28 must-read picture books books like My Maddy by Gayle E. Pitman

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My Maddy

By: Gayle E. Pitman

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A child celebrates her Maddy, who is neither mommy nor daddy but a little bit of both, like so many…

If you liked the picture books plot in My Maddy by Gayle E. Pitman , here is a list of 28 books like this:

Cover of Do Like Kyla by James E. Ransome, Angela           Johnson

1. Do Like Kyla

By: James E. Ransome , Angela Johnson

4.35

Format: 26 pages, Paperback

A little girl imitates her big sister Kyla all day, until in the evening Kyla imitates her. read more

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  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The One Day House by Julia Durango, Bianca Diaz

2. The One Day House

By: Julia Durango , Bianca Diaz

4.20

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Wilson dreams of all the ways he can help improve his friend Gigi’s house so that she’ll be warm, c… read more

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  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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3. Just a Minute!

By: Yuyi Morales

3.91

Format: 69 pages, Hardcover

In this original trickster tale, Senor Calavera arrives unexpectedly at Grandma Beetle's door. He r… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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4. My New Mom & Me

By: Renata Galindo

4.03

Format: 166 pages, ebook

Here is a heartwarming and completely accessible story about adoption, diversity, and acceptance. T… read more

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  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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5. First the Egg

By: Laura Vaccaro Seeger

3.95

Format: 128 pages,

WHICH CAME FIRST? The chicken or the egg? Simple die-cuts magically present transformation-- from s… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens

6. Maddi's Fridge

By: Vin Vogel , None

4.06

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Winner of: 2014 Christopher Award, Books for Young People 2014 ILA Primary Fiction Award 2015 MLA M… read more

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7. Hey Black Child

By: Bryan Collier , Useni Eugene Perkins

3.67

Format: 363 pages, Hardcover

Six-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and four-time Caldecott Honor recipient Bryan Collier brin… read more

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8. Thunder Boy Jr.

By: Sherman Alexie , Yuyi Morales

3.57

Format: 271 pages, Hardcover

Thunder Boy Jr. is named after his dad, but he wants a name that's all his own. Just because people… read more

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9. Birdsong

By: Julie Flett

4.27

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

When Katherena and her mother move to a small town, Katherena feels lonely and out of place. But wh… read more

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  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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10. The Cat Man of Aleppo

By: Irene Latham

4.24

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

The courageous and true story of Mohammad Alaa Aljaleel, who in the midst of the Syrian Civil War o… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Milo Imagines the World by Matt de la Peña

11. Milo Imagines the World

By: Matt de la Peña

4.49

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Milo is on a long subway ride with his older sister. To pass the time, he studies the faces around … read more

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  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Friends Are Friends, Forever by Dane  Liu

12. Friends Are Friends, Forever

By: Dane Liu

4.28

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A picture book based on the author's own immigration story, the infinite impact of friendship, and … read more

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  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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13. You Matter

By: Christian Robinson

4.15

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

They All Saw a Cat meets The Important Book in this sensitive and impactful picture book about seei… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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14. Bodies Are Cool

By: Tyler Feder

4.61

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

This cheerful love-your-body picture book for preschoolers is an exuberant read-aloud with bright a… read more

Similar categories in Tyler Feder's Bodies Are Cool book and Gayle E. Pitman's My Maddy

  • queer
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • lgbt
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15. All Because You Matter (An All Because You Matter Book)

By: Tami Charles

4.52

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A love letter to Black and brown children everywhere: reminding them how much they matter, that the… read more

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  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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16. Powwow Day

By: Traci Sorell

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Eight-year-old River is recovering from illness and can't dance at the powwow this year. Will she e… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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17. Hair Love

By: Matthew A. Cherry

4.59

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When mommy is away, it’s up to daddy to do his daughter’s hair in this ode to self-confidence and t… read more

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  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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18. John's Turn

By: Mac Barnett

4.13

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

E. B. White Read-Aloud winner Mac Barnett celebrates individuality in a story told with tenderness … read more

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  • gender
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of My Two Border Towns by David  Bowles

19. My Two Border Towns

By: David Bowles

4.28

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A picture book debut by an award-winning author about a boy's life on the U.S.-Mexico border, visit… read more

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  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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20. I Am Golden

By: Eva Chen

4.27

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

What do you see when you look in the mirror, Mei? Do you see beauty? We see eyes that point towa… read more

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  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of What Are Your Words?: A Book About Pronouns by Katherine  Locke

21. What Are Your Words?: A Book About Pronouns

By: Katherine Locke

4.17

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Follow Ari through their neighborhood as they try to find their words in this sweet, accessible int… read more

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  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • gender
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • gender identity
  • queer
Cover of First Laugh--Welcome, Baby! by Rose Ann Tahe

22. First Laugh--Welcome, Baby!

By: Rose Ann Tahe

4.17

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In Navajo families, the first person to make a new baby laugh hosts the child's First Laugh Ceremon… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero

23. My Papi Has a Motorcycle

By: Isabel Quintero

4.34

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A celebration of the love between a father and daughter, and of a vibrant immigrant neighborhood, b… read more

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  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity by Theresa Thorn

24. It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity

By: Theresa Thorn

4.27

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A picture book that introduces the concept of gender identity to the youngest reader from writer Th… read more

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  • childrens
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • gender
  • picture books
  • gender identity
  • queer
Cover of Bilal Cooks Daal by Aisha Saeed

25. Bilal Cooks Daal

By: Aisha Saeed

4.24

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Six-year-old Bilal introduces his friends to his favorite dish—daal!—in this charming picture book … read more

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  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of When Langston Dances by Kaija Langley

26. When Langston Dances

By: Kaija Langley

4.44

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A young Black boy dreams of dancing in this exuberant, buoyant picture book celebrating the beauty … read more

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  • gender
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of What Riley Wore by Elana K. Arnold

27. What Riley Wore

By: Elana K. Arnold

4.20

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Gender-creative Riley knows just what to wear for every occasion during a busy week with family and… read more

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  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • gender
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • gender identity
  • queer
Cover of My Rainbow by Trinity Neal

28. My Rainbow

By: Trinity Neal

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A dedicated mom puts love into action as she creates the perfect rainbow-colored wig for her transg… read more

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  • childrens
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • gender
  • picture books
  • family
  • queer
Cover of If Polar Bears Disappeared (If Animals Disappeared) by Lily Williams

29. If Polar Bears Disappeared (If Animals Disappeared)

By: Lily Williams

4.18

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The freezing ecosystem in the far north of the globe is home to many different kinds of animals. Th… read more

Similar categories in Lily Williams's If Polar Bears Disappeared (If Animals Disappeared) book and Gayle E. Pitman's My Maddy

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of My Maddy by Gayle E. Pitman

30. My Maddy

By: Gayle E. Pitman

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A child celebrates her Maddy, who is neither mommy nor daddy but a little bit of both, like so many… read more

Similar categories in Gayle E. Pitman's My Maddy book and Gayle E. Pitman's My Maddy

  • childrens
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • gender
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • gender identity
  • genderfluid
  • queer
Cover of Looking for Smile by Ellen Tarlow

31. Looking for Smile

By: Ellen Tarlow

4.23

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Bear wakes one day to find his Smile gone and enlists his friends to help him find it.Bear and Smil… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

19 must-read fiction books like My Maddy by Gayle E. Pitman

Transform Your Habits

Do Like Kyla

James E. Ransome , Angela Johnson

4.35

Transform Your Habits

The One Day House

Julia Durango , Bianca Diaz

4.20

Transform Your Habits

My New Mom & Me

Renata Galindo

4.03

Transform Your Habits

Birdsong

Julie Flett

4.27

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Ida, Always

Charles Santoso , Caron Levis

4.49

Transform Your Habits

This Day in June

Gayle E. Pitman , Kristyna Litten

3.40

Transform Your Habits

My New Mom & Me

Renata Galindo

4.03

Transform Your Habits

First the Egg

Laura Vaccaro Seeger

3.95

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