5 Top history books like The Secret Pocket by Peggy Janicki

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The Secret Pocket

By: Peggy Janicki

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

★ “Captures the sympathy of readers and holds their attention...An age-appropriate telling by an In…

If you liked the history plot in The Secret Pocket by Peggy Janicki , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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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 Peggy Janicki's The Secret Pocket

  • picture books
  • childrens
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2. Pretty Ugly

By: David Sedaris

3.55

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

David Sedaris and Ian Falconer make a spectacular splash with this tale of a monster turned ugly—st… read more

Similar categories in David Sedaris's Pretty Ugly book and Peggy Janicki's The Secret Pocket

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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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 Peggy Janicki's The Secret Pocket

  • picture books
  • childrens
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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 Peggy Janicki's The Secret Pocket

  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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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 Peggy Janicki's The Secret Pocket

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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6. 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

Similar categories in Ben Hatke's Things in the Basement book and Peggy Janicki's The Secret Pocket

  • childrens
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7. 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 Peggy Janicki's The Secret Pocket

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • native american
  • indigenous
  • family
Cover of How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee by Carole Boston Weatherford

8. 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 Peggy Janicki's The Secret Pocket

  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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9. 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 Peggy Janicki's The Secret Pocket

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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10. And Then, Boom!

By: Lisa Fipps

4.69

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A gripping new novel-in-verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish , featuring a pove… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Fipps's And Then, Boom! book and Peggy Janicki's The Secret Pocket

  • family
"Friendship is being there to notice someone's about to fall, to try to keep them from falling, to catch them when they fall or to cushion the blow when they do, to feel what they're feeling, and to u…"

-Lisa Fipps, And Then, Boom!

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11. The Tree and the River

By: Aaron Becker

4.31

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In an alternate past—or possible future—a mighty tree stands on the banks of a winding river, beari… read more

Similar categories in Aaron Becker's The Tree and the River book and Peggy Janicki's The Secret Pocket

  • historical
  • picture books
  • childrens
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12. Boobies

By: Nancy Vo

4.11

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A cheeky celebration of boobies! "You have just opened a book about boobies." Meet the Blue-foot… read more

Similar categories in Nancy Vo's Boobies book and Peggy Janicki's The Secret Pocket

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • canada
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13. 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 Peggy Janicki's The Secret Pocket

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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14. 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 Peggy Janicki's The Secret Pocket

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • native american
  • indigenous
  • family
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15. Henry, Like Always

By: Jenn Bailey

4.19

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A beginning chapter book series based on the award-winning picture book A Friend for Henry. Henr… read more

Similar categories in Jenn Bailey's Henry, Like Always book and Peggy Janicki's The Secret Pocket

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • school
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16. The Story of the Saxophone

By: Lesa Cline-Ransome

4.06

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Brassy, smokey, melodious. There's nothing like the saxophone. This incredible work from the award-… read more

Similar categories in Lesa Cline-Ransome's The Story of the Saxophone book and Peggy Janicki's The Secret Pocket

  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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17. Ursula Upside Down

By: Corey R. Tabor

4.36

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Ursula the catfish finds confidence in seeing the world her own way in another innovative, flipped-… read more

Similar categories in Corey R. Tabor's Ursula Upside Down book and Peggy Janicki's The Secret Pocket

  • picture books
  • childrens
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18. Can We Please Give the Police Department to the Grandmothers?

By: Junauda Petrus

4.01

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Based on the viral poem by Coretta Scott King honoree Junauda Petrus, this picture book debut imagi… read more

Similar categories in Junauda Petrus's Can We Please Give the Police Department to the Grandmothers? book and Peggy Janicki's The Secret Pocket

  • picture books
  • childrens
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19. Deep, Deep Down: The Secret Underwater Poetry of the Mariana Trench

By: Lydia Lukidis

4.66

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Deep, deep down, at the very bottom of the ocean, lies a secret world. Through lyrical narration, t… read more

Similar categories in Lydia Lukidis's Deep, Deep Down: The Secret Underwater Poetry of the Mariana Trench book and Peggy Janicki's The Secret Pocket

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

20. 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 Peggy Janicki's The Secret Pocket

  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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21. Empanadas for Everyone

By: Jackie Azúa Kramer

4.09

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In the vein of Thank You, Omu! and Bilal Cooks Daal comes a lyrical and nourishing tale about the i… read more

Similar categories in Jackie Azúa Kramer's Empanadas for Everyone book and Peggy Janicki's The Secret Pocket

  • picture books
  • childrens
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22. The Secret Pocket

By: Peggy Janicki

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

★ “Captures the sympathy of readers and holds their attention...An age-appropriate telling by an In… read more

Similar categories in Peggy Janicki's The Secret Pocket book and Peggy Janicki's The Secret Pocket

  • history
  • childrens
  • canada
  • school
  • historical
  • picture books
  • native american
  • indigenous
  • nonfiction
  • family
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23. Mehndi Boy

By: Zain Bandali

4.31

Format: 100 pages, Hardcover

An artistic, fashion-loving boy unlocks a new talent—and learns to stand up for it—in this chapter … read more

Similar categories in Zain Bandali's Mehndi Boy book and Peggy Janicki's The Secret Pocket

  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • canada
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24. Salma Writes a Book

By: Danny Ramadan

4.36

Format: 120 pages, Hardcover

Picture book charmer Salma stars in a new early chapter book series!Book Two: Salma Writes a BookSa… read more

Similar categories in Danny Ramadan's Salma Writes a Book book and Peggy Janicki's The Secret Pocket

  • family
  • childrens
  • canada
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25. Tadpoles

By: Matt James

3.24

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

One rainy morning, a father and son bond over a walk through a field full of freshly formed ponds t… read more

Similar categories in Matt James's Tadpoles book and Peggy Janicki's The Secret Pocket

  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • canada
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26. The Mystery of the Painted Fan (The Nguyen Kids #3)

By: Linda Trinh

4.08

Format: 120 pages, Hardcover

The third book in the early chapter book series The Nguyen Kids features the youngest sibling, Jaco… read more

Similar categories in Linda Trinh's The Mystery of the Painted Fan (The Nguyen Kids #3) book and Peggy Janicki's The Secret Pocket

  • canada
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27. Home in a Lunchbox

By: Cherry Mo

4.62

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Cherry Mo's stunning debut is about a young girl who immigrates to America and finds home in an une… read more

Similar categories in Cherry Mo's Home in a Lunchbox book and Peggy Janicki's The Secret Pocket

  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • school
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28. Lolo's Sari-Sari Store

By: Sophia N. Lee

4.13

Format: 40 pages, ebook

A little girl holds lessons learned in her grandfather’s sari-sari store close while adjusting to a… read more

Similar categories in Sophia N. Lee's Lolo's Sari-Sari Store book and Peggy Janicki's The Secret Pocket

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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29. The Pencil

By: Susan Avingaq

3.87

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

"Susan and her sister, Rebecca, love watching their mother write letters to people in other camps. … read more

Similar categories in Susan Avingaq's The Pencil book and Peggy Janicki's The Secret Pocket

  • childrens
  • canada
  • picture books
  • native american
  • indigenous
  • family
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30. The Journal of Anxious Izzy Parker

By: Alma Fullerton

4.22

Format: 90 pages, Paperback

Izzy wants to be a lion. But mostly, she feels like a mouse. Eight-year-old Izzy Parker’s bigges… read more

Similar categories in Alma Fullerton's The Journal of Anxious Izzy Parker book and Peggy Janicki's The Secret Pocket

  • canada
Cover of Love without Bounds: An IntersectionAllies Book about Families by Chelsea Johnson

31. Love without Bounds: An IntersectionAllies Book about Families

By: Chelsea Johnson

3.92

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A children's book about diverse types of families, exploring the impact of intersectionality and em… read more

Similar categories in Chelsea Johnson's Love without Bounds: An IntersectionAllies Book about Families book and Peggy Janicki's The Secret Pocket

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family

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