11 best-selling picture books books like What Can a Citizen Do? by Dave Eggers

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What Can a Citizen Do?

By: Dave Eggers

3.79

Format: 46 pages, Hardcover

Across the course of several seemingly unrelated but ultimately connected actions by different chil…

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1. Chrysanthemum

By: Kevin Henkes

4.17

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

Written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes, the nationally bestselling and celebrated creator of Lilly… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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2. The Dot

By: Peter H. Reynolds

4.25

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

With a simple, witty story and free-spirited illustrations, Peter H. Reynolds entices even the stub… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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3. Fish Girl

By: Donna Jo Napoli , David Wiesner

4.36

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Who is Fish Girl? What is Fish Girl? She lives in a tank in a boardwalk aquarium. She is the main a… read more

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4. My Friend is Sad (Elephant & Piggie, #2)

By: Mo Willems

4.04

Format: 226 pages, Hardcover

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald worries so that Pi… read more

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5. Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad

By: Kadir Nelson , Ellen Levine

3.57

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A stirring, dramatic story of a slave who mails himself to freedom by a Jane Addams Peace Award-win… read more

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6. 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
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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7. Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization

By: Edmund Conway

4.52

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil, and lithium. These fundamental materials have created empires, razed… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
"You can get anything you want from anywhere in the world at a bargain price, but don't [whatever you do] expect to understand how it was made or how it got to you."

-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization

"Brothers and sisters,’ said the man. ‘I want to tell you this. The greatest thing on earth is to have the love of God in your heart, and the next greatest thing is to have electricity in your house.’…"

-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization

"To say that concrete is everywhere is hardly an exaggeration. Despite the fact that we only began mass producing this mixture of sand, aggregates and cement just over a century ago, there are now mor…"

-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization

"A few years ago some geologists sifted through the data [and] estimated that the amount of sand, soil and rock we humans mine and quarry and dredge each year is some 24 times greater than the amount …"

-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization

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8. The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4)

By: Katherine Applegate

4.46

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

For more than a decade, readers have been enchanted by the modern classic The One and Only Ivan , a… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4) book and Dave Eggers's What Can a Citizen Do?

  • childrens
  • juvenile
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9. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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10. Me & Mama

By: Cozbi A. Cabrera

4.14

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

Mama's love is brighter than the sun, even on the rainiest of days. In the tradition of Someday, th… read more

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  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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11. A Rover's Story

By: Jasmine Warga

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade novel about the journey of a fictional Mars rover. Meet Resilience, a Mars rover… read more

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  • childrens
  • juvenile
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12. The Rock from the Sky

By: Jon Klassen

4.19

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

Look up! Turtle really likes standing in his favorite spot. He likes it so much that he asks his… read more

Similar categories in Jon Klassen's The Rock from the Sky book and Dave Eggers's What Can a Citizen Do?

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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13. Things in the Basement

By: Ben Hatke

4.23

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

From New York Times bestselling author Ben Hatke comes Things in the Basement, a young readers grap… read more

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  • childrens
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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
  • juvenile
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15. 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 Dave Eggers's What Can a Citizen Do?

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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16. Song for a Whale

By: Lynne Kelly

4.23

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

The story of a deaf girl's connection to a whale whose song can't be heard by his species, and the … read more

Similar categories in Lynne Kelly's Song for a Whale book and Dave Eggers's What Can a Citizen Do?

  • childrens
"A sound can move anything if it's strong enough."

-Lynne Kelly, Song for a Whale

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17. Speak: The Graphic Novel

By: Laurie Halse Anderson

4.39

Format: 372 pages, Hardcover

The modern classic Speak is now a graphic novel. "Speak up for yourself—we want to know what yo… read more

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"Art without emotion is like chocolate cake without sugar. It makes you gag."

-Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak: The Graphic Novel

"Sometimes I think high school is one long hazing activity. If you're tough enough to survive this, they'll let you become an adult. I hope it's worth it."

-Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak: The Graphic Novel

"The school board banned one of Maya Angelou's books, so the librarian had to take down her poster. I fished it out of the trash. She must be a great writer if the school board is scared of her."

-Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak: The Graphic Novel

"You'd be shocked at how many adults are already dead inside, walking around with no clue, waiting for a heart attack or cancer to finish the job. When people don't express themselves, they die one pi…"

-Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak: The Graphic Novel

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18. Julián Is a Mermaid

By: Jessica Love

4.51

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

In an exuberant picture book, a glimpse of costumed mermaids leaves one boy flooded with wonder and… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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19. The Collectors

By: A.S. King

3.46

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From Michael L. Printz Award winner A.S. King and an all-star team of contributors including Anna-M… read more

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Cover of Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly

20. Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race

By: Margot Lee Shetterly

4.44

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden were good at math...really g… read more

Similar categories in Margot Lee Shetterly's Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race book and Dave Eggers's What Can a Citizen Do?

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of What Can a Citizen Do? by Dave Eggers

21. What Can a Citizen Do?

By: Dave Eggers

3.79

Format: 46 pages, Hardcover

Across the course of several seemingly unrelated but ultimately connected actions by different chil… read more

Similar categories in Dave Eggers's What Can a Citizen Do? book and Dave Eggers's What Can a Citizen Do?

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • politics
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • activism
  • social issues
  • storytime
  • juvenile

15 best-selling childrens books like What Can a Citizen Do? by Dave Eggers

Transform Your Habits

Chrysanthemum

Kevin Henkes

4.17

Transform Your Habits

The Dot

Peter H. Reynolds

4.25

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Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

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The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4)

Katherine Applegate

4.46

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29 Top fiction books like Fish Girl by Donna Jo Napoli, David Wiesner

Transform Your Habits

The Only Child

Guojing

4.33

Transform Your Habits

Fish Girl

Donna Jo Napoli , David Wiesner

4.36

Transform Your Habits

Baba Yaga's Assistant

Emily Carroll , Marika McCoola

3.88

Transform Your Habits

The Baker and the Bard

Fern Haught

3.62

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