12 Best family books like Dadaji's Paintbrush by Rashmi Sirdeshpande

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Dadaji's Paintbrush

By: Rashmi Sirdeshpande

4.23

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Once, in a tiny village in India, there was a young boy who loved to paint. He lived with his grand…

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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 Rashmi Sirdeshpande's Dadaji's Paintbrush

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
"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

2. This is Not My Hat

By: Jon Klassen

3.91

Format: 631 pages, Hardcover

When a tiny fish shoots into view wearing a round blue topper (which happens to fit him perfectly),… read more

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3. The Goodbye Book

By: Todd Parr

3.44

Format: 326 pages, Hardcover

From bestselling author Todd Parr, a poignant and reassuring story about loss. Through the lens of… read more

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4. Nothing Rhymes with Orange

By: Adam Rex

4.33

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

We all know nothing rhymes with orange. But how does that make Orange feel? Well, left out! When a … read more

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5. 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

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  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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6. 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

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  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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7. A Friend for Henry

By: Jenn Bailey

3.93

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

In Classroom Six, second left down the hall, Henry has been on the lookout for a friend. A friend w… read more

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  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
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8. 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

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  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
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9. Watercress

By: Andrea Wang

4.53

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Gathering watercress by the side of the road brings a girl closer to her family's Chinese Heritage.… read more

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  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • asian literature
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10. Eyes That Speak to the Stars

By: Joanna Ho

4.37

Format: None pages, None

A young Asian boy notices that his eyes look different from his peers' after seeing his friend’s dr… read more

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  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • asian literature
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11. Love in the Library

By: Maggie Tokuda-Hall

4.47

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Set in an internment camp where the United States cruelly detained Japanese Americans during WWII a… read more

Similar categories in Maggie Tokuda-Hall's Love in the Library book and Rashmi Sirdeshpande's Dadaji's Paintbrush

  • asian literature
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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12. Invasion of the Unicorns

By: David Biedrzycki

4.23

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

He's just a cute little unicorn who wants to take over the world. Special Agent Bubble07 is unde… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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13. The Rabbit Listened

By: Cori Doerrfeld

4.60

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A universal, deeply moving exploration of grief and empathy With its spare, poignant text and ir… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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14. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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15. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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16. 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 Rashmi Sirdeshpande's Dadaji's Paintbrush

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
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17. 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 Rashmi Sirdeshpande's Dadaji's Paintbrush

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • asian literature
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18. How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?

By: Mac Barnett

4.26

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The beloved, multi-award-winning duo of Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen tackle a perennial question. … read more

Similar categories in Mac Barnett's How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? book and Rashmi Sirdeshpande's Dadaji's Paintbrush

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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19. Buffalo Fluffalo

By: Bess Kalb

4.16

Format: None pages, None

Introducing a sweet and silly buffalo who tries to bluff and fluff his way into being bigger than h… read more

Similar categories in Bess Kalb's Buffalo Fluffalo book and Rashmi Sirdeshpande's Dadaji's Paintbrush

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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20. Shy Willow

By: Cat Min

4.08

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Willow is shy. VERY shy. Her home is in an abandoned mailbox, and she'd rather stay put. Outside… read more

Similar categories in Cat Min's Shy Willow book and Rashmi Sirdeshpande's Dadaji's Paintbrush

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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21. Nigel and the Moon

By: Antwan Eady

4.31

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From debut author Antwan Eady and artist Gracey Zhang comes a glowing tale about the young dreaming… read more

Similar categories in Antwan Eady's Nigel and the Moon book and Rashmi Sirdeshpande's Dadaji's Paintbrush

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
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22. Meanwhile Back on Earth

By: Oliver Jeffers

3.92

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

The captivating new companion to international bestsellers Here We Are and What We’ll Build … read more

Similar categories in Oliver Jeffers's Meanwhile Back on Earth book and Rashmi Sirdeshpande's Dadaji's Paintbrush

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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23. Every Little Kindness

By: Marta Bartolj

4.42

Format: 72 pages, Hardcover

Follow the trail of good deeds in this beautiful wordless picture book to learn how small acts of k… read more

Similar categories in Marta Bartolj's Every Little Kindness book and Rashmi Sirdeshpande's Dadaji's Paintbrush

  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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24. Brave Molly

By: Brooke Boynton Hughes

3.85

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

What do you do when no one can see your monsters but you? At first, Molly runs from them. But they … read more

Similar categories in Brooke Boynton Hughes's Brave Molly book and Rashmi Sirdeshpande's Dadaji's Paintbrush

  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Still This Love Goes On by Buffy Sainte-Marie

25. 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 Rashmi Sirdeshpande's Dadaji's Paintbrush

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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26. 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 Rashmi Sirdeshpande's Dadaji's Paintbrush

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
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27. 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 Rashmi Sirdeshpande's Dadaji's Paintbrush

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Dadaji's Paintbrush by Rashmi Sirdeshpande

28. Dadaji's Paintbrush

By: Rashmi Sirdeshpande

4.23

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Once, in a tiny village in India, there was a young boy who loved to paint. He lived with his grand… read more

Similar categories in Rashmi Sirdeshpande's Dadaji's Paintbrush book and Rashmi Sirdeshpande's Dadaji's Paintbrush

  • cultural
  • art
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • death
  • india
  • fiction
  • family
  • asian literature
Cover of Moon’s Ramadan by Natasha Khan Kazi

29. Moon’s Ramadan

By: Natasha Khan Kazi

4.49

Format: None pages, None

With radiant and welcoming art, this debut picture book and modern holiday classic captures the mag… read more

Similar categories in Natasha Khan Kazi's Moon’s Ramadan book and Rashmi Sirdeshpande's Dadaji's Paintbrush

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of We, the Curious Ones by Marion Dane Bauer

30. We, the Curious Ones

By: Marion Dane Bauer

4.08

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Shimmering poetry and stunning cut-paper art portray epic concepts—the evolving biography of the un… read more

Similar categories in Marion Dane Bauer's We, the Curious Ones book and Rashmi Sirdeshpande's Dadaji's Paintbrush

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of That's Not My Name! by Anoosha Syed

31. That's Not My Name!

By: Anoosha Syed

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

A debut picture book about loving your name, finding your voice, and standing up for yourself from … read more

Similar categories in Anoosha Syed's That's Not My Name! book and Rashmi Sirdeshpande's Dadaji's Paintbrush

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

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