21 must-read picture books books like Ancient Night by David Bowles

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Ancient Night

By: David Bowles

3.81

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

At the start of things, the elders say, the universe was hushed and still. The moon alone shone bri…

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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

Similar categories in Vashti Harrison's Big book and David Bowles's Ancient Night

  • picture books
  • childrens
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2. 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 David Bowles's Ancient Night

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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3. The Truth About Dragons

By: Julie Leung

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An unforgettable lyrical picture book that celebrates biracial identity from the award-winning auth… read more

Similar categories in Julie Leung's The Truth About Dragons book and David Bowles's Ancient Night

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • mythology
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4. If I Was a Horse

By: Sophie Blackall

3.79

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In her funniest book yet, two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall captures the astonishing spec… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Blackall's If I Was a Horse book and David Bowles's Ancient Night

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
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5. 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

Similar categories in Kwame Alexander's An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner) book and David Bowles's Ancient Night

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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6. 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

Similar categories in Joy Harjo's Remember book and David Bowles's Ancient Night

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • indigenous
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7. How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?

By: Mac Barnett

4.26

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The beloved, multi-award-winning duo of Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen tackle a perennial question. … read more

Similar categories in Mac Barnett's How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? book and David Bowles's Ancient Night

  • picture books
  • childrens
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8. 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

Similar categories in Carole Boston Weatherford's How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee book and David Bowles's Ancient Night

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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9. 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

Similar categories in Matthew Cordell's Evergreen book and David Bowles's Ancient Night

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
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10. Nell Plants a Tree

By: Anne Wynter

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This gorgeous picture book shows how one little girl’s careful tending of a pecan tree creates the… read more

Similar categories in Anne Wynter's Nell Plants a Tree book and David Bowles's Ancient Night

  • picture books
  • childrens
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11. Twenty Questions

By: Mac Barnett

3.70

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning creators Mac Barnett and Christian Robinson tap deep into childhood curiosity with a … read more

Similar categories in Mac Barnett's Twenty Questions book and David Bowles's Ancient Night

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
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12. 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

Similar categories in Aaron Becker's The Tree and the River book and David Bowles's Ancient Night

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of A Walk in the Woods by Nikki Grimes

13. A Walk in the Woods

By: Nikki Grimes

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

In this moving account of loss, a boy takes a walk in the woods and makes a discovery that changes … read more

Similar categories in Nikki Grimes's A Walk in the Woods book and David Bowles's Ancient Night

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book by Carole Lindstrom

14. 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

Similar categories in Carole Lindstrom's My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book book and David Bowles's Ancient Night

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • indigenous
Cover of Tokyo Night Parade by J.P. Takahashi

15. Tokyo Night Parade

By: J.P. Takahashi

4.15

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Spirited Away meets Where the Wild Things Are by way of yokai   mythology in this enchanting pictur… read more

Similar categories in J.P. Takahashi's Tokyo Night Parade book and David Bowles's Ancient Night

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • folklore
  • mythology
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16. I’m From

By: Gary R. Gray Jr.

4.16

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A poetic, heartwarming ode to the small, defining moments of a boy’s life, by a brilliant new debut… read more

Similar categories in Gary R. Gray Jr.'s I’m From book and David Bowles's Ancient Night

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Ancient Night by David  Bowles

17. Ancient Night

By: David Bowles

3.81

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

At the start of things, the elders say, the universe was hushed and still. The moon alone shone bri… read more

Similar categories in David Bowles's Ancient Night book and David Bowles's Ancient Night

  • fairy tales
  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • indigenous
  • folklore
  • nonfiction
  • folk tales
  • mythology
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18. In the Night Garden

By: Carin Berger

4.07

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A gentle, collage-illustrated bedtime read about the often mysterious and always beautiful experien… read more

Similar categories in Carin Berger's In the Night Garden book and David Bowles's Ancient Night

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
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19. My Baba's Garden

By: Jordan Scott

4.35

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The bond between a child and his grandmother grows as they tend her garden together. A young boy… read more

Similar categories in Jordan Scott's My Baba's Garden book and David Bowles's Ancient Night

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of To the Other Side by Erika Meza

20. To the Other Side

By: Erika Meza

4.30

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Author-illustrator Erika Meza delivers a stunning and emotionally rich book from the viewpoint of t… read more

Similar categories in Erika Meza's To the Other Side book and David Bowles's Ancient Night

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Friends Beyond Measure by Lalena Fisher

21. Friends Beyond Measure

By: Lalena Fisher

4.01

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

"A loving tale inventively and informatively told." —Kirkus (starred review) "A uniquely told story… read more

Similar categories in Lalena Fisher's Friends Beyond Measure book and David Bowles's Ancient Night

  • picture books
  • childrens

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Transform Your Habits

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Vashti Harrison

4.66

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There Was a Party for Langston

Jason Reynolds

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Julie Leung

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Christopher Denise

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Michaela Goade

4.43

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