16 must-read picture books books like Layla's Happiness by Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie

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Layla's Happiness

By: Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie

4.20

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Seven-year-old Layla loves life! So she keeps a happiness book. What is happiness for her? For you?…

If you liked the picture books plot in Layla's Happiness by Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie , here is a list of 16 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

Similar categories in Matt de la Peña's Last Stop on Market Street book and Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie's Layla's Happiness

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • african american
  • storytime
"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. Room on the Broom

By: Julia Donaldson , Axel Scheffler

4.46

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

This fun family read-aloud i s the perfect way to start Halloween celebrations and an ideal gift bo… read more

Similar categories in Julia Donaldson's Room on the Broom book and Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie's Layla's Happiness

  • poetry
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

3. Lemonade in Winter: A Book About Two Kids Counting Money

By: G. Brian Karas , Emily Jenkins

4.56

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

In a starred review, Publishers Weeklydeclared this delightful picture book "a beautifully restrain… read more

Similar categories in G. Brian Karas's Lemonade in Winter: A Book About Two Kids Counting Money book and Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie's Layla's Happiness

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Islandborn by Junot Díaz, Leo Espinosa

4. Islandborn

By: Junot Díaz , Leo Espinosa

3.77

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Diaz comes a debut picture book abou… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction

5. Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs: A Tale from the Brothers Grimm

By: Randall Jarrell , Nancy Ekholm Burkert

3.49

Format: 182 pages, Paperback

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6. Maddi's Fridge

By: Vin Vogel , None

4.06

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Winner of: 2014 Christopher Award, Books for Young People 2014 ILA Primary Fiction Award 2015 MLA M… read more

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7. Just in Case

By: Yuyi Morales

3.85

Format: 128 pages,

THREE-TIME PURA BELPRE WINNER Yuyi Morales takes us on a new journey with Senor Calvera, the skelet… read more

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8. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

By: Lois Ehlert , Bill Martin Jr. , John Archambault

3.79

Format: 477 pages, Paperback

The 26 characters in this rhythmic, rhyming baby book are a lowercase alphabet with attitude. "A to… read more

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9. So Many Cats!

By: Beatrice Schenk de Regniers

3.62

Format: 171 pages, Paperback

A counting story in verse shows how easily one sad and lonely cat can turn into twelve. read more

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10. Giraffes Can't Dance

By: Guy Parker-Rees , Giles Andreae

4.33

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Gerald the giraffe longs to dance, but his legs are too skinny and his neck is too long. At the Jun… read more

Similar categories in Guy Parker-Rees's Giraffes Can't Dance book and Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie's Layla's Happiness

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • kids
  • storytime
"We all can dance," he said, "when we find music that we love."

-Guy Parker-Rees, Giraffes Can't Dance

"But sometimes when you're different You just need a different song"

-Guy Parker-Rees, Giraffes Can't Dance

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11. 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 Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie's Layla's Happiness

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • african american
  • storytime
  • emotion
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12. The Year We Learned to Fly

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.39

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael López’s highly anticipated companion to their #1 New York Times bests… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Woodson's The Year We Learned to Fly book and Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie's Layla's Happiness

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • african american
  • storytime
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13. The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess

By: Tom Gauld

4.30

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In acclaimed graphic novelist Tom Gauld's first picture book for children, a little wooden robot em… read more

Similar categories in Tom Gauld's The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess book and Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie's Layla's Happiness

  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of I Am Quiet: A Story for the Introvert in All of Us by Andie Powers

14. I Am Quiet: A Story for the Introvert in All of Us

By: Andie Powers

4.16

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Emile is not shy—he is quiet. Emile may seem timid and shy on the outside, but on the inside … read more

Similar categories in Andie Powers's I Am Quiet: A Story for the Introvert in All of Us book and Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie's Layla's Happiness

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • emotion
"Strength can be quiet. Answers can be quiet. Friendship can be quiet."

-Andie Powers, I Am Quiet: A Story for the Introvert in All of Us

"l am quiet on the outside, but not on the inside. On the inside, my imagination shouts loudly and runs wild."

-Andie Powers, I Am Quiet: A Story for the Introvert in All of Us

"My mother says that "if you hold a shell close to your ear and are very quiet, you can hear the entire ocean sing."

-Andie Powers, I Am Quiet: A Story for the Introvert in All of Us

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15. The Proudest Blue

By: Ibtihaj Muhammad

4.56

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

A powerful, vibrantly illustrated story about the first day of school–and two sisters on one’s firs… read more

Similar categories in Ibtihaj Muhammad's The Proudest Blue book and Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie's Layla's Happiness

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
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16. 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

Similar categories in Jacqueline Woodson's The Day You Begin book and Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie's Layla's Happiness

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • kids
  • african american
Cover of Ambitious Girl (Ambitious Girl, 1) by Meena Harris

17. Ambitious Girl (Ambitious Girl, 1)

By: Meena Harris

4.20

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Anyone who's ever been underestimated or overshadowed will find inspiration in this empowering new … read more

Similar categories in Meena Harris's Ambitious Girl (Ambitious Girl, 1) book and Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie's Layla's Happiness

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • african american
  • storytime
Cover of Saturday at the Food Pantry by Diane O'Neill

18. Saturday at the Food Pantry

By: Diane O'Neill

4.58

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Molly and her mom don't always have enough food, so one Saturday they visit their local food pantry… read more

Similar categories in Diane O'Neill's Saturday at the Food Pantry book and Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie's Layla's Happiness

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You by Sonia Sotomayor

19. Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You

By: Sonia Sotomayor

4.49

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Feeling different, especially as a kid, can be tough. But in the same way that different types of p… read more

Similar categories in Sonia Sotomayor's Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You book and Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie's Layla's Happiness

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • kids
Cover of Layla's Happiness by Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie

20. Layla's Happiness

By: Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie

4.20

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Seven-year-old Layla loves life! So she keeps a happiness book. What is happiness for her? For you?… read more

Similar categories in Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie's Layla's Happiness book and Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie's Layla's Happiness

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • kids
  • african american
  • storytime
  • emotion
Cover of There's Always Room for One More by Robyn McGrath

21. There's Always Room for One More

By: Robyn McGrath

4.16

Format: 40 pages, ebook

A girl struggles to say goodbye to the family table until she discovers that a new, bigger table me… read more

Similar categories in Robyn McGrath's There's Always Room for One More book and Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie's Layla's Happiness

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • emotion

15 best-selling fiction books like Layla's Happiness by Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie

Transform Your Habits

Last Stop on Market Street

Matt de la Peña , Christian Robinson

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Room on the Broom

Julia Donaldson , Axel Scheffler

4.46

Lemonade in Winter: A Book About Two Kids Counting Money

G. Brian Karas , Emily Jenkins

4.56

Transform Your Habits

Islandborn

Junot Díaz , Leo Espinosa

3.77

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24 best-selling fiction books like Saturday at the Food Pantry by Diane O'Neill

Transform Your Habits

Last Stop on Market Street

Matt de la Peña , Christian Robinson

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

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The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7)

Jory John

4.17

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Eyes That Speak to the Stars

Joanna Ho

4.37

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