19 best-selling nonfiction books like I Am Ruby Bridges by Ruby Bridges

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I Am Ruby Bridges

By: Ruby Bridges

4.44

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Ruby Bridges tells her story as never before and shares the events of the momentous day in 1960 whe…

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Cover of Before She was Harriet (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Books) by Lesa Cline-Ransome, None

1. Before She was Harriet (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Books)

By: Lesa Cline-Ransome , None

4.50

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A picture book biography of Harriet Tubman, written in verse.We know her today as Harriet Tubman, b… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • african american
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2. The Story of Ruby Bridges

By: Robert Coles , George Ford

4.20

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

"Please, God, try to forgive those people. Because even if they say those bad things, They don't kn… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • african american

3. I Am Jazz

By: Shelagh McNicholas , Jazz Jennings , None

1.80

Format: 76 pages, Hardcover

The story of a transgender child based on the real-life experience of Jazz Jennings, who has become… read more

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4. 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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  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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5. 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
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6. 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
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7. The 1619 Project: Born on the Water

By: Nikole Hannah-Jones

4.69

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The 1619 Project’s lyrical picture book in verse chronicles the consequences of slavery and the his… read more

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  • history
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • african american
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8. Creepy Crayon!

By: Aaron Reynolds

4.32

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

A #1 New York Times bestseller! From the team behind the New York Times bestselling Creepy Carro… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • school
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9. 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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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • african american
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10. A Library

By: Nikki Giovanni

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this lyrical picture book, world-renowned poet, New York Times bestselling author, and Coretta S… read more

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  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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11. 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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  • biography
  • memoir
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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12. Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual

By: Carole Boston Weatherford

4.46

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A picture book based on the popular spiritual. The classic lyrics have been reworked to chronicle t… read more

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  • history
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • african american
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13. 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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  • history
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • african american
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14. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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15. 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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  • history
  • memoir
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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16. 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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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • african american
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17. 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
Cover of Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes by Traci N. Todd

18. 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

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
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  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • african american
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19. That Flag

By: Tameka Fryer Brown

4.63

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An affecting picture book from Tameka Fryer Brown and #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator Ni… read more

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

20. 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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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
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21. The Artivist

By: Nikkolas Smith

4.34

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An inspiring picture book about how children can combine art and activism in their daily lives. "T… read more

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  • social justice
  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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22. 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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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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23. When Things Aren't Going Right, Go Left

By: Marc Colagiovanni

4.38

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

From #1 New York Times bestselling creator Peter H. Reynolds and talented debut author Marc Colagio… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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24. I Am Ruby Bridges

By: Ruby Bridges

4.44

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Ruby Bridges tells her story as never before and shares the events of the momentous day in 1960 whe… read more

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  • history
  • memoir
  • biography
  • childrens
  • school
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • african american
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

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

26. 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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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • african american
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27. We Are Here (An All Because You Matter Book)

By: Tami Charles

4.24

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An empowering follow-up to New York Times bestselling picture book All Because You Matter that cele… read more

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  • history
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • african american
Cover of Yes We Will: Asian Americans Who Shaped This Country by Kelly Yang

28. Yes We Will: Asian Americans Who Shaped This Country

By: Kelly Yang

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From #1 NYT bestselling author Kelly Yang comes a gorgeously illustrated picture book about Asian A… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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29. The Yellow Bus

By: Loren Long

4.36

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Love and Hello, Lighthouse , The Yellow Bus from #1 New York Times bestselling … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • school
Cover of The Rock in My Throat by Kao Kalia Yang

30. The Rock in My Throat

By: Kao Kalia Yang

4.50

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

At first, no one noticed when I stopped talking at school. In this moving true story, Kao Kalia Yan… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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31. To Change a Planet

By: Christina Soontornvat

4.28

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

One person. Small, quiet, insignificant. But when one person, and one person, and on… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • picture books
  • childrens

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Lesa Cline-Ransome , None

4.50

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4.20

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Nikole Hannah-Jones

4.69

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Nicholas Day

4.15

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Jason Reynolds

4.48

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An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)

Kwame Alexander

4.63

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Carole Boston Weatherford

4.44

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