7 Top social justice books like Juneteenth: A Picture Book for Kids Celebrating Black Joy by Van G Garrett

Cover of Juneteenth: A Picture Book for Kids Celebrating Black Joy by Van G Garrett

Juneteenth: A Picture Book for Kids Celebrating Black Joy

By: Van G Garrett

4.11

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A lyrical picture book about our newest national holiday, Juneteenth follows the annual celebration…

If you liked the social justice plot in Juneteenth: A Picture Book for Kids Celebrating Black Joy by Van G Garrett , here is a list of 7 books like this:

Cover of All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom by E.B. Lewis, Angela           Johnson

1. All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom

By: E.B. Lewis , Angela Johnson

4.17

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Experience the joy of Juneteenth in this celebration of freedom from the award-winning team of Ange… read more

Similar categories in E.B. Lewis's All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom book and Van G Garrett's Juneteenth: A Picture Book for Kids Celebrating Black Joy

  • childrens
  • holiday
  • picture books
  • family
  • african american

2. Nothing Rhymes with Orange

By: Adam Rex

4.33

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

We all know nothing rhymes with orange. But how does that make Orange feel? Well, left out! When a … read more

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3. 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

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  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale by Jon Klassen

4. The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

By: Jon Klassen

4.26

Format: 105 pages, None

Jon Klassen's retelling of a traditional Tyrolean folktale.In a big abandoned house, on a barren hi… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Black Girl You Are Atlas by Renée  Watson

5. Black Girl You Are Atlas

By: Renée Watson

4.61

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

A thoughtful celebration of Black girlhood by award-winning author and poet Renée Watson. In thi… read more

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  • african american
Cover of The Sour Grape (The Food Group #6) by Jory John

6. The Sour Grape (The Food Group #6)

By: Jory John

4.40

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The Sour Grape holds grudges for every reason under the sun. Lime never returned a scarf they borro… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of There Was a Party for Langston by Jason Reynolds

7. 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

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  • history
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • african american
Cover of Change Sings: a Children's Anthem by Amanda Gorman

8. Change Sings: a Children's Anthem

By: Amanda Gorman

4.56

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A lyrical picture book debut from Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman and illustrator Loren Long … read more

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  • social justice
  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
"I can hear change humming In its loudest, proudest song. I don’t fear change coming, And so I sing along."

-Amanda Gorman, Change Sings: a Children's Anthem

"I hum with a hundred hearts, Each of us lifting a hand. I use my strengths and my smarts, Take a knee to make a stand."

-Amanda Gorman, Change Sings: a Children's Anthem

Cover of We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner) by Carole Lindstrom

9. We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner)

By: Carole Lindstrom

4.51

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the many Indigenous-led movements across North America, We Are Water Protectors issues … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • picture books
  • childrens
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10. In Every Life

By: Marla Frazee

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A simple and profound meditation on the many wonders of life from two-time Caldecott Honor recipien… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Big Tree by Brian Selznick

11. Big Tree

By: Brian Selznick

4.04

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

The fate of all life on Earth may depend on the bravery of two little seeds in this epic adventure … read more

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  • childrens
Cover of I Am a Tornado by Drew Beckmeyer

12. I Am a Tornado

By: Drew Beckmeyer

3.75

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An emotionally unaware tornado carves a path of destruction until it picks up a very empathetic cow… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry

13. 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

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  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of The Night War by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

14. The Night War

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words com… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free: The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth by Alice Faye Duncan

15. Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free: The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth

By: Alice Faye Duncan

4.31

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Black activist Opal Lee had a vision of Juneteenth as a holiday for everyone. Growing up in Texas, … read more

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  • history
  • childrens
  • holiday
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • african american
Cover of A Garden in My Hands by Meera Sriram

16. A Garden in My Hands

By: Meera Sriram

4.14

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

As a little girls sits patiently, her mother tenderly applies henna designs, sharing family stories… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of I Don't Care by Julie Fogliano

17. I Don't Care

By: Julie Fogliano

4.12

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times bestselling author and two Caldecott Honorees share their delight in the little th… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Book of Turtles by Sy Montgomery

18. The Book of Turtles

By: Sy Montgomery

4.50

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Everyone loves turtles. And no wonder: long-lived, unhurried, and ancient, these shelled reptiles a… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Free at Last: A Juneteenth Poem by Sojourner Kincaid Rolle

19. Free at Last: A Juneteenth Poem

By: Sojourner Kincaid Rolle

4.08

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

This lyrical celebration of Juneteenth, deeply rooted in Black American history, spans centuries an… read more

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  • history
  • childrens
  • holiday
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • african american
Cover of My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book by Carole Lindstrom

20. My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book

By: Carole Lindstrom

4.57

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning and bestselling author of We Are Water Protectors comes an empowering pictur… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of The Talk by Alicia D. Williams

21. 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

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

22. 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

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  • history
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • african american
Cover of My Baba's Garden by Jordan  Scott

23. My Baba's Garden

By: Jordan Scott

4.35

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The bond between a child and his grandmother grows as they tend her garden together. A young boy… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Solar Bear by Beth Ferry

24. Solar Bear

By: Beth Ferry

3.91

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Journey with a solar bear who shines a light on the endangered species around the world. The Ea… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Night Before Freedom: A Juneteenth Story by Glenda Armand

25. The Night Before Freedom: A Juneteenth Story

By: Glenda Armand

4.13

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This moving picture book tells the story of Juneteenth with all the care and reverence such a holid… read more

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  • history
  • childrens
  • holiday
  • picture books
  • african american
Cover of Juneteenth: A Picture Book for Kids Celebrating Black Joy by Van G Garrett

26. Juneteenth: A Picture Book for Kids Celebrating Black Joy

By: Van G Garrett

4.11

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A lyrical picture book about our newest national holiday, Juneteenth follows the annual celebration… read more

Similar categories in Van G Garrett's Juneteenth: A Picture Book for Kids Celebrating Black Joy book and Van G Garrett's Juneteenth: A Picture Book for Kids Celebrating Black Joy

  • history
  • childrens
  • holiday
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • family
  • african american
Cover of The Mexican Dreidel by Linda Elovitz Marshall

27. The Mexican Dreidel

By: Linda Elovitz Marshall

3.84

Format: 24 pages, Hardcover

Danielito loves Janucá, especially playing dreidel. This year, he is old enough to visit Bobe by hi… read more

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  • holiday
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Juneteenth Is by Natasha Tripplett

28. Juneteenth Is

By: Natasha Tripplett

4.65

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An intimate look at Juneteenth, this story is a warm look at a family and a community.  Juneteenth… read more

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  • history
  • childrens
  • holiday
  • picture books
  • social justice
  • family
  • african american
Cover of They Built Me for Freedom: The Story of Juneteenth and Houston's Emancipation Park by Tonya Duncan Ellis

29. They Built Me for Freedom: The Story of Juneteenth and Houston's Emancipation Park

By: Tonya Duncan Ellis

4.54

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A moving picture book about the history of Emancipation Park in Houston, Texas—and the origins of J… read more

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  • history
  • childrens
  • holiday
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • african american
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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Thank a Farmer by Maria Gianferrari

31. Thank a Farmer

By: Maria Gianferrari

4.29

Format: 48 pages, Kindle Edition

Infused with jubilance and warmth, this luminous, lyrical picture book celebrates the people and th… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens

8 best-selling history books like Juneteenth: A Picture Book for Kids Celebrating Black Joy by Van G Garrett

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There Was a Party for Langston

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4.31

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Free at Last: A Juneteenth Poem

Sojourner Kincaid Rolle

4.08

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4.44

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4.37

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