17 Best picture books books like My Block Looks Like by Janelle Harper

Cover of My Block Looks Like by Janelle Harper

My Block Looks Like

By: Janelle Harper

4.20

Format: 41 pages, Kindle Edition

A love letter to the hustle, the bustle, the joy, and the grit of city life by debut author and Bro…

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Cover of Big by Vashti Harrison

1. Big

By: Vashti Harrison

4.66

Format: 60 pages, Kindle Edition

This deeply moving story shares valuable lessons about fitting in, standing out, and the beauty of … read more

Similar categories in Vashti Harrison's Big book and Janelle Harper's My Block Looks Like

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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2. Pretty Ugly

By: David Sedaris

3.55

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

David Sedaris and Ian Falconer make a spectacular splash with this tale of a monster turned ugly—st… read more

Similar categories in David Sedaris's Pretty Ugly book and Janelle Harper's My Block Looks Like

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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3. Black Girl You Are Atlas

By: Renée Watson

4.61

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

A thoughtful celebration of Black girlhood by award-winning author and poet Renée Watson. In thi… read more

Similar categories in Renée Watson's Black Girl You Are Atlas book and Janelle Harper's My Block Looks Like

  • poetry
  • african american
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4. The Truth About Dragons

By: Julie Leung

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An unforgettable lyrical picture book that celebrates biracial identity from the award-winning auth… read more

Similar categories in Julie Leung's The Truth About Dragons book and Janelle Harper's My Block Looks Like

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
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5. The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn

By: Shawn Harris

3.76

Format: 48 pages, Library Binding

Meet Teeny-Weeny! A pint-sized unicorn in this funny, modern fairy tale about perception and self-c… read more

Similar categories in Shawn Harris's The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn book and Janelle Harper's My Block Looks Like

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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6. The First State of Being

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Michael Rosario meets a mysterious boy from the future, his life is changed fo… read more

Similar categories in Erin Entrada Kelly's The First State of Being book and Janelle Harper's My Block Looks Like

  • childrens
  • juvenile
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7. The Night War

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words com… read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's The Night War book and Janelle Harper's My Block Looks Like

  • childrens
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8. And Then, Boom!

By: Lisa Fipps

4.69

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A gripping new novel-in-verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish , featuring a pove… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Fipps's And Then, Boom! book and Janelle Harper's My Block Looks Like

  • poetry
"Friendship is being there to notice someone's about to fall, to try to keep them from falling, to catch them when they fall or to cushion the blow when they do, to feel what they're feeling, and to u…"

-Lisa Fipps, And Then, Boom!

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9. The Last Stand

By: Antwan Eady

4.40

Format: 24 pages, Hardcover

The author of Nigel and the Moon, delivers a tender intergenerational story inspired by his childho… read more

Similar categories in Antwan Eady's The Last Stand book and Janelle Harper's My Block Looks Like

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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10. Spider in the Well

By: Jess Hannigan

4.09

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

This cheeky picture book debut from author-illustrator Jess Hannigan tells the darkly dry and utter… read more

Similar categories in Jess Hannigan's Spider in the Well book and Janelle Harper's My Block Looks Like

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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11. The Last Zookeeper

By: Aaron Becker

4.24

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A master of the wordless form imagines a futuristic Noah’s Ark in a luminous sci-fi parable for our… read more

Similar categories in Aaron Becker's The Last Zookeeper book and Janelle Harper's My Block Looks Like

  • picture books
  • childrens
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12. Ahoy!

By: Sophie Blackall

4.09

Format: 48 pages, Library Binding

Join a child captain and parent first mate as they embark on a wild high seas adventure…all without… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Blackall's Ahoy! book and Janelle Harper's My Block Looks Like

  • picture books
  • childrens
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13. Time to Make Art

By: Jeff Mack

4.25

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Does art have to be perfect? Where do you begin? This inspiring picture book about making art doubl… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Mack's Time to Make Art book and Janelle Harper's My Block Looks Like

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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14. Wild Places: The Life of Naturalist David Attenborough

By: Hayley Rocco

4.28

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

An inspiring and accessible picture book biography of the beloved naturalist, broadcaster, and docu… read more

Similar categories in Hayley Rocco's Wild Places: The Life of Naturalist David Attenborough book and Janelle Harper's My Block Looks Like

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller by Breanna J. McDaniel

15. Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller

By: Breanna J. McDaniel

4.41

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

From an award-winning author and illustrator comes this picture book biography about beloved librar… read more

Similar categories in Breanna J. McDaniel's Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller book and Janelle Harper's My Block Looks Like

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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16. Built to Last

By: Minh Lê

4.21

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Meet two friends who think they're building imaginative worlds with blocks but come to realize they… read more

Similar categories in Minh Lê's Built to Last book and Janelle Harper's My Block Looks Like

  • picture books
  • childrens
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17. The Yellow Bus

By: Loren Long

4.36

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Love and Hello, Lighthouse , The Yellow Bus from #1 New York Times bestselling … read more

Similar categories in Loren Long's The Yellow Bus book and Janelle Harper's My Block Looks Like

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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18. Just Like Millie

By: Lauren Castillo

4.35

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In a gentle story from Caldecott Honoree Lauren Castillo, a shy young girl finds exploring her new … read more

Similar categories in Lauren Castillo's Just Like Millie book and Janelle Harper's My Block Looks Like

  • picture books
  • childrens
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19. Being Home

By: Traci Sorell

4.18

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From Sibert honor–winning author Traci Sorell and Caldecott Medal–winning artist Michaela Goade com… read more

Similar categories in Traci Sorell's Being Home book and Janelle Harper's My Block Looks Like

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of My Block Looks Like by Janelle Harper

20. My Block Looks Like

By: Janelle Harper

4.20

Format: 41 pages, Kindle Edition

A love letter to the hustle, the bustle, the joy, and the grit of city life by debut author and Bro… read more

Similar categories in Janelle Harper's My Block Looks Like book and Janelle Harper's My Block Looks Like

  • music
  • new york
  • poetry
  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • urban
  • cities
  • african american
  • juvenile
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21. Home in a Lunchbox

By: Cherry Mo

4.62

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Cherry Mo's stunning debut is about a young girl who immigrates to America and finds home in an une… read more

Similar categories in Cherry Mo's Home in a Lunchbox book and Janelle Harper's My Block Looks Like

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile

19 Best childrens books like My Block Looks Like by Janelle Harper

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

Pretty Ugly

David Sedaris

3.55

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The Truth About Dragons

Julie Leung

4.38

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The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn

Shawn Harris

3.76

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20 Top fiction books like The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly

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Ferris

Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Transform Your Habits

A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

Lisa Yee

3.82

Transform Your Habits

The First State of Being

Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

Dan Gemeinhart

4.54

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