"Brown Like Me" Books

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:

Nanta’s Lion ~ Suse MacDonald

Nanta's Lion Written by Suse MacDonald Illustrated by Suse MacDonald This is a search and find adventure book about Nanta, an African girl living in ...
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Ndito Runs ~ Laurie Halse Anderson

Ndito Runs Written by Laurie Halse Anderson Illustrated by Anita van der Merwe Like many children in Kenya, Ndito runs a long distance to get ...
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The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton by Don Tate

The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton ~ Don Tate

The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton Written by Don Tate Illustrated by Don Tate Despite being a slave, George Moses Horton taught himself to ...
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Ellington Was Not a Street ~ Ntozake Shange

Ellington Was Not a Street Written by Ntozake Shange Illustrated by Kadir Nelson Poet Ntozake Shange recounts her childhood memories of the many great African ...
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Greetings, Sun ~ Phillis Gershator

Greetings, Sun Written by Phillis Gershator Illustrated by Synthia Saint James This is a rhyming book about a boy and girl who wake up and ...
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Violet’s Music ~ Angela Johnson

Violet's Music Written by Angela Johnson Illustrated by Laura Huliska-Beith Violet absolutely loved music. Even when she was a few hours old, she made music ...
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Fireflies for Nathan ~ Shulamith Levey Oppenheim

Fireflies for Nathan Written by Shulamith Levey Oppenheim Illustrated by John Ward This book is about a six year old boy who visits his grandparents ...
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