7 Best biography books like Mother Jones and Her Army of Mill Children by Jonah Winter

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Mother Jones and Her Army of Mill Children

By: Jonah Winter

4.07

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A stunning picture book about Mary "Mother" Jones and the 100 children who marched from Philadelphi…

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1. Sam and Dave Dig a Hole

By: Mac Barnett , Jon Klassen

4.17

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

With perfect pacing, the multi-award-winning, New York Times best-selling team of Mac Barnett and J… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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2. A Boy Called Dickens

By: Deborah Hopkinson , John Hendrix

3.82

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

For years Dickens kept the story of his own childhood a secret. Yet it is a story worth telling. Fo… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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3. Kenny & the Dragon

By: Tony DiTerlizzi

3.96

Format: 151 pages, Hardcover

What do you do when your new best buddy has been designated a scourge by the community and marked f… read more

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  • childrens
"Who else is going to create the next great stories for kids to read?"

-Tony DiTerlizzi, Kenny & the Dragon

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4. The Ironwood Tree (The Spiderwick Chronicles, #4)

By: Holly Black , Tony DiTerlizzi

3.95

Format: 114 pages, Hardcover

First a pack of vile, smelly goblins snatch Simon. Then a band of elves try to entrap Jared. Why is… read more

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  • childrens
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5. Beatrice's Goat

By: Hillary Rodham Clinton , Page McBrier , Lori Lohstoeter

4.08

Format: 31 pages, Paperback

More than anything, Beatrice longs to be a schoolgirl. But in her small African village, only child… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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6. Boxes for Katje

By: Candace Fleming , Stacey Dressen-McQueen

3.65

Format: None pages,

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  • historical
  • picture books
  • childrens

7. The Secret Subway

By: Shana Corey , Red Nose Studio

3.73

Format: 251 pages, ebook

From an acclaimed author and a New York TimesBest Illustrated artist comes the fascinating, little-… read more

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8. Bunnicula (Bunnicula, #1)

By: James Howe , Alan Daniel , Deborah Howe

3.67

Format: 117 pages, Paperback

BEWARE THE HARE! Is he or isn't he a vampire? Before it's too late, Harold the dog and Chester the … read more

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9. Amos & Boris

By: William Steig , None

4.43

Format: 303 pages, Paperback

Amos le souriceau aime tellement la mer qu'un jour, fascine par les baleines, il tombe de son batea… read more

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10. The Three Pigs

By: David Wiesner

4.09

Format: None pages, Hardcover

This Caldecott Medal-winning picture book begins placidly (and familiarly) enough, with three pigs … read more

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11. Zen Ties

By: Jon J. Muth

3.07

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Summer fading new friends' faces lighten the way home. Summer has arrived -- and so has Koo, Stillw… read more

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12. 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
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13. Garlic and the Vampire

By: Bree Paulsen

4.30

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

A farm-fresh debut graphic novel starring a heroine who is braver than she realizes. Garlic feel… read more

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  • childrens
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14. 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
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15. The Sour Grape (The Food Group #6)

By: Jory John

4.40

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The Sour Grape holds grudges for every reason under the sun. Lime never returned a scarf they borro… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of We Don't Lose Our Class Goldfish (Penelope Rex, #3) by Ryan T.  Higgins

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

By: Ryan T. Higgins

4.30

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Penelope Rex faces her biggest (and fishiest) fear in this companion to the #1 New York Times best-… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice by Tommie Smith

17. Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice

By: Tommie Smith

4.46

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
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18. Garlic and the Witch

By: Bree Paulsen

4.36

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Bree Paulsen's brave little protagonist, Garlic, is back in this charmingly illustrated standalone … read more

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  • childrens
Cover of Elf Dog and Owl Head by M.T. Anderson

19. 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
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20. Sleepy Sheepy

By: Lucy Ruth Cummins

3.72

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From critically acclaimed author Lucy Ruth Cummins and Pete Oswald, New York Times bestselling illu… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London's Poop Pollution Problem by Colleen Paeff

21. The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London's Poop Pollution Problem

By: Colleen Paeff

4.35

Format: None pages, None

Discover the true story about the determined engineer who fixed London’s pollution problem in this … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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22. Beautifully Me

By: Nabela Noor

4.37

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From designer, creator, and self-love advocate Nabela Noor (@Nabela) comes a much-needed picture bo… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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23. Hummingbird

By: Natalie Lloyd

4.37

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Natalie Lloyd returns with her most personal book to date, a story about a girl … read more

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  • childrens
Cover of The Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown by Mac Barnett

24. The Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown

By: Mac Barnett

4.21

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A picture book biography of Margaret Wise Brown, the author of Goodnight Moon, Runaway Bunny, and o… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
"There are patterns in a life, and patterns in a story, but in real lives and good stories the patterns are hard to see... But sometimes you find a book that feels as strange as life does. These books…"

-Mac Barnett, The Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown

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25. Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration

By: Samara Cole Doyon

4.20

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

If Walt Whitman were reborn as a vibrant young woman of color, this is the book he might write. Ame… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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26. Help Wanted: Must Love Books

By: Janet Sumner Johnson

4.26

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When Shailey's dad gets a new job, she loses her bedtime reading partner. She immediately starts in… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Through the Window: Views of Marc Chagall's Life and Art by Barb Rosenstock

27. Through the Window: Views of Marc Chagall's Life and Art

By: Barb Rosenstock

3.71

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A gorgeous, expressive picture-book biography of Marc Chagall by the Caldecott Honor team behind Th… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of Mother Jones and Her Army of Mill Children by Jonah Winter

28. Mother Jones and Her Army of Mill Children

By: Jonah Winter

4.07

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A stunning picture book about Mary "Mother" Jones and the 100 children who marched from Philadelphi… read more

Similar categories in Jonah Winter's Mother Jones and Her Army of Mill Children book and Jonah Winter's Mother Jones and Her Army of Mill Children

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • activism
  • labor
Cover of Luminous: Living Things That Light Up the Night by Julia Kuo

29. Luminous: Living Things That Light Up the Night

By: Julia Kuo

4.17

Format: 44 pages, Hardcover

Kids 4 to 8 will marvel at the brightly glowing creatures and other living organisms in this stunni… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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30. Zen Happiness

By: Jon J. Muth

4.10

Format: 26 pages, Hardcover

This beautiful, small-format gift book contains twelve inspiring and affirmational sayings that tak… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Samuel Morse, That's Who!: The Story of the Telegraph and Morse Code by Tracy Nelson Maurer

31. Samuel Morse, That's Who!: The Story of the Telegraph and Morse Code

By: Tracy Nelson Maurer

3.83

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Writer Tracy Nelson Maurer and illustrator El Primo Ramón present a lively picture book biography o… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction

7 Top history books like Mother Jones and Her Army of Mill Children by Jonah Winter

Transform Your Habits

A Boy Called Dickens

Deborah Hopkinson , John Hendrix

3.82

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Tommie Smith

4.46

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Colleen Paeff

4.35

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The Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown

Mac Barnett

4.21

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5 Top fiction books like The Sour Grape (The Food Group #6) by Jory John

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Creepy Crayon!

Aaron Reynolds

4.32

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The Sour Grape (The Food Group #6)

Jory John

4.40

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Mo Willems

4.12

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Anna Kang

4.10

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