14 Best biography books like A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L'Engle and the Making of a Wrinkle in Time by Charlotte Jones Voiklis

Cover of A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L'Engle and the Making of a Wrinkle in Time by Charlotte Jones Voiklis

A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L'Engle and the Making of a Wrinkle in Time

By: Charlotte Jones Voiklis

4.04

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An inspiring picture book biography of beloved author Madeleine L'Engle and the making of A Wrinkle…

If you liked the biography plot in A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L'Engle and the Making of a Wrinkle in Time by Charlotte Jones Voiklis , here is a list of 14 books like this:

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1. Dear and Glorious Physician

By: Taylor Caldwell

4.38

Format: None pages,

The world-famous novel about the triumphant story of St. Luke, man of science, and Gospel writer. T… read more

Similar categories in Taylor Caldwell's Dear and Glorious Physician book and Charlotte Jones Voiklis's A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L'Engle and the Making of a Wrinkle in Time

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2. 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 Charlotte Jones Voiklis's A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L'Engle and the Making of a Wrinkle in Time

  • picture books
  • childrens
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3. 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

Similar categories in Doug Salati's Hot Dog book and Charlotte Jones Voiklis's A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L'Engle and the Making of a Wrinkle in Time

  • picture books
  • childrens
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4. Where Butterflies Fill the Sky

By: Zahra Marwan

3.86

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

An evocative picture book debut that tells the true story of the author's immigration from Kuwait t… read more

Similar categories in Zahra Marwan's Where Butterflies Fill the Sky book and Charlotte Jones Voiklis's A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L'Engle and the Making of a Wrinkle in Time

  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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5. Love in the Library

By: Maggie Tokuda-Hall

4.47

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Set in an internment camp where the United States cruelly detained Japanese Americans during WWII a… read more

Similar categories in Maggie Tokuda-Hall's Love in the Library book and Charlotte Jones Voiklis's A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L'Engle and the Making of a Wrinkle in Time

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • books about books
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6. 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 Charlotte Jones Voiklis's A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L'Engle and the Making of a Wrinkle in Time

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
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7. 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

Similar categories in Sophie Blackall's Farmhouse book and Charlotte Jones Voiklis's A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L'Engle and the Making of a Wrinkle in Time

  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
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8. 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 Charlotte Jones Voiklis's A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L'Engle and the Making of a Wrinkle in Time

  • picture books
  • childrens
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9. 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 Charlotte Jones Voiklis's A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L'Engle and the Making of a Wrinkle in Time

  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
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10. Out of a Jar

By: Deborah Marcero

4.41

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This highly anticipated follow-up to the critically acclaimed and bestselling picture book In a Jar… read more

Similar categories in Deborah Marcero's Out of a Jar book and Charlotte Jones Voiklis's A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L'Engle and the Making of a Wrinkle in Time

  • picture books
  • childrens
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11. 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 Charlotte Jones Voiklis's A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L'Engle and the Making of a Wrinkle in Time

  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • writing
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12. 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 Charlotte Jones Voiklis's A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L'Engle and the Making of a Wrinkle in Time

  • picture books
  • childrens
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13. Bunny & Tree

By: Balint Zsako

4.38

Format: 184 pages, Hardcover

A gorgeous wordless adventure story about a rabbit and a tree, their surprising friendship, and the… read more

Similar categories in Balint Zsako's Bunny & Tree book and Charlotte Jones Voiklis's A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L'Engle and the Making of a Wrinkle in Time

  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
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14. 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 Charlotte Jones Voiklis's A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L'Engle and the Making of a Wrinkle in Time

  • picture books
  • childrens
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15. Just a Girl: A True Story of World War II

By: Lia Levi

3.84

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

In this memoir translated from Italian to English, a Jewish girl grows up during a difficult time o… read more

Similar categories in Lia Levi's Just a Girl: A True Story of World War II book and Charlotte Jones Voiklis's A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L'Engle and the Making of a Wrinkle in Time

  • history
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • childrens
"Mi racconto le mie paure anche per tenerle sott'occhio. Per me è così da sempre: se penso a una cosa, se la temo, so che non può succedermi. Le disgrazie arrivano perché non ti sono mai venute in men…"

-Lia Levi, Just a Girl: A True Story of World War II

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16. My Brother Is Away

By: Sara Greenwood

4.40

Format: 40 pages, Library Binding

In this moving picture book, a young girl reflects on the emotions and challenges of growing up wit… read more

Similar categories in Sara Greenwood's My Brother Is Away book and Charlotte Jones Voiklis's A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L'Engle and the Making of a Wrinkle in Time

  • picture books
  • childrens
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17. 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 Charlotte Jones Voiklis's A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L'Engle and the Making of a Wrinkle in Time

  • picture books
  • childrens
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18. 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 Charlotte Jones Voiklis's A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L'Engle and the Making of a Wrinkle in Time

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival by Estelle Nadel

19. The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival

By: Estelle Nadel

4.48

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

A heartrending graphic memoir about a young Jewish girl's fight for survival in Nazi occupied Polan… read more

Similar categories in Estelle Nadel's The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival book and Charlotte Jones Voiklis's A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L'Engle and the Making of a Wrinkle in Time

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

20. 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

Similar categories in Angela Joy's Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book) book and Charlotte Jones Voiklis's A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L'Engle and the Making of a Wrinkle in Time

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L'Engle and the Making of a Wrinkle in Time by Charlotte Jones Voiklis

21. A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L'Engle and the Making of a Wrinkle in Time

By: Charlotte Jones Voiklis

4.04

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An inspiring picture book biography of beloved author Madeleine L'Engle and the making of A Wrinkle… read more

Similar categories in Charlotte Jones Voiklis's A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L'Engle and the Making of a Wrinkle in Time book and Charlotte Jones Voiklis's A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L'Engle and the Making of a Wrinkle in Time

  • art
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • writing
  • womens
  • books about books
Cover of Alice Waters Cooks Up a Food Revolution by Diane Stanley

22. Alice Waters Cooks Up a Food Revolution

By: Diane Stanley

3.84

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From the team behind the acclaimed Ada Lovelace, Poet of Science comes a delicious and “lively” ( B… read more

Similar categories in Diane Stanley's Alice Waters Cooks Up a Food Revolution book and Charlotte Jones Voiklis's A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L'Engle and the Making of a Wrinkle in Time

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of A Perfect Fit: How Lena “Lane” Bryant Changed the Shape of Fashion by Mara Rockliff

23. A Perfect Fit: How Lena “Lane” Bryant Changed the Shape of Fashion

By: Mara Rockliff

4.19

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Discover how the Lane Bryant clothing brand changed the way we buy clothes forever by celebrating b… read more

Similar categories in Mara Rockliff's A Perfect Fit: How Lena “Lane” Bryant Changed the Shape of Fashion book and Charlotte Jones Voiklis's A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L'Engle and the Making of a Wrinkle in Time

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of Library Girl: How Nancy Pearl Became America's Most Celebrated Librarian by Karen Henry Clark

24. Library Girl: How Nancy Pearl Became America's Most Celebrated Librarian

By: Karen Henry Clark

4.37

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Library Girl is the inspiring childhood story of how beloved librarian, author, and Seattle icon, N… read more

Similar categories in Karen Henry Clark's Library Girl: How Nancy Pearl Became America's Most Celebrated Librarian book and Charlotte Jones Voiklis's A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L'Engle and the Making of a Wrinkle in Time

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • books about books
"Because reading, Nancy knew, helped people find dreams of their own . . . with the turn of every page."

-Karen Henry Clark, Library Girl: How Nancy Pearl Became America's Most Celebrated Librarian

Cover of The Ofrenda That We Built by Jolene Gutiérrez

25. The Ofrenda That We Built

By: Jolene Gutiérrez

4.80

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Learn about and celebrate the Day of the Dead! With warmth and energy, this spirited picture book i… read more

Similar categories in Jolene Gutiérrez's The Ofrenda That We Built book and Charlotte Jones Voiklis's A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L'Engle and the Making of a Wrinkle in Time

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of I Am Mozart, Too: The Lost Genius of Maria Anna Mozart by Audrey Ades

26. I Am Mozart, Too: The Lost Genius of Maria Anna Mozart

By: Audrey Ades

4.10

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

To everyone who has heard of my famous younger brother but has never heard of me. I Am Mozart, T… read more

Similar categories in Audrey Ades's I Am Mozart, Too: The Lost Genius of Maria Anna Mozart book and Charlotte Jones Voiklis's A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L'Engle and the Making of a Wrinkle in Time

  • art
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of Rivka's Presents by Laurie Wallmark

27. Rivka's Presents

By: Laurie Wallmark

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this heartwarming story about the importance of community, a little Jewish girl living on the Lo… read more

Similar categories in Laurie Wallmark's Rivka's Presents book and Charlotte Jones Voiklis's A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L'Engle and the Making of a Wrinkle in Time

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of A Story Is to Share: How Ruth Krauss Found Another Way to Tell a Tale by Carter Higgins

28. A Story Is to Share: How Ruth Krauss Found Another Way to Tell a Tale

By: Carter Higgins

3.93

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The extraordinarily told, one-of-a-kind story of legendary author and children’s book icon Ruth Kra… read more

Similar categories in Carter Higgins's A Story Is to Share: How Ruth Krauss Found Another Way to Tell a Tale book and Charlotte Jones Voiklis's A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L'Engle and the Making of a Wrinkle in Time

  • art
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • writing
Cover of The Rise (and Falls) of Jackie Chan by Kristen Mai Giang

29. The Rise (and Falls) of Jackie Chan

By: Kristen Mai Giang

4.07

Format: 40 pages, Library Binding

An action-packed picture book biography about Hollywood actor, stuntman, and beloved superstar Jack… read more

Similar categories in Kristen Mai Giang's The Rise (and Falls) of Jackie Chan book and Charlotte Jones Voiklis's A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L'Engle and the Making of a Wrinkle in Time

  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Snail by Emily Hughes

30. The Snail

By: Emily Hughes

4.08

Format: 88 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning illustrator Emily Hughes offers a luminous picture book about the life of renowned Ja… read more

Similar categories in Emily Hughes's The Snail book and Charlotte Jones Voiklis's A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L'Engle and the Making of a Wrinkle in Time

  • art
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of One of a Kind: The Life of Sydney Taylor by Richard Michelson

31. One of a Kind: The Life of Sydney Taylor

By: Richard Michelson

3.82

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

For fans of All-of-a-Kind Family , here is the true story of how Sarah Brenner, a poor girl from Ne… read more

Similar categories in Richard Michelson's One of a Kind: The Life of Sydney Taylor book and Charlotte Jones Voiklis's A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L'Engle and the Making of a Wrinkle in Time

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction

12 Best history books like A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L'Engle and the Making of a Wrinkle in Time by Charlotte Jones Voiklis

Transform Your Habits

An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)

Kwame Alexander

4.63

Transform Your Habits

Just a Girl: A True Story of World War II

Lia Levi

3.84

Transform Your Habits

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

Kirsten W. Larson

4.35

Transform Your Habits

The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival

Estelle Nadel

4.48

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Transform Your Habits

Nina: A Story of Nina Simone

Traci N. Todd

4.50

Transform Your Habits

Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer

Traci Sorell

4.12

Transform Your Habits

Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky

Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond

4.42

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Just a Girl: A True Story of World War II

Lia Levi

3.84

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