15 Top picture books books like Because You Are by Jael Richardson

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Because You Are

By: Jael Richardson

4.60

Format: 32 pages, ebook

A picture book about self-esteem, inner beauty and making a difference from celebrated author, fest…

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Cover of The Stone Thrower: A Daughter's Lessons, a Father's Life by Jael Ealey Richardson

1. The Stone Thrower: A Daughter's Lessons, a Father's Life

By: Jael Ealey Richardson

4.10

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A daughter discovers herself while uncovering her father's legendary past in football. At the ag… read more

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Cover of The Stone Thrower by Jael Ealey Richardson, Matt James, Jael Ealey Richardson MFA

2. The Stone Thrower

By: Jael Ealey Richardson , Matt James , Jael Ealey Richardson MFA

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The African-American football player Chuck Ealey grew up in a segregated neighborhood of Portsmouth… read more

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Cover of The Wonderful Things You Will Be by Emily Winfield Martin

3. The Wonderful Things You Will Be

By: Emily Winfield Martin

3.97

Format: 250 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestsellerthat celebrates the dreams, acceptance, and love that parents have for… read more

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Cover of Stolen Words by Gabrielle Grimard, Melanie Florence

4. Stolen Words

By: Gabrielle Grimard , Melanie Florence

3.97

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

The story of the beautiful relationship between a little girl and her grandfather. When she asks he… read more

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5. Scarborough

By: Catherine Hernandez

4.19

Format: 208 pages,

Scarborough is a low-income, culturally diverse neighborhood east of Toronto, the fourth largest ci… read more

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6. Creepy Crayon!

By: Aaron Reynolds

4.32

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

A #1 New York Times bestseller! From the team behind the New York Times bestselling Creepy Carro… read more

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Cover of The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster by Mo Willems

7. The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster

By: Mo Willems

4.12

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times best-selling, award-winning author and illustrator Mo Willems! Buckle up… read more

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8. Five Little Indians

By: Michelle Good

4.48

Format: 304 pages, ebook

Taken from their families when they are very small and sent to a remote, church-run residential sch… read more

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9. Mina

By: Matthew Forsythe

4.12

Format: 68 pages, ebook

From the creator of the acclaimed and beloved Pokko and the Drum comes an emotionally resonant, “ri… read more

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10. We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story

By: Simu Liu

4.35

Format: 320 pages, ebook

Marvel's newest recruit shares his own inspiring and unexpected origin story, from China to the bri… read more

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"Nobody forced us to come here,"

-Simu Liu, We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story

"Canada is not unilaterally friendly, nor is “friendly"

-Simu Liu, We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story

"Acting, like life, gets a bit stale when you only make safe choices."

-Simu Liu, We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story

"Jared had taught me the value of swinging for the fences and being the master of my own destiny."

-Simu Liu, We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story

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11. Perfectly Nice Neighbors

By: Kia Abdullah

3.74

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A riveting and timely thriller, Perfectly Nice Neighbors asks the question: When your dream home co… read more

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12. Brother

By: David Chariandy

3.99

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

An intensely beautiful, searingly powerful, tightly constructed novel, Brother explores questions o… read more

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"She's carrying a backpack, not a suitcase, and this really is how she becomes Aisha."

-David Chariandy, Brother

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13. Amira's Picture Day

By: Reem Faruqi

4.24

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Ramadan has come to an end, and Amira can't wait to stay home from school to celebrate Eid. There's… read more

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Cover of How to Party Like a Snail by Naseem Hrab

14. How to Party Like a Snail

By: Naseem Hrab

4.13

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An introverted snail throws his own kind of party to celebrate all things quiet Snail is a party… read more

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Cover of Our Table by Peter H. Reynolds

15. Our Table

By: Peter H. Reynolds

4.25

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Creative visionary of The Word Collector, Happy Dreamer, and The Dot, #1 New York Times bestseller … read more

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16. I Am Golden

By: Eva Chen

4.27

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

What do you see when you look in the mirror, Mei? Do you see beauty? We see eyes that point towa… read more

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17. 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

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Cover of Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space by Amanda Leduc

18. Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space

By: Amanda Leduc

4.09

Format: 253 pages, Paperback

In fairy tales, happy endings are the norm—as long as you're beautiful and walk on two legs. After … read more

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"...I am struck by how these pitiers unknowingly give voice to the deepest of truths: they cannot imagine this kind of life."

-Amanda Leduc, Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space

" It's so good of you to love them. The Beast, Shrek, the Ugly Duckling and eventual swan. The woman in the wheel chair, the main who wears the mask. I could never do that. And if you do it, that mean…"

-Amanda Leduc, Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space

"Most importantly, it's a message that assumes absolute and unrealistic able-bodiedness. No one with glasses. No crutches, no wheelchairs, no visible differences from girl to girl apart from the colou…"

-Amanda Leduc, Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space

"If society is used to not seeing disabled people in stories, society becomes used to not seeing disabled people in real life. If society is used to not seeing disabled people in real life, society wi…"

-Amanda Leduc, Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space

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19. In My Mosque

By: M.O. Yuksel

4.48

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Step in and discover all the rituals and wonder of the mosque in this lyrical debut picture book fr… read more

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Cover of Busy Spring: Nature Wakes Up (Seasons in the wild) by Sean  Taylor

20. Busy Spring: Nature Wakes Up (Seasons in the wild)

By: Sean Taylor

4.06

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

After a long sleepy winter, the trees, flowers, and animals are getting ready for a busy spring. Di… read more

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21. Because You Are

By: Jael Richardson

4.60

Format: 32 pages, ebook

A picture book about self-esteem, inner beauty and making a difference from celebrated author, fest… read more

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Matt de la Peña , Christian Robinson

4.30

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Mac Barnett , Jon Klassen

4.17

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4.06

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