6 Best indigenous books like Kapaemahu by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu

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Kapaemahu

By: Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu

4.42

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An Indigenous legend about how four extraordinary individuals of dual male and female spirit, or Ma…

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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 Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu's Kapaemahu

  • 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 Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu's Kapaemahu

  • picture books
  • childrens
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3. Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

By: Christopher Denise

4.51

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A Caldecott Honor Winner and  New York Times  Bestseller!  A determined Owl builds strength and … read more

Similar categories in Christopher Denise's Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1) book and Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu's Kapaemahu

  • picture books
  • childrens
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4. 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 Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu's Kapaemahu

  • picture books
  • childrens
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5. 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 Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu's Kapaemahu

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • indigenous
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6. 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 Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu's Kapaemahu

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • mythology
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7. Luli and the Language of Tea

By: Andrea Wang

4.45

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Though they may speak different languages, kids from all over the world come together to enjoy the … read more

Similar categories in Andrea Wang's Luli and the Language of Tea book and Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu's Kapaemahu

  • picture books
  • childrens
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8. 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 Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu's Kapaemahu

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
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9. 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 Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu's Kapaemahu

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
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10. 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 Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu's Kapaemahu

  • picture books
  • childrens
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11. From the Tops of the Trees

By: Kao Kalia Yang

4.25

Format: 40 pages, ebook

Father, is all of the world a refugee camp? Young Kalia has never known life beyond the fences o… read more

Similar categories in Kao Kalia Yang's From the Tops of the Trees book and Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu's Kapaemahu

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
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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 Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu's Kapaemahu

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • indigenous
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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 Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu's Kapaemahu

  • picture books
  • childrens
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14. 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 Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu's Kapaemahu

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
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15. That Flag

By: Tameka Fryer Brown

4.63

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An affecting picture book from Tameka Fryer Brown and #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator Ni… read more

Similar categories in Tameka Fryer Brown's That Flag book and Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu's Kapaemahu

  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
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16. In the Blue

By: Erin Hourigan

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An emotional and tender picture book that accessibly explores depression within a family, through t… read more

Similar categories in Erin Hourigan's In the Blue book and Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu's Kapaemahu

  • picture books
  • childrens
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17. Love, Violet

By: Charlotte Sullivan Wild

4.28

Format: None pages, None

Perfect for Valentine's Day, a touching picture book about friendship and the courage it takes to s… read more

Similar categories in Charlotte Sullivan Wild's Love, Violet book and Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu's Kapaemahu

  • queer
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • lgbt
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18. Eyes That Weave the World's Wonders

By: Joanna Ho

4.53

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From  New York Times  bestselling Joanna Ho, of Eyes that Kiss in the Corners, and award-winning ed… read more

Similar categories in Joanna Ho's Eyes That Weave the World's Wonders book and Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu's Kapaemahu

  • picture books
  • childrens
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19. 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 Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu's Kapaemahu

  • picture books
  • childrens
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20. Still This Love Goes On

By: Buffy Sainte-Marie

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A love letter to Indigenous communities everywhere, this picture book gorgeously illustrated by Jul… read more

Similar categories in Buffy Sainte-Marie's Still This Love Goes On book and Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu's Kapaemahu

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • indigenous
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21. 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 Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu's Kapaemahu

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

22. 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 Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu's Kapaemahu

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
Cover of Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine by Hannah Moushabeck

23. Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine

By: Hannah Moushabeck

4.56

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

As bedtime approaches, three young girls eagerly await the return of their father who tells them st… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Moushabeck's Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine book and Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu's Kapaemahu

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
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24. Nana, Nenek & Nina

By: Liza Ferneyhough

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Nina loves visiting her two faraway grandmas—one in Malaysia and one in England. Spot the differenc… read more

Similar categories in Liza Ferneyhough's Nana, Nenek & Nina book and Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu's Kapaemahu

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Where Wonder Grows by Xelena González

25. Where Wonder Grows

By: Xelena González

4.00

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A children’s picture book about a grandmother bonding with her granddaughters as she teaches them h… read more

Similar categories in Xelena González's Where Wonder Grows book and Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu's Kapaemahu

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • indigenous
Cover of Kapaemahu by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu

26. Kapaemahu

By: Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu

4.42

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An Indigenous legend about how four extraordinary individuals of dual male and female spirit, or Ma… read more

Similar categories in Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu's Kapaemahu book and Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu's Kapaemahu

  • history
  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • gender
  • picture books
  • indigenous
  • folklore
  • nonfiction
  • mythology
  • queer
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27. Me and the Boss: A Story About Mending and Love

By: Michelle Edwards

3.96

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

All the highs and lows of having a bossy, protective, and loving older sibling are depicted in this… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Edwards's Me and the Boss: A Story About Mending and Love book and Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu's Kapaemahu

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Coquíes Still Sing: A Story of Home, Hope, and Rebuilding by Karina Nicole Gonzalez

28. The Coquíes Still Sing: A Story of Home, Hope, and Rebuilding

By: Karina Nicole Gonzalez

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A story about home, community, and hope, inspired by the rebuilding of Puerto Rico following Hurric… read more

Similar categories in Karina Nicole Gonzalez's The Coquíes Still Sing: A Story of Home, Hope, and Rebuilding book and Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu's Kapaemahu

  • picture books
  • childrens
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29. Strong

By: Rob Kearney

4.35

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A fresh, charming picture book that shows there are lots of ways to be STRONG.Rob dreams of becomin… read more

Similar categories in Rob Kearney's Strong book and Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu's Kapaemahu

  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • queer
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30. Phoenix Gets Greater

By: Marty Wilson-Trudeau

4.02

Format: 24 pages, Hardcover

A powerful story about the importance of family acceptance. Phoenix loves to play with dolls and… read more

Similar categories in Marty Wilson-Trudeau's Phoenix Gets Greater book and Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu's Kapaemahu

  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • gender
  • picture books
  • indigenous
  • queer
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31. Door by Door: How Sarah McBride Became America's First Openly Transgender Senator

By: Meeg Pincus

4.23

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A nonfiction picture book about Delaware State Senator Sarah McBride, who dreamed of making a diffe… read more

Similar categories in Meeg Pincus's Door by Door: How Sarah McBride Became America's First Openly Transgender Senator book and Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu's Kapaemahu

  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • gender
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • queer

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