29 must-read picture books books like The Universe in You: A Microscopic Journey by Jason Chin

Cover of The Universe in You: A Microscopic Journey by Jason Chin

The Universe in You: A Microscopic Journey

By: Jason Chin

4.28

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott Medalist Jason Chin's companion book to the award-winning Your Place in the Universe expl…

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Cover of Big by Vashti Harrison

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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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2. Hot Dog

By: Doug Salati

4.29

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From a critically acclaimed creator comes this summery picture book featuring an overheated--and ov… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • nature
Cover of Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1) by Christopher Denise

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
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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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • nature
Cover of The Year We Learned to Fly by Jacqueline Woodson

5. The Year We Learned to Fly

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.39

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael López’s highly anticipated companion to their #1 New York Times bests… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of There Was a Party for Langston by Jason Reynolds

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

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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7. Kick Push

By: Frank Morrison

3.80

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning picture book creator Frank Morrison makes his author/illustrator debut in an exuberan… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner) by Kwame Alexander

8. 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

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  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Seen and Unseen: What Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams's Photographs Reveal About the Japanese American Incarceration by Elizabeth Partridge

9. Seen and Unseen: What Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams's Photographs Reveal About the Japanese American Incarceration

By: Elizabeth Partridge

4.53

Format: 132 pages, Hardcover

This important work of nonfiction features powerful images of the Japanese American incarceration c… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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10. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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11. Things in the Basement

By: Ben Hatke

4.23

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

From New York Times bestselling author Ben Hatke comes Things in the Basement, a young readers grap… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of From the Tops of the Trees by Kao Kalia Yang

12. From the Tops of the Trees

By: Kao Kalia Yang

4.25

Format: 40 pages, ebook

Father, is all of the world a refugee camp? Young Kalia has never known life beyond the fences o… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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13. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • nature
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14. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • nature
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15. 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
Cover of How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee by Carole Boston Weatherford

16. 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

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Evergreen by Matthew Cordell

17. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • nature
Cover of The Sun Is Late and So Is the Farmer by Philip C. Stead

18. The Sun Is Late and So Is the Farmer

By: Philip C. Stead

3.80

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

On a peculiarly long night, three farm animals set off on a daring quest to bring the sunrise. A… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • nature
Cover of Beneath by Cori Doerrfeld

19. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • nature
Cover of Once Upon a Book by Grace Lin

20. 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

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

21. 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

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
Cover of The Tree and the River by Aaron Becker

22. 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

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

23. 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 Jason Chin's The Universe in You: A Microscopic Journey

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

24. 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

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Universe in You: A Microscopic Journey by Jason Chin

25. The Universe in You: A Microscopic Journey

By: Jason Chin

4.28

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott Medalist Jason Chin's companion book to the award-winning Your Place in the Universe expl… read more

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  • childrens
  • biology
  • mathematics
  • middle grade
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • science nature
  • education
  • nature
  • science
Cover of The Tower of Life: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs by Chana Stiefel

26. The Tower of Life: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs

By: Chana Stiefel

4.63

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A picture book biography of the woman who created The Tower of Faces, an exhibit at the US Holocaus… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Talk by Alicia D. Williams

27. The Talk

By: Alicia D. Williams

4.58

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

As a little boy grows into a bigger boy, ready to take on the world, he first must have that very d… read more

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  • 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

28. 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

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  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Caves by Nell Cross Beckerman

29. Caves

By: Nell Cross Beckerman

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A masterful exploration of one of nature's most curious ecosystems, Caves is a magical journey into… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
Cover of The Kindest Red (The Proudest Blue #2) by Ibtihaj Muhammad

30. 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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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Luminous: Living Things That Light Up the Night by Julia Kuo

31. Luminous: Living Things That Light Up the Night

By: Julia Kuo

4.17

Format: 44 pages, Hardcover

Kids 4 to 8 will marvel at the brightly glowing creatures and other living organisms in this stunni… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science

31 Top childrens books like The Universe in You: A Microscopic Journey by Jason Chin

Transform Your Habits

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Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

Hot Dog

Doug Salati

4.29

Transform Your Habits

Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

Christopher Denise

4.51

Transform Your Habits

Berry Song

Michaela Goade

4.43

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Transform Your Habits

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