8 best-selling history books like Tomfoolery!: Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming-of-Age of Children's Books by Michelle Markel

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Tomfoolery!: Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming-of-Age of Children's Books

By: Michelle Markel

4.22

Format: 44 pages, Kindle Edition

FIVE STARRED REVIEWS! "Exuberant."―Horn Book Magazine, starred review "Excellent."—Booklist, starre…

If you liked the history plot in Tomfoolery!: Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming-of-Age of Children's Books by Michelle Markel , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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2. The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

By: Nicholas Day

4.15

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A propulsive work of narrative nonfiction about how the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, how t… read more

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  • art
  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • nonfiction
"Leonard da Vinci had painted the Mona Lisa. But Vincenzo Perugia had turned it into The Mona Lisa."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"The Lourve, he concluded, with an insult designed to puncture French pride, "is less well protected than a Spanish museum."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"If the Mona Lisa is the most famous face in art history, Les Demoiselles is a hatchet thrown at it. It's not a pretty painting. Its brutal and uncomfortable."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"Word of his midnight activities gets out. 'The pope has found out that I have skinned three corpses,' Leonardo writes in his notebook. He gets off easy. He's simply told: please stop skinning corpses."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

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3. 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

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  • art
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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4. Simon and the Better Bone

By: Corey R. Tabor

4.32

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Using the same innovative format as his Caldecott Honor winner, Mel Fell, Corey R. Tabor reimagines… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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5. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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6. If I Was a Horse

By: Sophie Blackall

3.79

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In her funniest book yet, two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall captures the astonishing spec… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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7. 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

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  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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8. This is a Story

By: John Schu

4.34

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Children’s literacy advocate John Schu and Caldecott Honor recipient Lauren Castillo celebrate the … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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9. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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10. 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

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  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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11. 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

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
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12. 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

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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13. Evergreen

By: Matthew Cordell

4.30

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A picture book by Caldecott medal winner Matt Cordell about a timid squirrel who makes a brave jour… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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14. Elf Dog and Owl Head

By: M.T. Anderson

3.92

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A Newbery Honor Book A magical adventure about a boy and his dog—or a dog and her boy—and a fore… read more

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  • childrens
  • juvenile
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15. Worm and Caterpillar Are Friends: Ready-to-Read Graphics Level 1

By: Kaz Windness

4.39

Format: 64 pages, Kindle Edition

Worm and Caterpillar are friends—best friends. Worm loves how they are just alike, but Caterpillar … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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16. Beneath

By: Cori Doerrfeld

4.42

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this stunning story from New York Times bestselling creator Cori Doerrfeld, a child and their gr… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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17. Once Upon a Book

By: Grace Lin

4.21

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From Caldecott and Newbery Honoree Grace Lin and bestselling author Kate Messner comes a modern fol… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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18. The Book of Turtles

By: Sy Montgomery

4.50

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Everyone loves turtles. And no wonder: long-lived, unhurried, and ancient, these shelled reptiles a… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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19. The Tree and the River

By: Aaron Becker

4.31

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In an alternate past—or possible future—a mighty tree stands on the banks of a winding river, beari… read more

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  • art
  • historical
  • picture books
  • childrens
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20. Make Way: The Story of Robert McCloskey, Nancy Schön, and Some Very Famous Ducklings

By: Angela Burke Kunkel

4.39

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A beautiful and fascinating picture book biography that follows the lives of Robert McCloskey, crea… read more

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  • art
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
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21. Jovita Wore Pants

By: Aida Salazar

4.20

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Scholastic/Levine has acquired Aida Salazar's debut picture book, Jovita Wore Pants, the story of J… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
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22. A Walk in the Woods

By: Nikki Grimes

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

In this moving account of loss, a boy takes a walk in the woods and makes a discovery that changes … read more

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  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
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23. My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book

By: Carole Lindstrom

4.57

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning and bestselling author of We Are Water Protectors comes an empowering pictur… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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24. 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

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
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25. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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26. The Last Zookeeper

By: Aaron Becker

4.24

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A master of the wordless form imagines a futuristic Noah’s Ark in a luminous sci-fi parable for our… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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27. I’m From

By: Gary R. Gray Jr.

4.16

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A poetic, heartwarming ode to the small, defining moments of a boy’s life, by a brilliant new debut… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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28. In the Night Garden

By: Carin Berger

4.07

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A gentle, collage-illustrated bedtime read about the often mysterious and always beautiful experien… read more

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  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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29. Wild Places: The Life of Naturalist David Attenborough

By: Hayley Rocco

4.28

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

An inspiring and accessible picture book biography of the beloved naturalist, broadcaster, and docu… read more

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  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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30. Tomfoolery!: Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming-of-Age of Children's Books

By: Michelle Markel

4.22

Format: 44 pages, Kindle Edition

FIVE STARRED REVIEWS! "Exuberant."―Horn Book Magazine, starred review "Excellent."—Booklist, starre… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • british literature
  • historical
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
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31. Two Together

By: Brendan Wenzel

4.13

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

In this companion book to They All Saw a Cat and Inside Cat , a journey home leads to unexpected ad… read more

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  • picture books
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31 best-selling childrens books like Tomfoolery!: Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming-of-Age of Children's Books by Michelle Markel

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Vashti Harrison

4.66

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Nicholas Day

4.15

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There Was a Party for Langston

Jason Reynolds

4.48

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4.32

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David Sedaris

3.55

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Orris and Timble: The Beginning

Kate DiCamillo

4.37

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Julie Leung

4.38

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