15 must-read picture books books like Feathered Serpent and the Five Suns: A Mesoamerican Creation Myth by Duncan Tonatiuh

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Feathered Serpent and the Five Suns: A Mesoamerican Creation Myth

By: Duncan Tonatiuh

4.24

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh brings an ancient Mesoamerican creation myth t…

If you liked the picture books plot in Feathered Serpent and the Five Suns: A Mesoamerican Creation Myth by Duncan Tonatiuh , here is a list of 15 books like this:

Cover of Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña, Christian Robinson

1. Last Stop on Market Street

By: Matt de la Peña , Christian Robinson

4.30

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

"Sometimes when you're surrounded by dirt, CJ, you're a better witness for what's beautiful." CJ… read more

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  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
"He wondered how his nana always found beautiful where he never even thought to look."

-Matt de la Peña, Last Stop on Market Street

"Sometimes when you're surrounded by dirt...you're a better witness for what's beautiful."

-Matt de la Peña, Last Stop on Market Street

"Nana, how come we don't got a car?' 'Boy, what do we need a car for? We got a bus that breathes fire, and old Mr. Daniels, who always has a trick for you."

-Matt de la Peña, Last Stop on Market Street

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2. Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China

By: Ed Young

4.06

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Long, long ago a good woman lived contentedly with her three daughters—Shang, tao, and Paotze—in th… read more

Similar categories in Ed Young's Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China book and Duncan Tonatiuh's Feathered Serpent and the Five Suns: A Mesoamerican Creation Myth

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • folklore
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3. Owl at Home

By: Arnold Lobel

3.77

Format: 341 pages, Paperback

Welcome to Owl's house! Owl lives all by himself in a cozy little house. But whether he's inviting … read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
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4. Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti

By: Gerald McDermott

4.22

Format: None pages, Paperback

Anansi the Spider is one of the great folk heroes of the world. He is a rogue, a mischief maker, an… read more

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  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • folklore
Cover of Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship and Freedom by Tim Tingle, Jeanne Rorex Bridges

5. Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship and Freedom

By: Tim Tingle , Jeanne Rorex Bridges

3.98

Format: 480 pages,

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  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens

6. Kitten's First Full Moon

By: Kevin Henkes

3.87

Format: 309 pages, Hardcover

The nationally bestselling picture book about a kitten, the moon, and a bowl of milk, written by th… read more

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7. Moses the Kitten

By: James Herriot , Peter Barrett

4.00

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

The storytelling magic of James Herriot has become a warm, joyful part of our children's lives. In … read more

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8. Alma and How She Got Her Name

By: Juana Martinez-Neal

3.47

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In which the protagonist asks her father about the long name he gave her. read more

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9. Hiawatha and the Peacemaker

By: David Shannon , Robbie Robertson

4.71

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Born of Mohawk and Cayuga descent, musical icon Robbie Robertson learned the story of Hiawatha and … read more

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10. 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 Duncan Tonatiuh's Feathered Serpent and the Five Suns: A Mesoamerican Creation Myth

  • picture books
  • childrens
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11. 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 Duncan Tonatiuh's Feathered Serpent and the Five Suns: A Mesoamerican Creation Myth

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
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12. The Night War

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words com… read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's The Night War book and Duncan Tonatiuh's Feathered Serpent and the Five Suns: A Mesoamerican Creation Myth

  • childrens
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13. The Day You Begin

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.44

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson and two-time Pura Belpre Illustrator Award winner Raf… read more

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  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • kids
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14. Neferura

By: Malayna Evans

3.61

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

For readers of The Wolf Den and Kaikeyi comes the thrilling tale of the forgotten daughter of a leg… read more

Similar categories in Malayna Evans's Neferura book and Duncan Tonatiuh's Feathered Serpent and the Five Suns: A Mesoamerican Creation Myth

  • mythology
"Perhaps you feel you've no choices, or perhaps you believe everything has been decided for you. But when it feels like you have no alternatives, you must create them. If you're creative enough, optio…"

-Malayna Evans, Neferura

Cover of Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond

15. 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

Similar categories in Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond's Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky book and Duncan Tonatiuh's Feathered Serpent and the Five Suns: A Mesoamerican Creation Myth

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart by Zetta Elliott

16. A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart

By: Zetta Elliott

4.40

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this poem, a Black child explores his shifting emotions throughout the year. There is a place in… read more

Similar categories in Zetta Elliott's A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart book and Duncan Tonatiuh's Feathered Serpent and the Five Suns: A Mesoamerican Creation Myth

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know by Traci Sorell

17. We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know

By: Traci Sorell

4.29

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Twelve Native American kids present historical and contemporary laws, policies, struggles, and vict… read more

Similar categories in Traci Sorell's We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know book and Duncan Tonatiuh's Feathered Serpent and the Five Suns: A Mesoamerican Creation Myth

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • indigenous
Cover of Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly

18. Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race

By: Margot Lee Shetterly

4.44

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden were good at math...really g… read more

Similar categories in Margot Lee Shetterly's Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race book and Duncan Tonatiuh's Feathered Serpent and the Five Suns: A Mesoamerican Creation Myth

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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19. She's Got This

By: Laurie Hernandez

4.09

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times bestseller! From gold-medal-winning Olympic gymnast and bestselling author Laur… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • kids
Cover of Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua by Gloria Amescua

20. Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua

By: Gloria Amescua

4.38

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The biography of an indigenous Nahua woman from Mexico who taught and preserved her people's cultur… read more

Similar categories in Gloria Amescua's Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua book and Duncan Tonatiuh's Feathered Serpent and the Five Suns: A Mesoamerican Creation Myth

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • indigenous
  • nonfiction
Cover of Feathered Serpent and the Five Suns: A Mesoamerican Creation Myth by Duncan Tonatiuh

21. Feathered Serpent and the Five Suns: A Mesoamerican Creation Myth

By: Duncan Tonatiuh

4.24

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh brings an ancient Mesoamerican creation myth t… read more

Similar categories in Duncan Tonatiuh's Feathered Serpent and the Five Suns: A Mesoamerican Creation Myth book and Duncan Tonatiuh's Feathered Serpent and the Five Suns: A Mesoamerican Creation Myth

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • indigenous
  • folklore
  • nonfiction
  • kids
  • folk tales
  • mythology

16 Top childrens books like Feathered Serpent and the Five Suns: A Mesoamerican Creation Myth by Duncan Tonatiuh

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Last Stop on Market Street

Matt de la Peña , Christian Robinson

4.30

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Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China

Ed Young

4.06

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Owl at Home

Arnold Lobel

3.77

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Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti

Gerald McDermott

4.22

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Anna Dewdney

3.86

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I Pledge Allegiance

Pat Mora , Patrice Barton , Libby Martinez

4.08

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Clifford's Manners (Clifford the Big Red Dog)

Norman Bridwell

4.12

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Let Me Finish!

Minh Lê , Isabel Roxas

3.88

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