6 Best history books like Elvis Is King! by Jonah Winter

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Elvis Is King!

By: Jonah Winter

3.78

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Elvis Presley--the King of Rock 'n' Roll, still beloved by millions of Americans--comes to vibrant,…

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1. Last Stop on Market Street

By: Matt de la Peña , Christian Robinson

4.30

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

"Sometimes when you're surrounded by dirt, CJ, you're a better witness for what's beautiful." CJ… read more

Similar categories in Matt de la Peña's Last Stop on Market Street book and Jonah Winter's Elvis Is King!

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
  • juvenile
"He wondered how his nana always found beautiful where he never even thought to look."

-Matt de la Peña, Last Stop on Market Street

"Sometimes when you're surrounded by dirt...you're a better witness for what's beautiful."

-Matt de la Peña, Last Stop on Market Street

"Nana, how come we don't got a car?' 'Boy, what do we need a car for? We got a bus that breathes fire, and old Mr. Daniels, who always has a trick for you."

-Matt de la Peña, Last Stop on Market Street

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2. Before John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane

By: Carole Boston Weatherford , Sean Qualls

4.12

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Young John Coltrane was all ears. And there was a lot to hear growing up in the South in the 1930 p… read more

Similar categories in Carole Boston Weatherford's Before John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane book and Jonah Winter's Elvis Is King!

  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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3. Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut

By: Derrick Barnes , Gordon C. James

4.38

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The barbershop is where the magic happens. Boys go in as lumps of clay and, with princely robes dra… read more

Similar categories in Derrick Barnes's Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut book and Jonah Winter's Elvis Is King!

  • poetry
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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4. Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman

By: David Díaz , Kathleen Krull

3.60

Format: 316 pages, Paperback

Before Wilma Rudolph was five years old, polio had paralyzed her left leg. Everyone said she would … read more

Similar categories in David Díaz's Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman book and Jonah Winter's Elvis Is King!

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction

5. Bats at the Library

By: Brian Lies

3.95

Format: 145 pages, Hardcover

Houghton Mifflin Company Another inky evening's here-- The air is cool and calm and clear. Can it b… read more

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6. Mr. Ferris and His Wheel

By: Gilbert Ford , None

3.60

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

Capturing an engineer's creative vision and mind for detail, this fully illustrated picture book bi… read more

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7. Book Scavenger (Book Scavenger, #1)

By: Sarah Watts , Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

3.66

Format: 325 pages, Hardcover

A hidden book. A found cipher. A game begins . . . . Twelve-year-old Emily is on the move again. He… read more

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8. 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 Jonah Winter's Elvis Is King!

  • poetry
  • picture books
  • childrens
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9. Sulwe

By: Lupita Nyong'o

4.66

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times bestseller! From Academy Award–winning actress Lupita Nyong’o comes a powerful,… read more

Similar categories in Lupita Nyong'o's Sulwe book and Jonah Winter's Elvis Is King!

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
"Mama asked, "What is your name?" "Sulwe," she muttered. "And what doe sit mean?" "Star," Sulwe whispered. "Brightness is not in your skin, my love. Brightness is just who you are. As for beauty," Mam…"

-Lupita Nyong'o, Sulwe

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10. The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country

By: Amanda Gorman

4.56

Format: 29 pages, Hardcover

An alternative cover edition for this ISBN 9780593465271 can be found here. On January 20, 2021,… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Gorman's The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country book and Jonah Winter's Elvis Is King!

  • poetry
  • nonfiction
  • history
"So while we once asked: How could we possibly prevail over catastrophe? Now we assert: How could catastrophe possibly prevail over us?"

-Amanda Gorman, The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country

"The new dawn blooms as we free it, For there is always light, If only we're brave enough to see it, If only we're brave enough to be it."

-Amanda Gorman, The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country

"Let the globe, if nothing else, say this is true: That even as we grieved, we grew That even as we hurt, we hoped That even as we tired, we tried"

-Amanda Gorman, The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country

"When day comes, we step out of the shade of flame and unafraid. The new dawn balloons as we free it. For there is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be …"

-Amanda Gorman, The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country

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11. Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story

By: Kevin Noble Maillard

4.42

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

Fry bread is food. It is warm and delicious, piled high on a plate. Fry bread is time. It brin… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Noble Maillard's Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story book and Jonah Winter's Elvis Is King!

  • history
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • family
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12. Timid

By: Jonathan Todd

3.57

Format: 266 pages, Paperback

A semiautobiographical middle-grade graphic novel about frenemies, fitting in, and finding your voi… read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Todd's Timid book and Jonah Winter's Elvis Is King!

  • childrens
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Top Story (Front Desk, #5) by Kelly Yang

13. Top Story (Front Desk, #5)

By: Kelly Yang

4.41

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling Front Desk series continues! Mia Tang is at the top of her game! … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Top Story (Front Desk, #5) book and Jonah Winter's Elvis Is King!

  • childrens
  • family
  • juvenile
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14. In Love & Pajamas: A Collection of Comics about Being Yourself Together

By: Catana Chetwynd

4.28

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Snug and the bestselling Little Moments of Love… read more

Similar categories in Catana Chetwynd's In Love & Pajamas: A Collection of Comics about Being Yourself Together book and Jonah Winter's Elvis Is King!

  • nonfiction
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15. Barbie: The World Tour

By: Margot Robbie

4.62

Format: 168 pages, Hardcover

For the press tour following the record-breaking release of Greta Gerwig’s award-winning, acclaimed… read more

Similar categories in Margot Robbie's Barbie: The World Tour book and Jonah Winter's Elvis Is King!

  • nonfiction
  • history
"Love, friendship, networking - these are all critical connections and the foundation of a healthy, happy life."

-Margot Robbie, Barbie: The World Tour

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16. Starfish

By: Lisa Fipps

4.46

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Ellie is tired of being fat-shamed and does something about it in this debut novel-in-verse. Eve… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Fipps's Starfish book and Jonah Winter's Elvis Is King!

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • family
"I'm a starfish, taking p all the room I want."

-Lisa Fipps, Starfish

"I'm a starfish, taking up all the room I want."

-Lisa Fipps, Starfish

"DNA doesn't make you family. Love does. Actions do."

-Lisa Fipps, Starfish

"No matter what others say or do, embrace what makes you, you."

-Lisa Fipps, Starfish

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17. 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

Similar categories in Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow's Your Name Is a Song book and Jonah Winter's Elvis Is King!

  • music
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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18. Good Night, Little Bookstore

By: Amy Cherrix

4.30

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Part lullaby, part love song, this perfectly pitched bedtime book gives a nod to its classic predec… read more

Similar categories in Amy Cherrix's Good Night, Little Bookstore book and Jonah Winter's Elvis Is King!

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Assume the Worst: The Graduation Speech You'll Never Hear by Carl Hiaasen

19. Assume the Worst: The Graduation Speech You'll Never Hear

By: Carl Hiaasen

3.75

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

This is Oh, the Places You’ll Never Go–the ultimate hilarious, cynical, but absolutely realistic vi… read more

Similar categories in Carl Hiaasen's Assume the Worst: The Graduation Speech You'll Never Hear book and Jonah Winter's Elvis Is King!

  • nonfiction
"To sum up: Figure out what you're good at, and get better at it. Along the way, don't waste your time on people whose decency isn't apparent when you first meet for a cup of coffee. Be an astute judg…"

-Carl Hiaasen, Assume the Worst: The Graduation Speech You'll Never Hear

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20. Who Is Shaquille O'Neal? (Who Was?)

By: Ellen Labrecque

4.41

Format: 112 pages, Kindle Edition

NBA champion, sports analyst, and successful businessman Shaquille O'Neal! Shaquille O'Neal disc… read more

Similar categories in Ellen Labrecque's Who Is Shaquille O'Neal? (Who Was?) book and Jonah Winter's Elvis Is King!

  • nonfiction
Cover of Elvis Is King! by Jonah Winter

21. Elvis Is King!

By: Jonah Winter

3.78

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Elvis Presley--the King of Rock 'n' Roll, still beloved by millions of Americans--comes to vibrant,… read more

Similar categories in Jonah Winter's Elvis Is King! book and Jonah Winter's Elvis Is King!

  • music
  • poetry
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • family
  • juvenile

13 Best childrens books like Elvis Is King! by Jonah Winter

Transform Your Habits

Last Stop on Market Street

Matt de la Peña , Christian Robinson

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Before John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane

Carole Boston Weatherford , Sean Qualls

4.12

Transform Your Habits

Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut

Derrick Barnes , Gordon C. James

4.38

Transform Your Habits

Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman

David Díaz , Kathleen Krull

3.60

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

Transform Your Habits

Last Stop on Market Street

Matt de la Peña , Christian Robinson

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut

Derrick Barnes , Gordon C. James

4.38

Transform Your Habits

The Name Jar

Yangsook Choi

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

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