23 best-selling picture books books like Brown Sugar Babe by Charlotte Watson Sherman

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Brown Sugar Babe

By: Charlotte Watson Sherman

4.22

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When a little girl has doubts about the color of her skin, her mother shows her all the wonderful, …

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1. Llama Llama Red Pajama

By: Anna Dewdney

4.30

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Llama, Llama red pajama waiting, waiting for his mama. Mama isn’t coming yet. Baby Llama starts … read more

Similar categories in Anna Dewdney's Llama Llama Red Pajama book and Charlotte Watson Sherman's Brown Sugar Babe

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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2. Splat the Cat

By: Rob Scotton

3.75

Format: 271 pages, Hardcover

It's Splat's first day of school and he's worried. What if he doesn't make any new friends? Just in… read more

Similar categories in Rob Scotton's Splat the Cat book and Charlotte Watson Sherman's Brown Sugar Babe

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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3. Sidewalk Flowers

By: JonArno Lawson , Sydney Smith

2.50

Format: 62 pages, Hardcover

In this wordless picture book, a little girl collects wildflowers while her distracted father pays … read more

Similar categories in JonArno Lawson's Sidewalk Flowers book and Charlotte Watson Sherman's Brown Sugar Babe

  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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4. When God Made You

By: David Catrow , Matthew Paul Turner

3.65

Format: 276 pages, Hardcover

YOU, you... God thinks about you. God was thinking of you long before your debut. From early on, ch… read more

Similar categories in David Catrow's When God Made You book and Charlotte Watson Sherman's Brown Sugar Babe

  • picture books
  • childrens
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5. Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions

By: None

4.24

Format: 212 pages, Hardcover

From the best-selling author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feministscomes a powerful new state… read more

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6. The Water Princess

By: Peter H. Reynolds , Susan Verde , None

3.38

Format: None pages,

Based on supermodel Georgie Badiel's childhood, a young girl dreams of bringing clean drinking wate… read more

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7. Juneteenth for Mazie

By: Floyd Cooper

3.78

Format: 438 pages, Hardcover

Mazie is ready to celebrate liberty. She is ready to celebrate freedom. She is ready to celebrate a… read more

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8. Everybody's Son

By: Thrity Umrigar

4.17

Format: None pages, ebook

The bestselling, critically acclaimed author of The Space Between Usand The World We Founddeftly ex… read more

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9. The Pout-Pout Fish

By: Deborah Diesen , Dan Hanna , None

1.00

Format: 64 pages,

A NEW YORK TIMESBEST SELLER Deep in the water, Mr. Fish swims about With his fish face stuck In a p… read more

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10. Thunder Underground

By: Jane Yolen , Josée Masse

3.88

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In this collection of poems, noted children's poet Jane Yolen takes readers on an expedition underg… read more

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11. The Year We Learned to Fly

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.39

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael López’s highly anticipated companion to their #1 New York Times bests… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Woodson's The Year We Learned to Fly book and Charlotte Watson Sherman's Brown Sugar Babe

  • poetry
  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • african american
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12. 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 Charlotte Watson Sherman's Brown Sugar Babe

  • poetry
  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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13. Dreamers

By: Yuyi Morales

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story in this picture-book tribute to the transformative pow… read more

Similar categories in Yuyi Morales's Dreamers book and Charlotte Watson Sherman's Brown Sugar Babe

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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14. Something, Someday

By: Amanda Gorman

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The stunning new picture book by presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman and Caldecott Honor-winn… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Gorman's Something, Someday book and Charlotte Watson Sherman's Brown Sugar Babe

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • african american
  • juvenile
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15. 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 Charlotte Watson Sherman's Brown Sugar Babe

  • picture books
  • childrens
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16. Time for Bed, Old House

By: Janet Costa Bates

4.17

Format: None pages, ebook

Isaac is excited about having a sleepover at Grandpop’s house, but he’s a little nervous about bein… read more

Similar categories in Janet Costa Bates's Time for Bed, Old House book and Charlotte Watson Sherman's Brown Sugar Babe

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • african american
  • juvenile
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17. Rick

By: Alex Gino

4.07

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of George, the story of a boy named Rick who needs to explore his own… read more

Similar categories in Alex Gino's Rick book and Charlotte Watson Sherman's Brown Sugar Babe

  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"Dad says I’m a late bloomer.' 'Maybe. Or maybe you’re blooming now, and you’re just not the kind of flower he was expecting."

-Alex Gino, Rick

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18. A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart

By: Zetta Elliott

4.40

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this poem, a Black child explores his shifting emotions throughout the year. There is a place in… read more

Similar categories in Zetta Elliott's A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart book and Charlotte Watson Sherman's Brown Sugar Babe

  • poetry
  • race
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • african american
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19. I Am Every Good Thing

By: Derrick Barnes

4.61

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

I ama nonstop ball of energy.Powerful and full of light.I am a go-getter. A difference maker. A lea… read more

Similar categories in Derrick Barnes's I Am Every Good Thing book and Charlotte Watson Sherman's Brown Sugar Babe

  • poetry
  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • african american
  • juvenile
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20. Ohana Means Family

By: Ilima Loomis

4.11

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

What makes the tradition of a Hawaiian lu'au unique? Golden light, home-grown food, an ancient l… read more

Similar categories in Ilima Loomis's Ohana Means Family book and Charlotte Watson Sherman's Brown Sugar Babe

  • poetry
  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
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21. The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh

By: Supriya Kelkar

4.37

Format: 28 pages, Hardcover

Harpreet Singh loves his colors—but when his family moves to a new city, everything just feels gray… read more

Similar categories in Supriya Kelkar's The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh book and Charlotte Watson Sherman's Brown Sugar Babe

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
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22. 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

Similar categories in Zora Neale Hurston's Magnolia Flower book and Charlotte Watson Sherman's Brown Sugar Babe

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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23. It's Not What It Looks Like

By: Molly Burke

3.94

Format: 4 pages, Audible Audio

Listening Length: 3 hours and 5 minutes In an audiobook like none you’ve ever heard before, blin… read more

Similar categories in Molly Burke's It's Not What It Looks Like book and Charlotte Watson Sherman's Brown Sugar Babe

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24. Overground Railroad

By: Lesa Cline-Ransome

4.29

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A window into a child's experience of the Great Migration from the award-winning creators of Before… read more

Similar categories in Lesa Cline-Ransome's Overground Railroad book and Charlotte Watson Sherman's Brown Sugar Babe

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • african american
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25. 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 Charlotte Watson Sherman's Brown Sugar Babe

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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26. Mae Among the Stars

By: Roda Ahmed

4.24

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the life of the first African American woman to travel in space, Mae Jemison. When L… read more

Similar categories in Roda Ahmed's Mae Among the Stars book and Charlotte Watson Sherman's Brown Sugar Babe

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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27. 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

Similar categories in Sonia Sotomayor's Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You book and Charlotte Watson Sherman's Brown Sugar Babe

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
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28. My Rainbow

By: Trinity Neal

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A dedicated mom puts love into action as she creates the perfect rainbow-colored wig for her transg… read more

Similar categories in Trinity Neal's My Rainbow book and Charlotte Watson Sherman's Brown Sugar Babe

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Brown Sugar Babe by Charlotte Watson Sherman

29. Brown Sugar Babe

By: Charlotte Watson Sherman

4.22

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When a little girl has doubts about the color of her skin, her mother shows her all the wonderful, … read more

Similar categories in Charlotte Watson Sherman's Brown Sugar Babe book and Charlotte Watson Sherman's Brown Sugar Babe

  • poetry
  • cultural
  • race
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • african american
  • juvenile
Cover of Black Gold by Laura Obuobi

30. Black Gold

By: Laura Obuobi

4.13

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This lyrical picture book is a joyous, poetic, celebration of Black children and a reminder of the … read more

Similar categories in Laura Obuobi's Black Gold book and Charlotte Watson Sherman's Brown Sugar Babe

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • african american
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31. Brown Baby Lullaby

By: Tameka Fryer Brown

4.19

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From sunset to bedtime, two brown-skinned parents lovingly care for their beautiful brown baby: fir… read more

Similar categories in Tameka Fryer Brown's Brown Baby Lullaby book and Charlotte Watson Sherman's Brown Sugar Babe

  • poetry
  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • african american
  • juvenile

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Llama Llama Red Pajama

Anna Dewdney

4.30

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Splat the Cat

Rob Scotton

3.75

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Sidewalk Flowers

JonArno Lawson , Sydney Smith

2.50

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The Year We Learned to Fly

Jacqueline Woodson

4.39

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Vashti Harrison

4.66

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This Book Is Banned

Raj Haldar

4.13

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Julie Leung

4.38

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Sophie Blackall

3.79

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