19 must-read childrens books like The Escape of Robert Smalls: A Daring Voyage Out of Slavery by Jehan Jones-Radgowski

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The Escape of Robert Smalls: A Daring Voyage Out of Slavery

By: Jehan Jones-Radgowski

4.41

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The mist in Charleston Inner Harbor was heavy, but not heavy enough to disguise the stolen Confeder…

If you liked the childrens plot in The Escape of Robert Smalls: A Daring Voyage Out of Slavery by Jehan Jones-Radgowski , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. Princess and the Peas

By: Rachel Himes

3.85

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this adaptation of The Princess and the Pea, Ma Sally cooks the best black-eyed peas in Charlest… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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2. Life on Mars

By: Jon Agee

3.23

Format: 403 pages, Hardcover

In this sneaky, silly picture book for fans of Oliver Jeffers and Jon Klassen, an intrepid but not … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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3. Pretty Ugly

By: David Sedaris

3.55

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

David Sedaris and Ian Falconer make a spectacular splash with this tale of a monster turned ugly—st… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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4. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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5. 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
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • african american
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6. Good Different

By: Meg Eden Kuyatt

4.52

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A extraordinary novel-in-verse about a neurodivergent girl who comes to understand and celebrate he… read more

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  • childrens
"Fight for words, even if it's hard."

-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different

"You may have different needs than some folks in your class, but that doesn't make you the ­«wrong» version and other people the «normal» version. You are Selah. And you are not the only one feeling t…"

-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different

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7. The Legend of Gravity: A Tall Basketball Tale

By: Charly Palmer

4.14

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In his author-illustrator debut, Charly Palmer spins a tall tale about a neighborhood basketball he… read more

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  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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8. Frizzy

By: Claribel A. Ortega

4.48

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A middle grade graphic novel about Marlene, a young girl who stops straightening her hair and embra… read more

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  • childrens
"We learn things from our parents, who learn things from their parents, who learned that from their parents. It doesn't make those things okay to believe..."

-Claribel A. Ortega, Frizzy

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9. Farmhouse

By: Sophie Blackall

4.53

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall invites readers to peek through windows that shine like… read more

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  • historical
  • picture books
  • childrens
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10. Buffalo Fluffalo

By: Bess Kalb

4.16

Format: None pages, None

Introducing a sweet and silly buffalo who tries to bluff and fluff his way into being bigger than h… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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11. Isla to Island

By: Alexis Castellanos

4.22

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

This stunning wordless graphic novel follows a young girl in the 1960s who immigrates from Cuba to … read more

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  • historical
  • childrens
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12. 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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  • picture books
  • childrens
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13. 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
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14. Hey, Bruce!: An Interactive Book (Mother Bruce Series)

By: Ryan T. Higgins

4.25

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

In Hey, Bruce!, Bruce the bear experiences . . . well, whatever readers want him to. Rupert, Thistl… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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15. Cross My Heart and Never Lie (Cross My Heart, #1)

By: Nora Dåsnes

4.34

Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition

In this fresh, sensitive, diary-style graphic novel, 12-year-old Tuva's questions about becoming a … read more

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16. Your Legacy: A Bold Reclaiming of Our Enslaved History

By: Schele Williams

4.56

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A proud, empowering introduction to African American history that celebrates and honors enslaved an… read more

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  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • african american
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17. Build a House

By: Rhiannon Giddens

4.33

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Grammy Award winner Rhiannon Giddens celebrates Black history and culture in her unflinching, upli… read more

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  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • african american
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18. Nana in the Country

By: Lauren Castillo

4.09

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Celebrating the love of grandparents and grandchildren, this gorgeous companion to the Caldecott Ho… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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19. Hair Oil Magic

By: Anu Chouhan

4.07

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A beautiful picture book about the joyful magic in the tradition of hair oiling and a celebration o… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Escape of Robert Smalls: A Daring Voyage Out of Slavery by Jehan Jones-Radgowski

20. The Escape of Robert Smalls: A Daring Voyage Out of Slavery

By: Jehan Jones-Radgowski

4.41

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The mist in Charleston Inner Harbor was heavy, but not heavy enough to disguise the stolen Confeder… read more

Similar categories in Jehan Jones-Radgowski's The Escape of Robert Smalls: A Daring Voyage Out of Slavery book and Jehan Jones-Radgowski's The Escape of Robert Smalls: A Daring Voyage Out of Slavery

  • race
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • civil war
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • african american
Cover of Pearl's Lost Pearls (Gossie & Friends) by Olivier Dunrea

21. Pearl's Lost Pearls (Gossie & Friends)

By: Olivier Dunrea

3.60

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Pearl wears her pearl necklace everywhere, every day—until it goes missing! A book for anyone who's… read more

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  • picture books

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