14 best-selling picture books books like Before They Were Authors: Famous Writers As Kids by Elizabeth Haidle

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Before They Were Authors: Famous Writers As Kids

By: Elizabeth Haidle

4.05

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

This exciting debut in graphic novel format tells the childhood stories of literary legends includi…

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1. The Name Jar

By: Yangsook Choi

4.14

Format: None pages,

The new kid in school needs a new name! Or does she? Being the new kid in school is hard enough, bu… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens

2. On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein

By: Vladimir Radunsky , Jennifer Berne

3.33

Format: 170 pages, Hardcover

A boy rides a bicycle down a dusty road. But in his mind, he envisions himself traveling at a speed… read more

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

3. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

By: William Steig

3.12

Format: None pages, Hardcover

One rainy day, Sylvester finds a magic pebble that can make wishes come true. But when a lion frigh… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens

4. Amelia Bedelia (Amelia Bedelia #1)

By: Peggy Parish , Fritz Siebel

4.09

Format: None pages, Paperback

From dressing the chicken to dusting the furniture, Amelia Bedelia does exactly what Mr. and Mrs. R… read more

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5. The Mitten

By: Jan Brett

3.96

Format: None pages, Hardcover

When Nicki drops his white mitten in the snow, he goes on without realizing that it is missing. One… read more

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6. Redwoods

By: Jason Chin

3.27

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

An ordinary train ride becomes and extraordinary trip to the great ancient forests A subway trip is… read more

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7. Miss Nelson Is Missing! (Miss Nelson, #1)

By: James Marshall , None

3.92

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

The kids in Room 207 were misbehaving again. Spitballs stuck to the ceiling. Paper planes whizzing … read more

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8. The True Gift: A Christmas Story

By: Brian Floca , Patricia MacLachlan

4.15

Format: 128 pages,

Liam and Lily are doing all they can to find a friend for White Cow... With help from the community… read more

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9. The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos

By: LeUyen Pham , Deborah Heiligman

4.75

Format: 14 pages, Hardcover

Most people think of mathematicians as solitary, working away in isolation. And, it's true, many of… read more

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10. Miss Brooks Loves Books!

By: Barbara Bottner , Michael Emberley

3.71

Format: None pages,

With the help of Miss Brooks, Missy's classmates all find books they love in the library--books abo… read more

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Cover of Flying Lessons & Other Stories by Matt de la Peña, Sherman Alexie, Soman Chainani, Walter Dean Myers, Grace Lin, Ellen Oh, Jacqueline Woodson, Kwame Alexander, Tim Federle, Tim Tingle, Meg Medina, Kelly J. Baptist

11. Flying Lessons & Other Stories

By: Matt de la Peña , Sherman Alexie , Soman Chainani , Walter Dean Myers , Grace Lin , Ellen Oh , Jacqueline Woodson , Kwame Alexander , Tim Federle , Tim Tingle , Meg Medina , Kelly J. Baptist

4.04

Format: 5 pages, Audible Audio

For the hardback, see ISBN13: 9781101934593. Whether it is basketball dreams, family fiascos, fi… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Ada Twist, Scientist: A Picture Book (The Questioneers) by David Roberts, Andrea Beaty

12. Ada Twist, Scientist: A Picture Book (The Questioneers)

By: David Roberts , Andrea Beaty

4.50

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Scientist Ada has a boundless imagination and has always been hopelessly curious. Why are there poi… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens

13. Someday, Someday, Maybe

By: Lauren Graham

3.73

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

A charming and laugh-out-loud novel by Lauren Graham, beloved star of Parenthoodand Gilmore Girls, … read more

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14. 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

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  • graphic novels
  • picture books
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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15. The Wall in the Middle of the Book

By: Jon Agee

4.23

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

A foolish knight is certain that his side of the wall is the safe side in this meta picture book. … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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16. Love in the Library

By: Maggie Tokuda-Hall

4.47

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Set in an internment camp where the United States cruelly detained Japanese Americans during WWII a… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • books about books
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17. Lunar New Year Love Story

By: Gene Luen Yang

4.41

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Graphic novel superstars Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham join forces in this heartwarming rom-com ab… read more

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  • graphic novels
Cover of Hooked: Food, Free Will, and How the Food Giants Exploit Our Addictions by Michael  Moss

18. Hooked: Food, Free Will, and How the Food Giants Exploit Our Addictions

By: Michael Moss

3.80

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Michael Moss uses the latest research on addiction to uncover what the scientific and medical commu… read more

Similar categories in Michael Moss's Hooked: Food, Free Will, and How the Food Giants Exploit Our Addictions book and Elizabeth Haidle's Before They Were Authors: Famous Writers As Kids

  • nonfiction
  • history
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19. Fred Gets Dressed

By: Peter Brown

4.15

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From a New York Times bestselling author and Caldecott-honor winning artist comes an exuberant illu… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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20. Banned Book Club

By: Kim Hyun Sook

3.97

Format: 198 pages, Paperback

When Kim Hyun Sook started college in 1983 she was ready for her world to open up. After acing her … read more

Similar categories in Kim Hyun Sook's Banned Book Club book and Elizabeth Haidle's Before They Were Authors: Famous Writers As Kids

  • history
  • biography
  • graphic novels
  • nonfiction
  • books about books
"In times like this, no act is apolitical."

-Kim Hyun Sook, Banned Book Club

"Everyone has a right to the truth. But I don't owe you mine."

-Kim Hyun Sook, Banned Book Club

"But you can learn a lot about history by figuring out what people wanted to hide."

-Kim Hyun Sook, Banned Book Club

"But if they're going to keep calling us communists, we might as well learn what that means!"

-Kim Hyun Sook, Banned Book Club

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21. A Christmas Memory

By: Richard Paul Evans

4.58

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

It’s 1967, and for young Richard it’s a time of heartbreak and turmoil. Over the span of a few mont… read more

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22. Outside In

By: Deborah Underwood

4.24

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Outside is waiting, the most patient playmate of all. The most generous friend. The most miraculous… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Norman Didn't Do It!: (Yes, He Did) by Ryan T.  Higgins

23. Norman Didn't Do It!: (Yes, He Did)

By: Ryan T. Higgins

4.34

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Norman is a porcupine. Mildred is a tree. Norman and Mildred are best friends. Just the two of them… read more

Similar categories in Ryan T. Higgins's Norman Didn't Do It!: (Yes, He Did) book and Elizabeth Haidle's Before They Were Authors: Famous Writers As Kids

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It by Richard V. Reeves

24. Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It

By: Richard V. Reeves

4.07

Format: 298 pages, Hardcover

"A landmark, one of the most important books of the year" - David Brooks, New York Times“Real, prac… read more

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  • nonfiction
"True equality between groups that are different in any way can be attained only by providing for the differences". That´s Margaret Mead again, in 1974. Mead´s idea of true equality might now be label…"

-Richard V. Reeves, Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It

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25. I Want My Book Back

By: Viviane Elbee

4.24

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Daryl loves the dinosaur book he checked out from the library; it takes him on roaring, stomping di… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • books about books
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26. The Christmas Dress

By: Courtney Cole

4.00

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

An enchanted Christmas dress brings two generations of women together for the magic of the season i… read more

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27. When You Can Swim

By: Jack Wong

4.15

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Picture Book Award A reverent celebration of learning to s… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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28. Stealing Home

By: J. Torres

3.99

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

When a boy struggles after moving to a Japanese internment camp during WWII, baseball shows him ano… read more

Similar categories in J. Torres's Stealing Home book and Elizabeth Haidle's Before They Were Authors: Famous Writers As Kids

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
Cover of Before They Were Authors: Famous Writers As Kids by Elizabeth Haidle

29. Before They Were Authors: Famous Writers As Kids

By: Elizabeth Haidle

4.05

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

This exciting debut in graphic novel format tells the childhood stories of literary legends includi… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Haidle's Before They Were Authors: Famous Writers As Kids book and Elizabeth Haidle's Before They Were Authors: Famous Writers As Kids

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • writing
  • books about books
Cover of That's Not My Name! by Anoosha Syed

30. That's Not My Name!

By: Anoosha Syed

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

A debut picture book about loving your name, finding your voice, and standing up for yourself from … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens

16 Top childrens books like Before They Were Authors: Famous Writers As Kids by Elizabeth Haidle

Transform Your Habits

The Name Jar

Yangsook Choi

4.14

None

Roald Dahl , Quentin Blake

None

On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein

Vladimir Radunsky , Jennifer Berne

3.33

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

William Steig

3.12

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18 Top childrens books like Ada Twist, Scientist: A Picture Book (The Questioneers) by David Roberts, Andrea Beaty

Transform Your Habits

Last Stop on Market Street

Matt de la Peña , Christian Robinson

4.30

The Day the Crayons Quit

Oliver Jeffers , Drew Daywalt

3.53

What Do You Do with an Idea?

Kobi Yamada , Mae Besom

4.60

Transform Your Habits

Ada Twist, Scientist: A Picture Book (The Questioneers)

David Roberts , Andrea Beaty

4.50

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