8 must-read history books like Because Claudette by Tracey Baptiste

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Because Claudette

By: Tracey Baptiste

4.19

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From NYT bestselling author Tracey Baptiste comes a singular picture book that is both a biography …

If you liked the history plot in Because Claudette by Tracey Baptiste , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. Big

By: Vashti Harrison

4.66

Format: 60 pages, Kindle Edition

This deeply moving story shares valuable lessons about fitting in, standing out, and the beauty of … read more

Similar categories in Vashti Harrison's Big book and Tracey Baptiste's Because Claudette

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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2. Hot Dog

By: Doug Salati

4.29

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From a critically acclaimed creator comes this summery picture book featuring an overheated--and ov… read more

Similar categories in Doug Salati's Hot Dog book and Tracey Baptiste's Because Claudette

  • picture books
  • childrens
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3. Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

By: Christopher Denise

4.51

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A Caldecott Honor Winner and  New York Times  Bestseller!  A determined Owl builds strength and … read more

Similar categories in Christopher Denise's Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1) book and Tracey Baptiste's Because Claudette

  • picture books
  • childrens
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4. Berry Song

By: Michaela Goade

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott Medalist Michaela Goade's first self-authored picture book is a celebration of the land s… read more

Similar categories in Michaela Goade's Berry Song book and Tracey Baptiste's Because Claudette

  • picture books
  • childrens
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5. Eyes That Speak to the Stars

By: Joanna Ho

4.37

Format: None pages, None

A young Asian boy notices that his eyes look different from his peers' after seeing his friend’s dr… read more

Similar categories in Joanna Ho's Eyes That Speak to the Stars book and Tracey Baptiste's Because Claudette

  • picture books
  • childrens
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6. The Year We Learned to Fly

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.39

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael López’s highly anticipated companion to their #1 New York Times bests… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Woodson's The Year We Learned to Fly book and Tracey Baptiste's Because Claudette

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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7. There Was a Party for Langston

By: Jason Reynolds

4.48

Format: 56 pages, ebook

New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds’s debut picture book is a snappy… read more

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's There Was a Party for Langston book and Tracey Baptiste's Because Claudette

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • african american
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8. Love in the Library

By: Maggie Tokuda-Hall

4.47

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Set in an internment camp where the United States cruelly detained Japanese Americans during WWII a… read more

Similar categories in Maggie Tokuda-Hall's Love in the Library book and Tracey Baptiste's Because Claudette

  • historical
  • picture books
  • childrens
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9. Chester Van Chime Who Forgot How to Rhyme

By: Avery Monsen

4.40

Format: None pages, Unknown Binding

"Chester tries his best to recover his rhyming talent when he suddenly loses the ability that once … read more

Similar categories in Avery Monsen's Chester Van Chime Who Forgot How to Rhyme book and Tracey Baptiste's Because Claudette

  • picture books
  • childrens
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10. Chez Bob (Chez Bob, 1)

By: Bob Shea

4.27

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From the hilarious author of Who Wet My Pants?, Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great, and the Dinosaur … read more

Similar categories in Bob Shea's Chez Bob (Chez Bob, 1) book and Tracey Baptiste's Because Claudette

  • picture books
  • childrens
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11. An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)

By: Kwame Alexander

4.63

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times Bestselling and award-winning author  of  The Undefeated , Kwame Alexander, pens … read more

Similar categories in Kwame Alexander's An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner) book and Tracey Baptiste's Because Claudette

  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • african american
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12. The World Belonged to Us

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.47

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Two children's book superstars join forces to celebrate the joy and freedom of summer in the city, … read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Woodson's The World Belonged to Us book and Tracey Baptiste's Because Claudette

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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13. Friends Are Friends, Forever

By: Dane Liu

4.28

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A picture book based on the author's own immigration story, the infinite impact of friendship, and … read more

Similar categories in Dane Liu's Friends Are Friends, Forever book and Tracey Baptiste's Because Claudette

  • picture books
  • childrens
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14. Farmhouse

By: Sophie Blackall

4.53

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall invites readers to peek through windows that shine like… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Blackall's Farmhouse book and Tracey Baptiste's Because Claudette

  • historical
  • picture books
  • childrens
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15. The Three Billy Goats Gruff

By: Mac Barnett

4.34

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Once there was a bridge and a terrible and VERY hungry troll lived underneath it. When the three Bi… read more

Similar categories in Mac Barnett's The Three Billy Goats Gruff book and Tracey Baptiste's Because Claudette

  • picture books
  • childrens
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16. Mr. S: A First Day of School Book

By: Monica Arnaldo

4.21

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

It was the first day of school. But even the kindergarteners of room 2B could tell something was se… read more

Similar categories in Monica Arnaldo's Mr. S: A First Day of School Book book and Tracey Baptiste's Because Claudette

  • picture books
  • childrens
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17. Powwow Day

By: Traci Sorell

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Eight-year-old River is recovering from illness and can't dance at the powwow this year. Will she e… read more

Similar categories in Traci Sorell's Powwow Day book and Tracey Baptiste's Because Claudette

  • picture books
  • childrens
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18. Abdul's Story

By: Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

4.41

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A 2022 New York Public Library Best Book for Kids! A little boy who loves storytelling but strug… read more

Similar categories in Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow's Abdul's Story book and Tracey Baptiste's Because Claudette

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Because Claudette by Tracey Baptiste

19. Because Claudette

By: Tracey Baptiste

4.19

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From NYT bestselling author Tracey Baptiste comes a singular picture book that is both a biography … read more

Similar categories in Tracey Baptiste's Because Claudette book and Tracey Baptiste's Because Claudette

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • activism
  • african american
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20. Gibberish

By: Young Vo

4.40

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

It's Dat's first day of school in a new country! Dat and his Mah made a long journey to get here, a… read more

Similar categories in Young Vo's Gibberish book and Tracey Baptiste's Because Claudette

  • picture books
  • childrens
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21. Out of a Jar

By: Deborah Marcero

4.41

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This highly anticipated follow-up to the critically acclaimed and bestselling picture book In a Jar… read more

Similar categories in Deborah Marcero's Out of a Jar book and Tracey Baptiste's Because Claudette

  • picture books
  • childrens
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22. Nigel and the Moon

By: Antwan Eady

4.31

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From debut author Antwan Eady and artist Gracey Zhang comes a glowing tale about the young dreaming… read more

Similar categories in Antwan Eady's Nigel and the Moon book and Tracey Baptiste's Because Claudette

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free: The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth by Alice Faye Duncan

23. Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free: The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth

By: Alice Faye Duncan

4.31

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Black activist Opal Lee had a vision of Juneteenth as a holiday for everyone. Growing up in Texas, … read more

Similar categories in Alice Faye Duncan's Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free: The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth book and Tracey Baptiste's Because Claudette

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • african american
Cover of Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond

24. Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky

By: Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond

4.42

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Discover a world of creativity and tradition in this fascinating picture book that explores the his… read more

Similar categories in Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond's Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky book and Tracey Baptiste's Because Claudette

  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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25. Hamsters Make Terrible Roommates

By: Cheryl Klein

4.12

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Two hamster roommates with wildly different personalities crammed in one cage--what could go wrong … read more

Similar categories in Cheryl Klein's Hamsters Make Terrible Roommates book and Tracey Baptiste's Because Claudette

  • picture books
  • childrens
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26. The Artivist

By: Nikkolas Smith

4.34

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An inspiring picture book about how children can combine art and activism in their daily lives. "T… read more

Similar categories in Nikkolas Smith's The Artivist book and Tracey Baptiste's Because Claudette

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • social justice
  • activism
  • african american
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27. Jovita Wore Pants

By: Aida Salazar

4.20

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Scholastic/Levine has acquired Aida Salazar's debut picture book, Jovita Wore Pants, the story of J… read more

Similar categories in Aida Salazar's Jovita Wore Pants book and Tracey Baptiste's Because Claudette

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book) by Angela Joy

28. Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book)

By: Angela Joy

4.66

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

A picture book biography of the mother of Emmett Till, and how she channeled grief over her son's d… read more

Similar categories in Angela Joy's Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book) book and Tracey Baptiste's Because Claudette

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • african american
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29. Caves

By: Nell Cross Beckerman

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A masterful exploration of one of nature's most curious ecosystems, Caves is a magical journey into… read more

Similar categories in Nell Cross Beckerman's Caves book and Tracey Baptiste's Because Claudette

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
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30. The Boy Who Loved Maps

By: Kari Allen

4.05

Format: 44 pages, Hardcover

This enchanting picture book about a map-making boy who is stumped when a girl asks him for a map o… read more

Similar categories in Kari Allen's The Boy Who Loved Maps book and Tracey Baptiste's Because Claudette

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Yoshi and the Ocean: A Sea Turtle's Incredible Journey Home by Lindsay  Moore

31. Yoshi and the Ocean: A Sea Turtle's Incredible Journey Home

By: Lindsay Moore

4.37

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

Lindsay Moore, the acclaimed author-illustrator of Sea Bear, chronicles the remarkable true story o… read more

Similar categories in Lindsay Moore's Yoshi and the Ocean: A Sea Turtle's Incredible Journey Home book and Tracey Baptiste's Because Claudette

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens

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