19 Best picture books books like Idia of the Benin Kingdom (Our Ancestories) by Ekiuwa Aire

Cover of Idia of the Benin Kingdom (Our Ancestories) by Ekiuwa Aire

Idia of the Benin Kingdom (Our Ancestories)

By: Ekiuwa Aire

4.44

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

Idia of the Benin Kingdom is an empowering children's picture book that takes readers on a beautifu…

If you liked the picture books plot in Idia of the Benin Kingdom (Our Ancestories) by Ekiuwa Aire , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. The Emperor's Egg

By: Martin Jenkins , Jane Chapman

4.10

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

"Students who are wild about penguins and classrooms doing units on them will find  The Emperor's E… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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2. The Cellist of Sarajevo

By: Steven Galloway

4.00

Format: 235 pages, Hardcover

This brilliant novel with universal resonance, set during the 1990s Siege of Sarajevo, tells the st… read more

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  • canada
"A bullet leaves evidence that a mortar doesn't."

-Steven Galloway, The Cellist of Sarajevo

"The choices she's made have left her without choice."

-Steven Galloway, The Cellist of Sarajevo

"... life is a series of tiny, unavoidable decisions."

-Steven Galloway, The Cellist of Sarajevo

"You don't choose what to believe. Belief chooses you."

-Steven Galloway, The Cellist of Sarajevo

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3. The Luminaries

By: Eleanor Catton

3.67

Format: None pages, Hardcover

It is 1866, and young Walter Moody has come to make his fortune upon the New Zealand goldfields. On… read more

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4. A Single Shard

By: Linda Sue Park

3.85

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Tree-ear, an orphan, lives under a bridge in Ch'ulp'o, a potters' village famed for delicate celado… read more

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5. Miss Nelson Is Missing! (Miss Nelson, #1)

By: James Marshall , None

3.92

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

The kids in Room 207 were misbehaving again. Spitballs stuck to the ceiling. Paper planes whizzing … read more

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6. Precious and the Monkeys (Precious Ramotswe's Very First Cases, #1)

By: Alexander McCall Smith

3.83

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Well before Precious Ramotswe founded her Number One Ladies Detective Agency, as an eight-year-old … read more

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7. The Pout-Pout Fish

By: Deborah Diesen , Dan Hanna , None

1.00

Format: 64 pages,

A NEW YORK TIMESBEST SELLER Deep in the water, Mr. Fish swims about With his fish face stuck In a p… read more

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8. The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

By: Jon Klassen

4.26

Format: 105 pages, None

Jon Klassen's retelling of a traditional Tyrolean folktale.In a big abandoned house, on a barren hi… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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9. Snapdragon

By: Kat Leyh

4.48

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Kat Leyh’s Snapdragon is a magical realist graphic novel about a young girl who befriends her town’… read more

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10. Somebody's Wife

By: Robbi Renee

4.39

Format: 287 pages, Kindle Edition

“Jemma had me at hello… but she was somebody’s wife.” Dr. Ezekiel Green is ready to make a fresh… read more

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11. Dating in the Dark (Dating, #1)

By: Alexandria Bishop

3.46

Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition

Who says turning 30 has to be a bad thing? Tinley Scott is in a rut. Or so her best friend and … read more

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"Shoot me now. Please just take me into the back room, whack me over the head, and be done with it. I’m ready to meet my maker and own up to the shit I’ve done in this life for the kind of karma being…"

-Alexandria Bishop, Dating in the Dark (Dating, #1)

"Damn right you are. Tinley, you know I love you, and I want nothing but the best for you. But you are only as capable as you believe you are. I know you could do anything you want to in this world, b…"

-Alexandria Bishop, Dating in the Dark (Dating, #1)

"Me: Hypothetical question. Mystery Date: Okay, shoot. Me: If someone were to carry five very heavy bags of groceries from their car to their apartment. Then proceed to spend hours baking cupcakes. Do…"

-Alexandria Bishop, Dating in the Dark (Dating, #1)

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12. A Sky-Blue Bench

By: Bahram Rahman

4.27

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

It's Afghani schoolgirl Aria's first day back at school since her accident. She's excited, but she'… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • canada
Cover of Have You Ever Wondered What You Will Be? by Junia Wonders

13. Have You Ever Wondered What You Will Be?

By: Junia Wonders

4.33

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

“This ‘whimsical, engaging, beautifully illustrated’ picture book (Kirkus Reviews) offers a myriad … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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14. Luna and the Sky Dragon: A Stargazing Adventure Story

By: Bethan Woollvin

3.75

Format: 33 pages, Kindle Edition

An inspiring story perfect for little stargazers.Luna loves the sky and finding out about all the w… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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15. Layla, the Last Black Unicorn

By: Tiffany Haddish

3.41

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From beloved comedian, actress, and New York Times bestselling author Tiffany Haddish comes Layla, … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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16. Brave Like That

By: Lindsey Stoddard

4.35

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Find yourself. Find your place. Find your brave. This uplifting tale, which award-winning author… read more

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  • childrens
  • family
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17. Maurice and His Dictionary

By: Cary Fagan

4.23

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

This is the story of one refugee family’s harrowing journey, based on author Cary Fagan’s own famil… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
Cover of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky (Tristan Strong, #1) by Kwame Mbalia

18. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky (Tristan Strong, #1)

By: Kwame Mbalia

4.18

Format: 482 pages, Hardcover

Seventh-grader Tristan Strong feels anything but strong ever since he failed to save his best frien… read more

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  • childrens
"Can’t live your life with grief whispering in your ear, pulling you this way and that. But you can’t shove it in a drawer deep inside yourself, neither. Naw, you got to sit grief down and talk to it.…"

-Kwame Mbalia, Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky (Tristan Strong, #1)

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19. I'm Not (Very) Afraid of the Dark

By: Anna Milbourne

4.13

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When the sun goes down, the Dark stretches out. It gets bigger and bigger until it covers EVERYTHIN… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of I Love You Through Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall by Junia Wonders

20. I Love You Through Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall

By: Junia Wonders

4.48

Format: 36 pages, Kindle Edition

Gold Medal Winner 2021 MOONBEAM CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARDS Winner 2022 BOOK EXCELLENCE AWARDS Gift Boo… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Do Not Wish For A Pet Ostrich! by Sarina Siebenaler

21. Do Not Wish For A Pet Ostrich!

By: Sarina Siebenaler

4.41

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

What happens when a spunky little girl wishes on a shooting star for a pet of her very own? She … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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22. I Wish You Happiness

By: Michael Wong

4.52

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Mom's Choice Awards® GOLD Award 2021 Readers’ Favorite Book Awards GOLD MEDAL WINNER 2021 Readers… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Tears of a Man Flow Inward: Growing Up in the Civil War in Burundi by Pacifique Irankunda

23. The Tears of a Man Flow Inward: Growing Up in the Civil War in Burundi

By: Pacifique Irankunda

3.83

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A prize-winning young author tells the moving story of growing up during Burundi's civil war in a p… read more

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  • africa
  • history
  • nonfiction
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24. Sadie Sprocket Builds a Rocket

By: Sue Fliess

3.68

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Sadie Sprocket is ready to soar! Sadie Sprocket is a girl with a big dream—to go to Mars! No one… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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25. A Song of Frutas

By: Margarita Engle

4.18

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From Pura Belpré Award–winning author Margarita Engle comes a lively, rhythmic picture book about a… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Idia of the Benin Kingdom (Our Ancestories) by Ekiuwa Aire

26. Idia of the Benin Kingdom (Our Ancestories)

By: Ekiuwa Aire

4.44

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

Idia of the Benin Kingdom is an empowering children's picture book that takes readers on a beautifu… read more

Similar categories in Ekiuwa Aire's Idia of the Benin Kingdom (Our Ancestories) book and Ekiuwa Aire's Idia of the Benin Kingdom (Our Ancestories)

  • africa
  • biography
  • history
  • canada
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • family
  • womens
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27. I Dreamed You

By: Justine Avery

4.25

Format: 36 pages, Kindle Edition

I Dreamed You is a love poem, a testament to the gift that every child is to those who care for him… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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28. Marwan's Journey

By: Patricia de Arias

3.99

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

One night they came... The darkness grew colder, deeper, darker, and swallowed up everything... … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Cray Saves the Day (The Adventures of Cray) by G. Pa Rhymes

29. Cray Saves the Day (The Adventures of Cray)

By: G. Pa Rhymes

4.42

Format: 36 pages, Kindle Edition

Are you looking for an engaging children's book that teaches valuable lessons about environmental r… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Nyima and the Blue Bear: A Tale of Hope and Compassion (WildKind) by Angela Castillo

30. Nyima and the Blue Bear: A Tale of Hope and Compassion (WildKind)

By: Angela Castillo

4.25

Format: 38 pages, Kindle Edition

Can Nyima help Baby Blue Bear find his mother? Nyima and his Yak, Yeshe, rescue an adorable blue… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Princesses Don't Have Sticky Hair: A Fairy Bedtime Story by Angela Castillo

31. Princesses Don't Have Sticky Hair: A Fairy Bedtime Story

By: Angela Castillo

4.31

Format: 36 pages, Kindle Edition

Princesses don't have sticky hair . . . unless they decide to explore a cave and accidentally walk … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens

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