23 Best fiction books like When Rubin Plays by Gracey Zhang

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When Rubin Plays

By: Gracey Zhang

3.93

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

From the PW Flying Starts creative force, Gracey Zhang, comes a touching and beautiful story about …

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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

Similar categories in Vashti Harrison's Big book and Gracey Zhang's When Rubin Plays

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7) by Jory John

2. The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7)

By: Jory John

4.17

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

The Big Cheese is the best at everything, and brags about it, too. When the annual Cheese-cathlon c… read more

Similar categories in Jory John's The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7) book and Gracey Zhang's When Rubin Plays

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

3. 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 Gracey Zhang's When Rubin Plays

  • music
  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Simon and the Better Bone by Corey R. Tabor

4. Simon and the Better Bone

By: Corey R. Tabor

4.32

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Using the same innovative format as his Caldecott Honor winner, Mel Fell, Corey R. Tabor reimagines… read more

Similar categories in Corey R. Tabor's Simon and the Better Bone book and Gracey Zhang's When Rubin Plays

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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5. 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 Gracey Zhang's When Rubin Plays

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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6. 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 Gracey Zhang's When Rubin Plays

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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7. 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 Gracey Zhang's When Rubin Plays

  • picture books
  • childrens
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8. This is a Story

By: John Schu

4.34

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Children’s literacy advocate John Schu and Caldecott Honor recipient Lauren Castillo celebrate the … read more

Similar categories in John Schu's This is a Story book and Gracey Zhang's When Rubin Plays

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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9. 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

Similar categories in Marla Frazee's In Every Life book and Gracey Zhang's When Rubin Plays

  • nature
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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10. 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 Gracey Zhang's When Rubin Plays

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

11. 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 Gracey Zhang's When Rubin Plays

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider by Jessica Lanan

12. Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider

By: Jessica Lanan

4.40

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A nonfiction story following a day in the life of a backyard jumping spider.What if you were small … read more

Similar categories in Jessica Lanan's Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider book and Gracey Zhang's When Rubin Plays

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • nature
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13. How to Write a Poem

By: Kwame Alexander

4.19

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this companion to the picture book How to Read a BookKwame Alexander teams up with poet Deanna N… read more

Similar categories in Kwame Alexander's How to Write a Poem book and Gracey Zhang's When Rubin Plays

  • art
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • nature
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14. 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 Gracey Zhang's When Rubin Plays

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • nature
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15. 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 Gracey Zhang's When Rubin Plays

  • nature
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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16. 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

Similar categories in Cori Doerrfeld's Beneath book and Gracey Zhang's When Rubin Plays

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • nature
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17. 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

Similar categories in Grace Lin's Once Upon a Book book and Gracey Zhang's When Rubin Plays

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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18. 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 Gracey Zhang's When Rubin Plays

  • art
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • nature
Cover of Make Way: The Story of Robert McCloskey, Nancy Schön, and Some Very Famous Ducklings by Angela Burke Kunkel

19. Make Way: The Story of Robert McCloskey, Nancy Schön, and Some Very Famous Ducklings

By: Angela Burke Kunkel

4.39

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A beautiful and fascinating picture book biography that follows the lives of Robert McCloskey, crea… read more

Similar categories in Angela Burke Kunkel's Make Way: The Story of Robert McCloskey, Nancy Schön, and Some Very Famous Ducklings book and Gracey Zhang's When Rubin Plays

  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
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20. All the Beating Hearts

By: Julie Fogliano

3.76

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A tender and compassionate exploration of the shared experiences that bring us all together, be the… read more

Similar categories in Julie Fogliano's All the Beating Hearts book and Gracey Zhang's When Rubin Plays

  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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21. 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

Similar categories in Aida Salazar's Jovita Wore Pants book and Gracey Zhang's When Rubin Plays

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

22. 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 Gracey Zhang's When Rubin Plays

  • art
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • nature
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23. 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 Gracey Zhang's When Rubin Plays

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of by Kirsten W. Larson

24. The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of

By: Kirsten W. Larson

4.35

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A poetic picture book celebrating the life and scientific discoveries of the groundbreaking astrono… read more

Similar categories in Kirsten W. Larson's The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of book and Gracey Zhang's When Rubin Plays

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Stickler Loves the World (A Stickler Story) by Lane Smith

25. Stickler Loves the World (A Stickler Story)

By: Lane Smith

4.18

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author/illustrator Lane Smith comes Stickler, a woodland creature who reminds us… read more

Similar categories in Lane Smith's Stickler Loves the World (A Stickler Story) book and Gracey Zhang's When Rubin Plays

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • nature
Cover of I’m From by Gary R. Gray Jr.

26. 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 Gracey Zhang's When Rubin Plays

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of When Rubin Plays by Gracey Zhang

27. When Rubin Plays

By: Gracey Zhang

3.93

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

From the PW Flying Starts creative force, Gracey Zhang, comes a touching and beautiful story about … read more

Similar categories in Gracey Zhang's When Rubin Plays book and Gracey Zhang's When Rubin Plays

  • music
  • art
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • cats
  • fiction
  • nature
Cover of In the Night Garden by Carin Berger

28. 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 Gracey Zhang's When Rubin Plays

  • art
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • cats
  • fiction
  • nature
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29. Finding Papa

By: Angela Pham Krans

4.35

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This picture book based on the author’s own experience follows young Mai and her mother’s perilous … read more

Similar categories in Angela Pham Krans's Finding Papa book and Gracey Zhang's When Rubin Plays

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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30. Every Dreaming Creature

By: Brendan Wenzel

3.79

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for bedtime or at any time, here is a visually stunning exploration of animal senses throug… read more

Similar categories in Brendan Wenzel's Every Dreaming Creature book and Gracey Zhang's When Rubin Plays

  • art
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • nature
Cover of Tomfoolery!: Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming-of-Age of Children's Books by Michelle Markel

31. Tomfoolery!: Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming-of-Age of Children's Books

By: Michelle Markel

4.22

Format: 44 pages, Kindle Edition

FIVE STARRED REVIEWS! "Exuberant."―Horn Book Magazine, starred review "Excellent."—Booklist, starre… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Markel's Tomfoolery!: Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming-of-Age of Children's Books book and Gracey Zhang's When Rubin Plays

  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens

31 Best childrens books like When Rubin Plays by Gracey Zhang

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Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

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The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7)

Jory John

4.17

Transform Your Habits

There Was a Party for Langston

Jason Reynolds

4.48

Transform Your Habits

Simon and the Better Bone

Corey R. Tabor

4.32

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21 best-selling picture books books like Nell Plants a Tree by Anne Wynter

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

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There Was a Party for Langston

Jason Reynolds

4.48

Transform Your Habits

Simon and the Better Bone

Corey R. Tabor

4.32

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The Truth About Dragons

Julie Leung

4.38

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