16 best-selling juvenile books like Mother of Sharks by Melissa Cristina Márquez

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Mother of Sharks

By: Melissa Cristina Márquez

4.18

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Forbes 30 Under 30 Honoree and globally renowned shark scientist Melissa Cristina Márquez teams up …

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Cover of Islandborn by Junot Díaz, Leo Espinosa

1. 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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  • picture books
  • childrens

2. Library Mouse (Library Mouse #1)

By: Daniel Kirk

3.00

Format: 468 pages, Hardcover

A shy mouse who lives in the library decides to write and illustrate his own tales. When he's done,… read more

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3. Skippyjon Jones

By: Judy Schachner

3.95

Format: None pages,

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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

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  • contemporary
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7) by Jory John

5. The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7)

By: Jory John

4.17

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

The Big Cheese is the best at everything, and brags about it, too. When the annual Cheese-cathlon c… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale by Jon Klassen

6. The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

By: Jon Klassen

4.26

Format: 105 pages, None

Jon Klassen's retelling of a traditional Tyrolean folktale.In a big abandoned house, on a barren hi… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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7. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • contemporary
"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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8. The Baker and the Bard

By: Fern Haught

3.62

Format: 147 pages, Paperback

Author-artist Fern Haught weaves an enchanting, gentle fantasy tale of friendship, determination, a… read more

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9. 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
Cover of Gustavo, the Shy Ghost (The World of Gustavo, #1) by Flavia Z. Drago

10. Gustavo, the Shy Ghost (The World of Gustavo, #1)

By: Flavia Z. Drago

4.38

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

This winning debut picture book from Mexican artist Flavia Z. Drago about finding the courage to ma… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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11. The Magical Yet

By: Angela DiTerlizzi

4.35

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This Yet finds a way, even when you don't, And, Yet knows you will, when you think you won't. E… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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12. A Day With No Words

By: Tiffany Hammond

4.68

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A must-read that belongs in every home and classroom, A Day With No Words invites readers into the … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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13. 100 Mighty Dragons All Named Broccoli

By: David LaRochelle

4.19

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

"A nonstop dragon party . . . Irresistible." —Publishers Weekly This wacky counting adventure by G… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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14. 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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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • nature
  • juvenile
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15. 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

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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16. Don't Trust Cats: Life Lessons from Chip the Dog

By: Dev Petty

3.92

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

Chip the dog from Don't Eat Bees is back, with more "wisdom" to share, including some hard-won life… read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of The Scariest Kitten in the World by Kate Messner

17. The Scariest Kitten in the World

By: Kate Messner

3.90

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

WARNING! This is a VERY scary story. It is the most spine-chilling story anyone could ever read. It… read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Tokyo Night Parade by J.P. Takahashi

18. Tokyo Night Parade

By: J.P. Takahashi

4.15

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Spirited Away meets Where the Wild Things Are by way of yokai   mythology in this enchanting pictur… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Kindest Red (The Proudest Blue #2) by Ibtihaj Muhammad

19. The Kindest Red (The Proudest Blue #2)

By: Ibtihaj Muhammad

4.30

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The sequel to the acclaimed New York Times bestseller The Proudest Blue shows the power of friendsh… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Are You Big? by Mo Willems

20. Are You Big?

By: Mo Willems

3.71

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Mo Willems, #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning author-illustrator, tackles a BIG concept … read more

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  • science
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Bitsy Bat, School Star by Kaz Windness

21. Bitsy Bat, School Star

By: Kaz Windness

4.42

Format: None pages, None

A little bat struggles to fit in only to learn to celebrate differences in this heartfelt picture b… read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of What's Inside a Caterpillar Cocoon?: And Other Questions About Moths & Butterflies by Rachel Ignotofsky

22. What's Inside a Caterpillar Cocoon?: And Other Questions About Moths & Butterflies

By: Rachel Ignotofsky

4.46

Format: 48 pages, Kindle Edition

With warm and heart-fluttering illustrations, discover the next nonfiction picture book about butte… read more

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  • science
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • nature
  • juvenile
Cover of Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day by Jolene Gutiérrez

23. Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

By: Jolene Gutiérrez

4.61

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

A reassuring rhyming picture book about sensory overload and what you can do when everything is too… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
"When feelings go on overload, I pause and breathe and all is . . . slowed."

-Jolene Gutiérrez, Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

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24. Mother of Sharks

By: Melissa Cristina Márquez

4.18

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Forbes 30 Under 30 Honoree and globally renowned shark scientist Melissa Cristina Márquez teams up … read more

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  • science
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • biography memoir
  • contemporary
  • womens
  • environment
  • nature
  • juvenile
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25. Brave Baby Hummingbird

By: Sy Montgomery

4.29

Format: 48 pages, ebook

A picture book about the most exquisite and extraordinary of winged creatures—hummingbirds. The … read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • nature
  • juvenile
Cover of I Am a Masterpiece!: An Empowering Story About Inclusivity and Growing Up with Down Syndrome by Mia Armstrong

26. I Am a Masterpiece!: An Empowering Story About Inclusivity and Growing Up with Down Syndrome

By: Mia Armstrong

4.26

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

Tween actress Mia Armstrong celebrates her fun, funny, beautiful childhood living with Down syndrom… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Benita and the Night Creatures by Mariana Llanos

27. Benita and the Night Creatures

By: Mariana Llanos

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Benita loves to read in bed but keeps getting interrupted by a whistling Tunche, a scary Supay and … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of How This Book Got Red by Margaret Chiu Greanias

28. How This Book Got Red

By: Margaret Chiu Greanias

4.20

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this clever picture book tale about the power of representation, a red panda decides to write he… read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Forever and Always by Brittany J.  Thurman

29. Forever and Always

By: Brittany J. Thurman

4.25

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this lyrical picture book from two breakout picture book creators, a young Black child waits for… read more

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

30. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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31. The Dictionary Story

By: Sam Winston

4.35

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

The much-anticipated new picture book from the best-selling, award-winning creators of A Child of B… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens

28 Best childrens books like Mother of Sharks by Melissa Cristina Márquez

Transform Your Habits

Islandborn

Junot Díaz , Leo Espinosa

3.77

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7)

Jory John

4.17

Transform Your Habits

The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

Jon Klassen

4.26

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18 must-read fiction books like The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7) by Jory John

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7)

Jory John

4.17

Transform Your Habits

If I Was a Horse

Sophie Blackall

3.79

Transform Your Habits

We Don't Lose Our Class Goldfish (Penelope Rex, #3)

Ryan T. Higgins

4.30

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