16 Top fiction books like The Remember Balloons by Jessie Oliveros

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The Remember Balloons

By: Jessie Oliveros

4.72

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

James’s Grandpa has the best balloons because he has the best memories. He has balloons showing Dad…

If you liked the fiction plot in The Remember Balloons by Jessie Oliveros , here is a list of 16 books like this:

1. 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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2. 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 Jessie Oliveros's The Remember Balloons

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • emotion
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3. 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 Jessie Oliveros's The Remember Balloons

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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4. Pretty Ugly

By: David Sedaris

3.55

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

David Sedaris and Ian Falconer make a spectacular splash with this tale of a monster turned ugly—st… read more

Similar categories in David Sedaris's Pretty Ugly book and Jessie Oliveros's The Remember Balloons

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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5. 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

Similar categories in Andrea Wang's Watercress book and Jessie Oliveros's The Remember Balloons

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
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6. 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

Similar categories in Lisa Wheeler's Someone Builds the Dream book and Jessie Oliveros's The Remember Balloons

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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7. 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

Similar categories in Kevin Noble Maillard's Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story book and Jessie Oliveros's The Remember Balloons

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Eyes that Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho

8. Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

By: Joanna Ho

4.60

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

A young Asian girl notices that her eyes look different from her peers'. They have big, round eyes … read more

Similar categories in Joanna Ho's Eyes that Kiss in the Corners book and Jessie Oliveros's The Remember Balloons

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
"When Mama tucks me in at night, her eyes tell me I'm a miracle."

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

"Some people have eyes like sapphire lagoons with lashes like lace trims on ballgowns, sweeping their cheeks as they twirl."

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

"My eyes crinkle into crescent moons and sparkle like the stars. Gold flecks dance and twirl while stories whirl in their oolong pools, carrying tales of the past and hope for the future."

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

"Some people have eyes like sapphire lagoons with lashes like lace trim on ballgowns, sweeping their cheeks as they twirl. Big eyes, long lashes. Not me. I have eyes that kiss on the corners and glow …"

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

Cover of Milo Imagines the World by Matt de la Peña

9. Milo Imagines the World

By: Matt de la Peña

4.49

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Milo is on a long subway ride with his older sister. To pass the time, he studies the faces around … read more

Similar categories in Matt de la Peña's Milo Imagines the World book and Jessie Oliveros's The Remember Balloons

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
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10. All Because You Matter (An All Because You Matter Book)

By: Tami Charles

4.52

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A love letter to Black and brown children everywhere: reminding them how much they matter, that the… read more

Similar categories in Tami Charles's All Because You Matter (An All Because You Matter Book) book and Jessie Oliveros's The Remember Balloons

  • love
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
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11. I Talk Like a River

By: Jordan Scott

4.48

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Um retrato sensível do isolamento e do estigma sentido por uma criança com dificuldades de fala. … read more

Similar categories in Jordan Scott's I Talk Like a River book and Jessie Oliveros's The Remember Balloons

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • disability
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12. A Walk in the Words

By: Hudson Talbott

4.33

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When Hudson Talbott was a little boy, he loved drawing, and it came naturally to him. But reading? … read more

Similar categories in Hudson Talbott's A Walk in the Words book and Jessie Oliveros's The Remember Balloons

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • disability
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13. The Undefeated

By: Kwame Alexander

4.66

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This poem is a love letter to black life in the United States. It highlights the unspeakable trauma… read more

Similar categories in Kwame Alexander's The Undefeated book and Jessie Oliveros's The Remember Balloons

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica     Love

14. Julián Is a Mermaid

By: Jessica Love

4.51

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

In an exuberant picture book, a glimpse of costumed mermaids leaves one boy flooded with wonder and… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Love's Julián Is a Mermaid book and Jessie Oliveros's The Remember Balloons

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
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15. The Day You Begin

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.44

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson and two-time Pura Belpre Illustrator Award winner Raf… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Woodson's The Day You Begin book and Jessie Oliveros's The Remember Balloons

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away by Meg Medina

16. Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away

By: Meg Medina

4.37

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From Newbery Medalist Meg Medina comes the bittersweet story of two girls who will always be each o… read more

Similar categories in Meg Medina's Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away book and Jessie Oliveros's The Remember Balloons

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • emotion
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17. 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

Similar categories in Beth Ferry's Swashby and the Sea book and Jessie Oliveros's The Remember Balloons

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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18. Wishes

By: Mượn Thị Văn

4.50

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

A reflection on immigration, family, and home.Wishes tells the honest story about one Vietnamese fa… read more

Similar categories in Mượn Thị Văn's Wishes book and Jessie Oliveros's The Remember Balloons

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
Cover of The Remember Balloons by Jessie Oliveros

19. The Remember Balloons

By: Jessie Oliveros

4.72

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

James’s Grandpa has the best balloons because he has the best memories. He has balloons showing Dad… read more

Similar categories in Jessie Oliveros's The Remember Balloons book and Jessie Oliveros's The Remember Balloons

  • love
  • childrens
  • disability
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • family
  • fantasy
  • emotion
Cover of Ahoy! by Sophie Blackall

20. Ahoy!

By: Sophie Blackall

4.09

Format: 48 pages, Library Binding

Join a child captain and parent first mate as they embark on a wild high seas adventure…all without… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Blackall's Ahoy! book and Jessie Oliveros's The Remember Balloons

  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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21. Woven of the World

By: Katey Howes

4.19

Format: 44 pages, Hardcover

Told from the perspective of a young girl learning to weave, Woven of the World is a lyrical medita… read more

Similar categories in Katey Howes's Woven of the World book and Jessie Oliveros's The Remember Balloons

  • picture books
  • childrens
"We are all tapestries, woven of the world. We are lifelines interlacing, yarn of many sources swirled. In our pattern there is purpose. In our softness , strength abides. Warmth and beauty still unfo…"

-Katey Howes, Woven of the World

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Vashti Harrison

4.66

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4.29

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Jason Reynolds

4.48

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Kwame Alexander

4.63

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Carole Boston Weatherford

4.44

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