23 must-read fiction books like Night on the Sand by Jaime Kim

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Night on the Sand

By: Jaime Kim

3.81

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In a tender tale of community and resiliency, two brothers who become refugees find hope in their b…

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1. Alma and How She Got Her Name

By: Juana Martinez-Neal

3.47

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In which the protagonist asks her father about the long name he gave her. read more

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2. 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
  • fiction
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3. Berry Song

By: Michaela Goade

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott Medalist Michaela Goade's first self-authored picture book is a celebration of the land s… read more

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  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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4. 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
  • fiction
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5. A Library

By: Nikki Giovanni

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this lyrical picture book, world-renowned poet, New York Times bestselling author, and Coretta S… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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6. Farmhouse

By: Sophie Blackall

4.53

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall invites readers to peek through windows that shine like… read more

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  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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7. The Three Billy Goats Gruff

By: Mac Barnett

4.34

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Once there was a bridge and a terrible and VERY hungry troll lived underneath it. When the three Bi… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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8. Invisible

By: Christina Diaz Gonzalez

4.16

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

For fans of Twins and Allergic, a must-have graphic novel about five very different students who ar… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
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9. From the Tops of the Trees

By: Kao Kalia Yang

4.25

Format: 40 pages, ebook

Father, is all of the world a refugee camp? Young Kalia has never known life beyond the fences o… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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10. Gibberish

By: Young Vo

4.40

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

It's Dat's first day of school in a new country! Dat and his Mah made a long journey to get here, a… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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11. The Door of No Return (The Door of No Return, #1)

By: Kwame Alexander

4.32

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

An instant #1 New York Times Bestseller! From the Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award win… read more

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  • fiction
  • childrens
  • family
"A family tie is like the river. It can bend, but it cannot break."

-Kwame Alexander, The Door of No Return (The Door of No Return, #1)

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12. I'll Go and Come Back

By: Rajani LaRocca

4.46

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A tender, beautifully illustrated story about a girl in America and her grandmother in India, whose… read more

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  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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13. 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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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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14. I Love You Like Yellow

By: Andrea Beaty

4.16

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Andrea Beaty and New York Times bestselling illustrator Vash… read more

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  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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15. A Crown for Corina

By: Laekan Zea Kemp

4.18

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From two Pura Belpré award-winning creators comes the charming story of a girl who learns about a b… read more

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  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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16. Everything in Its Place: A Story of Books and Belonging

By: Pauline David-Sax

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Library Binding

An inspiring and poetic story about reading, libraries, and overcoming shyness to find community. … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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17. Falling Short

By: Ernesto Cisneros

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A novel about two best friends who must rely on each other in unexpected ways. Isaac and Marco a… read more

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  • fiction
  • childrens
  • family
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18. Magnolia Flower

By: Zora Neale Hurston

4.15

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From beloved African American folklorist Zora Neale Hurston comes a moving adaptation by National B… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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19. Stay This Way Forever

By: Linsey Davis

4.31

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Celebrate the joy, wonder, and innocence of being a child with this love letter to the loved ones i… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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20. The Talk

By: Alicia D. Williams

4.58

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

As a little boy grows into a bigger boy, ready to take on the world, he first must have that very d… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • social issues
Cover of Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book) by Angela Joy

21. Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book)

By: Angela Joy

4.66

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

A picture book biography of the mother of Emmett Till, and how she channeled grief over her son's d… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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22. Words to Make a Friend: A Story in Japanese and English

By: Donna Jo Napoli

4.24

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A clever and innovative bilingual English/Japanese picture book about a Japanese girl and an Americ… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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23. Maya’s Song

By: Renée Watson

4.59

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From bestselling, award-winning creators Ren�e Watson and Bryan Collier comes a stunningly crafted … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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24. Kapaemahu

By: Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu

4.42

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An Indigenous legend about how four extraordinary individuals of dual male and female spirit, or Ma… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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25. A Sweet New Year for Ren

By: Michelle Sterling

4.10

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Celebrate the Lunar New Year through a young girl’s family traditions in this charming picture book… read more

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  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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26. Dadaji's Paintbrush

By: Rashmi Sirdeshpande

4.23

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Once, in a tiny village in India, there was a young boy who loved to paint. He lived with his grand… read more

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  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of The Notebook Keeper: A Story of Kindness from the Border by Stephen Briseño

27. The Notebook Keeper: A Story of Kindness from the Border

By: Stephen Briseño

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Based on true events, this inspiring story follows a mama and her daughter who are denied entry at … read more

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  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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28. Night on the Sand

By: Jaime Kim

3.81

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In a tender tale of community and resiliency, two brothers who become refugees find hope in their b… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • social issues
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29. The Crab Ballet: A Picture Book

By: Renée M. LaTulippe

4.17

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When the tide goes out, the curtain goes up on this clever tale of a sunset seaside show starring t… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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30. My GrandMom

By: Lee Gi-eun

3.76

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From an award-winning Korean author comes a charming and joyful story of the bond between a little … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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31. My Poet

By: Patricia MacLachlan

3.85

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the life and craft of Mary Oliver, My Poet celebrates the joy of connecting perception … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens

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Transform Your Habits

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4.66

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4.43

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4.47

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