13 Top nonfiction books like The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship by Kim Tomsic

Cover of The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship by Kim Tomsic

The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship

By: Kim Tomsic

4.57

Format: 68 pages, Hardcover

The true story of a herd of elephants, the man who saved them, and the miracle of love that brought…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship by Kim Tomsic , here is a list of 13 books like this:

Cover of Someone Builds the Dream by Lisa Wheeler

1. 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 Kim Tomsic's The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Sour Grape (The Food Group #6) by Jory John

2. The Sour Grape (The Food Group #6)

By: Jory John

4.40

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The Sour Grape holds grudges for every reason under the sun. Lime never returned a scarf they borro… read more

Similar categories in Jory John's The Sour Grape (The Food Group #6) book and Kim Tomsic's The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Odder by Katherine Applegate

3. Odder

By: Katherine Applegate

4.25

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Meet Odder, the Queen of Play: Nobody has her moves. She doesn't just swim to the bottom, s… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's Odder book and Kim Tomsic's The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship

  • animals
  • childrens
  • nature
  • juvenile
Cover of The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess by Tom Gauld

4. The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess

By: Tom Gauld

4.30

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In acclaimed graphic novelist Tom Gauld's first picture book for children, a little wooden robot em… read more

Similar categories in Tom Gauld's The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess book and Kim Tomsic's The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Chez Bob (Chez Bob, 1) by Bob Shea

5. Chez Bob (Chez Bob, 1)

By: Bob Shea

4.27

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From the hilarious author of Who Wet My Pants?, Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great, and the Dinosaur … read more

Similar categories in Bob Shea's Chez Bob (Chez Bob, 1) book and Kim Tomsic's The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of The Unforgettable Logan Foster (Logan Foster, #1) by Shawn  Peters

6. The Unforgettable Logan Foster (Logan Foster, #1)

By: Shawn Peters

4.03

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Packed with superheroes, supervillains, and epic showdowns between good and evil, The Unforgettable… read more

Similar categories in Shawn Peters's The Unforgettable Logan Foster (Logan Foster, #1) book and Kim Tomsic's The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship

  • childrens
Cover of Mel Fell by Corey R. Tabor

7. Mel Fell

By: Corey R. Tabor

4.47

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A tale about self-confidence and taking a leap of faith, starring a kingfisher. Sometimes, you m… read more

Similar categories in Corey R. Tabor's Mel Fell book and Kim Tomsic's The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • nature
  • juvenile
Cover of The Only Woman in the Photo: Frances Perkins & Her New Deal for America by Kathleen Krull

8. The Only Woman in the Photo: Frances Perkins & Her New Deal for America

By: Kathleen Krull

4.38

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Discover the incredible life of Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet… read more

Similar categories in Kathleen Krull's The Only Woman in the Photo: Frances Perkins & Her New Deal for America book and Kim Tomsic's The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • biography
  • childrens
Cover of This Way, Charlie by Caron Levis

9. This Way, Charlie

By: Caron Levis

4.48

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning team behind Ida, Always comes a story about a friendship that grows between … read more

Similar categories in Caron Levis's This Way, Charlie book and Kim Tomsic's The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • nature
  • juvenile
"They walked that day, the next day, and every day for the rest of their lives. One hoof in front of the other. 'This way, Charlie, this way."

-Caron Levis, This Way, Charlie

Cover of Long Distance by Whitney Gardner

10. Long Distance

By: Whitney Gardner

3.71

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A middle grade graphic novel about friendships both near and far, far away.Vega’s summer vacation i… read more

Similar categories in Whitney Gardner's Long Distance book and Kim Tomsic's The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship

  • childrens
Cover of Gibberish by Young Vo

11. 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 Kim Tomsic's The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Amelia Six by Kristin L. Gray

12. The Amelia Six

By: Kristin L. Gray

3.96

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Amelia Earhart’s famous aviator goggles go missing and eleven-year-old Millie has to find them befo… read more

Similar categories in Kristin L. Gray's The Amelia Six book and Kim Tomsic's The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship

  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Doom (Cookie Chronicles) by Matthew Swanson

13. Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Doom (Cookie Chronicles)

By: Matthew Swanson

3.99

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Meet Ben, a literal-minded kid with a big heart and an even bigger sweet-tooth, who cracks open a f… read more

Similar categories in Matthew Swanson's Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Doom (Cookie Chronicles) book and Kim Tomsic's The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship

  • childrens
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Maya and the Robot by Eve L. Ewing

14. Maya and the Robot

By: Eve L. Ewing

4.05

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An illustrated middle grade novel about a forgotten homemade robot who comes to life just when aspi… read more

Similar categories in Eve L. Ewing's Maya and the Robot book and Kim Tomsic's The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship

  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of The Elephant in the Room by Holly Goldberg Sloan

15. The Elephant in the Room

By: Holly Goldberg Sloan

4.20

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

It's been almost a year since Sila's mother traveled halfway around the world to Turkey, hoping to … read more

Similar categories in Holly Goldberg Sloan's The Elephant in the Room book and Kim Tomsic's The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship

  • animals
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Pizza!: A Slice of History by Greg Pizzoli

16. Pizza!: A Slice of History

By: Greg Pizzoli

4.24

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

From Geisel Award-winning author Greg Pizzoli comes a hilarious and mouth-watering history of pizza… read more

Similar categories in Greg Pizzoli's Pizza!: A Slice of History book and Kim Tomsic's The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Stormy: A Story about Finding a Forever Home by Guojing

17. Stormy: A Story about Finding a Forever Home

By: Guojing

4.64

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

In this wordless picture book a woman visits a park and discovers a pup hiding under a bench--scruf… read more

Similar categories in Guojing's Stormy: A Story about Finding a Forever Home book and Kim Tomsic's The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of How to Find a Fox by Kate Gardner

18. How to Find a Fox

By: Kate Gardner

4.47

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

**Winner of the Mockingbird Award** Look for tracks. Listen for yips. Be as still as a pebble. ​T… read more

Similar categories in Kate Gardner's How to Find a Fox book and Kim Tomsic's The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • nonfiction
  • nature
Cover of Katie the Catsitter (Katie the Catsitter, #1) by Colleen A.F. Venable

19. Katie the Catsitter (Katie the Catsitter, #1)

By: Colleen A.F. Venable

4.19

Format: 229 pages, Hardcover

A new middle-grade graphic novel series about growing up, friendship, heroes, and cats (lots of cat… read more

Similar categories in Colleen A.F. Venable's Katie the Catsitter (Katie the Catsitter, #1) book and Kim Tomsic's The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship

  • animals
  • childrens
Cover of This Very Tree: A Story of 9/11, Resilience, and Regrowth by Sean Rubin

20. This Very Tree: A Story of 9/11, Resilience, and Regrowth

By: Sean Rubin

4.55

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A deeply moving portrait of the Callery pear tree that survived the attacks on September 11, from E… read more

Similar categories in Sean Rubin's This Very Tree: A Story of 9/11, Resilience, and Regrowth book and Kim Tomsic's The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • juvenile
Cover of The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London's Poop Pollution Problem by Colleen Paeff

21. The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London's Poop Pollution Problem

By: Colleen Paeff

4.35

Format: None pages, None

Discover the true story about the determined engineer who fixed London’s pollution problem in this … read more

Similar categories in Colleen Paeff's The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London's Poop Pollution Problem book and Kim Tomsic's The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship

  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Ways to Make Sunshine (Ryan Hart, #1) by Renée  Watson

22. Ways to Make Sunshine (Ryan Hart, #1)

By: Renée Watson

3.97

Format: 177 pages, Hardcover

Ryan Hart loves to spend time with her friends, loves to invent recipes, and has a lot on her mind—… read more

Similar categories in Renée Watson's Ways to Make Sunshine (Ryan Hart, #1) book and Kim Tomsic's The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship

  • childrens
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Chunky by Yehudi Mercado

23. Chunky

By: Yehudi Mercado

3.85

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Yehudi Mercado draws inspiration from his childhood struggle with his weight while finding friendsh… read more

Similar categories in Yehudi Mercado's Chunky book and Kim Tomsic's The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship

  • nonfiction
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of The Magical Imperfect by Chris Baron

24. The Magical Imperfect

By: Chris Baron

4.24

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Set against the backdrop of the 1989 San Francisco earthquake in a town of refugees who came to Ame… read more

Similar categories in Chris Baron's The Magical Imperfect book and Kim Tomsic's The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship

  • family
Cover of The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship by Kim Tomsic

25. The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship

By: Kim Tomsic

4.57

Format: 68 pages, Hardcover

The true story of a herd of elephants, the man who saved them, and the miracle of love that brought… read more

Similar categories in Kim Tomsic's The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship book and Kim Tomsic's The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship

  • africa
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • nonfiction
  • family
  • conservation
  • nature
  • juvenile
Cover of Opening the Road: Victor Hugo Green and His Green Book by Keila V.  Dawson

26. Opening the Road: Victor Hugo Green and His Green Book

By: Keila V. Dawson

4.48

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Hungry? Check the Green Book. Tired? Check the Green Book. Sick? Check the Green Book. In th… read more

Similar categories in Keila V. Dawson's Opening the Road: Victor Hugo Green and His Green Book book and Kim Tomsic's The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • biography
  • childrens
Cover of The Floating Field: How a Group of Thai Boys Built Their Own Soccer Field by Scott  Riley

27. The Floating Field: How a Group of Thai Boys Built Their Own Soccer Field

By: Scott Riley

4.27

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

After watching the World Cup on television, a group of Thai boys is inspired to form their own team… read more

Similar categories in Scott Riley's The Floating Field: How a Group of Thai Boys Built Their Own Soccer Field book and Kim Tomsic's The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship

  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Ahmed Aziz's Epic Year by Nina Hamza

28. Ahmed Aziz's Epic Year

By: Nina Hamza

4.00

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An Indian Muslim #ownvoices debut about an underachiever who must start over in a new state with th… read more

Similar categories in Nina Hamza's Ahmed Aziz's Epic Year book and Kim Tomsic's The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship

  • childrens
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Bartali's Bicycle: The True Story of Gino Bartali, Italy's Secret Hero by Megan Hoyt

29. Bartali's Bicycle: The True Story of Gino Bartali, Italy's Secret Hero

By: Megan Hoyt

4.53

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The true story of Gino Bartali, an Italian cyclist and secret champion in the fight for Jewish live… read more

Similar categories in Megan Hoyt's Bartali's Bicycle: The True Story of Gino Bartali, Italy's Secret Hero book and Kim Tomsic's The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • biography
  • childrens
Cover of Everything Awesome About Sharks and Other Underwater Creatures! by Mike Lowery

30. Everything Awesome About Sharks and Other Underwater Creatures!

By: Mike Lowery

4.32

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

Did you know that sharks can be as small as a banana, or bigger than a bus? Or that whale sharks ha… read more

Similar categories in Mike Lowery's Everything Awesome About Sharks and Other Underwater Creatures! book and Kim Tomsic's The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • juvenile
Cover of Argh! There's a Skeleton Inside You! by Idan Ben-Barak

31. Argh! There's a Skeleton Inside You!

By: Idan Ben-Barak

4.21

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Quog and Oort are on their way to Kevin's birthday party. Unfortunately, their spaceship has crashe… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile

30 Top childrens books like The Elephants Come Home: A True Story of Seven Elephants, Two People, and One Extraordinary Friendship by Kim Tomsic

Transform Your Habits

Someone Builds the Dream

Lisa Wheeler

4.37

Transform Your Habits

The Sour Grape (The Food Group #6)

Jory John

4.40

Transform Your Habits

Odder

Katherine Applegate

4.25

Transform Your Habits

The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess

Tom Gauld

4.30

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The Unforgettable Logan Foster (Logan Foster, #1)

Shawn Peters

4.03

Transform Your Habits

Allergic

Megan Wagner Lloyd

4.25

Transform Your Habits

New from Here

Kelly Yang

4.30

Transform Your Habits

The List of Things That Will Not Change

Rebecca Stead

4.22

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