"Brown Like Me" Books

Books for Kids Featuring Black Characters

Black is Brown is Tan ~ Arnold Adoff
All Because You Matter by Tami Charles
Martin Luther King, Jr by Jennifer Lee Fandel
Me & Neesie ~ Eloise Greenfield
Designed by God So I Must Be Special ~ Bonnie Sose
A Story, A Story by Gail E. Haley

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Silent Night ~ Lara Hawthorne

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Silent Night

Written by Lara Hawthorne
Illustrated by Lara Hawthorne

The lyrics of the Christmas song, Silent Night, are accompanied by striking artwork featuring “brown like me” characters. I was especially intrigued by the legend at the end of the book explaining how this favorite holiday song came to be. Read more >>

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Originally posted on December 21, 2022.

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