31 best-selling childrens books like Nour's Secret Library by Wafa' Tarnowska

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Nour's Secret Library

By: Wafa' Tarnowska

4.35

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Forced to take shelter when their Syrian city is plagued with bombings, young Nour and her cousin b…

"When we read, we see the world through others’ eyes. Our differences seem smaller, and the divisions that lead to war can break down."

-Wafa' Tarnowska, Nour's Secret Library

"When we read, we see the world through others’ eyes. Our differences seem smaller, and the divisions that lead to war can break down."

-Wafa' Tarnowska, Nour's Secret Library

If you liked the childrens plot in Nour's Secret Library by Wafa' Tarnowska , here is a list of 31 books like this:

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1. 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 Wafa' Tarnowska's Nour's Secret Library

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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2. 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

Similar categories in Christopher Denise's Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1) book and Wafa' Tarnowska's Nour's Secret Library

  • picture books
  • childrens
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3. 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 Wafa' Tarnowska's Nour's Secret Library

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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4. 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 Wafa' Tarnowska's Nour's Secret Library

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
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5. Love in the Library

By: Maggie Tokuda-Hall

4.47

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Set in an internment camp where the United States cruelly detained Japanese Americans during WWII a… read more

Similar categories in Maggie Tokuda-Hall's Love in the Library book and Wafa' Tarnowska's Nour's Secret Library

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • books about books
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6. Every Dog in the Neighborhood

By: Philip C. Stead

4.36

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Louis and his eccentric Grandma set out to count every dog in the neighborhood when they find out a… read more

Similar categories in Philip C. Stead's Every Dog in the Neighborhood book and Wafa' Tarnowska's Nour's Secret Library

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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7. The Cat Man of Aleppo

By: Irene Latham

4.24

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

The courageous and true story of Mohammad Alaa Aljaleel, who in the midst of the Syrian Civil War o… read more

Similar categories in Irene Latham's The Cat Man of Aleppo book and Wafa' Tarnowska's Nour's Secret Library

  • history
  • childrens
  • war
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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8. The World Belonged to Us

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.47

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Two children's book superstars join forces to celebrate the joy and freedom of summer in the city, … read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Woodson's The World Belonged to Us book and Wafa' Tarnowska's Nour's Secret Library

  • cultural
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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9. 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 Wafa' Tarnowska's Nour's Secret Library

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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10. The Three Billy Goats Gruff

By: Mac Barnett

4.34

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Once there was a bridge and a terrible and VERY hungry troll lived underneath it. When the three Bi… read more

Similar categories in Mac Barnett's The Three Billy Goats Gruff book and Wafa' Tarnowska's Nour's Secret Library

  • picture books
  • childrens
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11. 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 Wafa' Tarnowska's Nour's Secret Library

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
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12. 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

Similar categories in Young Vo's Gibberish book and Wafa' Tarnowska's Nour's Secret Library

  • cultural
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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13. Endlessly Ever After: Pick Your Path to Countless Fairy Tale Endings!

By: Laurel Snyder

4.37

Format: 92 pages, Hardcover

This funny, original choose-your-path picture book of fractured fairy tales will charm any young fa… read more

Similar categories in Laurel Snyder's Endlessly Ever After: Pick Your Path to Countless Fairy Tale Endings! book and Wafa' Tarnowska's Nour's Secret Library

  • picture books
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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14. 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 Wafa' Tarnowska's Nour's Secret Library

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
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15. Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes

By: Traci N. Todd

4.19

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

An evocative picture book biography about the prolific life of Jackie Ormes, whose groundbreaking c… read more

Similar categories in Traci N. Todd's Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes book and Wafa' Tarnowska's Nour's Secret Library

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
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16. 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 Wafa' Tarnowska's Nour's Secret Library

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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17. The Gardener of Alcatraz: A True Story

By: Emma Bland Smith

4.39

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A prisoner gardens his way to freedom in this inspiring picture-book biography. When Elliott Miche… read more

Similar categories in Emma Bland Smith's The Gardener of Alcatraz: A True Story book and Wafa' Tarnowska's Nour's Secret Library

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
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18. Big Truck, Little Island

By: Chris Van Dusen

4.08

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

That big truck is stuck! How will the island residents get where they’re going? A tale of community… read more

Similar categories in Chris Van Dusen's Big Truck, Little Island book and Wafa' Tarnowska's Nour's Secret Library

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion by Shannon Stocker

19. Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion

By: Shannon Stocker

4.50

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

This picture book tells the true story of world-famous deaf percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie. T… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Stocker's Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion book and Wafa' Tarnowska's Nour's Secret Library

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
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20. Finding Bear (The Last Bear #2)

By: Hannah Gold

4.54

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The unmissable follow-up to the award-winning  The Last Bear— perfect for fans of Rosanne Parry and… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Gold's Finding Bear (The Last Bear #2) book and Wafa' Tarnowska's Nour's Secret Library

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
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21. 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 Wafa' Tarnowska's Nour's Secret Library

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
  • books about books
Cover of Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond

22. Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky

By: Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond

4.42

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Discover a world of creativity and tradition in this fascinating picture book that explores the his… read more

Similar categories in Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond's Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky book and Wafa' Tarnowska's Nour's Secret Library

  • history
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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23. The Book of Turtles

By: Sy Montgomery

4.50

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Everyone loves turtles. And no wonder: long-lived, unhurried, and ancient, these shelled reptiles a… read more

Similar categories in Sy Montgomery's The Book of Turtles book and Wafa' Tarnowska's Nour's Secret Library

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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24. The Tree and the River

By: Aaron Becker

4.31

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In an alternate past—or possible future—a mighty tree stands on the banks of a winding river, beari… read more

Similar categories in Aaron Becker's The Tree and the River book and Wafa' Tarnowska's Nour's Secret Library

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Nour's Secret Library by Wafa' Tarnowska

25. Nour's Secret Library

By: Wafa' Tarnowska

4.35

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Forced to take shelter when their Syrian city is plagued with bombings, young Nour and her cousin b… read more

Similar categories in Wafa' Tarnowska's Nour's Secret Library book and Wafa' Tarnowska's Nour's Secret Library

  • cultural
  • history
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • picture books
  • war
  • nonfiction
  • family
  • books about books
"When we read, we see the world through others’ eyes. Our differences seem smaller, and the divisions that lead to war can break down."

-Wafa' Tarnowska, Nour's Secret Library

Cover of Bubbly Beautiful Kitty-Corn: A Picture Book by Shannon Hale

26. Bubbly Beautiful Kitty-Corn: A Picture Book

By: Shannon Hale

3.88

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From bestselling Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn creators Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham comes another heartwar… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Hale's Bubbly Beautiful Kitty-Corn: A Picture Book book and Wafa' Tarnowska's Nour's Secret Library

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book) by Angela Joy

27. Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book)

By: Angela Joy

4.66

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

A picture book biography of the mother of Emmett Till, and how she channeled grief over her son's d… read more

Similar categories in Angela Joy's Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book) book and Wafa' Tarnowska's Nour's Secret Library

  • history
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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28. Kapaemahu

By: Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu

4.42

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An Indigenous legend about how four extraordinary individuals of dual male and female spirit, or Ma… read more

Similar categories in Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu's Kapaemahu book and Wafa' Tarnowska's Nour's Secret Library

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
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29. My Baba's Garden

By: Jordan Scott

4.35

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The bond between a child and his grandmother grows as they tend her garden together. A young boy… read more

Similar categories in Jordan Scott's My Baba's Garden book and Wafa' Tarnowska's Nour's Secret Library

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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30. Hundred Years of Happiness

By: Thanhhà Lại

4.17

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A stunning picture book debut showcasing the love between grandparents and grandchildren, the chall… read more

Similar categories in Thanhhà Lại's Hundred Years of Happiness book and Wafa' Tarnowska's Nour's Secret Library

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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31. Overdue: The Misadventure of Bob the Book

By: Gloria Koster

4.44

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Meet Bob. He's the all-time favorite library book at Wisdom Hill Elementary. But Sebastian is nothi… read more

Similar categories in Gloria Koster's Overdue: The Misadventure of Bob the Book book and Wafa' Tarnowska's Nour's Secret Library

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • books about books

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4.28

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4.48

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Kwame Alexander

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