11 best-selling african american books like Mira's Curly Hair by Maryam Al Serkal

Cover of Mira's Curly Hair by Maryam Al Serkal

Mira's Curly Hair

By: Maryam Al Serkal

3.78

Format: 32 pages, ebook

Age range 5 to 9 Mira doesn't like her hair. It curls at the front. It curls at the back. It curls …

If you liked the african american plot in Mira's Curly Hair by Maryam Al Serkal , here is a list of 11 books like this:

Cover of The Crossover by Kwame Alexander

1. The Crossover

By: Kwame Alexander

4.24

Format: 245 pages, ebook

"With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . .The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all t… read more

Similar categories in Kwame Alexander's The Crossover book and Maryam Al Serkal's Mira's Curly Hair

  • family
  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
"Basketball Rule #5 When you stop playing your game you've already lost."

-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover

"He's no longer listening to music, but his tears are loud enough to dance to."

-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover

"Basketball Rule #4 If you miss enough of life's free throws you will pay in the end."

-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover

"Silence doesn’t mean we have run out of things to say, only that we are trying not to say them."

-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover

Cover of Hug Machine by Scott   Campbell

2. Hug Machine

By: Scott Campbell

4.14

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Who have YOU hugged today? Open your arms to this delightfully tender, goofy, and sweet tale. Wa… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

3. The Very Hungry Caterpillar

By: Eric Carle

4.33

Format: 26 pages, Board book

THE all-time classic story, from generation to generation, sold somewhere in the world every 30 sec… read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
"On Saturday, he ate through one piece of chocolate cake, one ice-cream cone, one pickle, one slice of Swiss cheese, one slice of salami, one lollipop, one piece of cherry pie, one sausage, one cupcak…"

-Eric Carle, The Very Hungry Caterpillar

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4. Green Pants

By: Kenneth Kraegel

3.35

Format: 520 pages, Hardcover

For kids who march to their own drum or are especially attached to a comfort object here is a compl… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • african american
  • storytime

5. Corduroy

By: Don Freeman

4.72

Format: 64 pages,

Have you ever dreamed of being locked in a department store at night? The endearing story of Cordur… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Pajama Time! by Sandra Boynton

6. Pajama Time!

By: Sandra Boynton

3.50

Format: 142 pages, Board Book

Pajama Time!is a good-night book with the irrepressible language, the inimitable illustrations, the… read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

7. Goodnight Moon

By: Margaret Wise Brown , Clement Hurd

3.38

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In a great green room, tucked away in bed, is a little bunny. "Goodnight room, goodnight moon." And… read more

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8. Golem

By: David Wisniewski

4.04

Format: 431 pages, Hardcover

Retold from traditional sources and accompanied by David Wisniewski's unique cut-paper illustration… read more

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9. Oh, The Places You'll Go!

By: Dr. Seuss

4.33

Format: 57 pages, Hardcover

In this joyous ode to life, Dr. Seuss addresses graduates of all ages, from nursery school to medic… read more

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10. What Pet Should I Get?

By: Dr. Seuss

4.20

Format: 172 pages, Hardcover

A never-before-seen picture book by Dr. Seuss! This never-ever-before-seen picture book by Dr. Seus… read more

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11. The Mouse and the Motorcycle (Ralph S. Mouse, #1)

By: Tracy Dockray , Beverly Cleary , Louis Darling

3.82

Format: None pages, Paperback

"Pb-pb-b-b-b. Pb-pb-b-b-b." With these magic vocables, Ralph the mouse revs up a dream come true--h… read more

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12. Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale (Knuffle Bunny, #1)

By: Mo Willems

4.50

Format: 232 pages, Hardcover

Merging expressive cartoon network-esque illustrations with beautiful black and white photographs o… read more

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13. Ain't Burned All the Bright

By: Jason Reynolds

4.42

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Prepare yourself for something unlike anything: A smash-up of art and text for teens that viscerall… read more

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's Ain't Burned All the Bright book and Maryam Al Serkal's Mira's Curly Hair

  • family
  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
"What is life in a house underwater?"

-Jason Reynolds, Ain't Burned All the Bright

"...and freedom to play without worry about the rules being rearranged"

-Jason Reynolds, Ain't Burned All the Bright

"...and she wipes weary from her eyes still glued to the no-good glued to the high definition glare of low-definition life"

-Jason Reynolds, Ain't Burned All the Bright

"And I'm sitting here wondering why my mother won't change the channel and why the news won't change the story and why the story won't change into something new instead of the every-hour rerun about h…"

-Jason Reynolds, Ain't Burned All the Bright

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14. Dreamers

By: Yuyi Morales

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story in this picture-book tribute to the transformative pow… read more

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  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
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15. Acorn Was a Little Wild

By: Jen Arena

4.20

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Jory John’s Bad Seed series meets After the Fall by Dan Santat in this charming picture book about … read more

Similar categories in Jen Arena's Acorn Was a Little Wild book and Maryam Al Serkal's Mira's Curly Hair

  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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16. Hair Love

By: Matthew A. Cherry

4.59

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When mommy is away, it’s up to daddy to do his daughter’s hair in this ode to self-confidence and t… read more

Similar categories in Matthew A. Cherry's Hair Love book and Maryam Al Serkal's Mira's Curly Hair

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • african american
  • storytime
Cover of Feelings: A Story in Seasons by Manjit Thapp

17. Feelings: A Story in Seasons

By: Manjit Thapp

4.18

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

A gorgeous visual journey through one young woman's year of emotions--from the saturated highs of e… read more

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Cover of Your Name Is a Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

18. Your Name Is a Song

By: Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

4.56

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Frustrated by a day full of teachers and classmates mispronouncing her beautiful name, a little gir… read more

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  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • african american
Cover of Nigel and the Moon by Antwan Eady

19. Nigel and the Moon

By: Antwan Eady

4.31

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From debut author Antwan Eady and artist Gracey Zhang comes a glowing tale about the young dreaming… read more

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  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • african american
  • storytime
Cover of The Library Fish (The Library Fish Books) by Alyssa Satin Capucilli

20. The Library Fish (The Library Fish Books)

By: Alyssa Satin Capucilli

3.72

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

In this sweet and adventurous picture book, an unusually literary fish leaves the safety of her bow… read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Mary Had a Little Plan: Mary Had a Little Glam (Volume 2) by Tammi Sauer

21. Mary Had a Little Plan: Mary Had a Little Glam (Volume 2)

By: Tammi Sauer

4.07

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

After glamming it up with her school friends in the bestselling Mary Had a Little Glam , children's… read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Shhh! The Baby’s Asleep by JaNay Brown-Wood

22. Shhh! The Baby’s Asleep

By: JaNay Brown-Wood

4.06

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Baby is finally asleep, and Mama is trying to shush the rest of the family; but when they are all f… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • african american
  • storytime
Cover of Just Peachy: Comics About Depression, Anxiety, Love, and Finding the Humor in Being Sad by Holly Chisholm

23. Just Peachy: Comics About Depression, Anxiety, Love, and Finding the Humor in Being Sad

By: Holly Chisholm

3.88

Format: 136 pages, Hardcover

"In this autobiographical collection of thoughtful and poignant comic vignettes, Chisholm explores … read more

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Cover of A Busy Creature's Day Eating! by Mo Willems

24. A Busy Creature's Day Eating!

By: Mo Willems

3.78

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

An alphabetical smorgasbord by Mo Willems Apples! Berries! Cereal! Is there anything this Busy C… read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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25. Black Boy, Black Boy

By: Ali Kamanda

4.20

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Inspire Black boys to imagine all the great things they can do while celebrating remarkable moments… read more

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  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Isabel and her Colores Go to School (English and Spanish Edition) by Alexandra Alessandri

26. Isabel and her Colores Go to School (English and Spanish Edition)

By: Alexandra Alessandri

4.32

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

English, with its blustery blues and whites, just feels wrong to Isabel. She prefers the warm orang… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of Jabari Tries by Gaia Cornwall

27. Jabari Tries

By: Gaia Cornwall

4.15

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Jabari is inventing a machine that will fly all the way across the yard! But making it go from CRAS… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • african american
  • storytime
Cover of The Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne by Lesa Cline-Ransome

28. The Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne

By: Lesa Cline-Ransome

4.31

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Ethel Payne always had an ear for stories. Seeking truth, justice, and equality, Ethel followed sto… read more

Similar categories in Lesa Cline-Ransome's The Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne book and Maryam Al Serkal's Mira's Curly Hair

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Most Perfect You by Jazmyn Simon

29. Most Perfect You

By: Jazmyn Simon

3.95

Format: 40 pages, Library Binding

Jazmyn Simon's debut is a moving love letter to children struggling to accept themselves inside and… read more

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  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Mira's Curly Hair by Maryam Al Serkal

30. Mira's Curly Hair

By: Maryam Al Serkal

3.78

Format: 32 pages, ebook

Age range 5 to 9 Mira doesn't like her hair. It curls at the front. It curls at the back. It curls … read more

Similar categories in Maryam Al Serkal's Mira's Curly Hair book and Maryam Al Serkal's Mira's Curly Hair

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • african american
  • storytime
Cover of Shady Baby by Gabrielle Union

31. Shady Baby

By: Gabrielle Union

3.80

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

*AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* *A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER* Shady Baby keeps it real in… read more

Similar categories in Gabrielle Union's Shady Baby book and Maryam Al Serkal's Mira's Curly Hair

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

18 Best fiction books like Mira's Curly Hair by Maryam Al Serkal

Transform Your Habits

The Crossover

Kwame Alexander

4.24

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Hug Machine

Scott Campbell

4.14

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Eric Carle

4.33

Transform Your Habits

Green Pants

Kenneth Kraegel

3.35

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14 best-selling fiction books like Your Name Is a Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

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Last Stop on Market Street

Matt de la Peña , Christian Robinson

4.30

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Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut

Derrick Barnes , Gordon C. James

4.38

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Yangsook Choi

4.14

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Vashti Harrison

4.66

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