Welcome

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 ...

David’s Drawings ~ Cathryn Falwell

David decided to draw the beautiful tree that he saw on the way to school on winter mornings. While at school, all his classmates wanted ...

Rainbow Joe and Me ~ Maria Diaz Strom

Eloise is a young girl who loves to make colors. Her friend, blind Joe, also likes to make colors. Wanting to show Eloise how he ...

Black Jack ~ Charles R. Smith Jr.

This rhyming story is about the life of Arthur John Johnson, the world's first black heavyweight champion ...

Yo, Jo! ~ Rachel Isadora

This book is about Jomar and his brother and the different slang sayings they use with their friends in the neighborhood. Even grandpa chimes in ...

Art From Her Heart ~ Kathy Whitehead

Self-taught artist, Clementine Hunter, found inspiration all around her. She didn't want for the perfect time to paint. Nor did she wait for the perfect ...