9 must-read history books like The Crayon Man: the True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons by Natascha Biebow

Cover of The Crayon Man: the True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons by Natascha Biebow

The Crayon Man: the True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons

By: Natascha Biebow

4.36

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Celebrating the inventor of the Crayola crayon! This picture book biography tells the story of Edwi…

If you liked the history plot in The Crayon Man: the True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons by Natascha Biebow , here is a list of 9 books like this:

Cover of Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade by Melissa Sweet

1. Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade

By: Melissa Sweet

4.08

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From Caldecott Honor artist Melissa Sweet comes the perfect Thanksgiving Day picture book. Let's ha… read more

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  • art
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
"Every little movement has a meaning of its own. -Tony Sarg"

-Melissa Sweet, Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade

Cover of Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille by Boris Kulikov, Jen Bryant

2. Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille

By: Boris Kulikov , Jen Bryant

4.29

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

An inspiring picture-book biography of Louis Braille—a blind boy so determined to read that he inve… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes, Gordon C. James

3. Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut

By: Derrick Barnes , Gordon C. James

4.38

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The barbershop is where the magic happens. Boys go in as lumps of clay and, with princely robes dra… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, Mary Azarian

4. Snowflake Bentley

By: Jacqueline Briggs Martin , Mary Azarian

3.76

Format: None pages, Hardcover

"Of all the forms of water the tiny six-pointed crystals of ice called snow are incomparably the mo… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • science
Cover of Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist by Jess Keating, Marta Álvarez Miguéns

5. Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist

By: Jess Keating , Marta Álvarez Miguéns

3.00

Format: 126 pages,

At 9 years old, Eugenie Clark developed an unexpected passion for sharks after a visit to the Batte… read more

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  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • science
Cover of The Noisy Paint Box by Mary GrandPré, Barb Rosenstock

6. The Noisy Paint Box

By: Mary GrandPré , Barb Rosenstock

3.58

Format: 366 pages, Hardcover

In this exuberant celebration of creativity, Barb Rosenstock and Mary Grandpre tell the fascinating… read more

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  • art
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction

7. A Different Pond

By: Bao Phi , Thi Bui

4.50

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

Acclaimed poet Bao Phi delivers a powerful, honest glimpse into a relationship between father and s… read more

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8. Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions

By: Don Tate , Chris Barton

3.27

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A cool idea with a big splash. You know the Super Soaker. It's one of top twenty toys of all time. … read more

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9. Mr. Ferris and His Wheel

By: Gilbert Ford , None

3.60

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

Capturing an engineer's creative vision and mind for detail, this fully illustrated picture book bi… read more

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10. The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps

By: Jeanette Winter

3.94

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Acclaimed picture book biographer Jeanette Winter has found her perfect subject: Jane Goodall, the … read more

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11. Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear

By: Sophie Blackall , Lindsay Mattick

4.34

Format: 640 pages, Hardcover

Before there was Winnie-the-Pooh, there was a real bear named Winnie. In 1914, during World War I, … read more

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12. Strictly No Elephants

By: Lisa Mantchev , Taeeun Yoo

4.67

Format: None pages, Hardcover

When the local Pet Club won't admit a boy's tiny pet elephant, he finds a solution--one that involv… read more

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13. Alma and How She Got Her Name

By: Juana Martinez-Neal

3.47

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In which the protagonist asks her father about the long name he gave her. read more

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14. Jabari Jumps

By: Gaia Cornwall

3.71

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Working up the courage to take a big, important leap is hard, but Jabari is almostabsolutely ready … read more

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Cover of The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7) by Jory John

15. The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7)

By: Jory John

4.17

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

The Big Cheese is the best at everything, and brags about it, too. When the annual Cheese-cathlon c… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History by Steven Lomazow

16. FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History

By: Steven Lomazow

4.33

Format: 316 pages, Paperback

THE HIDDEN ILLNESSES THAT SHAPED FDR’S LIFE AND CHANGED THE COURSE OF HISTORY Conventional wisdo… read more

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"Researching this book has been a voyage of discovery and it is a privilege to present an unexpurgated medical biography of the most consequential American of the twentieth century."

-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History

"Another new and groundbreaking story in FDR Unmasked is about his highly consequential friendship with Vincent Astor, the closest with any man in his adult life. To truly understand the “real"

-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History

"FDR Unmasked chronicles Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s life from a physician’s perspective. It tells a harrowing story of heroic achievement by a great leader determined to impart his vision of freedom …"

-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History

"FDR Unmasked is first to present convincing evidence of Roosevelt’s battle with prostate cancer, underpinned by FBI memoranda and reliable firsthand information from multiple physicians - even a shoc…"

-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History

Cover of Because by Mo Willems

17. Because

By: Mo Willems

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Mo Willems, a number one New York Times best-selling author and illustrator, composes a powerful sy… read more

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  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Home in the Woods by Eliza Wheeler

18. Home in the Woods

By: Eliza Wheeler

4.57

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This picture book from Eliza Wheeler is based on her grandmother's childhood and pays homage to a f… read more

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  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Someone Builds the Dream by Lisa Wheeler

19. Someone Builds the Dream

By: Lisa Wheeler

4.37

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Buildings, bridges, and books don't exist without the laborers who are often invisible in the final… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • science
Cover of Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard

20. Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story

By: Kevin Noble Maillard

4.42

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

Fry bread is food. It is warm and delicious, piled high on a plate. Fry bread is time. It brin… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
Cover of Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré by Anika Aldamuy Denise

21. Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré

By: Anika Aldamuy Denise

4.43

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Follow la vida y legado of Pura Belpré, the first Puerto Rican librarian in New York City. When … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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22. 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

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  • art
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • juvenile
Cover of We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner) by Carole Lindstrom

23. We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner)

By: Carole Lindstrom

4.51

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the many Indigenous-led movements across North America, We Are Water Protectors issues … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Crayon Man: the True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons by Natascha Biebow

24. The Crayon Man: the True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons

By: Natascha Biebow

4.36

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Celebrating the inventor of the Crayola crayon! This picture book biography tells the story of Edwi… read more

Similar categories in Natascha Biebow's The Crayon Man: the True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons book and Natascha Biebow's The Crayon Man: the True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons

  • art
  • science
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
Cover of How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee by Carole Boston Weatherford

25. How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee

By: Carole Boston Weatherford

4.44

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book From a multi-award-winning pair comes a deeply affecting … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Dear Librarian by Lydia M. Sigwarth

26. Dear Librarian

By: Lydia M. Sigwarth

4.49

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

When Lydia was five years old, she and her family had to leave their home. They hopped from Grandma… read more

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  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando by Andrea Wang

27. Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando

By: Andrea Wang

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Inspiration struck when Momofuku Ando spotted the long lines for a simple bowl of ramen following W… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of Swashby and the Sea by Beth Ferry

28. Swashby and the Sea

By: Beth Ferry

4.50

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A sweet-and-salty friendship story perfect for pirate-lovers learning new ways to communicate while… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read by Rita Lorraine Hubbard

29. The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read

By: Rita Lorraine Hubbard

4.60

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

In 1848, Mary Walker was born into slavery. At age 15, she was freed, and by age 20, she was marrie… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
"Mary decided that flying was a lot like reading: they both made a body feel free as a bird."

-Rita Lorraine Hubbard, The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read

Cover of The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be by Joanna Gaines

30. The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be

By: Joanna Gaines

4.45

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In the #1 New York Times bestseller The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be, Joanna Gaines and illu… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book by Carole Lindstrom

31. My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book

By: Carole Lindstrom

4.57

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning and bestselling author of We Are Water Protectors comes an empowering pictur… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens

22 best-selling childrens books like The Crayon Man: the True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons by Natascha Biebow

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Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade

Melissa Sweet

4.08

Transform Your Habits

Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille

Boris Kulikov , Jen Bryant

4.29

Transform Your Habits

Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut

Derrick Barnes , Gordon C. James

4.38

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Snowflake Bentley

Jacqueline Briggs Martin , Mary Azarian

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Ish (Creatrilogy)

Peter H. Reynolds

4.39

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Blue Hat, Green Hat (Boynton Board Books)

Sandra Boynton

3.87

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The Wonderful Things You Will Be

Emily Winfield Martin

3.97

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In My Heart: A Book of Feelings

Jo Witek , Christine Roussey

3.50

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