5 must-read nonfiction books like Sweet Dreams, Sarah: From Slavery to Inventor by Vivian Kirkfield

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Sweet Dreams, Sarah: From Slavery to Inventor

By: Vivian Kirkfield

4.43

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Sarah E. Goode was one of the first African-American women to get a U.S. patent. Working in her fur…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Sweet Dreams, Sarah: From Slavery to Inventor by Vivian Kirkfield , here is a list of 5 books like this:

Cover of Water is Water: A Book About the Water Cycle by Miranda  Paul, Jason Chin

1. Water is Water: A Book About the Water Cycle

By: Miranda Paul , Jason Chin

4.20

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

Drip. Sip. Pour me a cup. Water is water unless...it heats up. Whirl. Swirl. Watch it curl by. Stea… read more

Similar categories in Miranda Paul's Water is Water: A Book About the Water Cycle book and Vivian Kirkfield's Sweet Dreams, Sarah: From Slavery to Inventor

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • science
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2. Beyond the Bright Sea

By: Lauren Wolk

3.83

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From the author of the critically acclaimed Wolf Hollowcomes a moving story of identity and belongi… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Wolk's Beyond the Bright Sea book and Vivian Kirkfield's Sweet Dreams, Sarah: From Slavery to Inventor

  • historical
  • childrens
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3. The Gruffalo (Gruffalo, #1)

By: Julia Donaldson , Axel Scheffler

4.46

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Just what is the Gruffalo? He has terrible tusks... and terrible claws... and terrible teeth in … read more

Similar categories in Julia Donaldson's The Gruffalo (Gruffalo, #1) book and Vivian Kirkfield's Sweet Dreams, Sarah: From Slavery to Inventor

  • picture books
  • childrens

4. The Thing Lou Couldn't Do

By: Ashley Spires

3.90

Format: 150 pages, Hardcover

Lou and her friends are BRAVE adventurers. They run FASTER than airplanes. They build MIGHTY fortre… read more

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5. 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 Vivian Kirkfield's Sweet Dreams, Sarah: From Slavery to Inventor

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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6. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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7. Watercress

By: Andrea Wang

4.53

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Gathering watercress by the side of the road brings a girl closer to her family's Chinese Heritage.… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Wang's Watercress book and Vivian Kirkfield's Sweet Dreams, Sarah: From Slavery to Inventor

  • picture books
  • childrens
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8. The Eyes and the Impossible

By: Dave Eggers

4.25

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The illustrated story of a dog who unwittingly becomes a hero to a park full of animals. Johanne… read more

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  • childrens
"What monster would turn up his snout at the thought-through help of all the friends he had?"

-Dave Eggers, The Eyes and the Impossible

"Every reasonable creature knows that the worst thing any creature can do all day is think of themselves. If there are troubles in your mind, you should think first of the troubles of others; it is th…"

-Dave Eggers, The Eyes and the Impossible

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9. Cape

By: Kevin Johnson

4.54

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A young child learns that even superheroes hurt too in this heartrending story about loss and love,… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Johnson's Cape book and Vivian Kirkfield's Sweet Dreams, Sarah: From Slavery to Inventor

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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10. I Talk Like a River

By: Jordan Scott

4.48

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Um retrato sensível do isolamento e do estigma sentido por uma criança com dificuldades de fala. … read more

Similar categories in Jordan Scott's I Talk Like a River book and Vivian Kirkfield's Sweet Dreams, Sarah: From Slavery to Inventor

  • picture books
  • childrens
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11. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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12. Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Sleigh!

By: Mo Willems

4.25

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning author and illustrator Mo Willems comes a new hol… read more

Similar categories in Mo Willems's Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Sleigh! book and Vivian Kirkfield's Sweet Dreams, Sarah: From Slavery to Inventor

  • picture books
  • childrens
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13. The Gardener of Alcatraz: A True Story

By: Emma Bland Smith

4.39

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A prisoner gardens his way to freedom in this inspiring picture-book biography. When Elliott Miche… read more

Similar categories in Emma Bland Smith's The Gardener of Alcatraz: A True Story book and Vivian Kirkfield's Sweet Dreams, Sarah: From Slavery to Inventor

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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14. B Is for Bananas

By: Carrie Tillotson

4.07

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From the creators of Counting to Bananas, comes a new, hilarious bedtime ABC book about a Banana wh… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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15. Ten Beautiful Things

By: Molly Beth Griffin

4.41

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A heartfelt story of changing perspectives, set in the Midwest. Ten Beautiful Things gently explore… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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16. A Home Again

By: Colleen Rowan Kosinski

4.25

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

After the last brick is laid, a family moves into a brand-new house. As the family grows, the house… read more

Similar categories in Colleen Rowan Kosinski's A Home Again book and Vivian Kirkfield's Sweet Dreams, Sarah: From Slavery to Inventor

  • picture books
  • childrens
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17. Up and Adam

By: Debbie Zapata

4.30

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A winning, uplifting story about a boy with Down syndrome who helps his neighbors in the aftermath … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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18. My Lost Freedom: A Japanese American World War II Story

By: George Takei

4.47

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A moving, beautifully illustrated true story for children ages 6 to 9 about growing up in Japanese … read more

Similar categories in George Takei's My Lost Freedom: A Japanese American World War II Story book and Vivian Kirkfield's Sweet Dreams, Sarah: From Slavery to Inventor

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
Cover of Sweet Dreams, Sarah: From Slavery to Inventor by Vivian Kirkfield

19. Sweet Dreams, Sarah: From Slavery to Inventor

By: Vivian Kirkfield

4.43

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Sarah E. Goode was one of the first African-American women to get a U.S. patent. Working in her fur… read more

Similar categories in Vivian Kirkfield's Sweet Dreams, Sarah: From Slavery to Inventor book and Vivian Kirkfield's Sweet Dreams, Sarah: From Slavery to Inventor

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • womens rights
  • african american
  • science
Cover of The Diamond and the Boy: The Creation of Diamonds & The Life of H. Tracy Hall by Hannah Holt

20. The Diamond and the Boy: The Creation of Diamonds & The Life of H. Tracy Hall

By: Hannah Holt

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Told in a unique dual-narrative format, The Diamond and the Boy follows the stories of both natural… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Holt's The Diamond and the Boy: The Creation of Diamonds & The Life of H. Tracy Hall book and Vivian Kirkfield's Sweet Dreams, Sarah: From Slavery to Inventor

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • science
Cover of Daddy & Me, Side by Side by Pierce Freelon

21. Daddy & Me, Side by Side

By: Pierce Freelon

4.24

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Each day is a grand adventure with the fathers and sons in this family in this lyrical picture book… read more

Similar categories in Pierce Freelon's Daddy & Me, Side by Side book and Vivian Kirkfield's Sweet Dreams, Sarah: From Slavery to Inventor

  • picture books
  • childrens

20 must-read childrens books like Sweet Dreams, Sarah: From Slavery to Inventor by Vivian Kirkfield

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4.20

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Beyond the Bright Sea

Lauren Wolk

3.83

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The Gruffalo (Gruffalo, #1)

Julia Donaldson , Axel Scheffler

4.46

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Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

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Marla Frazee , Liz Garton Scanlon

4.24

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The Koala Who Could

Rachel Bright , Jim Field

3.60

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Mary Pope Osborne , Salvatore Murdocca

3.60

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David Díaz , Kathleen Krull

3.60

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