6 Best biography memoir books like Dressing Up the Stars: The Story of Movie Costume Designer Edith Head by Jeanne Walker Harvey

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Dressing Up the Stars: The Story of Movie Costume Designer Edith Head

By: Jeanne Walker Harvey

4.15

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Discover the true story of how a shy miner’s daughter became one of the most legendary costume desi…

If you liked the biography memoir plot in Dressing Up the Stars: The Story of Movie Costume Designer Edith Head by Jeanne Walker Harvey , here is a list of 6 books like this:

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1. Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade

By: Melissa Sweet

4.08

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From Caldecott Honor artist Melissa Sweet comes the perfect Thanksgiving Day picture book. Let's ha… read more

Similar categories in Melissa Sweet's Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade book and Jeanne Walker Harvey's Dressing Up the Stars: The Story of Movie Costume Designer Edith Head

  • art
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
"Every little movement has a meaning of its own. -Tony Sarg"

-Melissa Sweet, Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade

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2. Goodnight Already!

By: Jory John , Benji Davies

4.08

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Meet Bear. He's exhausted. All he wants is to go to sleep. Meet Duck, Bear's persistent next-door n… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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3. 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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4. Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

By: Christopher Denise

4.51

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A Caldecott Honor Winner and  New York Times  Bestseller!  A determined Owl builds strength and … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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5. Crumbs

By: Danie Stirling

3.94

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Falling in love just got sweeter in this charming, romantic YA graphic novel from WEBTOON, the #1 d… read more

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6. The Lost Library

By: Rebecca Stead

4.14

Format: 215 pages, Hardcover

A little free library guarded by a cat and a boy who takes on the mystery it keeps. When a myst… read more

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  • childrens
"But aren’t “parents"

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"That delicious book smell, his heart said."

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"Being a Great Reader means feeling something about books."

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"Head high, my dear! Eyes up! Take your place in the world!"

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

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7. The Last Mapmaker

By: Christina Soontornvat

4.15

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A high-seas adventure set in a Thai-inspired fantasy world. As assistant to Mangkon’s most celeb… read more

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  • childrens
"I couldn't see it then, but I could see it now. I opened my eyes, releasing another stream of tears. I had been trying so hard to run from my past. But the past was like mottlefish ink. Even if it fa…"

-Christina Soontornvat, The Last Mapmaker

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8. Number One Is Walking: My Life in the Movies and Other Diversions

By: Steve Martin

3.72

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Number One Is Walking is Steve Martin’s cinematic legacy―an illustrated memoir of his legendary act… read more

Similar categories in Steve Martin's Number One Is Walking: My Life in the Movies and Other Diversions book and Jeanne Walker Harvey's Dressing Up the Stars: The Story of Movie Costume Designer Edith Head

  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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9. 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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  • art
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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10. A First Time for Everything

By: Dan Santat

4.39

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkwa… read more

Similar categories in Dan Santat's A First Time for Everything book and Jeanne Walker Harvey's Dressing Up the Stars: The Story of Movie Costume Designer Edith Head

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • childrens
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11. Roaming

By: Jillian Tamaki

3.77

Format: 443 pages, Paperback

Spring break, 2009. High school best friends Zoe and Dani are now freshman college students, meetin… read more

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12. Poison Ivy, Vol. 1: The Virtuous Cycle

By: G. Willow Wilson

4.29

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Pamela Isley has been a lot of things in her life. A living god, a super-villain, an activist, a sc… read more

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13. 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

Similar categories in Kwame Alexander's An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner) book and Jeanne Walker Harvey's Dressing Up the Stars: The Story of Movie Costume Designer Edith Head

  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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14. Farmhouse

By: Sophie Blackall

4.53

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall invites readers to peek through windows that shine like… read more

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  • art
  • historical
  • picture books
  • childrens
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15. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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16. Very Good Hats

By: Emma Straub

4.02

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The first picture book by bestselling novelist Emma Straub, this joyous and inventive read-aloud wi… read more

Similar categories in Emma Straub's Very Good Hats book and Jeanne Walker Harvey's Dressing Up the Stars: The Story of Movie Costume Designer Edith Head

  • fashion
  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
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17. Mr. S: A First Day of School Book

By: Monica Arnaldo

4.21

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

It was the first day of school. But even the kindergarteners of room 2B could tell something was se… read more

Similar categories in Monica Arnaldo's Mr. S: A First Day of School Book book and Jeanne Walker Harvey's Dressing Up the Stars: The Story of Movie Costume Designer Edith Head

  • picture books
  • childrens
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18. Ride On

By: Faith Erin Hicks

4.04

Format: 224 pages, None

In Ride On, this middle grade graphic novel from Faith Erin Hicks, twelve-year-old Victoria is burn… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica     Love

19. Julián Is a Mermaid

By: Jessica Love

4.51

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

In an exuberant picture book, a glimpse of costumed mermaids leaves one boy flooded with wonder and… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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20. Maizy Chen's Last Chance

By: Lisa Yee

4.29

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to The Golden Palace! Maizy has never been to Last Chance, Minnesota. . . until now. Her… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Yee's Maizy Chen's Last Chance book and Jeanne Walker Harvey's Dressing Up the Stars: The Story of Movie Costume Designer Edith Head

  • historical
  • childrens
"When you're in a position to help, that means you're in a good place in your own life."

-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance

"Sometimes people don't know their dreams until they're in it. Other times, their dreams escape them because they are too busy being busy."

-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance

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21. The Marvellers (The Conjureverse, #1)

By: Dhonielle Clayton

4.00

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Author Dhonielle Clayton makes her middle-grade debut with a fantasy adventure set in a global magi… read more

Similar categories in Dhonielle Clayton's The Marvellers (The Conjureverse, #1) book and Jeanne Walker Harvey's Dressing Up the Stars: The Story of Movie Costume Designer Edith Head

  • childrens
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22. Nell Plants a Tree

By: Anne Wynter

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This gorgeous picture book shows how one little girl’s careful tending of a pecan tree creates the… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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23. Once Upon a Book

By: Grace Lin

4.21

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From Caldecott and Newbery Honoree Grace Lin and bestselling author Kate Messner comes a modern fol… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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24. The Loud Librarian

By: Jenna Beatrice

4.06

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

A little librarian with a larger-than-life voice finds her place in this sweet and uproarious pictu… read more

Similar categories in Jenna Beatrice's The Loud Librarian book and Jeanne Walker Harvey's Dressing Up the Stars: The Story of Movie Costume Designer Edith Head

  • picture books
  • childrens
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25. 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 Jeanne Walker Harvey's Dressing Up the Stars: The Story of Movie Costume Designer Edith Head

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Corgi and the Queen by Caroline L. Perry

26. The Corgi and the Queen

By: Caroline L. Perry

4.55

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Even a monarch needs a best friend and Queen Elizabeth II found one in a corgi pup she named Susan.… read more

Similar categories in Caroline L. Perry's The Corgi and the Queen book and Jeanne Walker Harvey's Dressing Up the Stars: The Story of Movie Costume Designer Edith Head

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of Zilot & Other Important Rhymes by Bob Odenkirk

27. Zilot & Other Important Rhymes

By: Bob Odenkirk

3.90

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

A  New York Times  Bestseller! An IndieBound Bestseller! A USA Today Bestseller! Emmy Award-wi… read more

Similar categories in Bob Odenkirk's Zilot & Other Important Rhymes book and Jeanne Walker Harvey's Dressing Up the Stars: The Story of Movie Costume Designer Edith Head

  • picture books
  • childrens
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28. The Tower of Life: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs

By: Chana Stiefel

4.63

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A picture book biography of the woman who created The Tower of Faces, an exhibit at the US Holocaus… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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29. Rick the Rock of Room 214

By: Julie Falatko

4.01

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Even rocks have big dreams in this sweet and wacky picture book for fans of Aaron Reynolds and Mac … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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30. My Pet Feet

By: Josh Funk

4.22

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

When the letter R suddenly vanishes, a whole town goes upside-down in this side-splitting picture b… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Dressing Up the Stars: The Story of Movie Costume Designer Edith Head by Jeanne Walker Harvey

31. Dressing Up the Stars: The Story of Movie Costume Designer Edith Head

By: Jeanne Walker Harvey

4.15

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Discover the true story of how a shy miner’s daughter became one of the most legendary costume desi… read more

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  • history
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  • nonfiction
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