12 best-selling history books like Mae Makes a Way: The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat & History Maker by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich

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Mae Makes a Way: The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat & History Maker

By: Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich

4.20

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Tip your hat to fashion designer and civil rights icon Mae Reeves in this picture book biography wr…

If you liked the history plot in Mae Makes a Way: The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat & History Maker by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. Plant the Tiny Seed

By: Christie Matheson

3.76

Format: None pages, Hardcover

How do you make a garden grow? In this companion to Tap the Magic Treeand Touch the Brightest Star,… read more

Similar categories in Christie Matheson's Plant the Tiny Seed book and Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich's Mae Makes a Way: The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat & History Maker

  • picture books
  • childrens
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2. Chrysanthemum

By: Kevin Henkes

4.17

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

Written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes, the nationally bestselling and celebrated creator of Lilly… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Henkes's Chrysanthemum book and Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich's Mae Makes a Way: The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat & History Maker

  • picture books
  • childrens

3. The Arrival

By: Shaun Tan

4.30

Format: 237 pages, Hardcover

In a heartbreaking parting, a man gives his wife and daughter a last kiss and boards a steamship to… read more

Similar categories in Shaun Tan's The Arrival book and Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich's Mae Makes a Way: The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat & History Maker

4. I Just Ate My Friend

By: Heidi McKinnon

3.85

Format: None pages, Hardcover

This beautiful, innovate picture book from an enormously talented new creator will make you laugh o… read more

Similar categories in Heidi McKinnon's I Just Ate My Friend book and Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich's Mae Makes a Way: The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat & History Maker

Cover of Big by Vashti Harrison

5. 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 Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich's Mae Makes a Way: The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat & History Maker

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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6. Berry Song

By: Michaela Goade

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott Medalist Michaela Goade's first self-authored picture book is a celebration of the land s… read more

Similar categories in Michaela Goade's Berry Song book and Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich's Mae Makes a Way: The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat & History Maker

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly

7. 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 Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich's Mae Makes a Way: The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat & History Maker

  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of The Bees of Notre-Dame by Meghan P. Browne

8. The Bees of Notre-Dame

By: Meghan P. Browne

4.01

Format: 41 pages, Kindle Edition

This lyrical, poignant nonfiction picture book tells the fascinating story of the honeybee colonies… read more

Similar categories in Meghan P. Browne's The Bees of Notre-Dame book and Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich's Mae Makes a Way: The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat & History Maker

  • history
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
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9. Oops!

By: Julie Massy

3.70

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Tap the page, shake the book, shout, clap and imagine a silly world of before-and-afters in this in… read more

Similar categories in Julie Massy's Oops! book and Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich's Mae Makes a Way: The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat & History Maker

  • picture books
  • childrens
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10. In Every Life

By: Marla Frazee

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A simple and profound meditation on the many wonders of life from two-time Caldecott Honor recipien… read more

Similar categories in Marla Frazee's In Every Life book and Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich's Mae Makes a Way: The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat & History Maker

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes by Traci N. Todd

11. Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes

By: Traci N. Todd

4.19

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

An evocative picture book biography about the prolific life of Jackie Ormes, whose groundbreaking c… read more

Similar categories in Traci N. Todd's Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes book and Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich's Mae Makes a Way: The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat & History Maker

  • art
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • african american
Cover of The Green Piano: How Little Me Found Music by Roberta Flack

12. The Green Piano: How Little Me Found Music

By: Roberta Flack

4.09

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This autobiographical picture book by the multiple Grammy Award-winning singer Roberta Flack recoun… read more

Similar categories in Roberta Flack's The Green Piano: How Little Me Found Music book and Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich's Mae Makes a Way: The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat & History Maker

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • african american
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13. Canto Contigo

By: Jonny Garza Villa

4.27

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

When a Mariachi star transfers schools, he expects to be handed his new group's lead vocalist spot—… read more

Similar categories in Jonny Garza Villa's Canto Contigo book and Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich's Mae Makes a Way: The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat & History Maker

Cover of The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of by Kirsten W. Larson

14. The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of

By: Kirsten W. Larson

4.35

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A poetic picture book celebrating the life and scientific discoveries of the groundbreaking astrono… read more

Similar categories in Kirsten W. Larson's The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of book and Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich's Mae Makes a Way: The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat & History Maker

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book) by Angela Joy

15. Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book)

By: Angela Joy

4.66

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

A picture book biography of the mother of Emmett Till, and how she channeled grief over her son's d… read more

Similar categories in Angela Joy's Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book) book and Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich's Mae Makes a Way: The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat & History Maker

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • african american
Cover of Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly

16. Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race

By: Margot Lee Shetterly

4.44

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden were good at math...really g… read more

Similar categories in Margot Lee Shetterly's Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race book and Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich's Mae Makes a Way: The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat & History Maker

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • african american
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17. The Book That Almost Rhymed

By: Omar Abed

4.45

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

Every great adventure needs a hero—or two! This playful take on storytelling and equity proves that… read more

Similar categories in Omar Abed's The Book That Almost Rhymed book and Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich's Mae Makes a Way: The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat & History Maker

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Little Houses by Kevin Henkes

18. Little Houses

By: Kevin Henkes

3.88

Format: 40 pages, Library Binding

When a young girl visits her grandparents at the beach, she stays in a little house and walks along… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Henkes's Little Houses book and Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich's Mae Makes a Way: The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat & History Maker

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Kapaemahu by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu

19. Kapaemahu

By: Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu

4.42

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An Indigenous legend about how four extraordinary individuals of dual male and female spirit, or Ma… read more

Similar categories in Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu's Kapaemahu book and Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich's Mae Makes a Way: The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat & History Maker

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
Cover of Does My Body Offend You? by Mayra Cuevas

20. Does My Body Offend You?

By: Mayra Cuevas

4.14

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A timely story of two teenagers who discover the power of friendship, feminism, and standing up for… read more

Similar categories in Mayra Cuevas's Does My Body Offend You? book and Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich's Mae Makes a Way: The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat & History Maker

"I can’t go to school like this,"

-Mayra Cuevas, Does My Body Offend You?

Cover of Plátanos are Love by Alyssa Reynoso-Morris

21. Plátanos are Love

By: Alyssa Reynoso-Morris

4.54

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A delicious picture book about the ways plantains shape Latinx culture, community, and family, told… read more

Similar categories in Alyssa Reynoso-Morris's Plátanos are Love book and Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich's Mae Makes a Way: The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat & History Maker

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas by Jeanne Walker Harvey

22. Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas

By: Jeanne Walker Harvey

4.30

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Celebrate the life-changing power of art in this inspiring and stunningly illustrated picture book … read more

Similar categories in Jeanne Walker Harvey's Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas book and Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich's Mae Makes a Way: The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat & History Maker

  • art
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • african american
  • juvenile
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23. Problem Solved!

By: Jan Thomas

3.84

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

Rabbit hopes Pete the Problem-Solving Porcupine can get her out of a bind only to wind up with more… read more

Similar categories in Jan Thomas's Problem Solved! book and Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich's Mae Makes a Way: The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat & History Maker

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Empty and Me: A Tale of Friendship and Loss (English and Persian Edition) by Azam Mahdavi

24. Empty and Me: A Tale of Friendship and Loss (English and Persian Edition)

By: Azam Mahdavi

4.23

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

In this bilingual Persian-English picture book, a little girl learns how to live with the gentle gi… read more

Similar categories in Azam Mahdavi's Empty and Me: A Tale of Friendship and Loss (English and Persian Edition) book and Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich's Mae Makes a Way: The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat & History Maker

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Only the Best: The Exceptional Life and Fashion of Ann Lowe by Kate Messner

25. Only the Best: The Exceptional Life and Fashion of Ann Lowe

By: Kate Messner

4.37

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

An inspiring picture book biography about the amazing Ann Lowe—the first nationally-known African A… read more

Similar categories in Kate Messner's Only the Best: The Exceptional Life and Fashion of Ann Lowe book and Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich's Mae Makes a Way: The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat & History Maker

  • art
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • fashion
  • african american
Cover of Mae Makes a Way: The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat & History Maker by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich

26. Mae Makes a Way: The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat & History Maker

By: Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich

4.20

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Tip your hat to fashion designer and civil rights icon Mae Reeves in this picture book biography wr… read more

Similar categories in Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich's Mae Makes a Way: The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat & History Maker book and Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich's Mae Makes a Way: The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat & History Maker

  • art
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • fashion
  • african american
  • juvenile
Cover of Clem and Crab by Fiona Lumbers

27. Clem and Crab

By: Fiona Lumbers

4.05

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Clem is an explorer, a collector, a protector of the seas! Treasure hunting on her beloved beach, s… read more

Similar categories in Fiona Lumbers's Clem and Crab book and Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich's Mae Makes a Way: The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat & History Maker

  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Not a Monster by Claudia Guadalupe Martinez

28. Not a Monster

By: Claudia Guadalupe Martinez

4.18

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

With Spanish vocabulary and a clever color concept, this poetic picture book shares the life cycle … read more

Similar categories in Claudia Guadalupe Martinez's Not a Monster book and Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich's Mae Makes a Way: The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat & History Maker

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Honeybee Rescue: A Backyard Drama by Loree Griffin Burns

29. Honeybee Rescue: A Backyard Drama

By: Loree Griffin Burns

4.39

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Fans of the Scientists in the Field series will love discovering ways to save and protect bees thro… read more

Similar categories in Loree Griffin Burns's Honeybee Rescue: A Backyard Drama book and Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich's Mae Makes a Way: The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat & History Maker

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of H Is for Harlem by Dinah Johnson

30. H Is for Harlem

By: Dinah Johnson

4.43

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

This richly informative and gorgeously illustrated book celebrates Harlem’s vibrant traditions, pas… read more

Similar categories in Dinah Johnson's H Is for Harlem book and Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich's Mae Makes a Way: The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat & History Maker

  • art
  • history
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • african american
Cover of Curve & Flow: The Elegant Vision of L.A. Architect Paul R. Williams by Andrea J. Loney

31. Curve & Flow: The Elegant Vision of L.A. Architect Paul R. Williams

By: Andrea J. Loney

4.30

Format: 48 pages, Library Binding

Discover the remarkable story of an orphaned Black boy who grew up to become the groundbreaking arc… read more

Similar categories in Andrea J. Loney's Curve & Flow: The Elegant Vision of L.A. Architect Paul R. Williams book and Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich's Mae Makes a Way: The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat & History Maker

  • art
  • history
  • biography
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • african american
  • juvenile

26 Top childrens books like Mae Makes a Way: The True Story of Mae Reeves, Hat & History Maker by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich

Transform Your Habits

Plant the Tiny Seed

Christie Matheson

3.76

Transform Your Habits

Chrysanthemum

Kevin Henkes

4.17

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

Berry Song

Michaela Goade

4.43

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13 Best history books like Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes by Traci N. Todd

Transform Your Habits

The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

Nicholas Day

4.15

Transform Your Habits

There Was a Party for Langston

Jason Reynolds

4.48

Transform Your Habits

An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)

Kwame Alexander

4.63

Transform Your Habits

How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee

Carole Boston Weatherford

4.44

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