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:
Say Hello! ~ Rachel Isadora
Carmelita and her mom visit Abuela Rosa. As they make their way down Ninth Ave, they say hello to all their friends ...
Ten, Nine, Eight ~ Molly Bang
This is a sweet little counting book about a young girl getting ready for bed...from "10 small toes all washed and warm" all the way ...
Jazz for Lunch ~ Jarrett Dapier
What a fun toe-tapping rhythmic story about a young boy and his auntie. "Struttin' with Auntie Nina down to a club. We're gonna hear some ...
Kevin and His Dad ~ Irene Smalls
What's more fun for a boy than to spend the entire day with his father? This book is about Kevin and his dad as they ...
Tickle, Tickle ~ Dakari Hru
Tickle, Tickle Written by Dakari Hru Illustrated by Ken Wilson-Max This book is about a special tickle time that is shared between a father and ...
The New Small Person ~ 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" ...
I Have a Dream ~ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
In all the picture books about Martin Luther King, Jr, this has to be my absolute favorite. While the forward is written by his wife, ...
Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton ~ Don Tate
Despite being a slave, George Moses Horton taught himself to read as a boy. Horton loved words and was drawn to the lyrical sound of ...
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