20 must-read picture books books like The Light Within You by Namita Moolani Mehra

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The Light Within You

By: Namita Moolani Mehra

4.29

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A celebration of family love and the light we share with the world. Diya is excited to be going …

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1. The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes

By: Mark Pett , Gary Rubinstein

3.82

Format: 160 pages,

Beatrice Bottomwell has NEVER (not once!) made a mistake... Meet Beatrice Bottomwell: a nine-year-o… read more

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2. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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3. The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7)

By: Jory John

4.17

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

The Big Cheese is the best at everything, and brags about it, too. When the annual Cheese-cathlon c… read more

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  • food
  • picture books
  • childrens
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4. 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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  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • food
  • family
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5. There Was a Party for Langston

By: Jason Reynolds

4.48

Format: 56 pages, ebook

New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds’s debut picture book is a snappy… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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6. Black Girls: A celebration of you!

By: Dominique Furukawa

4.49

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A joyful love letter to every Black girl everywhere. In an upbeat and rhythmic ode, Dominique Furuk… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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7. Dreamers

By: Yuyi Morales

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story in this picture-book tribute to the transformative pow… read more

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  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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8. An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)

By: Kwame Alexander

4.63

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times Bestselling and award-winning author  of  The Undefeated , Kwame Alexander, pens … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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9. Something, Someday

By: Amanda Gorman

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The stunning new picture book by presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman and Caldecott Honor-winn… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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10. Remember

By: Joy Harjo

4.42

Format: 40 pages, None

Michaela Goade, invites young readers to pause and reflect on the wonder of the world around them, … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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11. Lila Greer, Teacher of the Year (The Questioneers)

By: Andrea Beaty

4.47

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Lila Greer, Teacher of the Year is a moving story starring the Questioneers’ teacher that’s all abo… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Beaty's Lila Greer, Teacher of the Year (The Questioneers) book and Namita Moolani Mehra's The Light Within You

  • picture books
  • childrens
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12. How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee

By: Carole Boston Weatherford

4.44

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book From a multi-award-winning pair comes a deeply affecting … read more

Similar categories in Carole Boston Weatherford's How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee book and Namita Moolani Mehra's The Light Within You

  • picture books
  • childrens
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13. Broken Crayons Still Color

By: Toni Collier

3.99

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Help your kids process big feelings, build a social-emotional tool kit, and find beauty in life's c… read more

Similar categories in Toni Collier's Broken Crayons Still Color book and Namita Moolani Mehra's The Light Within You

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
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14. Eyes That Weave the World's Wonders

By: Joanna Ho

4.53

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From  New York Times  bestselling Joanna Ho, of Eyes that Kiss in the Corners, and award-winning ed… read more

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  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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15. 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

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  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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16. I Am You: A Book about Ubuntu

By: Refiloe Moahloli

4.35

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

We may be different, but our hearts beat the same. In southern Africa, there is a belief called … read more

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  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
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17. Say My Name

By: Joanna Ho

4.22

Format: None pages, None

"In moving, lyrical prose, the book celebrates the beauty and sounds of each name alongside their c… read more

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  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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18. Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

By: Jolene Gutiérrez

4.61

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

A reassuring rhyming picture book about sensory overload and what you can do when everything is too… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
"When feelings go on overload, I pause and breathe and all is . . . slowed."

-Jolene Gutiérrez, Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

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19. Desert Queen

By: Jyoti Rajan Gopal

4.47

Format: None pages, None

This picture book biography in verse follows the life of beloved Rajasthani drag performer Queen Ha… read more

Similar categories in Jyoti Rajan Gopal's Desert Queen book and Namita Moolani Mehra's The Light Within You

  • india
  • picture books
  • childrens
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20. Remembering

By: Xelena González

4.45

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

>A family remembers their beloved pet dog through the traditions of Día de Muertos.A child and thei… read more

Similar categories in Xelena González's Remembering book and Namita Moolani Mehra's The Light Within You

  • holiday
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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21. The Light Within You

By: Namita Moolani Mehra

4.29

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A celebration of family love and the light we share with the world. Diya is excited to be going … read more

Similar categories in Namita Moolani Mehra's The Light Within You book and Namita Moolani Mehra's The Light Within You

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • travel
  • holiday
  • picture books
  • religion
  • india
  • food
  • family

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Vashti Harrison

4.66

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The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7)

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4.17

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4.42

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