13 must-read picture books books like The Best Diwali Ever by Sonali Shah

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The Best Diwali Ever

By: Sonali Shah

4.03

Format: None pages, Paperback

Peek into the magic of Diwali in this heart-warming picture book about Diwali, siblings and how ver…

If you liked the picture books plot in The Best Diwali Ever by Sonali Shah , here is a list of 13 books like this:

Cover of City Spies (City Spies #1) by James Ponti

1. City Spies (City Spies #1)

By: James Ponti

4.31

Format: 378 pages, Hardcover

Sara Martinez is a hacker. She recently broke into the New York City foster care system to expose h… read more

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  • childrens
"Justice doesn’t require a membership card. Just a sense of right and wrong."

-James Ponti, City Spies (City Spies #1)

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2. Nuclear War: A Scenario

By: Annie Jacobsen

4.47

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

There is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that could end the world as we know it in … read more

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"The fundamental idea behind this book is to demonstrate, in appalling detail, just how horrifying nuclear war would be."

-Annie Jacobsen, Nuclear War: A Scenario

"Humans are wired to advance. Humans do whatever it takes. And yet, nuclear war zeros it all out. Nuclear weapons reduce human brilliance and ingenuity, love and desire, empathy and intellect, to ash."

-Annie Jacobsen, Nuclear War: A Scenario

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3. Something Like Home

By: Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Library Binding

A novel in verse in which a lost dog helps a lonely girl find a way home to her family . . . only f… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Beatriz Arango's Something Like Home book and Sonali Shah's The Best Diwali Ever

  • 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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5. Melissa

By: Alex Gino

4.10

Format: 213 pages, Kindle Edition

When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she… read more

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  • childrens
"Girl problems?"

-Alex Gino, Melissa

"My dad’s cleaning!"

-Alex Gino, Melissa

"Some of us take death very seriously."

-Alex Gino, Melissa

"I still don’t see why I can’t just take the next bus,"

-Alex Gino, Melissa

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6. Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré

By: Anika Aldamuy Denise

4.43

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Follow la vida y legado of Pura Belpré, the first Puerto Rican librarian in New York City. When … read more

Similar categories in Anika Aldamuy Denise's Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré book and Sonali Shah's The Best Diwali Ever

  • picture books
  • childrens
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7. Hello Lighthouse (Caldecott Medal Winner)

By: Sophie Blackall

4.38

Format: 44 pages, Hardcover

A new picture book that will transport readers to the seaside. Watch the days and seasons pass a… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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8. Top Story (Front Desk, #5)

By: Kelly Yang

4.41

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling Front Desk series continues! Mia Tang is at the top of her game! … read more

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  • childrens
  • family
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9. Frizzy

By: Claribel A. Ortega

4.48

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A middle grade graphic novel about Marlene, a young girl who stops straightening her hair and embra… read more

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  • childrens
  • family
"We learn things from our parents, who learn things from their parents, who learned that from their parents. It doesn't make those things okay to believe..."

-Claribel A. Ortega, Frizzy

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10. 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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  • picture books
  • childrens
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11. The Proudest Blue

By: Ibtihaj Muhammad

4.56

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

A powerful, vibrantly illustrated story about the first day of school–and two sisters on one’s firs… read more

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  • religion
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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12. Tía Fortuna's New Home: A Jewish Cuban Journey

By: Ruth Behar

4.22

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A poignant multicultural ode to family and what it means to create a home as one girl helps her Tía… read more

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  • religion
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
"We come from people who found hope wherever they went."

-Ruth Behar, Tía Fortuna's New Home: A Jewish Cuban Journey

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13. A Kind of Spark

By: Elle McNicoll

4.52

Format: 193 pages, Paperback

A neurodivergent girl campaigns for a memorial when she learns that her small Scottish town used to… read more

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  • childrens
"No horrible, awful, rubbish day is worth damaging a library book."

-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark

"Autistic people have probably done so much for hundreds of years without any credit."

-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark

"While you are neurotypical and I am autistic, I promise we are more alike than we are different."

-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark

"Books are not medicine, they are food. You won't remember every bite but you will remember the taste."

-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark

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14. You Are Here: Connecting Flights

By: Ellen Oh

4.26

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

An incident at a TSA security check point sows chaos and rumors, creating a chain of events that im… read more

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  • childrens
  • family
"Being good was slippery. It didn't stay still; it moved around, and not only that, sometimes it meant exactly opposite things. Like, there were times when being good meant speaking up, but other time…"

-Ellen Oh, You Are Here: Connecting Flights

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15. 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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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of The Best Diwali Ever by Sonali Shah

16. The Best Diwali Ever

By: Sonali Shah

4.03

Format: None pages, Paperback

Peek into the magic of Diwali in this heart-warming picture book about Diwali, siblings and how ver… read more

Similar categories in Sonali Shah's The Best Diwali Ever book and Sonali Shah's The Best Diwali Ever

  • childrens
  • holiday
  • picture books
  • religion
  • india
  • family
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17. The Words We Share

By: Jack Wong

4.39

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A young girl helps her dad navigate life in a new country where she understands the language more t… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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18. Wild Symphony

By: Dan Brown

4.29

Format: 44 pages, Hardcover

El primer llibre infantil de Dan Brown. Lectura i música per gaudir en família. La simfonia dels an… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Playing with Lanterns by Wang Yage

19. Playing with Lanterns

By: Wang Yage

3.83

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Zhao Di wishes the New Year would never end! Zhao Di and her friends are excited to go out at night… read more

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  • holiday
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of That's Not My Name! by Anoosha Syed

20. 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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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Hanukkah in Little Havana by Julie Anna Blank

21. Hanukkah in Little Havana

By: Julie Anna Blank

3.71

Format: 24 pages, Hardcover

Celebrate Hanukkah with Family! Every December, a little girl in Virginia looks forward to receivin… read more

Similar categories in Julie Anna Blank's Hanukkah in Little Havana book and Sonali Shah's The Best Diwali Ever

  • holiday
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family

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4.31

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4.31

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4.48

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