a little girl who happily goes about her daily routine.
