"Brown Like Me" Books

Books for Kids Featuring Black Characters

The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver by Gene Barretta
Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King ~ Jean Marzollo
Before John was a Jazz Giant by Carole Boston Weatherford
The Soccer Fence by Phil Bildner
I Love You, Nose! I Love You, Toes! by Linda Davick
A Father Like That ~ Charlotte Zolotow

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The New Small Person ~ Lauren Child

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The New Small Person

Written by Lauren Child
Illustrated by Lauren Child

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. However, everything changes one night when “the small person” comforts their big brother after he has a nightmare. This a great book for children trying to adapt to having a new sibling! Read more >>

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Originally posted on March 22, 2021.

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