17 Best picture books books like Brown Boy Joy by Thomishia Booker

Cover of Brown Boy Joy by Thomishia Booker

Brown Boy Joy

By: Thomishia Booker

4.36

Format: 27 pages, Paperback

Brown Boy Joy is a necessity in every classroom! This book sparks conversations about diversity. …

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Cover of Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! by Mo Willems

1. Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late!

By: Mo Willems

4.33

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

PreSchool-Grade 2-The star of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! (Hyperion, 2003) returns in anoth… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • african american
  • storytime
Cover of I Love My Hair! by E.B. Lewis, Natasha Anastasia Tarpley

3. I Love My Hair!

By: E.B. Lewis , Natasha Anastasia Tarpley

4.00

Format: 50 pages, Hardcover

No matter how gently Mama pulls as she combs Keyana's hair, it still hurts. Keyana doesn't feel luc… read more

Similar categories in E.B. Lewis's I Love My Hair! book and Thomishia Booker's Brown Boy Joy

  • african american
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens

4. The Day the Crayons Quit

By: Oliver Jeffers , Drew Daywalt

3.53

Format: 39 pages, Hardcover

Poor Duncan just wants to color. But when he opens his box of crayons, he finds only letters, all s… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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5. Pretty Brown Face: Family Celebration Board Books

By: Brian Pinkney , Andrea Davis Pinkney

5.00

Format: None pages, Board Book

Help boil the greens, flip the fish, and slice the pie for a mouth-watering family meal in I Smell … read more

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  • young readers
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens

6. Firebird: Ballerina Misty Copeland Shows a Young Girl How to Dance Like the Firebird

By: Misty Copeland , Christopher Myers

4.11

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In her debut picture book, Misty Copeland tells the story of a young girl--an every girl--whose con… read more

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7. Let's Talk about Race

By: Julius Lester , Karen Barbour

3.15

Format: 252 pages, Hardcover

I am a story. So are you. So is everyone. Julius Lester says, "I write because our lives are storie… read more

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8. We March

By: Shane W. Evans

4.50

Format: None pages,

On August 28, 1963, a remarkable event took place--more than 250,000 people gathered in our nation'… read more

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9. 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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  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
"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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10. 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 Thomishia Booker's Brown Boy Joy

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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11. The Sour Grape (The Food Group #6)

By: Jory John

4.40

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The Sour Grape holds grudges for every reason under the sun. Lime never returned a scarf they borro… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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12. The Good Egg (The Food Group #2)

By: Jory John

4.35

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

In this follow-up to Jory John and Pete Oswald’s popular picture book The Bad Seed, meet the next b… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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13. Huda F Are You?

By: Huda Fahmy

4.17

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

From the creator of Yes, I'm Hot In This, this cheeky, hilarious, and honest graphic novel asks the… read more

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"Use your hijab, woman! Cover that forehead!"

-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Are You?

"I swear if we end up getting joint weddings, we're running away."

-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Are You?

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14. Pink Is for Boys

By: Robb Pearlman

4.04

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An empowering and educational picture book that proves colors are for everyone, regardless of gende… read more

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  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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15. The Day You Begin

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.44

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson and two-time Pura Belpre Illustrator Award winner Raf… read more

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  • african american
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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16. I Am Enough

By: Grace Byers

4.34

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

I Am Enough is the picture book everyone needs This is a gorgeous, lyrical ode to loving who you… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • african american
  • storytime
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17. Bright Star

By: Yuyi Morales

4.10

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Yuyi Morales weaves the tale of a fawn making her way through a landscape that is dangerous, beauti… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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18. I Am Perfectly Designed

By: Karamo Brown

4.20

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

I Am Perfectly Designed is an exuberant celebration of loving who you are, exactly as you are. A bo… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • african american
  • storytime
Cover of Brown Boy Joy by Thomishia Booker

19. Brown Boy Joy

By: Thomishia Booker

4.36

Format: 27 pages, Paperback

Brown Boy Joy is a necessity in every classroom! This book sparks conversations about diversity. … read more

Similar categories in Thomishia Booker's Brown Boy Joy book and Thomishia Booker's Brown Boy Joy

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • young readers
  • picture books
  • african american
  • storytime
Cover of Skin Like Mine (Kids Like Mine, #2) by LaTashia M. Perry

20. Skin Like Mine (Kids Like Mine, #2)

By: LaTashia M. Perry

4.35

Format: 24 pages, Paperback

From the Creators of Hair Like Mine, Skin Like Mine, the second book in the Kids Like Mine Series, … read more

Similar categories in LaTashia M. Perry's Skin Like Mine (Kids Like Mine, #2) book and Thomishia Booker's Brown Boy Joy

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of ABCs for girls like me : an alphabet book highlighting the accomplishments of contemporary Black women by Melanie Goolsby

21. ABCs for girls like me : an alphabet book highlighting the accomplishments of contemporary Black women

By: Melanie Goolsby

4.36

Format: 60 pages, Hardcover

ABC's for Girls Like Me is a book dedicated to sunshining the achievements of Black Women who are b… read more

Similar categories in Melanie Goolsby's ABCs for girls like me : an alphabet book highlighting the accomplishments of contemporary Black women book and Thomishia Booker's Brown Boy Joy

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens

17 Top childrens books like Brown Boy Joy by Thomishia Booker

Transform Your Habits

Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late!

Mo Willems

4.33

Transform Your Habits

Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut

Derrick Barnes , Gordon C. James

4.38

Transform Your Habits

I Love My Hair!

E.B. Lewis , Natasha Anastasia Tarpley

4.00

The Day the Crayons Quit

Oliver Jeffers , Drew Daywalt

3.53

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21 must-read fiction books like Skin Like Mine (Kids Like Mine, #2) by LaTashia M. Perry

Transform Your Habits

The Name Jar

Yangsook Choi

4.14

Transform Your Habits

A Fine, Fine School

Sharon Creech , Harry Bliss

4.12

Transform Your Habits

First Day Jitters

Judy Love , Julie Danneberg

4.02

Transform Your Habits

Mixed Me!

Shane W. Evans , Taye Diggs

4.82

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