13 Best picture books books like Overground Railroad by Lesa Cline-Ransome

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Overground Railroad

By: Lesa Cline-Ransome

4.29

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A window into a child's experience of the Great Migration from the award-winning creators of Before…

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1. Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters

By: Loren Long , Barack Obama

4.24

Format: 40 pages, Library Binding

In this tender, beautiful letter to his daughters, President Barack Obama has written a moving trib… read more

Similar categories in Loren Long's Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's Overground Railroad

  • historical
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family

2. The Water Princess

By: Peter H. Reynolds , Susan Verde , None

3.38

Format: None pages,

Based on supermodel Georgie Badiel's childhood, a young girl dreams of bringing clean drinking wate… read more

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3. Lola at the Library

By: Rosalind Beardshaw , Anna McQuinn

4.11

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Lola has a big smile on her face. Why? Because it's Tuesday--and on Tuesdays, Lola and her mommy go… read more

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4. Virginia Wolf

By: Isabelle Arsenault , Kyo Maclear

3.17

Format: 55 pages, Hardcover

Vanessa's sister, Virginia, is in a ?wolfish? mood --- growling, howling and acting very strange. I… read more

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5. Juneteenth for Mazie

By: Floyd Cooper

3.78

Format: 438 pages, Hardcover

Mazie is ready to celebrate liberty. She is ready to celebrate freedom. She is ready to celebrate a… read more

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6. After the Fall

By: Dan Santat

4.75

Format: 140 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times-bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator of Beekle: The Unimagi… read more

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7. 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 Lesa Cline-Ransome's Overground Railroad

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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8. 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 Lesa Cline-Ransome's Overground Railroad

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • african american
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9. Rez Dogs

By: Joseph Bruchac

4.05

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

From the U.S.'s foremost indigenous children's author comes a middle grade verse novel set during t… read more

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  • poetry
  • family
  • childrens
  • fiction
"No one should feel guilty about the past. Unless they're not doing anything about the present."

-Joseph Bruchac, Rez Dogs

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10. Dreamers

By: Yuyi Morales

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story in this picture-book tribute to the transformative pow… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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11. Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre

By: Carole Boston Weatherford

4.48

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A look at the Tulsa Race Massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in US history. The… read more

Similar categories in Carole Boston Weatherford's Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's Overground Railroad

  • american history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • african american
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12. 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 Lesa Cline-Ransome's Overground Railroad

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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13. Something, Someday

By: Amanda Gorman

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The stunning new picture book by presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman and Caldecott Honor-winn… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Gorman's Something, Someday book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's Overground Railroad

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • african american
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14. We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner)

By: Carole Lindstrom

4.51

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the many Indigenous-led movements across North America, We Are Water Protectors issues … read more

Similar categories in Carole Lindstrom's We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner) book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's Overground Railroad

  • picture books
  • childrens
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15. The Undefeated

By: Kwame Alexander

4.66

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This poem is a love letter to black life in the United States. It highlights the unspeakable trauma… read more

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  • poetry
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • african american
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16. Big Tree

By: Brian Selznick

4.04

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

The fate of all life on Earth may depend on the bravery of two little seeds in this epic adventure … read more

Similar categories in Brian Selznick's Big Tree book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's Overground Railroad

  • childrens
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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17. Hair Love

By: Matthew A. Cherry

4.59

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When mommy is away, it’s up to daddy to do his daughter’s hair in this ode to self-confidence and t… read more

Similar categories in Matthew A. Cherry's Hair Love book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's Overground Railroad

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • african american
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18. Saturday

By: Oge Mora

4.50

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this warm and tender story by the Caldecott Honor-winning creator of Thank You, Omu!, join a mot… read more

Similar categories in Oge Mora's Saturday book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's Overground Railroad

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • african american
Cover of Overground Railroad by Lesa Cline-Ransome

19. Overground Railroad

By: Lesa Cline-Ransome

4.29

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A window into a child's experience of the Great Migration from the award-winning creators of Before… read more

Similar categories in Lesa Cline-Ransome's Overground Railroad book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's Overground Railroad

  • poetry
  • american history
  • childrens
  • trains
  • historical
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • african american
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20. America Redux: Visual Stories from Our Dynamic History

By: Ariel Aberg-Riger

4.48

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A critical, unflinching cultural history and fierce beacon of hope for a better future, America Red… read more

Similar categories in Ariel Aberg-Riger's America Redux: Visual Stories from Our Dynamic History book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's Overground Railroad

  • historical
  • american history
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21. Walking Together

By: Albert Marshall

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This innovative picture book introduces readers to the concept of Etuaptmumk—or Two-Eyed Seeing, th… read more

Similar categories in Albert Marshall's Walking Together book and Lesa Cline-Ransome's Overground Railroad

  • picture books
  • childrens

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4.66

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4.34

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