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:
Ladybug Girl and the Best Ever Playdate ~ Jacky Davis
This is a story about the value of friendship. Lulu and Finny have a playdate but Lulu's more interested in playing with Finny's new toy ...
The Rolling Store ~ Angela Johnson
A young girl talks with her friend about her granddaddy's story of "when he was little and the world was young;" back when only a ...
Being Friends ~ Karen Beaumont
This is a cute rhyming book about two friends. Despite their many differences, they both treasure their friendship with one another ...
Shades of Black: A Celebration of Our Children ~ Sandra L. Pinkney
My kids really enjoyed this book. They loved seeing other children that look like them. The book instills a sense of pride in the beauty ...
Just the Two of Us ~ Will Smith
This book is based on Will Smith's hit song, "Just the Two of Us." I didn't recognize all the lyrics, but my husband said that ...
Like a Girl ~ Lori Degman
This is a wonderful book that empowers girls through the celebration of 24 inspiring women who affected change through history ...
What James Said ~ Liz Rosenberg
This is a cute book about a misunderstanding between two friends. It teaches a lesson in not listening to rumors ...
I Slightly Want to Go Home ~ Lauren Child
This cute book is based on the Disney Playhouse show Charlie and Lola. Lola goes to her friend Lotta's house to have a sleepover ...
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