9 Best realistic fiction books like A Crown for Corina by Laekan Zea Kemp

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A Crown for Corina

By: Laekan Zea Kemp

4.18

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From two Pura Belpré award-winning creators comes the charming story of a girl who learns about a b…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in A Crown for Corina by Laekan Zea Kemp , here is a list of 9 books like this:

1. Mango, Abuela, and Me

By: Angela Dominguez , Meg Medina

4.12

Format: 440 pages, Hardcover

When a little girl's far-away grandmother comes to stay, love and patience transcend language in a … 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 Laekan Zea Kemp's A Crown for Corina

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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3. Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

By: Christopher Denise

4.51

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A Caldecott Honor Winner and  New York Times  Bestseller!  A determined Owl builds strength and … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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4. 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 Laekan Zea Kemp's A Crown for Corina

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • nature
  • juvenile
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5. Eyes That Speak to the Stars

By: Joanna Ho

4.37

Format: None pages, None

A young Asian boy notices that his eyes look different from his peers' after seeing his friend’s dr… read more

Similar categories in Joanna Ho's Eyes That Speak to the Stars book and Laekan Zea Kemp's A Crown for Corina

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
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6. 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 Laekan Zea Kemp's A Crown for Corina

  • picture books
  • childrens
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7. 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 Laekan Zea Kemp's A Crown for Corina

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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8. Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

By: Pedro Martín

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican-American boy’s family and t… read more

Similar categories in Pedro Martín's Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir book and Laekan Zea Kemp's A Crown for Corina

  • childrens
  • family
"It was like the driveway at Disneyland but with way more automatic weapons."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

"I like to say that my stories are 100% true 90% of the time. My memory and my heart like to play tricks on each other. The results are what makes my stories."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

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9. An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)

By: Kwame Alexander

4.63

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times Bestselling and award-winning author  of  The Undefeated , Kwame Alexander, pens … read more

Similar categories in Kwame Alexander's An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner) book and Laekan Zea Kemp's A Crown for Corina

  • picture books
  • childrens
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10. Thank You, Omu! (Caldecott Honor Book)

By: Oge Mora

4.44

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

A generous woman is rewarded by her community in this remarkable author-illustrator debut that's pe… read more

Similar categories in Oge Mora's Thank You, Omu! (Caldecott Honor Book) book and Laekan Zea Kemp's A Crown for Corina

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
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11. 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 Laekan Zea Kemp's A Crown for Corina

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • nature
  • juvenile
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12. 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 Laekan Zea Kemp's A Crown for Corina

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • nature
  • juvenile
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13. 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 Laekan Zea Kemp's A Crown for Corina

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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14. 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 Laekan Zea Kemp's A Crown for Corina

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • nature
  • juvenile
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15. 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 Laekan Zea Kemp's A Crown for Corina

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • nature
  • juvenile
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16. That Flag

By: Tameka Fryer Brown

4.63

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An affecting picture book from Tameka Fryer Brown and #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator Ni… read more

Similar categories in Tameka Fryer Brown's That Flag book and Laekan Zea Kemp's A Crown for Corina

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • juvenile
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17. 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 Laekan Zea Kemp's A Crown for Corina

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • gardening
  • family
  • fiction
  • nature
  • juvenile
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18. 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 Laekan Zea Kemp's A Crown for Corina

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • nature
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19. 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 Laekan Zea Kemp's A Crown for Corina

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of A Crown for Corina by Laekan Zea Kemp

20. A Crown for Corina

By: Laekan Zea Kemp

4.18

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From two Pura Belpré award-winning creators comes the charming story of a girl who learns about a b… read more

Similar categories in Laekan Zea Kemp's A Crown for Corina book and Laekan Zea Kemp's A Crown for Corina

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • gardening
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • nature
  • juvenile
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21. The Artivist

By: Nikkolas Smith

4.34

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An inspiring picture book about how children can combine art and activism in their daily lives. "T… read more

Similar categories in Nikkolas Smith's The Artivist book and Laekan Zea Kemp's A Crown for Corina

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Stars of the Night: The Courageous Children of the Czech Kindertransport by Caren Stelson

22. Stars of the Night: The Courageous Children of the Czech Kindertransport

By: Caren Stelson

4.47

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This powerful story is told from the collective perspective of the children who were rescued from C… read more

Similar categories in Caren Stelson's Stars of the Night: The Courageous Children of the Czech Kindertransport book and Laekan Zea Kemp's A Crown for Corina

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

23. 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 Laekan Zea Kemp's A Crown for Corina

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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24. 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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  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
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25. The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of

By: Kirsten W. Larson

4.35

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A poetic picture book celebrating the life and scientific discoveries of the groundbreaking astrono… read more

Similar categories in Kirsten W. Larson's The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of book and Laekan Zea Kemp's A Crown for Corina

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Isabel and her Colores Go to School (English and Spanish Edition) by Alexandra Alessandri

26. Isabel and her Colores Go to School (English and Spanish Edition)

By: Alexandra Alessandri

4.32

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

English, with its blustery blues and whites, just feels wrong to Isabel. She prefers the warm orang… read more

Similar categories in Alexandra Alessandri's Isabel and her Colores Go to School (English and Spanish Edition) book and Laekan Zea Kemp's A Crown for Corina

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Kindest Red (The Proudest Blue #2) by Ibtihaj Muhammad

27. The Kindest Red (The Proudest Blue #2)

By: Ibtihaj Muhammad

4.30

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The sequel to the acclaimed New York Times bestseller The Proudest Blue shows the power of friendsh… read more

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  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
Cover of We Are Here (An All Because You Matter Book) by Tami Charles

28. We Are Here (An All Because You Matter Book)

By: Tami Charles

4.24

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An empowering follow-up to New York Times bestselling picture book All Because You Matter that cele… read more

Similar categories in Tami Charles's We Are Here (An All Because You Matter Book) book and Laekan Zea Kemp's A Crown for Corina

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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29. 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

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • gardening
  • fiction
  • nature
  • juvenile
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30. Finding Papa

By: Angela Pham Krans

4.35

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This picture book based on the author’s own experience follows young Mai and her mother’s perilous … read more

Similar categories in Angela Pham Krans's Finding Papa book and Laekan Zea Kemp's A Crown for Corina

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
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31. 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 Laekan Zea Kemp's A Crown for Corina

  • cultural
  • 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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Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

Christopher Denise

4.51

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Berry Song

Michaela Goade

4.43

Transform Your Habits

Eyes That Speak to the Stars

Joanna Ho

4.37

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The Eyes and the Impossible

Dave Eggers

4.25

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Ferris

Kate DiCamillo

4.30

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

Nicholas Day

4.15

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The Lost Year

Katherine Marsh

4.50

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