12 must-read nature books like How to Write a Poem by Kwame Alexander

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How to Write a Poem

By: Kwame Alexander

4.19

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this companion to the picture book How to Read a BookKwame Alexander teams up with poet Deanna N…

If you liked the nature plot in How to Write a Poem by Kwame Alexander , here is a list of 12 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 Kwame Alexander's How to Write a Poem

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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2. 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 Kwame Alexander's How to Write a Poem

  • poetry
  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
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3. A First Time for Everything

By: Dan Santat

4.39

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkwa… read more

Similar categories in Dan Santat's A First Time for Everything book and Kwame Alexander's How to Write a Poem

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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4. Simon and the Better Bone

By: Corey R. Tabor

4.32

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Using the same innovative format as his Caldecott Honor winner, Mel Fell, Corey R. Tabor reimagines… read more

Similar categories in Corey R. Tabor's Simon and the Better Bone book and Kwame Alexander's How to Write a Poem

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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5. If I Was a Horse

By: Sophie Blackall

3.79

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In her funniest book yet, two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall captures the astonishing spec… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Blackall's If I Was a Horse book and Kwame Alexander's How to Write a Poem

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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6. Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual

By: Carole Boston Weatherford

4.46

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A picture book based on the popular spiritual. The classic lyrics have been reworked to chronicle t… read more

Similar categories in Carole Boston Weatherford's Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual book and Kwame Alexander's How to Write a Poem

  • poetry
  • picture books
  • childrens
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7. Something, Someday

By: Amanda Gorman

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The stunning new picture book by presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman and Caldecott Honor-winn… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Gorman's Something, Someday book and Kwame Alexander's How to Write a Poem

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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8. The Umbrella

By: Beth Ferry

3.97

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling creators behind Stick and Stone comes an inspiring story of per… read more

Similar categories in Beth Ferry's The Umbrella book and Kwame Alexander's How to Write a Poem

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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9. In Every Life

By: Marla Frazee

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A simple and profound meditation on the many wonders of life from two-time Caldecott Honor recipien… read more

Similar categories in Marla Frazee's In Every Life book and Kwame Alexander's How to Write a Poem

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • nature
  • juvenile
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10. 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 Kwame Alexander's How to Write a Poem

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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11. Remember

By: Joy Harjo

4.42

Format: 40 pages, None

Michaela Goade, invites young readers to pause and reflect on the wonder of the world around them, … read more

Similar categories in Joy Harjo's Remember book and Kwame Alexander's How to Write a Poem

  • poetry
  • art
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • nature
  • juvenile
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12. How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?

By: Mac Barnett

4.26

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The beloved, multi-award-winning duo of Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen tackle a perennial question. … read more

Similar categories in Mac Barnett's How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? book and Kwame Alexander's How to Write a Poem

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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13. Woo Hoo! You're Doing Great!

By: Sandra Boynton

4.48

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times bestseller! Beloved author Sandra Boynton—and a very exuberant chicken!—have an im… read more

Similar categories in Sandra Boynton's Woo Hoo! You're Doing Great! book and Kwame Alexander's How to Write a Poem

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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14. 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

Similar categories in Carole Boston Weatherford's How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee book and Kwame Alexander's How to Write a Poem

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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15. Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider

By: Jessica Lanan

4.40

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A nonfiction story following a day in the life of a backyard jumping spider.What if you were small … read more

Similar categories in Jessica Lanan's Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider book and Kwame Alexander's How to Write a Poem

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • nature
  • juvenile
Cover of Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes by Traci N. Todd

16. Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes

By: Traci N. Todd

4.19

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

An evocative picture book biography about the prolific life of Jackie Ormes, whose groundbreaking c… read more

Similar categories in Traci N. Todd's Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes book and Kwame Alexander's How to Write a Poem

  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
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17. How to Write a Poem

By: Kwame Alexander

4.19

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this companion to the picture book How to Read a BookKwame Alexander teams up with poet Deanna N… read more

Similar categories in Kwame Alexander's How to Write a Poem book and Kwame Alexander's How to Write a Poem

  • poetry
  • art
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • writing
  • how to
  • nature
  • juvenile
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18. Evergreen

By: Matthew Cordell

4.30

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A picture book by Caldecott medal winner Matt Cordell about a timid squirrel who makes a brave jour… read more

Similar categories in Matthew Cordell's Evergreen book and Kwame Alexander's How to Write a Poem

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • nature
  • juvenile
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19. Before, Now

By: Daniel Salmieri

3.64

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Follow the story of a child from babyhood to parenthood in this moving book about family connection… read more

Similar categories in Daniel Salmieri's Before, Now book and Kwame Alexander's How to Write a Poem

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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20. Nell Plants a Tree

By: Anne Wynter

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This gorgeous picture book shows how one little girl’s careful tending of a pecan tree creates the… read more

Similar categories in Anne Wynter's Nell Plants a Tree book and Kwame Alexander's How to Write a Poem

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • nature
  • juvenile
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21. Twenty Questions

By: Mac Barnett

3.70

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning creators Mac Barnett and Christian Robinson tap deep into childhood curiosity with a … read more

Similar categories in Mac Barnett's Twenty Questions book and Kwame Alexander's How to Write a Poem

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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22. Beneath

By: Cori Doerrfeld

4.42

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this stunning story from New York Times bestselling creator Cori Doerrfeld, a child and their gr… read more

Similar categories in Cori Doerrfeld's Beneath book and Kwame Alexander's How to Write a Poem

  • nature
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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23. Once Upon a Book

By: Grace Lin

4.21

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From Caldecott and Newbery Honoree Grace Lin and bestselling author Kate Messner comes a modern fol… read more

Similar categories in Grace Lin's Once Upon a Book book and Kwame Alexander's How to Write a Poem

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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24. What Happened to You?

By: James Catchpole

4.44

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

The first ever picture book addressing how a disabled child might want to be spoken to.What happene… read more

Similar categories in James Catchpole's What Happened to You? book and Kwame Alexander's How to Write a Poem

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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25. The Tree and the River

By: Aaron Becker

4.31

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In an alternate past—or possible future—a mighty tree stands on the banks of a winding river, beari… read more

Similar categories in Aaron Becker's The Tree and the River book and Kwame Alexander's How to Write a Poem

  • art
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • nature
Cover of Jovita Wore Pants by Aida Salazar

26. 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 Kwame Alexander's How to Write a Poem

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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27. A Walk in the Woods

By: Nikki Grimes

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

In this moving account of loss, a boy takes a walk in the woods and makes a discovery that changes … read more

Similar categories in Nikki Grimes's A Walk in the Woods book and Kwame Alexander's How to Write a Poem

  • poetry
  • art
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • nature
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28. 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

Similar categories in Carole Lindstrom's My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book book and Kwame Alexander's How to Write a Poem

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Stickler Loves the World (A Stickler Story) by Lane Smith

29. Stickler Loves the World (A Stickler Story)

By: Lane Smith

4.18

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author/illustrator Lane Smith comes Stickler, a woodland creature who reminds us… read more

Similar categories in Lane Smith's Stickler Loves the World (A Stickler Story) book and Kwame Alexander's How to Write a Poem

  • nature
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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30. In the Night Garden

By: Carin Berger

4.07

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A gentle, collage-illustrated bedtime read about the often mysterious and always beautiful experien… read more

Similar categories in Carin Berger's In the Night Garden book and Kwame Alexander's How to Write a Poem

  • art
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • nature
  • juvenile
Cover of We Are Starlings: Inside the Mesmerizing Magic of a Murmuration by Robert Furrow

31. We Are Starlings: Inside the Mesmerizing Magic of a Murmuration

By: Robert Furrow

4.25

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A stunning picture book for young nature lovers about starlings and the fascinating phenomenon of m… read more

Similar categories in Robert Furrow's We Are Starlings: Inside the Mesmerizing Magic of a Murmuration book and Kwame Alexander's How to Write a Poem

  • art
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nature
  • juvenile

23 Best fiction books like How to Write a Poem by Kwame Alexander

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Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

Simon and the Better Bone

Corey R. Tabor

4.32

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If I Was a Horse

Sophie Blackall

3.79

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Something, Someday

Amanda Gorman

4.38

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Transform Your Habits

The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

Nicholas Day

4.15

Transform Your Habits

There Was a Party for Langston

Jason Reynolds

4.48

Transform Your Habits

An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)

Kwame Alexander

4.63

Transform Your Habits

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

Carole Boston Weatherford

4.44

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