Welcome to “Brown Like Me” Books, a site dedicated to showcasing picture books for kids that feature black characters! Here, I not only provide personal book reviews, but I also share numerous book collections based on a wide variety of topics. Wondering how this site got it’s name and why it was started? Read the back-story here! Want to see some of the featured books and collections found on the site? Keep scrolling!
Recent Books:
Have You Seen This Book? ~ Angela DiTerlizzi
A young boy’s favorite book is missing. Throughout the story, he asks, “Have you seen this book?” and describes the missing book page by page ...
Malaika’s Winter Carnival ~ Nadia L. Hohn
After living with her grandma, Malaika is excited to be back with her mother again. However, she is uncertain about her new blended family, Mr ...
My Family Celebrates Kwanzaa ~ Lisa Bullard
Follow along as a young boy shares his family's experience celebrating Kwanzaa. With critical thinking and recall questions incorporated at the end of each chapter, ...
The Christmas Book Flood ~ Emily Kilgore
Based on a holiday tradition in Ireland, this book allows readers to share in the anticipation and excitement of the Book Flood. Centered around the ...
Ellray Jakes Rocks the Holidays ~ Sally Warner
Third-grader E.J. is excited about Christmas. But, before he can start celebrating, he is tasked with memorizing lines to recite at the school Winter Wonderland ...
Ty’s Travels: Winter Wonderland ~ Kelly Starling Lyons
Ty wakes up to a winter Wonderland. He and his mother venture out to the “North Pole” and see many marvelous things. Sparkling Christmas trees ...
Jabari Jumps ~ Gaia Cornwall
After completing his swim lessons and passing his swim test, Jabari is ready to jump off the diving board...or is he? He lets others go ...
Little Leaders ~ Vashti Harrison
I absolutely love this book! It features 40+ African American women who made huge strides throughout history. The pages are filled with adorable illustrations and ...
Featured Books:
Lift Every Voice and Sing ~ James Weldon Johnson
his poem was originally written by school principal and activist in Jacksonville, Florida. The poem was set to music by his brother and was first ...
Peter’s Chair ~ Ezra Jack Keats
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 ...
Tell Me a Story, Mama ~ Angela Johnson
A young girl and her mother spend time together retelling the daughter's favorite stories from her mother's childhood ...
Boom Boom ~ Sarvinder Naberhaus
This simple rhyming book shares the sounds and sights of the seasons. It showcases kids of all colors exploring and enjoying the different seasons ...
Zoo Day ~ Anne Rockwell
Filled with lots of animals, this book would be great for little animal lovers or those planning their very first trip to the zoo! ...
Blues Journey ~ Walter Dean Myers
Through the poetry of blues lyrics, bits and pieces of the African American experience from the end of slavery through the beginning of the civil ...
Down the Winding Road ~ Angela Johnson
This story is about a boy and girl who take their annual trip down the winding road to visit the Old Ones' house ...
A Lunch With Punch ~ Jo S. Kittinger
This is a Rookie Reader book about a little boy who helps pack his lunch. However, once he gets to school he realizes that his ...
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