6 must-read biography books like Maya’s Song by Renée Watson

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Maya’s Song

By: Renée Watson

4.59

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From bestselling, award-winning creators Ren�e Watson and Bryan Collier comes a stunningly crafted …

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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 Renée Watson's Maya’s Song

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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2. 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 Renée Watson's Maya’s Song

  • poetry
  • picture books
  • childrens
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3. Berry Song

By: Michaela Goade

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott Medalist Michaela Goade's first self-authored picture book is a celebration of the land s… read more

Similar categories in Michaela Goade's Berry Song book and Renée Watson's Maya’s Song

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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4. Finding My Dance

By: Ria Thundercloud

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In her debut picture book, professional Indigenous dancer Ria Thundercloud tells the true story of … read more

Similar categories in Ria Thundercloud's Finding My Dance book and Renée Watson's Maya’s Song

  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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5. 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 Renée Watson's Maya’s Song

  • poetry
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • african american
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6. Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual

By: Carole Boston Weatherford

4.46

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A picture book based on the popular spiritual. The classic lyrics have been reworked to chronicle t… read more

Similar categories in Carole Boston Weatherford's Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual book and Renée Watson's Maya’s Song

  • poetry
  • history
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • african american
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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 Renée Watson's Maya’s Song

  • poetry
  • history
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • african american
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8. 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 Renée Watson's Maya’s Song

  • poetry
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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9. The Three Billy Goats Gruff

By: Mac Barnett

4.34

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Once there was a bridge and a terrible and VERY hungry troll lived underneath it. When the three Bi… read more

Similar categories in Mac Barnett's The Three Billy Goats Gruff book and Renée Watson's Maya’s Song

  • picture books
  • childrens
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10. 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 Renée Watson's Maya’s Song

  • poetry
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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11. Powwow Day

By: Traci Sorell

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Eight-year-old River is recovering from illness and can't dance at the powwow this year. Will she e… read more

Similar categories in Traci Sorell's Powwow Day book and Renée Watson's Maya’s Song

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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12. 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 Renée Watson's Maya’s Song

  • poetry
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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13. Gibberish

By: Young Vo

4.40

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

It's Dat's first day of school in a new country! Dat and his Mah made a long journey to get here, a… read more

Similar categories in Young Vo's Gibberish book and Renée Watson's Maya’s Song

  • picture books
  • childrens
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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 Renée Watson's Maya’s Song

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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15. Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion

By: Shannon Stocker

4.50

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

This picture book tells the true story of world-famous deaf percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie. T… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Stocker's Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion book and Renée Watson's Maya’s Song

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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16. 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 Renée Watson's Maya’s Song

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
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17. Magnolia Flower

By: Zora Neale Hurston

4.15

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From beloved African American folklorist Zora Neale Hurston comes a moving adaptation by National B… read more

Similar categories in Zora Neale Hurston's Magnolia Flower book and Renée Watson's Maya’s Song

  • social justice
  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Going Places: Victor Hugo Green and His Glorious Book by Tonya Bolden

18. Going Places: Victor Hugo Green and His Glorious Book

By: Tonya Bolden

4.27

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In the vein of Hidden Figures comes a nonfiction picture book about the Green Book, a travel guide… read more

Similar categories in Tonya Bolden's Going Places: Victor Hugo Green and His Glorious Book book and Renée Watson's Maya’s Song

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • african american
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19. The Talk

By: Alicia D. Williams

4.58

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

As a little boy grows into a bigger boy, ready to take on the world, he first must have that very d… read more

Similar categories in Alicia D. Williams's The Talk book and Renée Watson's Maya’s Song

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • social justice
  • family
  • african american
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 Renée Watson's Maya’s Song

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • african american
Cover of Maya’s Song by Renée  Watson

21. Maya’s Song

By: Renée Watson

4.59

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From bestselling, award-winning creators Ren�e Watson and Bryan Collier comes a stunningly crafted … read more

Similar categories in Renée Watson's Maya’s Song book and Renée Watson's Maya’s Song

  • poetry
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • family
  • african american

8 best-selling history books like Maya’s Song by Renée Watson

Transform Your Habits

There Was a Party for Langston

Jason Reynolds

4.48

Transform Your Habits

Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual

Carole Boston Weatherford

4.46

Transform Your Habits

An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)

Kwame Alexander

4.63

Transform Your Habits

Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion

Shannon Stocker

4.50

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20 best-selling fiction books like Farmhouse by Sophie Blackall

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Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

Hot Dog

Doug Salati

4.29

Transform Your Habits

Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

Christopher Denise

4.51

Transform Your Habits

Berry Song

Michaela Goade

4.43

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