7 best-selling realistic fiction books like One Thursday Afternoon by Barbara DiLorenzo

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One Thursday Afternoon

By: Barbara DiLorenzo

4.28

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

When Granddad picks Ava up from school one Thursday afternoon, she's quiet. She doesn't want to tal…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in One Thursday Afternoon by Barbara DiLorenzo , here is a list of 7 books like this:

1. Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat

By: Javaka Steptoe

3.71

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the Randolph Caldecott Medal and the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Jean-Michel Bas… 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

Similar categories in Vashti Harrison's Big book and Barbara DiLorenzo's One Thursday Afternoon

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • mental health
  • fiction
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3. Hot Dog

By: Doug Salati

4.29

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From a critically acclaimed creator comes this summery picture book featuring an overheated--and ov… read more

Similar categories in Doug Salati's Hot Dog book and Barbara DiLorenzo's One Thursday Afternoon

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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4. This Book Is Banned

By: Raj Haldar

4.13

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling author of P Is for Pterodactyl Raj Haldar comes a silly and irre… read more

Similar categories in Raj Haldar's This Book Is Banned book and Barbara DiLorenzo's One Thursday Afternoon

  • social justice
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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5. Creepy Crayon!

By: Aaron Reynolds

4.32

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

A #1 New York Times bestseller! From the team behind the New York Times bestselling Creepy Carro… read more

Similar categories in Aaron Reynolds's Creepy Crayon! book and Barbara DiLorenzo's One Thursday Afternoon

  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • school
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6. 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

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's There Was a Party for Langston book and Barbara DiLorenzo's One Thursday Afternoon

  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
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7. Love in the Library

By: Maggie Tokuda-Hall

4.47

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Set in an internment camp where the United States cruelly detained Japanese Americans during WWII a… read more

Similar categories in Maggie Tokuda-Hall's Love in the Library book and Barbara DiLorenzo's One Thursday Afternoon

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of We Don't Lose Our Class Goldfish (Penelope Rex, #3) by Ryan T.  Higgins

8. We Don't Lose Our Class Goldfish (Penelope Rex, #3)

By: Ryan T. Higgins

4.30

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Penelope Rex faces her biggest (and fishiest) fear in this companion to the #1 New York Times best-… read more

Similar categories in Ryan T. Higgins's We Don't Lose Our Class Goldfish (Penelope Rex, #3) book and Barbara DiLorenzo's One Thursday Afternoon

  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • school
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9. 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

Similar categories in Sophie Blackall's Farmhouse book and Barbara DiLorenzo's One Thursday Afternoon

  • art
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
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10. Mina

By: Matthew Forsythe

4.12

Format: 68 pages, ebook

From the creator of the acclaimed and beloved Pokko and the Drum comes an emotionally resonant, “ri… read more

Similar categories in Matthew Forsythe's Mina book and Barbara DiLorenzo's One Thursday Afternoon

  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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11. Tree. Table. Book.

By: Lois Lowry

4.39

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Everyone knows the two Sophies are best friends. One is in elementary school, and one is . . . well… read more

Similar categories in Lois Lowry's Tree. Table. Book. book and Barbara DiLorenzo's One Thursday Afternoon

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • mental health
  • family
  • fiction
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12. Dim Sum Palace

By: X. Fang

4.08

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A little girl's love of dim sum spills over into her dreams, taking her on a fantastical food-fille… read more

Similar categories in X. Fang's Dim Sum Palace book and Barbara DiLorenzo's One Thursday Afternoon

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt (A Little Ghost Quilt Book) by Riel Nason

13. The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt (A Little Ghost Quilt Book)

By: Riel Nason

4.35

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

When you're a quilt instead of a sheet, being a ghost is hard! An adorable picture book for fans of… read more

Similar categories in Riel Nason's The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt (A Little Ghost Quilt Book) book and Barbara DiLorenzo's One Thursday Afternoon

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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14. 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

Similar categories in Grace Lin's Once Upon a Book book and Barbara DiLorenzo's One Thursday Afternoon

  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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15. Sidney the Lonely Cloud

By: Tim Hopgood

4.01

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

It is sad but true that no one is ever pleased to see Cyril the cloud. He's always being blamed for… read more

Similar categories in Tim Hopgood's Sidney the Lonely Cloud book and Barbara DiLorenzo's One Thursday Afternoon

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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16. The Wrong Book

By: Drew Daywalt

3.82

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

What if the narrator of the book you're reading is just...WRONG?! This hilarious book from the auth… read more

Similar categories in Drew Daywalt's The Wrong Book book and Barbara DiLorenzo's One Thursday Afternoon

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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17. All the Beating Hearts

By: Julie Fogliano

3.76

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A tender and compassionate exploration of the shared experiences that bring us all together, be the… read more

Similar categories in Julie Fogliano's All the Beating Hearts book and Barbara DiLorenzo's One Thursday Afternoon

  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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18. All Are Neighbors (An All Are Welcome Book)

By: Alexandra Penfold

3.98

Format: 44 pages, Hardcover

When a new family moves in, the whole neighborhood comes together to celebrate their diverse commun… read more

Similar categories in Alexandra Penfold's All Are Neighbors (An All Are Welcome Book) book and Barbara DiLorenzo's One Thursday Afternoon

  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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19. The Talk

By: Alicia D. Williams

4.58

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

As a little boy grows into a bigger boy, ready to take on the world, he first must have that very d… read more

Similar categories in Alicia D. Williams's The Talk book and Barbara DiLorenzo's One Thursday Afternoon

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • family
  • social issues
Cover of I Am Me: A Book of Authenticity (I Am Books) by Susan Verde

20. I Am Me: A Book of Authenticity (I Am Books)

By: Susan Verde

4.30

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Embrace individuality and being your authentic self in I Am Me , a picture book companion to New Yo… read more

Similar categories in Susan Verde's I Am Me: A Book of Authenticity (I Am Books) book and Barbara DiLorenzo's One Thursday Afternoon

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • mental health
Cover of The Stranger in the Library (Lighthouse Library Mystery #11) by Eva Gates

21. The Stranger in the Library (Lighthouse Library Mystery #11)

By: Eva Gates

4.13

Format: 297 pages, Kindle Edition

Outer Banks librarian Lucy is working on an art show at the library when paintings–and people–start… read more

Similar categories in Eva Gates's The Stranger in the Library (Lighthouse Library Mystery #11) book and Barbara DiLorenzo's One Thursday Afternoon

  • art
  • fiction
Cover of Next Stop by Debbie Fong

22. Next Stop

By: Debbie Fong

4.13

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Stand-alone debut Next Stop is a heartfelt graphic-novel from award-winning illustrator Debbie Fong… read more

Similar categories in Debbie Fong's Next Stop book and Barbara DiLorenzo's One Thursday Afternoon

  • realistic fiction
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • mental health
Cover of How to Count to One: And Don't Even Think About Bigger Numbers! by Caspar Salmon

23. How to Count to One: And Don't Even Think About Bigger Numbers!

By: Caspar Salmon

4.30

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A hilariously irreverent picture book about counting that children will love to outsmart! You know … read more

Similar categories in Caspar Salmon's How to Count to One: And Don't Even Think About Bigger Numbers! book and Barbara DiLorenzo's One Thursday Afternoon

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Door That Had Never Been Open Before (How to Eat a Book #2) by Mrs. MacLeod

24. The Door That Had Never Been Open Before (How to Eat a Book #2)

By: Mrs. MacLeod

3.78

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Mrs. & Mr. MacLeod, authors of the award winning How to Eat a Book, present a whimsical, thought-pr… read more

Similar categories in Mrs. MacLeod's The Door That Had Never Been Open Before (How to Eat a Book #2) book and Barbara DiLorenzo's One Thursday Afternoon

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Spencer's New Pet by Jessie Sima

25. Spencer's New Pet

By: Jessie Sima

4.16

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

From the creator of Not Quite Narwhal comes a classic tale of a boy and his dog—except in this uniq… read more

Similar categories in Jessie Sima's Spencer's New Pet book and Barbara DiLorenzo's One Thursday Afternoon

  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of One Thursday Afternoon by Barbara DiLorenzo

26. One Thursday Afternoon

By: Barbara DiLorenzo

4.28

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

When Granddad picks Ava up from school one Thursday afternoon, she's quiet. She doesn't want to tal… read more

Similar categories in Barbara DiLorenzo's One Thursday Afternoon book and Barbara DiLorenzo's One Thursday Afternoon

  • art
  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • mental health
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • family
  • social issues
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27. The Coat

By: Séverine Vidal

4.17

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Ah, the coat. So warm, so beautiful, so red. It's all Elise has really wanted, and she's been waiti… read more

Similar categories in Séverine Vidal's The Coat book and Barbara DiLorenzo's One Thursday Afternoon

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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28. 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 Barbara DiLorenzo's One Thursday Afternoon

  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • school
Cover of Emergency Quarters by Carlos Matias

29. Emergency Quarters

By: Carlos Matias

4.33

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Author Carlos Matias and Ezra Jack Keats Award–winning illustrator Gracey Zhang deliver a stunning … read more

Similar categories in Carlos Matias's Emergency Quarters book and Barbara DiLorenzo's One Thursday Afternoon

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of The Dictionary Story by Sam Winston

30. The Dictionary Story

By: Sam Winston

4.35

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

The much-anticipated new picture book from the best-selling, award-winning creators of A Child of B… read more

Similar categories in Sam Winston's The Dictionary Story book and Barbara DiLorenzo's One Thursday Afternoon

  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Lots-of-Time Machine by Paulette Bogan

31. The Lots-of-Time Machine

By: Paulette Bogan

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Step inside the lots-of-time machine, where everyone has lots of time to play―and love to share―in … read more

Similar categories in Paulette Bogan's The Lots-of-Time Machine book and Barbara DiLorenzo's One Thursday Afternoon

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family

24 Top fiction books like One Thursday Afternoon by Barbara DiLorenzo

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

Hot Dog

Doug Salati

4.29

Transform Your Habits

This Book Is Banned

Raj Haldar

4.13

Transform Your Habits

Creepy Crayon!

Aaron Reynolds

4.32

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The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn

Shawn Harris

3.76

Transform Your Habits

How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?

Mac Barnett

4.26

Transform Your Habits

I Lived Inside a Whale

Xin Li

4.35

Transform Your Habits

The Worst Teddy Ever

Marcelo Verdad

4.07

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