9 must-read biography books like Breaking Waves: Winslow Homer Paints the Sea by Robert Burleigh

Cover of Breaking Waves: Winslow Homer Paints the Sea by Robert Burleigh

Breaking Waves: Winslow Homer Paints the Sea

By: Robert Burleigh

3.70

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

When Winslow Homer watches the sea, he studies it patiently, making sure to notice every detail bef…

If you liked the biography plot in Breaking Waves: Winslow Homer Paints the Sea by Robert Burleigh , here is a list of 9 books like this:

Cover of All the World by Marla Frazee, Liz Garton Scanlon

1. All the World

By: Marla Frazee , Liz Garton Scanlon

4.24

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

All the world is here. It is there. It is everywhere. All the world is right where you are. … read more

Similar categories in Marla Frazee's All the World book and Robert Burleigh's Breaking Waves: Winslow Homer Paints the Sea

  • poetry
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • nature
Cover of Creepy Carrots! by None, Peter  Brown

2. Creepy Carrots!

By: None , Peter Brown

4.29

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The Twilight Zone comes to the carrot patch in this clever picture book parable about a rabbit who … read more

Similar categories in None's Creepy Carrots! book and Robert Burleigh's Breaking Waves: Winslow Homer Paints the Sea

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Listen to My Trumpet! (Elephant & Piggie, #17) by Mo Willems

3. Listen to My Trumpet! (Elephant & Piggie, #17)

By: Mo Willems

4.83

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald worries so that Pi… read more

Similar categories in Mo Willems's Listen to My Trumpet! (Elephant & Piggie, #17) book and Robert Burleigh's Breaking Waves: Winslow Homer Paints the Sea

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Stuart Little by E.B. White, Garth Williams

4. Stuart Little

By: E.B. White , Garth Williams

3.90

Format: 131 pages, Paperback

E.B. White's classic novel about one small mouse on a very big adventure! Stuart Little is no o… read more

Similar categories in E.B. White's Stuart Little book and Robert Burleigh's Breaking Waves: Winslow Homer Paints the Sea

  • childrens
"Well,"

-E.B. White, Stuart Little

"Very fine law,"

-E.B. White, Stuart Little

"(Not every doctor can look into a mouse's ear without laughing)"

-E.B. White, Stuart Little

"A shaft of sunlight at the end of a dark afternoon, a note of music, and the way the back of a baby’s neck smells if it’s mother keeps it tidy,"

-E.B. White, Stuart Little

5. Cloth Lullaby: The Woven Life of Louise Bourgeois

By: Isabelle Arsenault , Amy Novesky

3.64

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A picture book biography of sculptor Louise Bourgeois focusing on how her childhood family life inf… read more

Similar categories in Isabelle Arsenault's Cloth Lullaby: The Woven Life of Louise Bourgeois book and Robert Burleigh's Breaking Waves: Winslow Homer Paints the Sea

6. Stanley the Builder

By: William Bee

3.59

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

What a job for Stanley - he's building a house for his friend, Myrtle. He will need his digger and … read more

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Cover of Big by Vashti Harrison

7. 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 Robert Burleigh's Breaking Waves: Winslow Homer Paints the Sea

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1) by Christopher Denise

8. 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

Similar categories in Christopher Denise's Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1) book and Robert Burleigh's Breaking Waves: Winslow Homer Paints the Sea

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of No Cats in the Library by Lauren Emmons

9. No Cats in the Library

By: Lauren Emmons

4.46

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A stray cat follows her love of books all the way to a new library home in this charming debut pict… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Emmons's No Cats in the Library book and Robert Burleigh's Breaking Waves: Winslow Homer Paints the Sea

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford

10. Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre

By: Carole Boston Weatherford

4.48

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A look at the Tulsa Race Massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in US history. The… read more

Similar categories in Carole Boston Weatherford's Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre book and Robert Burleigh's Breaking Waves: Winslow Homer Paints the Sea

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
Cover of Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn: A Picture Book by Shannon Hale

11. Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn: A Picture Book

By: Shannon Hale

4.11

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From bestselling duo Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham comes a kitty and unicorn story that celebrates t… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Hale's Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn: A Picture Book book and Robert Burleigh's Breaking Waves: Winslow Homer Paints the Sea

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Fred Gets Dressed by Peter  Brown

12. Fred Gets Dressed

By: Peter Brown

4.15

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From a New York Times bestselling author and Caldecott-honor winning artist comes an exuberant illu… read more

Similar categories in Peter Brown's Fred Gets Dressed book and Robert Burleigh's Breaking Waves: Winslow Homer Paints the Sea

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Rumple Buttercup: A Story of Bananas, Belonging, and Being Yourself by Matthew Gray Gubler

13. Rumple Buttercup: A Story of Bananas, Belonging, and Being Yourself

By: Matthew Gray Gubler

4.66

Format: 136 pages, Hardcover

A charming and inspiring story written and narrated by Criminal Minds actor/director, Matthew Gray … read more

Similar categories in Matthew Gray Gubler's Rumple Buttercup: A Story of Bananas, Belonging, and Being Yourself book and Robert Burleigh's Breaking Waves: Winslow Homer Paints the Sea

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Unbound: The Life and Art of Judith Scott by Joyce Scott

14. Unbound: The Life and Art of Judith Scott

By: Joyce Scott

4.54

Format: 48 pages, Library Binding

A moving and powerful introduction to the life and art of renowned artist, Judith Scott, as told by… read more

Similar categories in Joyce Scott's Unbound: The Life and Art of Judith Scott book and Robert Burleigh's Breaking Waves: Winslow Homer Paints the Sea

  • art
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of My Brother Is Away by Sara Greenwood

15. My Brother Is Away

By: Sara Greenwood

4.40

Format: 40 pages, Library Binding

In this moving picture book, a young girl reflects on the emotions and challenges of growing up wit… read more

Similar categories in Sara Greenwood's My Brother Is Away book and Robert Burleigh's Breaking Waves: Winslow Homer Paints the Sea

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of All the Beating Hearts by Julie Fogliano

16. 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 Robert Burleigh's Breaking Waves: Winslow Homer Paints the Sea

  • poetry
  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Linus the Little Yellow Pencil by Scott Magoon

17. Linus the Little Yellow Pencil

By: Scott Magoon

3.90

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Linus and his eraser, Ernie, don't always see eye to eye. But with the family art show drawing near… read more

Similar categories in Scott Magoon's Linus the Little Yellow Pencil book and Robert Burleigh's Breaking Waves: Winslow Homer Paints the Sea

  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of I Do Not Eat Children by Marcus Cutler

18. I Do Not Eat Children

By: Marcus Cutler

3.69

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A smooth-talking monster gets what's coming to him in this funny and slyly subversive picture book … read more

Similar categories in Marcus Cutler's I Do Not Eat Children book and Robert Burleigh's Breaking Waves: Winslow Homer Paints the Sea

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly

19. 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 Robert Burleigh's Breaking Waves: Winslow Homer Paints the Sea

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Capybaras by Alfredo Soderguit

20. The Capybaras

By: Alfredo Soderguit

4.23

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Hens and their chicks are living safe and secure in their coop, or at least it seems that way. They… read more

Similar categories in Alfredo Soderguit's The Capybaras book and Robert Burleigh's Breaking Waves: Winslow Homer Paints the Sea

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • nature
Cover of The Longest Letsgoboy by Derick Wilder

21. The Longest Letsgoboy

By: Derick Wilder

4.50

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey meets Dog Heaven in this profoundly beautiful book about the… read more

Similar categories in Derick Wilder's The Longest Letsgoboy book and Robert Burleigh's Breaking Waves: Winslow Homer Paints the Sea

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • nature
Cover of If You’re a Kid Like Gavin: The True Story of a Young Trans Activist by Gavin Grimm

22. If You’re a Kid Like Gavin: The True Story of a Young Trans Activist

By: Gavin Grimm

4.36

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A celebratory and empowering story from young trans activist Gavin Grimm, two-time Stonewall Award-… read more

Similar categories in Gavin Grimm's If You’re a Kid Like Gavin: The True Story of a Young Trans Activist book and Robert Burleigh's Breaking Waves: Winslow Homer Paints the Sea

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • biography
  • childrens
Cover of Bird House by Blanca Gómez

23. Bird House

By: Blanca Gómez

3.92

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A grandmother and grandchild nurse an injured bird together in this touching story about caring for… read more

Similar categories in Blanca Gómez's Bird House book and Robert Burleigh's Breaking Waves: Winslow Homer Paints the Sea

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • nature
Cover of It's So Difficult by Raúl Nieto Guridi

24. It's So Difficult

By: Raúl Nieto Guridi

4.19

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A school day can be so overwhelming: so many people, so many noises, so many things to remember. Gr… read more

Similar categories in Raúl Nieto Guridi's It's So Difficult book and Robert Burleigh's Breaking Waves: Winslow Homer Paints the Sea

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa by Andrea D'Aquino

25. A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa

By: Andrea D'Aquino

4.05

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Ruth Asawa (1926-2013) was an influential and award-winning sculptor, a beloved figure in the Bay A… read more

Similar categories in Andrea D'Aquino's A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa book and Robert Burleigh's Breaking Waves: Winslow Homer Paints the Sea

  • art
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of Breaking Waves: Winslow Homer Paints the Sea by Robert Burleigh

26. Breaking Waves: Winslow Homer Paints the Sea

By: Robert Burleigh

3.70

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

When Winslow Homer watches the sea, he studies it patiently, making sure to notice every detail bef… read more

Similar categories in Robert Burleigh's Breaking Waves: Winslow Homer Paints the Sea book and Robert Burleigh's Breaking Waves: Winslow Homer Paints the Sea

  • poetry
  • art
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • 19th century
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • nature
Cover of Secret Engineer: How Emily Roebling Built the Brooklyn Bridge by Rachel Dougherty

27. Secret Engineer: How Emily Roebling Built the Brooklyn Bridge

By: Rachel Dougherty

4.02

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

On a warm spring day in 1883 , a woman rode across the Brooklyn Bridge with a rooster on her lap. … read more

Similar categories in Rachel Dougherty's Secret Engineer: How Emily Roebling Built the Brooklyn Bridge book and Robert Burleigh's Breaking Waves: Winslow Homer Paints the Sea

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Art and Life of Hilma af Klint by Ylva Hillström

28. The Art and Life of Hilma af Klint

By: Ylva Hillström

4.17

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

The first children’s picture book on Hilma af Klint and her pioneering work. Hilma af Klint (1862–1… read more

Similar categories in Ylva Hillström's The Art and Life of Hilma af Klint book and Robert Burleigh's Breaking Waves: Winslow Homer Paints the Sea

  • art
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
Cover of That's Not My Name! by Anoosha Syed

29. That's Not My Name!

By: Anoosha Syed

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

A debut picture book about loving your name, finding your voice, and standing up for yourself from … read more

Similar categories in Anoosha Syed's That's Not My Name! book and Robert Burleigh's Breaking Waves: Winslow Homer Paints the Sea

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Between Two Worlds: The Art & Life of Amrita Sher-Gil (3) (Amazing Women) by Meera Sriram

30. Between Two Worlds: The Art & Life of Amrita Sher-Gil (3) (Amazing Women)

By: Meera Sriram

4.27

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Amrita Sher-Gil was always making art—as a little girl in Budapest, as a young woman in Northern In… read more

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  • art
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
Cover of Nothing: John Cage and 4'33" by Nicholas  Day

31. Nothing: John Cage and 4'33"

By: Nicholas Day

4.16

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

What does nothing sound like? An offbeat history of John Cage’s 4’33”, a musical composition of bla… read more

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  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction

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