29 must-read picture books books like Joyful Song: A Naming Story by Lesléa Newman

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Joyful Song: A Naming Story

By: Lesléa Newman

4.30

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

What a happy day! Zachary’s baby sister will have her naming ceremony. In the temple! With his moms…

If you liked the picture books plot in Joyful Song: A Naming Story by Lesléa Newman , here is a list of 29 books like this:

Cover of Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol

1. Plain Jane and the Mermaid

By: Vera Brosgol

4.38

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From Eisner Award winner Vera Brosgol comes an instant classic about courage, confidence, and inner… read more

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  • childrens
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2. And Then, Boom!

By: Lisa Fipps

4.69

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A gripping new novel-in-verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish , featuring a pove… read more

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  • realistic fiction
  • family
"Friendship is being there to notice someone's about to fall, to try to keep them from falling, to catch them when they fall or to cushion the blow when they do, to feel what they're feeling, and to u…"

-Lisa Fipps, And Then, Boom!

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3. Summer Is Here

By: Renée Watson

4.34

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling creators Renée Watson and Bea Jackson offer a picture book ode to a pict… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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4. The Book That Almost Rhymed

By: Omar Abed

4.45

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

Every great adventure needs a hero—or two! This playful take on storytelling and equity proves that… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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5. Ahoy!

By: Sophie Blackall

4.09

Format: 48 pages, Library Binding

Join a child captain and parent first mate as they embark on a wild high seas adventure…all without… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Blackall's Ahoy! book and Lesléa Newman's Joyful Song: A Naming Story

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
  • lgbt
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6. Joyful Song: A Naming Story

By: Lesléa Newman

4.30

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

What a happy day! Zachary’s baby sister will have her naming ceremony. In the temple! With his moms… read more

Similar categories in Lesléa Newman's Joyful Song: A Naming Story book and Lesléa Newman's Joyful Song: A Naming Story

  • love
  • childrens
  • jewish
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • judaism
  • religion
  • family
  • queer
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7. Wild Places: The Life of Naturalist David Attenborough

By: Hayley Rocco

4.28

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

An inspiring and accessible picture book biography of the beloved naturalist, broadcaster, and docu… read more

Similar categories in Hayley Rocco's Wild Places: The Life of Naturalist David Attenborough book and Lesléa Newman's Joyful Song: A Naming Story

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Ursula Upside Down by Corey R. Tabor

8. Ursula Upside Down

By: Corey R. Tabor

4.36

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Ursula the catfish finds confidence in seeing the world her own way in another innovative, flipped-… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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9. Jump for Joy

By: Karen Gray Ruelle

4.16

Format: 34 pages, Kindle Edition

Kid seeks dog. Dog seeks kid. In this charming and imaginative tale of friendship, picture book rea… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller by Breanna J. McDaniel

10. Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller

By: Breanna J. McDaniel

4.41

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

From an award-winning author and illustrator comes this picture book biography about beloved librar… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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11. Built to Last

By: Minh Lê

4.21

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Meet two friends who think they're building imaginative worlds with blocks but come to realize they… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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12. Touch the Sky

By: Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic

4.50

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Vern longed to be one of the kids who swooped until their toes touched the sky. He heads to the swi… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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13. 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
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14. With Dad

By: Richard Jackson

3.88

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A boy with a father in the military reflects on cherished memories of a camping trip with Dad in th… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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15. Being Home

By: Traci Sorell

4.18

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From Sibert honor–winning author Traci Sorell and Caldecott Medal–winning artist Michaela Goade com… read more

Similar categories in Traci Sorell's Being Home book and Lesléa Newman's Joyful Song: A Naming Story

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of We Who Produce Pearls: An Anthem for Asian America by Joanna Ho

16. We Who Produce Pearls: An Anthem for Asian America

By: Joanna Ho

4.46

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Time s bestselling and award-winning author, Joanna Ho, comes an uplifting call t… read more

Similar categories in Joanna Ho's We Who Produce Pearls: An Anthem for Asian America book and Lesléa Newman's Joyful Song: A Naming Story

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of My Block Looks Like by Janelle Harper

17. My Block Looks Like

By: Janelle Harper

4.20

Format: 41 pages, Kindle Edition

A love letter to the hustle, the bustle, the joy, and the grit of city life by debut author and Bro… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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18. Look

By: Gabi Snyder

4.33

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of Tomie dePaola’s Quiet , this lyrical, timely picture book with beautiful dioram… read more

Similar categories in Gabi Snyder's Look book and Lesléa Newman's Joyful Song: A Naming Story

  • picture books
  • childrens
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19. The Perfect Place

By: Matt de la Peña

3.96

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

From the Newbery Medal-winning author of Last Stop on Market Street comes this moving picture book … read more

Similar categories in Matt de la Peña's The Perfect Place book and Lesléa Newman's Joyful Song: A Naming Story

  • love
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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20. Two Together

By: Brendan Wenzel

4.13

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

In this companion book to They All Saw a Cat and Inside Cat , a journey home leads to unexpected ad… read more

Similar categories in Brendan Wenzel's Two Together book and Lesléa Newman's Joyful Song: A Naming Story

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Home in a Lunchbox by Cherry Mo

21. Home in a Lunchbox

By: Cherry Mo

4.62

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Cherry Mo's stunning debut is about a young girl who immigrates to America and finds home in an une… read more

Similar categories in Cherry Mo's Home in a Lunchbox book and Lesléa Newman's Joyful Song: A Naming Story

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Go and Get with Rex by David LaRochelle

22. Go and Get with Rex

By: David LaRochelle

4.34

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The Geisel Award–winning creators of See the Cat channel their comic sensibility into a rousing alp… read more

Similar categories in David LaRochelle's Go and Get with Rex book and Lesléa Newman's Joyful Song: A Naming Story

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Life After Whale: The Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale Fall by Lynn Brunelle

23. Life After Whale: The Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale Fall

By: Lynn Brunelle

4.66

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Follow a blue whale’s enormous body to the bottom of the ocean, where it sets the stage for a bustl… read more

Similar categories in Lynn Brunelle's Life After Whale: The Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale Fall book and Lesléa Newman's Joyful Song: A Naming Story

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of My Daddy Is a Cowboy: A Picture Book by Stephanie Seales

24. My Daddy Is a Cowboy: A Picture Book

By: Stephanie Seales

4.33

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A young girl and her father share an early morning horseback ride around their city in this picture… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Seales's My Daddy Is a Cowboy: A Picture Book book and Lesléa Newman's Joyful Song: A Naming Story

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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25. The First Week of School

By: Drew Beckmeyer

3.98

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Follow along as an ensemble cast of characters experience an extraordinary first week of school in … read more

Similar categories in Drew Beckmeyer's The First Week of School book and Lesléa Newman's Joyful Song: A Naming Story

  • picture books
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26. We Are Definitely Human

By: X. Fang

4.47

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A hilarious alien invasion story with a feel-good message about what it means to be human. Perfect … read more

Similar categories in X. Fang's We Are Definitely Human book and Lesléa Newman's Joyful Song: A Naming Story

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of On a Summer Night by Deborah Hopkinson

27. On a Summer Night

By: Deborah Hopkinson

3.85

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

Step into the quiet magic of this celebration of summer nighttime and the mystery of a world lit di… read more

Similar categories in Deborah Hopkinson's On a Summer Night book and Lesléa Newman's Joyful Song: A Naming Story

  • picture books
  • childrens
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28. Monster Hands

By: Karen Kane

4.10

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Two best friends use rhyming ASL to help vanquish their fear of the monster under the bed in this f… read more

Similar categories in Karen Kane's Monster Hands book and Lesléa Newman's Joyful Song: A Naming Story

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Sister Friend by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

29. Sister Friend

By: Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

4.14

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of The Day You Begin and Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away , a heartwarming new pictur… read more

Similar categories in Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow's Sister Friend book and Lesléa Newman's Joyful Song: A Naming Story

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of That's Not My Name! by Anoosha Syed

30. That's Not My Name!

By: Anoosha Syed

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

A debut picture book about loving your name, finding your voice, and standing up for yourself from … read more

Similar categories in Anoosha Syed's That's Not My Name! book and Lesléa Newman's Joyful Song: A Naming Story

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of The Mango Tree (La mata de mango): A Picture Book by Edel Rodriguez

31. The Mango Tree (La mata de mango): A Picture Book

By: Edel Rodriguez

3.73

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From internationally renowned artist Edel Rodriguez comes an enchanting wordless picture book and a… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens

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Plain Jane and the Mermaid

Vera Brosgol

4.38

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Summer Is Here

Renée Watson

4.34

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The Book That Almost Rhymed

Omar Abed

4.45

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David Sedaris

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Kate DiCamillo

4.30

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Orris and Timble: The Beginning

Kate DiCamillo

4.37

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Luigi, the Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten

Michelle Knudsen

4.43

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