15 must-read nonfiction books like This Is Your World: The Story of Bob Ross by Sophia Gholz

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This Is Your World: The Story of Bob Ross

By: Sophia Gholz

4.44

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Discover the true story of iconic American painter and TV host Bob Ross in this official picture bo…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in This Is Your World: The Story of Bob Ross by Sophia Gholz , here is a list of 15 books like this:

Cover of Star Stuff: Carl Sagan and the Mysteries of the Cosmos by Stephanie Roth Sisson

1. Star Stuff: Carl Sagan and the Mysteries of the Cosmos

By: Stephanie Roth Sisson

4.12

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

For every child who has ever looked up at the stars and asked, "What are they?" comes the story of … read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Roth Sisson's Star Stuff: Carl Sagan and the Mysteries of the Cosmos book and Sophia Gholz's This Is Your World: The Story of Bob Ross

  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Sacred Marriage: What If God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy? by Gary L. Thomas

2. Sacred Marriage: What If God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy?

By: Gary L. Thomas

4.25

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Happy is good. Holy is better. Your marriage is more than a sacred covenant with another person. I… read more

Similar categories in Gary L. Thomas's Sacred Marriage: What If God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy? book and Sophia Gholz's This Is Your World: The Story of Bob Ross

  • nonfiction
"Any mature, spiritually sensitive view of marriage must be built on the foundation of mature love rather than romanticism. But this immediately casts us into a countercultural pursuit."

-Gary L. Thomas, Sacred Marriage: What If God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy?

"Heloise learned to love Abelard solely for who he was. That forbidden love brought her nothing but pain, but she would rather have shame and pain with Abelard than peace and happiness without him."

-Gary L. Thomas, Sacred Marriage: What If God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy?

"Contempt is born when we fixate on our spouse’s weaknesses. Every spouse has these sore points. If you want to find them, without a doubt you will. If you want to obsess about them, they’ll grow – bu…"

-Gary L. Thomas, Sacred Marriage: What If God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy?

"The mature response, however, is not to leave; it's to change -- ourselves. Whenever marital dissatisfaction rears its head in my marriage -- as it does in virtually every marriage -- I simply check …"

-Gary L. Thomas, Sacred Marriage: What If God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy?

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

3. 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

Similar categories in Boris Kulikov's Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille book and Sophia Gholz's This Is Your World: The Story of Bob Ross

  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak

4. The Book with No Pictures

By: B.J. Novak

4.34

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Warning! This book looks serious but it is actually completely ridiculous! A book with no pictur… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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5. The Dot

By: Peter H. Reynolds

4.25

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

With a simple, witty story and free-spirited illustrations, Peter H. Reynolds entices even the stub… read more

Similar categories in Peter H. Reynolds's The Dot book and Sophia Gholz's This Is Your World: The Story of Bob Ross

  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Camping Trip That Changed America by Mordicai Gerstein, Barb Rosenstock

6. The Camping Trip That Changed America

By: Mordicai Gerstein , Barb Rosenstock

2.64

Format: 110 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott medalist Mordicai Gerstein captures the majestic redwoods of Yosemite in this little-know… read more

Similar categories in Mordicai Gerstein's The Camping Trip That Changed America book and Sophia Gholz's This Is Your World: The Story of Bob Ross

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • biography
  • childrens

7. 'Twas The Night Before Thanksgiving

By: Dav Pilkey

3.72

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Let the Scholastic Bookshelf be your guide through the whole range of your child's experience--laug… read more

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8. A Boy, a Mouse, and a Spider: The Story of E. B. White

By: Lauren Castillo , Barbara Herkert

3.97

Format: 12 pages, Hardcover

A lyrical biography of E. B. White, beloved author of Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little, written by… read more

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9. 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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10. 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 Sophia Gholz's This Is Your World: The Story of Bob Ross

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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11. 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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  • picture books
  • childrens
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12. The Couch Potato (The Food Group #4)

By: Jory John

4.36

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The Couch Potato has everything he needs within reach of his sunken couch cushion. But when the ele… read more

Similar categories in Jory John's The Couch Potato (The Food Group #4) book and Sophia Gholz's This Is Your World: The Story of Bob Ross

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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13. Revenge of the Librarians

By: Tom Gauld

3.94

Format: 180 pages, Hardcover

Confront the spectre of failure, the wraith of social media, and other supernatural enemies of the … read more

Similar categories in Tom Gauld's Revenge of the Librarians book and Sophia Gholz's This Is Your World: The Story of Bob Ross

  • art
Cover of Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford

14. Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre

By: Carole Boston Weatherford

4.48

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A look at the Tulsa Race Massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in US history. The… read more

Similar categories in Carole Boston Weatherford's Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre book and Sophia Gholz's This Is Your World: The Story of Bob Ross

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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15. 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 Sophia Gholz's This Is Your World: The Story of Bob Ross

  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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16. 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 Sophia Gholz's This Is Your World: The Story of Bob Ross

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Have You Ever Seen a Flower? by Shawn   Harris

17. Have You Ever Seen a Flower?

By: Shawn Harris

3.87

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

One child experiences a flower with all five senses—from its color to its fragrance to the entire u… read more

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  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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18. This Is Your World: The Story of Bob Ross

By: Sophia Gholz

4.44

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Discover the true story of iconic American painter and TV host Bob Ross in this official picture bo… read more

Similar categories in Sophia Gholz's This Is Your World: The Story of Bob Ross book and Sophia Gholz's This Is Your World: The Story of Bob Ross

  • art
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Song After Song: The Musical Life of Julie Andrews by Julie Hedlund

19. Song After Song: The Musical Life of Julie Andrews

By: Julie Hedlund

4.46

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This picture book biography explores the early life of film star, theater performer, singer, and pu… read more

Similar categories in Julie Hedlund's Song After Song: The Musical Life of Julie Andrews book and Sophia Gholz's This Is Your World: The Story of Bob Ross

  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag by Rob    Sanders

20. Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag

By: Rob Sanders

4.33

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The very first picture book about the remarkable and inspiring story of the Gay Pride Flag! In t… read more

Similar categories in Rob Sanders's Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag book and Sophia Gholz's This Is Your World: The Story of Bob Ross

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • biography
  • childrens
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21. Dear Mr. Dickens

By: Nancy Churnin

4.44

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In Eliza Davis's day, Charles Dickens was the most celebrated living writer in England. But some of… read more

Similar categories in Nancy Churnin's Dear Mr. Dickens book and Sophia Gholz's This Is Your World: The Story of Bob Ross

  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust by Elisa Boxer

22. Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust

By: Elisa Boxer

4.47

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The remarkable true story of how a toy duck smuggled forged identity papers for Jewish refugees dur… read more

Similar categories in Elisa Boxer's Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust book and Sophia Gholz's This Is Your World: The Story of Bob Ross

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • biography
  • childrens
Cover of That's Betty!: The Story of Betty White (Who Did It First?) by Gregory Bonsignore

23. That's Betty!: The Story of Betty White (Who Did It First?)

By: Gregory Bonsignore

3.82

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

An innovative and joyful picture book biography that celebrates the life and achievements of TV leg… read more

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  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
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24. A Book for Bear

By: Ellen L. Ramsey

4.17

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this charming and heartfelt story, a book-loving bear and a book-loving girl hatch a plan to fin… read more

Similar categories in Ellen L. Ramsey's A Book for Bear book and Sophia Gholz's This Is Your World: The Story of Bob Ross

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of The World's Best Class Plant by Liz Garton Scanlon

25. The World's Best Class Plant

By: Liz Garton Scanlon

4.32

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An irresistible picture book about a boy and his classmates who long for a class pet, but discover … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The First Notes: The Story of Do, Re, Mi by Julie Andrews

26. The First Notes: The Story of Do, Re, Mi

By: Julie Andrews

4.33

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A stunning new picture book from beloved icon Julie Andrews and her daughter, Emma Walton Hamilton,… read more

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  • art
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
Cover of You Are a Honey Bee! (Meet Your World) by Laurie Ann Thompson

27. You Are a Honey Bee! (Meet Your World)

By: Laurie Ann Thompson

4.23

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The first in an adorable, STEM nonfiction picture book series that encourages very young readers to… read more

Similar categories in Laurie Ann Thompson's You Are a Honey Bee! (Meet Your World) book and Sophia Gholz's This Is Your World: The Story of Bob Ross

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Shapes & Patterns in Nature (Nature's Wonderful Colors) by Magdalena Konečná

28. Shapes & Patterns in Nature (Nature's Wonderful Colors)

By: Magdalena Konečná

4.35

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Nature and colors again? Why not! You may be surprised, how often the same shapes and patterns are … read more

Similar categories in Magdalena Konečná's Shapes & Patterns in Nature (Nature's Wonderful Colors) book and Sophia Gholz's This Is Your World: The Story of Bob Ross

  • art
  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Meatballs for Grandpa by Jeanette Fazzari Jones

29. Meatballs for Grandpa

By: Jeanette Fazzari Jones

4.65

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this sensory-rich picture book, a little girl and her grandparents make the family’s traditional… read more

Similar categories in Jeanette Fazzari Jones's Meatballs for Grandpa book and Sophia Gholz's This Is Your World: The Story of Bob Ross

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Cezanne's Parrot by Amy Guglielmo

30. Cezanne's Parrot

By: Amy Guglielmo

3.95

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A picture book biography of the artist Paul Cezanne, the painter who laid the groundwork for modern… read more

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  • art
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
Cover of Bob Ross and Peapod the Squirrel (A Bob Ross and Peapod Story) by Robb Pearlman

31. Bob Ross and Peapod the Squirrel (A Bob Ross and Peapod Story)

By: Robb Pearlman

4.10

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Bob Ross paints a stunning home for his squirrel friend, Peapod, in this delightful nod to a painte… read more

Similar categories in Robb Pearlman's Bob Ross and Peapod the Squirrel (A Bob Ross and Peapod Story) book and Sophia Gholz's This Is Your World: The Story of Bob Ross

  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens

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Stephanie Roth Sisson

4.12

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4.29

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B.J. Novak

4.34

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4.25

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4.05

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3.40

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