15 Top nonfiction books like Library Girl: How Nancy Pearl Became America's Most Celebrated Librarian by Karen Henry Clark

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Library Girl: How Nancy Pearl Became America's Most Celebrated Librarian

By: Karen Henry Clark

4.37

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Library Girl is the inspiring childhood story of how beloved librarian, author, and Seattle icon, N…

"Because reading, Nancy knew, helped people find dreams of their own . . . with the turn of every page."

-Karen Henry Clark, Library Girl: How Nancy Pearl Became America's Most Celebrated Librarian

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Library Girl: How Nancy Pearl Became America's Most Celebrated Librarian by Karen Henry Clark , here is a list of 15 books like this:

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1. Hot Dog

By: Doug Salati

4.29

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From a critically acclaimed creator comes this summery picture book featuring an overheated--and ov… read more

Similar categories in Doug Salati's Hot Dog book and Karen Henry Clark's Library Girl: How Nancy Pearl Became America's Most Celebrated Librarian

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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2. Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

By: Christopher Denise

4.51

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A Caldecott Honor Winner and  New York Times  Bestseller!  A determined Owl builds strength and … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of Where Butterflies Fill the Sky by Zahra Marwan

3. Where Butterflies Fill the Sky

By: Zahra Marwan

3.86

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

An evocative picture book debut that tells the true story of the author's immigration from Kuwait t… read more

Similar categories in Zahra Marwan's Where Butterflies Fill the Sky book and Karen Henry Clark's Library Girl: How Nancy Pearl Became America's Most Celebrated Librarian

  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
Cover of A Library by Nikki Giovanni

4. 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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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • storytime
  • books about books
  • juvenile
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5. 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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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner) by Carole Lindstrom

6. We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner)

By: Carole Lindstrom

4.51

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the many Indigenous-led movements across North America, We Are Water Protectors issues … read more

Similar categories in Carole Lindstrom's We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner) book and Karen Henry Clark's Library Girl: How Nancy Pearl Became America's Most Celebrated Librarian

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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7. Just a Girl: A True Story of World War II

By: Lia Levi

3.84

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

In this memoir translated from Italian to English, a Jewish girl grows up during a difficult time o… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • childrens
"Mi racconto le mie paure anche per tenerle sott'occhio. Per me è così da sempre: se penso a una cosa, se la temo, so che non può succedermi. Le disgrazie arrivano perché non ti sono mai venute in men…"

-Lia Levi, Just a Girl: A True Story of World War II

Cover of Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment by Parker Curry

8. Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment

By: Parker Curry

4.40

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times bestseller! A visit to Washington, DC’s National Portrait Gallery forever alter… read more

Similar categories in Parker Curry's Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment book and Karen Henry Clark's Library Girl: How Nancy Pearl Became America's Most Celebrated Librarian

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
Cover of The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of by Kirsten W. Larson

9. The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of

By: Kirsten W. Larson

4.35

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A poetic picture book celebrating the life and scientific discoveries of the groundbreaking astrono… read more

Similar categories in Kirsten W. Larson's The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of book and Karen Henry Clark's Library Girl: How Nancy Pearl Became America's Most Celebrated Librarian

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
Cover of The Corgi and the Queen by Caroline L. Perry

10. 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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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival by Estelle Nadel

11. The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival

By: Estelle Nadel

4.48

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

A heartrending graphic memoir about a young Jewish girl's fight for survival in Nazi occupied Polan… read more

Similar categories in Estelle Nadel's The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival book and Karen Henry Clark's Library Girl: How Nancy Pearl Became America's Most Celebrated Librarian

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

12. 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 Karen Henry Clark's Library Girl: How Nancy Pearl Became America's Most Celebrated Librarian

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
Cover of A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L'Engle and the Making of a Wrinkle in Time by Charlotte Jones Voiklis

13. A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L'Engle and the Making of a Wrinkle in Time

By: Charlotte Jones Voiklis

4.04

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An inspiring picture book biography of beloved author Madeleine L'Engle and the making of A Wrinkle… read more

Similar categories in Charlotte Jones Voiklis's A Book, Too, Can Be a Star: The Story of Madeleine L'Engle and the Making of a Wrinkle in Time book and Karen Henry Clark's Library Girl: How Nancy Pearl Became America's Most Celebrated Librarian

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • books about books
Cover of A Perfect Fit: How Lena “Lane” Bryant Changed the Shape of Fashion by Mara Rockliff

14. A Perfect Fit: How Lena “Lane” Bryant Changed the Shape of Fashion

By: Mara Rockliff

4.19

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Discover how the Lane Bryant clothing brand changed the way we buy clothes forever by celebrating b… read more

Similar categories in Mara Rockliff's A Perfect Fit: How Lena “Lane” Bryant Changed the Shape of Fashion book and Karen Henry Clark's Library Girl: How Nancy Pearl Became America's Most Celebrated Librarian

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Library Girl: How Nancy Pearl Became America's Most Celebrated Librarian by Karen Henry Clark

15. Library Girl: How Nancy Pearl Became America's Most Celebrated Librarian

By: Karen Henry Clark

4.37

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Library Girl is the inspiring childhood story of how beloved librarian, author, and Seattle icon, N… read more

Similar categories in Karen Henry Clark's Library Girl: How Nancy Pearl Became America's Most Celebrated Librarian book and Karen Henry Clark's Library Girl: How Nancy Pearl Became America's Most Celebrated Librarian

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • storytime
  • books about books
  • juvenile
"Because reading, Nancy knew, helped people find dreams of their own . . . with the turn of every page."

-Karen Henry Clark, Library Girl: How Nancy Pearl Became America's Most Celebrated Librarian

Cover of All About Nothing (All About Noticing) by Elizabeth Rusch

16. All About Nothing (All About Noticing)

By: Elizabeth Rusch

4.32

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

An artful picture book exploration of negative space and the beauty of nothingness. This mindful me… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Rusch's All About Nothing (All About Noticing) book and Karen Henry Clark's Library Girl: How Nancy Pearl Became America's Most Celebrated Librarian

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Simone Biles (Little People, BIG DREAMS) by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara

17. Simone Biles (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

By: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara

4.24

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

In this book from the multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the… read more

Similar categories in Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara's Simone Biles (Little People, BIG DREAMS) book and Karen Henry Clark's Library Girl: How Nancy Pearl Became America's Most Celebrated Librarian

  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of Daughter of the Light-Footed People: The Story of Indigenous Marathon Champion Lorena Ramírez by Belen Medina

18. Daughter of the Light-Footed People: The Story of Indigenous Marathon Champion Lorena Ramírez

By: Belen Medina

4.29

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Meet Lorena Ramírez, an Indigenous Rarámuri athlete from Mexico who is internationally known for wi… read more

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  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Tiny Jumper: How Tiny Broadwick Created the Parachute Rip Cord by Candy Dahl

19. Tiny Jumper: How Tiny Broadwick Created the Parachute Rip Cord

By: Candy Dahl

4.11

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

This thrilling biography tells the story of Tiny Broadwick, the first woman to ever parachute from … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
Cover of A Story Is to Share: How Ruth Krauss Found Another Way to Tell a Tale by Carter Higgins

20. A Story Is to Share: How Ruth Krauss Found Another Way to Tell a Tale

By: Carter Higgins

3.93

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The extraordinarily told, one-of-a-kind story of legendary author and children’s book icon Ruth Kra… read more

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  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction

9 must-read history books like Library Girl: How Nancy Pearl Became America's Most Celebrated Librarian by Karen Henry Clark

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Just a Girl: A True Story of World War II

Lia Levi

3.84

Transform Your Habits

The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of

Kirsten W. Larson

4.35

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The Corgi and the Queen

Caroline L. Perry

4.55

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The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival

Estelle Nadel

4.48

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Nina: A Story of Nina Simone

Traci N. Todd

4.50

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Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer

Traci Sorell

4.12

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Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky

Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond

4.42

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Just a Girl: A True Story of World War II

Lia Levi

3.84

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