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:
Show Way ~ Jacqueline Woodson
Show Ways are quilts that were once made to be secret maps for slaves trying to escape to freedom. The book shows the tradition of ...
Twins ~ Mike Ciccotello
This is a fun book about an unlikely set of twins. As the mother of two sets of twin boys, I can appreciate the similarities ...
What Do You Do with a Voice Like That? ~ Chris Barton
Barbara Jordan had a "big, bold, booming, crisp, clear, confident voice" that caused people "to sit right up, stand up straight, and take notice." ...
American Slave, American Hero ~ Laurence Pringle
I was so intrigued with this book! It reveals the life and remarkable commitment of York and his involvement in the Lewis and Clark Expedition ...
Sam and the Tigers ~ Julius Lester
A retelling of one of the most controversial books in children’s literature (Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman), Sam and the Tigers is about a ...
I Just Want to Say Good Night ~ Rachel Isadora
In an African village young girl tries to avoid bedtime by taking the time to say "good night" to various objects and all her animal ...
The Palm of My Heart ~ Davida Adedjouma
This is a collection of poems written by African American children. While the color black is often associated with negativity, darkness, and evil, these poems ...
Can You Top That? ~ W. Nikola-Lisa
This is a cute counting book about a boy and his imagination...as well as the imagination of his friends. They battle over who can top ...
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