15 Top storytime books like Together We Swim by Valerie Bolling

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Together We Swim

By: Valerie Bolling

4.20

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

A joyful, encouraging ode to a mother and son's relationship and the unforgettable experience of a …

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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

Similar categories in Vashti Harrison's Big book and Valerie Bolling's Together We Swim

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • african american
  • storytime
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2. No Cats in the Library

By: Lauren Emmons

4.46

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A stray cat follows her love of books all the way to a new library home in this charming debut pict… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Emmons's No Cats in the Library book and Valerie Bolling's Together We Swim

  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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3. 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

Similar categories in Jon Klassen's The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale book and Valerie Bolling's Together We Swim

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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4. 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 Valerie Bolling's Together We Swim

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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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

Similar categories in Julie Leung's The Truth About Dragons book and Valerie Bolling's Together We Swim

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
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6. Mole Is Not Alone

By: Maya Tatsukawa

4.28

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this cozy picture book about friendship, Mole anxiously decides to journey through underground t… read more

Similar categories in Maya Tatsukawa's Mole Is Not Alone book and Valerie Bolling's Together We Swim

  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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7. Cape

By: Kevin Johnson

4.54

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A young child learns that even superheroes hurt too in this heartrending story about loss and love,… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Johnson's Cape book and Valerie Bolling's Together We Swim

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • african american
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8. 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

Similar categories in Amanda Gorman's Something, Someday book and Valerie Bolling's Together We Swim

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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9. Mr. S: A First Day of School Book

By: Monica Arnaldo

4.21

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

It was the first day of school. But even the kindergarteners of room 2B could tell something was se… read more

Similar categories in Monica Arnaldo's Mr. S: A First Day of School Book book and Valerie Bolling's Together We Swim

  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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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

Similar categories in Joy Harjo's Remember book and Valerie Bolling's Together We Swim

  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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11. 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 Valerie Bolling's Together We Swim

  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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12. 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 Valerie Bolling's Together We Swim

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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13. 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 Valerie Bolling's Together We Swim

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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14. Oh No, the Aunts Are Here

By: Adam Rex

3.67

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Every family has its special aunt: the cool aunt, the wacky aunt, the scary aunt. But this family h… read more

Similar categories in Adam Rex's Oh No, the Aunts Are Here book and Valerie Bolling's Together We Swim

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • storytime
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15. Our Pool

By: Lucy Ruth Cummins

4.25

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

On a hot day, people come from all over the city to spend the day at the pool in this joyful pictur… read more

Similar categories in Lucy Ruth Cummins's Our Pool book and Valerie Bolling's Together We Swim

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • sports
  • storytime
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16. What Happened to You?

By: James Catchpole

4.44

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

The first ever picture book addressing how a disabled child might want to be spoken to.What happene… read more

Similar categories in James Catchpole's What Happened to You? book and Valerie Bolling's Together We Swim

  • parenting
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
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17. The Boo-Boos of Bluebell Elementary

By: Chelsea Lin Wallace

4.38

Format: 60 pages, Hardcover

A rollicking read-aloud featuring a wide cast of characters coming to the school nurse for help wit… read more

Similar categories in Chelsea Lin Wallace's The Boo-Boos of Bluebell Elementary book and Valerie Bolling's Together We Swim

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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18. 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

Similar categories in Nikki Grimes's A Walk in the Woods book and Valerie Bolling's Together We Swim

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • african american
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19. The Walk (A Stroll to the Poll)

By: Winsome Bingham

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

From award-winning creators Winsome Bingham and E.B. Lewis, The Walk (A Stroll to the Poll) is a po… read more

Similar categories in Winsome Bingham's The Walk (A Stroll to the Poll) book and Valerie Bolling's Together We Swim

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • african american
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20. 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

Similar categories in Gary R. Gray Jr.'s I’m From book and Valerie Bolling's Together We Swim

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • african american
  • storytime
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21. 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

Similar categories in Carin Berger's In the Night Garden book and Valerie Bolling's Together We Swim

  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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22. The Voice in the Hollow

By: Will Hillenbrand

3.68

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A young mouse’s shortcut home turns into a fantastical journey guided by a mysterious guardian in t… read more

Similar categories in Will Hillenbrand's The Voice in the Hollow book and Valerie Bolling's Together We Swim

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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23. Time to Make Art

By: Jeff Mack

4.25

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Does art have to be perfect? Where do you begin? This inspiring picture book about making art doubl… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Mack's Time to Make Art book and Valerie Bolling's Together We Swim

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

24. 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

Similar categories in Michelle Markel's Tomfoolery!: Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming-of-Age of Children's Books book and Valerie Bolling's Together We Swim

  • picture books
  • childrens
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25. More than Words: So Many Ways to Say What We Mean

By: Roz Maclean

4.41

Format: 48 pages, Kindle Edition

A CBC Kids Reads Competition FinalistIn the tradition of All Are Welcome and The Day You Begin come… read more

Similar categories in Roz Maclean's More than Words: So Many Ways to Say What We Mean book and Valerie Bolling's Together We Swim

  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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26. Together We Swim

By: Valerie Bolling

4.20

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

A joyful, encouraging ode to a mother and son's relationship and the unforgettable experience of a … read more

Similar categories in Valerie Bolling's Together We Swim book and Valerie Bolling's Together We Swim

  • cultural
  • parenting
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • sports
  • fiction
  • family
  • african american
  • storytime
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27. Two New Years

By: Richard Ho

4.36

Format: 44 pages, Hardcover

This New Year celebration invites readers to learn about Rosh Hashanah and Lunar New Year tradition… read more

Similar categories in Richard Ho's Two New Years book and Valerie Bolling's Together We Swim

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
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28. Remembering

By: Xelena González

4.45

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

>A family remembers their beloved pet dog through the traditions of Día de Muertos.A child and thei… read more

Similar categories in Xelena González's Remembering book and Valerie Bolling's Together We Swim

  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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29. The Concrete Garden

By: Bob Graham

3.91

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A timely, inspiring, and uplifting story about hope and the power of creative expression from one o… read more

Similar categories in Bob Graham's The Concrete Garden book and Valerie Bolling's Together We Swim

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • storytime
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30. My Grandfather's Song

By: Phùng Nguyên Quang

3.97

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

A stunning picture book about a family's connection to their land, their home, and each other--from… read more

Similar categories in Phùng Nguyên Quang's My Grandfather's Song book and Valerie Bolling's Together We Swim

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
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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 Valerie Bolling's Together We Swim

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

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Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

No Cats in the Library

Lauren Emmons

4.46

Transform Your Habits

The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

Jon Klassen

4.26

Transform Your Habits

The Truth About Dragons

Julie Leung

4.38

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Vashti Harrison

4.66

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This Book Is Banned

Raj Haldar

4.13

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Sophie Blackall

3.79

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