8 must-read nonfiction books like Desert Queen by Jyoti Rajan Gopal

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Desert Queen

By: Jyoti Rajan Gopal

4.47

Format: None pages, None

This picture book biography in verse follows the life of beloved Rajasthani drag performer Queen Ha…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Desert Queen by Jyoti Rajan Gopal , here is a list of 8 books like this:

Cover of Big by Vashti Harrison

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 Jyoti Rajan Gopal's Desert Queen

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of There Was a Party for Langston by Jason Reynolds

2. 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 Jyoti Rajan Gopal's Desert Queen

  • art
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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3. 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 Jyoti Rajan Gopal's Desert Queen

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn by Shawn Harris

4. The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn

By: Shawn Harris

3.76

Format: 48 pages, Library Binding

Meet Teeny-Weeny! A pint-sized unicorn in this funny, modern fairy tale about perception and self-c… read more

Similar categories in Shawn Harris's The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn book and Jyoti Rajan Gopal's Desert Queen

  • picture books
  • childrens
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5. 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 Jyoti Rajan Gopal's Desert Queen

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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6. 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 Jyoti Rajan Gopal's Desert Queen

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee by Carole Boston Weatherford

7. 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 Jyoti Rajan Gopal's Desert Queen

  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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8. Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider

By: Jessica Lanan

4.40

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A nonfiction story following a day in the life of a backyard jumping spider.What if you were small … read more

Similar categories in Jessica Lanan's Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider book and Jyoti Rajan Gopal's Desert Queen

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes by Traci N. Todd

9. Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes

By: Traci N. Todd

4.19

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

An evocative picture book biography about the prolific life of Jackie Ormes, whose groundbreaking c… read more

Similar categories in Traci N. Todd's Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes book and Jyoti Rajan Gopal's Desert Queen

  • art
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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10. Do You Remember?

By: Sydney Smith

4.26

Format: 45 pages, Kindle Edition

From the creator of Small in the City and the illustrator of Town Is by the Sea and Sidewalk Flower… read more

Similar categories in Sydney Smith's Do You Remember? book and Jyoti Rajan Gopal's Desert Queen

  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
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11. Eagle Drums

By: Nasugraq Rainey Hopson

4.05

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A magical realistic middle grade debut about the origin story of the Iñupiaq Messenger Feast, a Nat… read more

Similar categories in Nasugraq Rainey Hopson's Eagle Drums book and Jyoti Rajan Gopal's Desert Queen

  • childrens
Cover of The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of by Kirsten W. Larson

12. The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of

By: Kirsten W. Larson

4.35

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A poetic picture book celebrating the life and scientific discoveries of the groundbreaking astrono… read more

Similar categories in Kirsten W. Larson's The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of book and Jyoti Rajan Gopal's Desert Queen

  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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13. 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 Jyoti Rajan Gopal's Desert Queen

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Cross My Heart and Never Lie (Cross My Heart, #1) by Nora Dåsnes

14. Cross My Heart and Never Lie (Cross My Heart, #1)

By: Nora Dåsnes

4.34

Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition

In this fresh, sensitive, diary-style graphic novel, 12-year-old Tuva's questions about becoming a … read more

Similar categories in Nora Dåsnes's Cross My Heart and Never Lie (Cross My Heart, #1) book and Jyoti Rajan Gopal's Desert Queen

  • queer
  • lgbt
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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 Jyoti Rajan Gopal's Desert Queen

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Henry, Like Always by Jenn Bailey

16. Henry, Like Always

By: Jenn Bailey

4.19

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A beginning chapter book series based on the award-winning picture book A Friend for Henry. Henr… read more

Similar categories in Jenn Bailey's Henry, Like Always book and Jyoti Rajan Gopal's Desert Queen

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

17. 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 Jyoti Rajan Gopal's Desert Queen

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • biography
  • childrens
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18. 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 Jyoti Rajan Gopal's Desert Queen

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • lgbt
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19. Desert Queen

By: Jyoti Rajan Gopal

4.47

Format: None pages, None

This picture book biography in verse follows the life of beloved Rajasthani drag performer Queen Ha… read more

Similar categories in Jyoti Rajan Gopal's Desert Queen book and Jyoti Rajan Gopal's Desert Queen

  • art
  • biography
  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • gender
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • india
  • queer
Cover of Papá's Magical Water-Jug Clock (Little Jesús, #1) by Jesus Trejo

20. Papá's Magical Water-Jug Clock (Little Jesús, #1)

By: Jesus Trejo

4.23

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Is this jug really magical? In Mexican American comedian Jesus Trejo’s debut picture book, little J… read more

Similar categories in Jesus Trejo's Papá's Magical Water-Jug Clock (Little Jesús, #1) book and Jyoti Rajan Gopal's Desert Queen

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Prunella by Beth Ferry

21. Prunella

By: Beth Ferry

4.26

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Beth Ferry comes a fantastical and unforgettable picture boo… read more

Similar categories in Beth Ferry's Prunella book and Jyoti Rajan Gopal's Desert Queen

  • picture books
  • childrens

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4.66

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4.48

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4.38

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Nicholas Day

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4.48

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