21 best-selling childrens books like Good Books for Bad Children: The Genius of Ursula Nordstrom by Beth Kephart

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Good Books for Bad Children: The Genius of Ursula Nordstrom

By: Beth Kephart

4.21

Format: None pages, None

In this lively, lyrical picture book biography, meet the groundbreaking, outspoken, legendary edito…

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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 Beth Kephart's Good Books for Bad Children: The Genius of Ursula Nordstrom

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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2. Pretty Ugly

By: David Sedaris

3.55

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

David Sedaris and Ian Falconer make a spectacular splash with this tale of a monster turned ugly—st… read more

Similar categories in David Sedaris's Pretty Ugly book and Beth Kephart's Good Books for Bad Children: The Genius of Ursula Nordstrom

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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3. No Cats in the Library

By: Lauren Emmons

4.46

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A stray cat follows her love of books all the way to a new library home in this charming debut pict… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Emmons's No Cats in the Library book and Beth Kephart's Good Books for Bad Children: The Genius of Ursula Nordstrom

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • books about books
  • juvenile
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4. 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 Beth Kephart's Good Books for Bad Children: The Genius of Ursula Nordstrom

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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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 Beth Kephart's Good Books for Bad Children: The Genius of Ursula Nordstrom

  • picture books
  • childrens
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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 Beth Kephart's Good Books for Bad Children: The Genius of Ursula Nordstrom

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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7. Lucky Duck

By: Greg Pizzoli

4.04

Format: 49 pages, Kindle Edition

From Geisel Award-winning author Greg Pizzoli comes a hilarious picture book about a duck who learn… read more

Similar categories in Greg Pizzoli's Lucky Duck book and Beth Kephart's Good Books for Bad Children: The Genius of Ursula Nordstrom

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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8. Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

By: Pedro Martín

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican-American boy’s family and t… read more

Similar categories in Pedro Martín's Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir book and Beth Kephart's Good Books for Bad Children: The Genius of Ursula Nordstrom

  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • childrens
"It was like the driveway at Disneyland but with way more automatic weapons."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

"I like to say that my stories are 100% true 90% of the time. My memory and my heart like to play tricks on each other. The results are what makes my stories."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

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9. 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 Beth Kephart's Good Books for Bad Children: The Genius of Ursula Nordstrom

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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10. 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 Beth Kephart's Good Books for Bad Children: The Genius of Ursula Nordstrom

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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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 Beth Kephart's Good Books for Bad Children: The Genius of Ursula Nordstrom

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
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12. Dim Sum Palace

By: X. Fang

4.08

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A little girl's love of dim sum spills over into her dreams, taking her on a fantastical food-fille… read more

Similar categories in X. Fang's Dim Sum Palace book and Beth Kephart's Good Books for Bad Children: The Genius of Ursula Nordstrom

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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13. The Last Stand

By: Antwan Eady

4.40

Format: 24 pages, Hardcover

The author of Nigel and the Moon, delivers a tender intergenerational story inspired by his childho… read more

Similar categories in Antwan Eady's The Last Stand book and Beth Kephart's Good Books for Bad Children: The Genius of Ursula Nordstrom

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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14. 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 Beth Kephart's Good Books for Bad Children: The Genius of Ursula Nordstrom

  • picture books
  • childrens
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15. Spider in the Well

By: Jess Hannigan

4.09

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

This cheeky picture book debut from author-illustrator Jess Hannigan tells the darkly dry and utter… read more

Similar categories in Jess Hannigan's Spider in the Well book and Beth Kephart's Good Books for Bad Children: The Genius of Ursula Nordstrom

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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16. 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 Beth Kephart's Good Books for Bad Children: The Genius of Ursula Nordstrom

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • lgbt
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17. Good Books for Bad Children: The Genius of Ursula Nordstrom

By: Beth Kephart

4.21

Format: None pages, None

In this lively, lyrical picture book biography, meet the groundbreaking, outspoken, legendary edito… read more

Similar categories in Beth Kephart's Good Books for Bad Children: The Genius of Ursula Nordstrom book and Beth Kephart's Good Books for Bad Children: The Genius of Ursula Nordstrom

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • queer
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • books about books
  • juvenile
Cover of Tomfoolery!: Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming-of-Age of Children's Books by Michelle Markel

18. 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 Beth Kephart's Good Books for Bad Children: The Genius of Ursula Nordstrom

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
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19. Next Stop

By: Debbie Fong

4.13

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Stand-alone debut Next Stop is a heartfelt graphic-novel from award-winning illustrator Debbie Fong… read more

Similar categories in Debbie Fong's Next Stop book and Beth Kephart's Good Books for Bad Children: The Genius of Ursula Nordstrom

  • childrens
  • juvenile
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20. 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 Beth Kephart's Good Books for Bad Children: The Genius of Ursula Nordstrom

  • picture books
  • childrens
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21. Little Shrew

By: Akiko Miyakoshi

4.33

Format: 72 pages, Hardcover

Akiko Miyakoshi returns with a beguiling, quietly magical appreciation of life’s little pleasures. … read more

Similar categories in Akiko Miyakoshi's Little Shrew book and Beth Kephart's Good Books for Bad Children: The Genius of Ursula Nordstrom

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile

5 must-read nonfiction books like Good Books for Bad Children: The Genius of Ursula Nordstrom by Beth Kephart

Transform Your Habits

There Was a Party for Langston

Jason Reynolds

4.48

Transform Your Habits

Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

Pedro Martín

4.27

Transform Your Habits

How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee

Carole Boston Weatherford

4.44

Transform Your Habits

Good Books for Bad Children: The Genius of Ursula Nordstrom

Beth Kephart

4.21

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15 best-selling childrens books like Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir by Pedro Martín

Transform Your Habits

The Eyes and the Impossible

Dave Eggers

4.25

Transform Your Habits

Ferris

Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Transform Your Habits

The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

Nicholas Day

4.15

Transform Your Habits

The Lost Year

Katherine Marsh

4.50

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