19 Top picture books books like Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln by Margarita Engle

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Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln

By: Margarita Engle

4.22

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The story of Teresa Carreño, a child prodigy who played piano for Abraham Lincoln.As a little girl,…

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Cover of Ida, Always by Charles Santoso, Caron Levis

1. Ida, Always

By: Charles Santoso , Caron Levis

4.49

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Gus lives in a big park in the middle of an even bigger city, and he spends his days with Ida. Ida … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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2. This Day in June

By: Gayle E. Pitman , Kristyna Litten

3.40

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

In a wildly whimsical, validating, and exuberant reflection of the LGBT community, this title welco… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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3. My New Mom & Me

By: Renata Galindo

4.03

Format: 166 pages, ebook

Here is a heartwarming and completely accessible story about adoption, diversity, and acceptance. T… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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4. First the Egg

By: Laura Vaccaro Seeger

3.95

Format: 128 pages,

WHICH CAME FIRST? The chicken or the egg? Simple die-cuts magically present transformation-- from s… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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5. Oh No, George!

By: Chris Haughton

4.48

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Bold, hilarious artwork captures the innocent charm of affable George, a dog who is trying to be go… read more

Similar categories in Chris Haughton's Oh No, George! book and Margarita Engle's Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln

  • picture books
  • childrens

6. Visiting Day

By: James E. Ransome , Jacqueline Woodson

4.02

Format: 982 pages, Hardcover

Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson has written a poignant picture book abou… read more

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7. Big Red Lollipop

By: Sophie Blackall , Rukhsana Khan

4.09

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Rubina has been invited to her first birthday party, and her mother, Ami, insists that she bring he… read more

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8. Watercress

By: Andrea Wang

4.53

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Gathering watercress by the side of the road brings a girl closer to her family's Chinese Heritage.… read more

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

9. 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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  • cultural
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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10. Dreamers

By: Yuyi Morales

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story in this picture-book tribute to the transformative pow… read more

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  • cultural
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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11. You Matter

By: Christian Robinson

4.15

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

They All Saw a Cat meets The Important Book in this sensitive and impactful picture book about seei… read more

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  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
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12. Bodies Are Cool

By: Tyler Feder

4.61

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

This cheerful love-your-body picture book for preschoolers is an exuberant read-aloud with bright a… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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13. Snail Crossing

By: Corey R. Tabor

4.32

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A determined snail. A plump cabbage. A truly epic journey . . . In a book as cheerful and … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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14. 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

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  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
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15. The Proudest Blue

By: Ibtihaj Muhammad

4.56

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

A powerful, vibrantly illustrated story about the first day of school–and two sisters on one’s firs… read more

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  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
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16. Hair Love

By: Matthew A. Cherry

4.59

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When mommy is away, it’s up to daddy to do his daughter’s hair in this ode to self-confidence and t… read more

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  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln by Margarita Engle

17. Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln

By: Margarita Engle

4.22

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The story of Teresa Carreño, a child prodigy who played piano for Abraham Lincoln.As a little girl,… read more

Similar categories in Margarita Engle's Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln book and Margarita Engle's Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln

  • music
  • cultural
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • war
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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18. My Two Border Towns

By: David Bowles

4.28

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A picture book debut by an award-winning author about a boy's life on the U.S.-Mexico border, visit… read more

Similar categories in David Bowles's My Two Border Towns book and Margarita Engle's Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
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19. Bright Star

By: Yuyi Morales

4.10

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Yuyi Morales weaves the tale of a fawn making her way through a landscape that is dangerous, beauti… read more

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  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Nine Months: Before a Baby Is Born by Miranda  Paul

20. Nine Months: Before a Baby Is Born

By: Miranda Paul

4.33

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Join a family of three who spend nine whole months waiting, from a frosty winter through a sun-dapp… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of If Polar Bears Disappeared (If Animals Disappeared) by Lily Williams

21. If Polar Bears Disappeared (If Animals Disappeared)

By: Lily Williams

4.18

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The freezing ecosystem in the far north of the globe is home to many different kinds of animals. Th… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens

19 Top childrens books like Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln by Margarita Engle

Transform Your Habits

Ida, Always

Charles Santoso , Caron Levis

4.49

Transform Your Habits

This Day in June

Gayle E. Pitman , Kristyna Litten

3.40

Transform Your Habits

My New Mom & Me

Renata Galindo

4.03

Transform Your Habits

First the Egg

Laura Vaccaro Seeger

3.95

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17 Best childrens books like First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

Transform Your Habits

Ida, Always

Charles Santoso , Caron Levis

4.49

Transform Your Habits

This Day in June

Gayle E. Pitman , Kristyna Litten

3.40

Transform Your Habits

My New Mom & Me

Renata Galindo

4.03

Transform Your Habits

First the Egg

Laura Vaccaro Seeger

3.95

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