24 must-read picture books books like A Door Made for Me by Tyler Merritt

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A Door Made for Me

By: Tyler Merritt

4.52

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This emotional and honest picture book explores a racist encounter from the perspective of a young …

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1. Betty Before X

By: Ilyasah Shabazz , Renée Watson

4.11

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

A powerful middle-grade novel about the childhood activism of Betty Shabazz, Malcolm X's wife, writ… read more

Similar categories in Ilyasah Shabazz's Betty Before X book and Tyler Merritt's A Door Made for Me

  • african american
  • childrens
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2. The Colors of Us

By: Karen Katz

3.67

Format: None pages, Paperback

A positive and affirming look at skin color, from an artist's perspective. Seven-year-old Lena is g… read more

Similar categories in Karen Katz's The Colors of Us book and Tyler Merritt's A Door Made for Me

  • african american
  • race
  • picture books
  • childrens

3. Amazing Grace

By: Mary Hoffman , Caroline Binch

2.62

Format: None pages,

Grace loves stories, whether they're from books, movies, or the kind her grandmother tells. So when… read more

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4. 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 Tyler Merritt's A Door Made for Me

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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5. Sulwe

By: Lupita Nyong'o

4.66

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times bestseller! From Academy Award–winning actress Lupita Nyong’o comes a powerful,… read more

Similar categories in Lupita Nyong'o's Sulwe book and Tyler Merritt's A Door Made for Me

  • african american
  • race
  • picture books
  • childrens
"Mama asked, "What is your name?" "Sulwe," she muttered. "And what doe sit mean?" "Star," Sulwe whispered. "Brightness is not in your skin, my love. Brightness is just who you are. As for beauty," Mam…"

-Lupita Nyong'o, Sulwe

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6. Love Makes a Family

By: Sophie Beer

4.39

Format: 24 pages, Board book

Whether you have two mums, two dads, one parent, or one of each, there's one thing that makes a fam… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Beer's Love Makes a Family book and Tyler Merritt's A Door Made for Me

  • picture books
  • parenting
  • childrens
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7. Calvin

By: J.R. Ford

4.50

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this joyful and impactful picture book, a transgender boy prepares for the first day of school a… read more

Similar categories in J.R. Ford's Calvin book and Tyler Merritt's A Door Made for Me

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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8. Invisible

By: Christina Diaz Gonzalez

4.16

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

For fans of Twins and Allergic, a must-have graphic novel about five very different students who ar… read more

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  • childrens
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9. 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 Tyler Merritt's A Door Made for Me

  • picture books
  • childrens
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10. Patient Zero: A Curious History of the World's Worst Diseases

By: Lydia Kang

4.14

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A very timely history of disease outbreaks, from the authors of Quackery: stories of outbreaks (and… read more

Similar categories in Lydia Kang's Patient Zero: A Curious History of the World's Worst Diseases book and Tyler Merritt's A Door Made for Me

  • history
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11. I Color Myself Different

By: Colin Kaepernick

4.28

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An inspiring story of identity and self-esteem from celebrated athlete… read more

Similar categories in Colin Kaepernick's I Color Myself Different book and Tyler Merritt's A Door Made for Me

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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12. Falling Short

By: Ernesto Cisneros

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A novel about two best friends who must rely on each other in unexpected ways. Isaac and Marco a… read more

Similar categories in Ernesto Cisneros's Falling Short book and Tyler Merritt's A Door Made for Me

  • childrens
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13. The King of Kindergarten

By: Derrick Barnes

4.21

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A confident little boy takes pride in his first day of kindergarten. The morning sun blares thro… read more

Similar categories in Derrick Barnes's The King of Kindergarten book and Tyler Merritt's A Door Made for Me

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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14. The Two Lives of Sara

By: Catherine Adel West

3.80

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A young mother finds refuge and friendship at a boardinghouse in 1960s Memphis, Tennessee, where fa… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Adel West's The Two Lives of Sara book and Tyler Merritt's A Door Made for Me

  • race
  • african american
"There's no such thing as a perfect so make peace with that now. Save yourself a lot of tears later."

-Catherine Adel West, The Two Lives of Sara

"Will made me say it. Worse, he made me feel it. What will that do to me, to him, to all of us? How dangerous is my love?"

-Catherine Adel West, The Two Lives of Sara

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15. 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

Similar categories in Renée Watson's Summer Is Here book and Tyler Merritt's A Door Made for Me

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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16. 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 Tyler Merritt's A Door Made for Me

  • race
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • social justice
  • african american
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17. 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 Tyler Merritt's A Door Made for Me

  • history
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • social justice
  • african american
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18. Martina Has Too Many Tías

By: Emma Otheguy

3.69

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

A quiet girl overwhelmed by her rambunctious family finds a magical land of solitude only to discov… read more

Similar categories in Emma Otheguy's Martina Has Too Many Tías book and Tyler Merritt's A Door Made for Me

  • picture books
  • childrens
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19. Coretta: The Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King

By: Coretta Scott King

4.44

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Adapted from her adult memoir, this is the autobiography of Coretta Scott King––wife of Martin Luth… read more

Similar categories in Coretta Scott King's Coretta: The Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King book and Tyler Merritt's A Door Made for Me

  • african american
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
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20. 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 Tyler Merritt's A Door Made for Me

  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
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21. A Door Made for Me

By: Tyler Merritt

4.52

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This emotional and honest picture book explores a racist encounter from the perspective of a young … read more

Similar categories in Tyler Merritt's A Door Made for Me book and Tyler Merritt's A Door Made for Me

  • race
  • parenting
  • history
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • social justice
  • african american
  • anti racist
Cover of Feed These People: Slam-Dunk Recipes for Your Crew by Jen Hatmaker

22. Feed These People: Slam-Dunk Recipes for Your Crew

By: Jen Hatmaker

4.53

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The debut cookbook from inspiring and hilarious New York Times bestselling author and beloved podca… read more

Similar categories in Jen Hatmaker's Feed These People: Slam-Dunk Recipes for Your Crew book and Tyler Merritt's A Door Made for Me

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23. Remembering

By: Xelena González

4.45

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

>A family remembers their beloved pet dog through the traditions of Día de Muertos.A child and thei… read more

Similar categories in Xelena González's Remembering book and Tyler Merritt's A Door Made for Me

  • picture books
  • childrens
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24. I Love You More Than . . .

By: Taye Diggs

3.53

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

My child. I am not always with youas much as I'd like. But you are always in my mind and my… read more

Similar categories in Taye Diggs's I Love You More Than . . . book and Tyler Merritt's A Door Made for Me

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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25. Born Ready: The True Story of a Boy Named Penelope

By: Jodie Patterson

4.21

Format: 40 pages, Library Binding

Jodie Patterson, activist and Chair of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation Board, shares her trans… read more

Similar categories in Jodie Patterson's Born Ready: The True Story of a Boy Named Penelope book and Tyler Merritt's A Door Made for Me

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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26. I Am My Ancestors' Wildest Dreams

By: Tanisia Moore

4.26

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

YOU are your ancestors’ wildest dreams. How will you express YOUR greatness? This electrifying anth… read more

Similar categories in Tanisia Moore's I Am My Ancestors' Wildest Dreams book and Tyler Merritt's A Door Made for Me

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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27. Why Not You?

By: Ciara Wilson

3.94

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From Grammy-winning pop star Ciara and Super Bowl champion quarterback Russell Wilson comes a pictu… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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28. I’m Going to Have a Good Day!: Daily Affirmations with Scarlett

By: Tiania Haneline

4.17

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

I am beautiful. I am kind. I am loved. In this uplifting picture book, young readers will discov… read more

Similar categories in Tiania Haneline's I’m Going to Have a Good Day!: Daily Affirmations with Scarlett book and Tyler Merritt's A Door Made for Me

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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29. Big Tune: Rise of the Dancehall Prince

By: Alliah L. Agostini

4.16

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Shane, a boy with big dancing dreams, learns the meaning of courage and community. read more

Similar categories in Alliah L. Agostini's Big Tune: Rise of the Dancehall Prince book and Tyler Merritt's A Door Made for Me

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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30. ¡Vamos! Let's Go Read (World of ¡Vamos!)

By: Raúl the Third III

4.17

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling, Pura Belpré Award–winning author-illustrator Raúl the Third, ¡Vamo… read more

Similar categories in Raúl the Third III's ¡Vamos! Let's Go Read (World of ¡Vamos!) book and Tyler Merritt's A Door Made for Me

  • picture books
  • childrens
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31. Shady Baby Feels: A First Book of Emotions

By: Gabrielle Union

3.87

Format: 24 pages, Board Book

Learn about feelings and emotions with Shady Baby in this board book created by the bestselling tea… read more

Similar categories in Gabrielle Union's Shady Baby Feels: A First Book of Emotions book and Tyler Merritt's A Door Made for Me

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens

5 must-read history books like A Door Made for Me by Tyler Merritt

Transform Your Habits

Patient Zero: A Curious History of the World's Worst Diseases

Lydia Kang

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book)

Angela Joy

4.66

Transform Your Habits

Coretta: The Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King

Coretta Scott King

4.44

Transform Your Habits

Kapaemahu

Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu

4.42

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31 must-read childrens books like I Am My Ancestors' Wildest Dreams by Tanisia Moore

Transform Your Habits

The Book with No Pictures

B.J. Novak

4.34

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

Hot Dog

Doug Salati

4.29

Transform Your Habits

This Book Is Banned

Raj Haldar

4.13

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