"Brown Like Me" Books

Books for Kids Featuring Black Characters

Elizabeti's School by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen
Good Morning, Superman by Michael Dahl
Lola at the Library ~ Anna McQuinn
Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free by Alice Faye Duncan
Amanda Bean's Amazing Dream by Cindy Neuschwander
The Soccer Fence by Phil Bildner

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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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