8 best-selling african american books like The Night Before Freedom: A Juneteenth Story by Glenda Armand

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The Night Before Freedom: A Juneteenth Story

By: Glenda Armand

4.13

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This moving picture book tells the story of Juneteenth with all the care and reverence such a holid…

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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 Glenda Armand's The Night Before Freedom: A Juneteenth Story

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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2. An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)

By: Kwame Alexander

4.63

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times Bestselling and award-winning author  of  The Undefeated , Kwame Alexander, pens … read more

Similar categories in Kwame Alexander's An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner) book and Glenda Armand's The Night Before Freedom: A Juneteenth Story

  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • african american
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3. 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 Glenda Armand's The Night Before Freedom: A Juneteenth Story

  • picture books
  • childrens
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4. 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
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5. I Am a Tornado

By: Drew Beckmeyer

3.75

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An emotionally unaware tornado carves a path of destruction until it picks up a very empathetic cow… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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6. 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 Glenda Armand's The Night Before Freedom: A Juneteenth Story

  • holiday
  • picture books
  • childrens
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7. 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 Glenda Armand's The Night Before Freedom: A Juneteenth Story

  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • african american
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8. One Chicken Nugget

By: Tadgh Bentley

4.06

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the classic folktale "One Grain of Rice," One Chicken Nugget is a monstrously funny new… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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9. Twenty Questions

By: Mac Barnett

3.70

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning creators Mac Barnett and Christian Robinson tap deep into childhood curiosity with a … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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10. Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free: The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth

By: Alice Faye Duncan

4.31

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Black activist Opal Lee had a vision of Juneteenth as a holiday for everyone. Growing up in Texas, … read more

Similar categories in Alice Faye Duncan's Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free: The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth book and Glenda Armand's The Night Before Freedom: A Juneteenth Story

  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • holiday
  • picture books
  • african american
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11. Once Upon a Book

By: Grace Lin

4.21

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From Caldecott and Newbery Honoree Grace Lin and bestselling author Kate Messner comes a modern fol… read more

Similar categories in Grace Lin's Once Upon a Book book and Glenda Armand's The Night Before Freedom: A Juneteenth Story

  • picture books
  • childrens
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12. The Book of Turtles

By: Sy Montgomery

4.50

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Everyone loves turtles. And no wonder: long-lived, unhurried, and ancient, these shelled reptiles a… read more

Similar categories in Sy Montgomery's The Book of Turtles book and Glenda Armand's The Night Before Freedom: A Juneteenth Story

  • picture books
  • childrens
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13. All Rise: The Story of Ketanji Brown Jackson

By: Carole Boston Weatherford

4.20

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court, is an inspiration and r… read more

Similar categories in Carole Boston Weatherford's All Rise: The Story of Ketanji Brown Jackson book and Glenda Armand's The Night Before Freedom: A Juneteenth Story

  • african american
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
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14. Stars of the Night: The Courageous Children of the Czech Kindertransport

By: Caren Stelson

4.47

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This powerful story is told from the collective perspective of the children who were rescued from C… read more

Similar categories in Caren Stelson's Stars of the Night: The Courageous Children of the Czech Kindertransport book and Glenda Armand's The Night Before Freedom: A Juneteenth Story

  • historical
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
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15. Jovita Wore Pants

By: Aida Salazar

4.20

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Scholastic/Levine has acquired Aida Salazar's debut picture book, Jovita Wore Pants, the story of J… read more

Similar categories in Aida Salazar's Jovita Wore Pants book and Glenda Armand's The Night Before Freedom: A Juneteenth Story

  • historical
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
Cover of My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book by Carole Lindstrom

16. My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book

By: Carole Lindstrom

4.57

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning and bestselling author of We Are Water Protectors comes an empowering pictur… read more

Similar categories in Carole Lindstrom's My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book book and Glenda Armand's The Night Before Freedom: A Juneteenth Story

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
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17. The Corgi and the Queen

By: Caroline L. Perry

4.55

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Even a monarch needs a best friend and Queen Elizabeth II found one in a corgi pup she named Susan.… read more

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  • historical
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
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18. Milloo's Mind: The Story of Maryam Faruqi, Trailblazer for Women's Education

By: Reem Faruqi

4.32

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Lailah’s Lunchbox and Unsettled comes a powerful picture book biography about M… read more

Similar categories in Reem Faruqi's Milloo's Mind: The Story of Maryam Faruqi, Trailblazer for Women's Education book and Glenda Armand's The Night Before Freedom: A Juneteenth Story

  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
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19. Every Dreaming Creature

By: Brendan Wenzel

3.79

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for bedtime or at any time, here is a visually stunning exploration of animal senses throug… read more

Similar categories in Brendan Wenzel's Every Dreaming Creature book and Glenda Armand's The Night Before Freedom: A Juneteenth Story

  • picture books
  • childrens
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20. Super Boba Café (Book 1): A Graphic Novel

By: Nidhi Chanani

3.75

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

First in a series, Nidhi Chanani’s Super Boba Café is a sweet and magical middle-grade, full-color … read more

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  • childrens
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21. Give

By: Jen Arena

3.94

Format: 40 pages, Library Binding

A gorgeous and powerful book about how simple acts of kindness can change the world. Pay It Forwar… read more

Similar categories in Jen Arena's Give book and Glenda Armand's The Night Before Freedom: A Juneteenth Story

  • picture books
  • childrens
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22. 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 Glenda Armand's The Night Before Freedom: A Juneteenth Story

  • holiday
  • picture books
  • childrens
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23. Shermy and Shake, the Not-So-Nice Neighbor

By: Kirby Larson

3.42

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

Will summer break be a drag or a blast for meticulous Shermy when rambunctious Shake moves in next … read more

Similar categories in Kirby Larson's Shermy and Shake, the Not-So-Nice Neighbor book and Glenda Armand's The Night Before Freedom: A Juneteenth Story

  • childrens
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24. My Dad Is a DJ

By: Keith Henry Brown

3.88

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

National Book Award winner Kathryn Erskine teams up with Keith Henry Brown on this lyrical picture … read more

Similar categories in Keith Henry Brown's My Dad Is a DJ book and Glenda Armand's The Night Before Freedom: A Juneteenth Story

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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25. Malola's Museum Adventures: Career Day: A Picture Book

By: Joelle Avelino

3.67

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In author-illustrator Joelle Avelino’s full-color picture book Malola’s Museum Career Day , a youn… read more

Similar categories in Joelle Avelino's Malola's Museum Adventures: Career Day: A Picture Book book and Glenda Armand's The Night Before Freedom: A Juneteenth Story

  • picture books
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26. The Night Before Freedom: A Juneteenth Story

By: Glenda Armand

4.13

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This moving picture book tells the story of Juneteenth with all the care and reverence such a holid… read more

Similar categories in Glenda Armand's The Night Before Freedom: A Juneteenth Story book and Glenda Armand's The Night Before Freedom: A Juneteenth Story

  • cultural
  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • holiday
  • picture books
  • african american
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27. I Have a Question

By: Andrew Arnold

3.88

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From rising picture book star Andrew Arnold comes I Have a Question , a book for anyone who’s ever … read more

Similar categories in Andrew Arnold's I Have a Question book and Glenda Armand's The Night Before Freedom: A Juneteenth Story

  • picture books
  • childrens
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28. The Night Before the Nutcracker (American Ballet Theatre)

By: John Robert Allman

4.18

Format: 40 pages, Library Binding

Get a front-row seat and experience the excitement of opening night as young dancers prepare for a … read more

Similar categories in John Robert Allman's The Night Before the Nutcracker (American Ballet Theatre) book and Glenda Armand's The Night Before Freedom: A Juneteenth Story

  • holiday
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Juneteenth: A Picture Book for Kids Celebrating Black Joy by Van G Garrett

29. Juneteenth: A Picture Book for Kids Celebrating Black Joy

By: Van G Garrett

4.11

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A lyrical picture book about our newest national holiday, Juneteenth follows the annual celebration… read more

Similar categories in Van G Garrett's Juneteenth: A Picture Book for Kids Celebrating Black Joy book and Glenda Armand's The Night Before Freedom: A Juneteenth Story

  • history
  • childrens
  • holiday
  • picture books
  • african american
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30. Breaking to the Beat!

By: Linda J. Acevedo

3.63

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A boogie-down picture book about a shy boy named Manolo who overcomes his fears and insecurities to… read more

Similar categories in Linda J. Acevedo's Breaking to the Beat! book and Glenda Armand's The Night Before Freedom: A Juneteenth Story

  • historical
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Forest Keeper– The True Story of Jadav Payeng by Rina  Singh

31. The Forest Keeper– The True Story of Jadav Payeng

By: Rina Singh

4.37

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Trees don’t grow on sandbars . . . but a boy from India grew a forest.What can one person do in the… read more

Similar categories in Rina Singh's The Forest Keeper– The True Story of Jadav Payeng book and Glenda Armand's The Night Before Freedom: A Juneteenth Story

  • picture books
  • childrens

10 must-read history books like The Night Before Freedom: A Juneteenth Story by Glenda Armand

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An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)

Kwame Alexander

4.63

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How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee

Carole Boston Weatherford

4.44

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Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free: The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth

Alice Faye Duncan

4.31

Transform Your Habits

All Rise: The Story of Ketanji Brown Jackson

Carole Boston Weatherford

4.20

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The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

Nicholas Day

4.15

Transform Your Habits

An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)

Kwame Alexander

4.63

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How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee

Carole Boston Weatherford

4.44

Transform Your Habits

The Green Piano: How Little Me Found Music

Roberta Flack

4.09

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