"Brown Like Me" Books

Books for Kids Featuring Black Characters

Poppa's Itchy Christmas by Angela Shelf Medearis
The Snowy Day ~ Ezra Jack Keats
If It's Christmas and You Know It by Hannah Eliot
Snow Globe Wishes by Erin Dealey
Santa's Kwanzaa by Garen Eileen Thomas
Twas the Night B'fore Christmas by Melodye Rosales

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The Creation ~ James Weldon Johnson

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The Creation

Written by James Weldon Johnson
Illustrated by James E. Ransome

A man tells a group of attentive children the Biblical story of God’s creation of the world. The beautiful illustrations showcasing a storyteller are a tribute to the oral tradition of black folk stories. Read more >>

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Originally posted on May 2, 2021.

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