15 best-selling picture books books like Charcoal Boys by Roger Mello

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Charcoal Boys

By: Roger Mello

3.01

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

From Hans Christian Andersen Award and Batchelder Honor Medal-winning author Roger Mello, a poetic …

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1. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science

By: Joyce Sidman

4.33

Format: 120 pages, Hardcover

Bugs, of all kinds, were considered to be “born of mud” and to be “beasts of the devil.”  Why would… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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2. The Train of States

By: Peter Sís

3.88

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

The train of states is rolling by -- rush to the window and watch it go! The very first car? The ve… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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3. What's Your Favorite Color?

By: Eric Carle

4.14

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

Everybody has a favorite color. Some like blue balloons or brown buildings or mint green ice cream … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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4. I Want My Hat Back

By: Jon Klassen

4.35

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A picture-book delight by a rising talent tells a cumulative tale with a mischievous twist. The … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
"What if I never see it again? What if nobody ever finds it? My poor hat. I miss it so much."

-Jon Klassen, I Want My Hat Back

5. The Tale of Despereaux

By: Kate DiCamillo , Timothy Basil Ering

3.49

Format: 465 pages,

A brave mouse, a covetous rat, a wishful serving girl, and a princess named Pea come together in Ka… read more

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6. And Then It's Spring

By: Julie Fogliano , Erin E. Stead

3.26

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Following a snow-filled winter, a young boy and his dog decide that they've had enough of all that … read more

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7. 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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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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8. A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking

By: T. Kingfisher

4.09

Format: 306 pages, Paperback

2021 LODESTAR AWARD for BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK Fourteen-year-old Mona isn’t like the wizards char… read more

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"After a minute, I said, “I never wanted to be a hero."

-T. Kingfisher, A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking

"She shouldn't have had to be a hero.' 'No,' said the Duchess, 'no, no one should."

-T. Kingfisher, A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking

"I expect this won’t be your last set of medals, my dear. Heroism is an unfortunate habit."

-T. Kingfisher, A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking

"...but hey, once a baker, always a baker. If I was going to get thrown in the dungeon, at least I was going to leave a trail of quality pastries behind me."

-T. Kingfisher, A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking

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9. The Lost Library

By: Rebecca Stead

4.14

Format: 215 pages, Hardcover

A little free library guarded by a cat and a boy who takes on the mystery it keeps. When a myst… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
"But aren’t “parents"

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"That delicious book smell, his heart said."

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"Being a Great Reader means feeling something about books."

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"Head high, my dear! Eyes up! Take your place in the world!"

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

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10. The 1619 Project: Born on the Water

By: Nikole Hannah-Jones

4.69

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The 1619 Project’s lyrical picture book in verse chronicles the consequences of slavery and the his… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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11. Ploof

By: Ben Clanton

4.19

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

Come play with Ploof! Meet a friendly cloud full of feelings in this interactive picture book for f… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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12. Just One Flake

By: Travis Jonker

4.00

Format: 48 pages, Kindle Edition

Just One Flake is a hilarious celebration of wintertime, curiosity, and outdoor play in this author… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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13. Kaleidoscope

By: Brian Selznick

3.69

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

A ship. A garden. A library. A key. In Kaleidoscope, the incomparable Brian Selznick presents the s… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
"And then the wind turned into a hurricane inside my mind"

-Brian Selznick, Kaleidoscope

"Nothing makes living people feel more powerless than Death"

-Brian Selznick, Kaleidoscope

"Life isn't organized. Why should my library be any diffrent?"

-Brian Selznick, Kaleidoscope

"Maybe time is uncontrollable, and endless, and ... dangerous."

-Brian Selznick, Kaleidoscope

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14. Celia Planted a Garden: The Story of Celia Thaxter and Her Island Garden

By: Phyllis Root

4.07

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From an all-star team comes a lyrical picture-book biography about a writer and master gardener who… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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15. Invisible Things

By: Andy J Pizza

4.29

Format: 52 pages, Kindle Edition

This creatively wacky exploration of the invisible things that make up the human experience encoura… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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16. Migrantes

By: Issa Watanabe

4.18

Format: 38 pages, Paperback

La Organización Internacional de la Migración (OIM) estima que en el mundo hay 258 millones de inmi… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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17. Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You

By: Sonia Sotomayor

4.49

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Feeling different, especially as a kid, can be tough. But in the same way that different types of p… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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18. Lemon Butterfly

By: Cao Wenxuan

3.08

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A lemon butterfly is searching for the most beautiful thing in the world, a field of flowers. Throu… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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19. Charcoal Boys

By: Roger Mello

3.01

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

From Hans Christian Andersen Award and Batchelder Honor Medal-winning author Roger Mello, a poetic … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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20. What If One Day...

By: Bruce Handy

3.96

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

This thought-provoking,  playful picture book from NYT Best Children's Book author Bruce Handy and … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens

9 must-read fiction books like Charcoal Boys by Roger Mello

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I Want My Hat Back

Jon Klassen

4.35

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Berry Song

Michaela Goade

4.43

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A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking

T. Kingfisher

4.09

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The Lost Library

Rebecca Stead

4.14

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Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

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The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7)

Jory John

4.17

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No Cats in the Library

Lauren Emmons

4.46

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If I Was a Horse

Sophie Blackall

3.79

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