“Brown Like Me” Books | Books for Kids Featuring Black Characters

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 book collections based on specific 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!

Featured Books:

Catching the Moon: The Story of a Young Girl’s Baseball Dream ~ Crystal Hubbard

Catching the Moon Written by Crystal Hubbard Illustrated by Randy Duburke Marcenia Lyle (aka Toni Stone) was the first female to play on an all-male ...
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Gingerbread Days ~ Joyce Carol Thomas

Gingerbread Days Written by Joyce Carol Thomas Illustrated by Floyd Cooper This is a collection of poems celebrating the seasons of a family's love. There ...
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City Green ~ DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan

City Green Written by DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan Illustrated by DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan This book is about a girl named Marcy who develops a friendship with the grumpy ...
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Uh-oh! ~ Rachel Isadora

Uh-oh! Written by Rachel Isadora Illustrated by Rachel Isadora This is a cute little book about the many "uh-oh's" that can take place through the ...
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The Baby on the Way ~ Karen English

The Baby on the Way Written by Karen English Illustrated by Sean Qualls Ever wonder about your birth story? Well, this little boy casually asked ...
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The Word Collector ~ Peter H. Reynolds

The Word Collector Written by Peter H. Reynolds Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds People collect all kinds of things. Jerome collected words, words he heard, ...
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Grandpa’s Face ~ Eloise Greenfield

Grandpa's Face Written by Eloise Greenfield Illustrated by Floyd Cooper Grandpa's face told everything about him. Tamika loved her grandfather's face. Even when he was ...
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