22 must-read picture books books like Yossel's Journey by Kathryn Lasky

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Yossel's Journey

By: Kathryn Lasky

4.05

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

"Yossel, along with his family, flees anti-Jewish Russian pogroms in the late nineteenth century an…

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1. Stolen Words

By: Gabrielle Grimard , Melanie Florence

3.97

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

The story of the beautiful relationship between a little girl and her grandfather. When she asks he… read more

Similar categories in Gabrielle Grimard's Stolen Words book and Kathryn Lasky's Yossel's Journey

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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2. Eight Winter Nights: A Family Hanukkah Book

By: Laura Krauss Melmed , Elisabeth Schlossberg

3.80

Format: 242 pages, Hardcover

Moishe's Miracleauthor Laura Krauss Melmed and illustrator Elisabeth Schlossberg celebrate Hanukkah… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • jewish

3. My Heart Fills with Happiness

By: Julie Flett , Monique Gray Smith

3.80

Format: 8 pages, Board Book

The sun on your face. The smell of warm bannock baking in the oven. Holding the hand of someone you… read more

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4. Shanghai Sukkah

By: Heidi Smith Hyde

4.28

Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition

Fleeing the Holocaust in Europe, Marcus moves with his family from Berlin to Shanghai. With help fr… read more

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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

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  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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6. The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

By: Jon Klassen

4.26

Format: 105 pages, None

Jon Klassen's retelling of a traditional Tyrolean folktale.In a big abandoned house, on a barren hi… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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7. A Library

By: Nikki Giovanni

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this lyrical picture book, world-renowned poet, New York Times bestselling author, and Coretta S… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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8. A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation

By: Barry Wittenstein

4.43

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

As a new generation of activists demands an end to racism, A Place to Land reflects on Martin Luthe… read more

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  • historical
  • picture books
  • childrens
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9. Growing an Artist: The Story of a Landscaper and His Son

By: John Parra

4.24

Format: 40 pages, ebook

Four starred reviews! A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of the Year From award-winning artist John… read more

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  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • nature
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10. The Last Cuentista

By: Donna Barba Higuera

4.07

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

There lived a girl named Petra Peña, who wanted nothing more than to be a storyteller, like her abu… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
"Suma's eyes are still closed, and I can't tell if she's trying to forget, or to remember. Maybe stories are there to help us do both. I know stories can't always have happy endings. But if there are …"

-Donna Barba Higuera, The Last Cuentista

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11. Merci Suárez Changes Gears

By: Meg Medina

4.19

Format: 355 pages, Hardcover

Thoughtful, strong-willed sixth-grader Merci Suarez navigates difficult changes with friends, famil… read more

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  • cultural
  • childrens
  • fiction
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12. Fiber Fueled: The Plant-Based Gut Health Program for Losing Weight, Restoring Your Health, and Optimizing Your Microbiome

By: Will Bulsiewicz

4.04

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The instant New York Times, USA Today, and Publisher's Weekly bestseller A bold new plant-based… read more

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13. Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man

By: Emmanuel Acho

4.39

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

“You cannot fix a problem you do not know you have.” So begins Emmanuel Acho in his essential guide… read more

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"It's not white people's job to police the feelings of black people, but as fellow human beings, please rant black people the right to the full gamut of emotions regarding their wounds."

-Emmanuel Acho, Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man

"White privilege is about the word white, not rich. It's having advantage built into your life. It's not saying your life hasn't been hard; it's saying your skin color hasn't contributed to the diffic…"

-Emmanuel Acho, Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man

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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

Similar categories in Traci Sorell's Powwow Day book and Kathryn Lasky's Yossel's Journey

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • native americans
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15. Miss Quinces

By: Kat Fajardo

4.18

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Rising star Kat Fajardo's debut middle-grade graphic novel about a girl who would rather do anythin… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
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16. Gibberish

By: Young Vo

4.40

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

It's Dat's first day of school in a new country! Dat and his Mah made a long journey to get here, a… read more

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  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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17. Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey

By: Edel Rodriguez

4.53

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From “America’s illustrator in chief” ( Fast Company ), a graphic memoir of a childhood in Cuba, co… read more

Similar categories in Edel Rodriguez's Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey book and Kathryn Lasky's Yossel's Journey

  • historical
Cover of Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving Story by Danielle Greendeer

18. Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving Story

By: Danielle Greendeer

4.36

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this Wampanoag story told in a Native tradition, two kids from the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe learn… read more

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  • historical
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • native americans
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19. The Little Books of the Little Brontës

By: Sara O'Leary

4.37

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

The inspiring true tale of young siblings who loved to make stories -- and grew up to be among Engl… read more

Similar categories in Sara O'Leary's The Little Books of the Little Brontës book and Kathryn Lasky's Yossel's Journey

  • historical
  • picture books
  • childrens
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20. Zonia's Rain Forest

By: Juana Martinez-Neal

4.09

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A heartfelt, visually stunning picture book from the Caldecott Honor and Sibert Medal Winner illumi… read more

Similar categories in Juana Martinez-Neal's Zonia's Rain Forest book and Kathryn Lasky's Yossel's Journey

  • nature
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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21. Love, Violet

By: Charlotte Sullivan Wild

4.28

Format: None pages, None

Perfect for Valentine's Day, a touching picture book about friendship and the courage it takes to s… read more

Similar categories in Charlotte Sullivan Wild's Love, Violet book and Kathryn Lasky's Yossel's Journey

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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22. Two Tribes

By: Emily Bowen Cohen

3.87

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In her poignant debut graphic novel inspired by her own life, Emily Bowen Cohen embraces the comple… read more

Similar categories in Emily Bowen Cohen's Two Tribes book and Kathryn Lasky's Yossel's Journey

  • fiction
  • jewish
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23. Yossel's Journey

By: Kathryn Lasky

4.05

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

"Yossel, along with his family, flees anti-Jewish Russian pogroms in the late nineteenth century an… read more

Similar categories in Kathryn Lasky's Yossel's Journey book and Kathryn Lasky's Yossel's Journey

  • cultural
  • russia
  • childrens
  • jewish
  • historical
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • nature
  • native americans
Cover of Everything in Its Place: A Story of Books and Belonging by Pauline David-Sax

24. Everything in Its Place: A Story of Books and Belonging

By: Pauline David-Sax

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Library Binding

An inspiring and poetic story about reading, libraries, and overcoming shyness to find community. … read more

Similar categories in Pauline David-Sax's Everything in Its Place: A Story of Books and Belonging book and Kathryn Lasky's Yossel's Journey

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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25. First Laugh--Welcome, Baby!

By: Rose Ann Tahe

4.17

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In Navajo families, the first person to make a new baby laugh hosts the child's First Laugh Ceremon… read more

Similar categories in Rose Ann Tahe's First Laugh--Welcome, Baby! book and Kathryn Lasky's Yossel's Journey

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • nature
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26. Spanish Is the Language of My Family

By: Michael Genhart

4.35

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An intergenerational story of family ties, cultural pride, and spelling bee victory following a you… read more

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  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
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27. Bábo: A Tale of Armenian Rug-Washing Day

By: Astrid Kamalyan

4.26

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Join Tato and her family as they help Bábo (grandmother) on rug-washing day, in this sweet and play… read more

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  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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28. Listening to the Quiet

By: Cassie Silva

4.37

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

What does nothing sound like? Jacki's mama has a rare condition. She is slowly losing her hearing. … read more

Similar categories in Cassie Silva's Listening to the Quiet book and Kathryn Lasky's Yossel's Journey

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Emanuel and the Hanukkah Rescue by Heidi Smith Hyde

29. Emanuel and the Hanukkah Rescue

By: Heidi Smith Hyde

3.82

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Angry that his father is afraid to kindle the Hanukkah lights, Emanuel stows away on a whaling ship… read more

Similar categories in Heidi Smith Hyde's Emanuel and the Hanukkah Rescue book and Kathryn Lasky's Yossel's Journey

  • historical fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • jewish
Cover of That's Not My Name! by Anoosha Syed

30. That's Not My Name!

By: Anoosha Syed

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

A debut picture book about loving your name, finding your voice, and standing up for yourself from … read more

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  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Lion Lights: My Invention That Made Peace with Lions by Richard Turere

31. Lion Lights: My Invention That Made Peace with Lions

By: Richard Turere

4.34

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the 2023 Children’s Africana Book Award (CABA), which is awarded by The Center for Africa… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • nature

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