25 Top picture books books like The Dreamer by Il Sung Na

Cover of The Dreamer by Il Sung Na

The Dreamer

By: Il Sung Na

3.81

Format: 46 pages, Hardcover

Even pigs can learn to Once, there was a pig who admired birds. But he could never join them. Or c…

If you liked the picture books plot in The Dreamer by Il Sung Na , here is a list of 25 books like this:

Cover of Baseball Saved Us by Ken Mochizuki, Dom Lee

1. Baseball Saved Us

By: Ken Mochizuki , Dom Lee

4.24

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Shorty and his family, along with thousands of Japanese Americans, are sent to an internment camp a… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes, Gordon C. James

2. Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut

By: Derrick Barnes , Gordon C. James

4.38

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The barbershop is where the magic happens. Boys go in as lumps of clay and, with princely robes dra… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Town Is by the Sea by Joanne Schwartz, Sydney Smith

3. Town Is by the Sea

By: Joanne Schwartz , Sydney Smith

4.17

Format: 52 pages, Hardcover

A young boy wakes up on a summer morning and looks out at the sea. He goes about his day, calling o… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

4. When We Were Alone

By: David Alexander Robertson , Julie Flett

3.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

When a young girl helps tend to her grandmother's garden, she begins to notice things that make her… read more

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5. The Night Diary

By: Veera Hiranandani

4.22

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In the vein of Inside Out and Back Again and The War That Saved My Life comes a poignant, personal,… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction

6. A Different Pond

By: Bao Phi , Thi Bui

4.50

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

Acclaimed poet Bao Phi delivers a powerful, honest glimpse into a relationship between father and s… read more

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7. Strictly No Elephants

By: Lisa Mantchev , Taeeun Yoo

4.67

Format: None pages, Hardcover

When the local Pet Club won't admit a boy's tiny pet elephant, he finds a solution--one that involv… read more

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8. Alma and How She Got Her Name

By: Juana Martinez-Neal

3.47

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In which the protagonist asks her father about the long name he gave her. read more

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9. Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan

By: Ashley Bryan

4.40

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Newbery Honor Book Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book U… read more

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10. Sulwe

By: Lupita Nyong'o

4.66

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times bestseller! From Academy Award–winning actress Lupita Nyong’o comes a powerful,… read more

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  • fantasy
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
"Mama asked, "What is your name?" "Sulwe," she muttered. "And what doe sit mean?" "Star," Sulwe whispered. "Brightness is not in your skin, my love. Brightness is just who you are. As for beauty," Mam…"

-Lupita Nyong'o, Sulwe

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11. Someone Builds the Dream

By: Lisa Wheeler

4.37

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Buildings, bridges, and books don't exist without the laborers who are often invisible in the final… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard

12. Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story

By: Kevin Noble Maillard

4.42

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

Fry bread is food. It is warm and delicious, piled high on a plate. Fry bread is time. It brin… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Milo Imagines the World by Matt de la Peña

13. Milo Imagines the World

By: Matt de la Peña

4.49

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Milo is on a long subway ride with his older sister. To pass the time, he studies the faces around … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner) by Carole Lindstrom

14. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Bodies Are Cool by Tyler Feder

15. Bodies Are Cool

By: Tyler Feder

4.61

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

This cheerful love-your-body picture book for preschoolers is an exuberant read-aloud with bright a… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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16. The Undefeated

By: Kwame Alexander

4.66

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This poem is a love letter to black life in the United States. It highlights the unspeakable trauma… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Do You Remember? by Sydney Smith

17. Do You Remember?

By: Sydney Smith

4.26

Format: 45 pages, Kindle Edition

From the creator of Small in the City and the illustrator of Town Is by the Sea and Sidewalk Flower… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving Story by Danielle Greendeer

18. Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving Story

By: Danielle Greendeer

4.36

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this Wampanoag story told in a Native tradition, two kids from the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe learn… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Your Name Is a Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

19. Your Name Is a Song

By: Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

4.56

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Frustrated by a day full of teachers and classmates mispronouncing her beautiful name, a little gir… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Laxmi's Mooch by Shelly Anand

20. Laxmi's Mooch

By: Shelly Anand

4.31

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A joyful, body-positive picture book about a young Indian American girl's journey to accept her bod… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Hike by Pete Oswald

21. Hike

By: Pete Oswald

4.36

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Take to the trails for a celebration of nature—and a day spent with dad. In the cool and quiet e… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond

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

By: Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond

4.42

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Discover a world of creativity and tradition in this fascinating picture book that explores the his… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Remember Balloons by Jessie Oliveros

23. The Remember Balloons

By: Jessie Oliveros

4.72

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

James’s Grandpa has the best balloons because he has the best memories. He has balloons showing Dad… read more

Similar categories in Jessie Oliveros's The Remember Balloons book and Il Sung Na's The Dreamer

  • fantasy
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of At the Mountain's Base by Traci Sorell

24. At the Mountain's Base

By: Traci Sorell

4.12

Format: 26 pages, Hardcover

A family, separated by duty and distance, waits for a loved one to return home in this picture book… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book by Carole Lindstrom

25. My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book

By: Carole Lindstrom

4.57

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning and bestselling author of We Are Water Protectors comes an empowering pictur… read more

Similar categories in Carole Lindstrom's My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book book and Il Sung Na's The Dreamer

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Opening the Road: Victor Hugo Green and His Green Book by Keila V.  Dawson

26. Opening the Road: Victor Hugo Green and His Green Book

By: Keila V. Dawson

4.48

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Hungry? Check the Green Book. Tired? Check the Green Book. Sick? Check the Green Book. In th… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Still This Love Goes On by Buffy Sainte-Marie

27. Still This Love Goes On

By: Buffy Sainte-Marie

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A love letter to Indigenous communities everywhere, this picture book gorgeously illustrated by Jul… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You by Sonia Sotomayor

28. 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
Cover of I Am Smoke by Henry L. Herz

29. I Am Smoke

By: Henry L. Herz

4.36

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

Smoke speaks in mesmerizing riddles: “I lack a mouth, but I can speak…. I lack hands, but I can pus… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Wintergarden by Janet Fox

30. Wintergarden

By: Janet Fox

3.86

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Growing and harvesting an herb garden can be fun and oh so satisfying—even in the dead of winter. … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Dreamer by Il Sung Na

31. The Dreamer

By: Il Sung Na

3.81

Format: 46 pages, Hardcover

Even pigs can learn to Once, there was a pig who admired birds. But he could never join them. Or c… read more

Similar categories in Il Sung Na's The Dreamer book and Il Sung Na's The Dreamer

  • growth mindset
  • 2nd grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • birds
  • international literature

14 Best fiction books like The Dreamer by Il Sung Na

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Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut

Derrick Barnes , Gordon C. James

4.38

Transform Your Habits

Town Is by the Sea

Joanne Schwartz , Sydney Smith

4.17

Transform Your Habits

The Night Diary

Veera Hiranandani

4.22

Transform Your Habits

Sulwe

Lupita Nyong'o

4.66

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24 Top fiction books like Hike by Pete Oswald

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Ish (Creatrilogy)

Peter H. Reynolds

4.39

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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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Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

Christopher Denise

4.51

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