14 must-read picture books books like Hammering for Freedom by Rita Lorraine Hubbard

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Hammering for Freedom

By: Rita Lorraine Hubbard

4.39

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The true story of William Lewis. Born into slavery in Tennessee, William Lewis learned the black…

If you liked the picture books plot in Hammering for Freedom by Rita Lorraine Hubbard , here is a list of 14 books like this:

1. This Is the Rope: A Story From the Great Migration

By: James E. Ransome , Jacqueline Woodson

3.00

Format: 108 pages, Hardcover

The story of one family's journey north during the Great Migration starts with a little girl in Sou… read more

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2. Harold and the Purple Crayon

By: Crockett Johnson

4.50

Format: 60 pages, Hardcover

"One night, after thinking it over for some time, Harold decided to go for a walk in the moonlight.… 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

Similar categories in Vashti Harrison's Big book and Rita Lorraine Hubbard's Hammering for Freedom

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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4. 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

Similar categories in Dave Eggers's The Eyes and the Impossible book and Rita Lorraine Hubbard's Hammering for Freedom

  • 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

Cover of We Don't Lose Our Class Goldfish (Penelope Rex, #3) by Ryan T.  Higgins

5. We Don't Lose Our Class Goldfish (Penelope Rex, #3)

By: Ryan T. Higgins

4.30

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Penelope Rex faces her biggest (and fishiest) fear in this companion to the #1 New York Times best-… read more

Similar categories in Ryan T. Higgins's We Don't Lose Our Class Goldfish (Penelope Rex, #3) book and Rita Lorraine Hubbard's Hammering for Freedom

  • picture books
  • childrens
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6. An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)

By: Kwame Alexander

4.63

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times Bestselling and award-winning author  of  The Undefeated , Kwame Alexander, pens … read more

Similar categories in Kwame Alexander's An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner) book and Rita Lorraine Hubbard's Hammering for Freedom

  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • african american
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7. Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre

By: Carole Boston Weatherford

4.48

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A look at the Tulsa Race Massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in US history. The… read more

Similar categories in Carole Boston Weatherford's Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre book and Rita Lorraine Hubbard's Hammering for Freedom

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

Similar categories in Claribel A. Ortega's Frizzy book and Rita Lorraine Hubbard's Hammering for Freedom

  • childrens
  • family
"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. Thank You, Omu! (Caldecott Honor Book)

By: Oge Mora

4.44

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

A generous woman is rewarded by her community in this remarkable author-illustrator debut that's pe… read more

Similar categories in Oge Mora's Thank You, Omu! (Caldecott Honor Book) book and Rita Lorraine Hubbard's Hammering for Freedom

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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10. How to Hug a Pufferfish

By: Ellie Peterson

4.17

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A picture book about a group of underwater friends who learn to ask for permission before showing t… read more

Similar categories in Ellie Peterson's How to Hug a Pufferfish book and Rita Lorraine Hubbard's Hammering for Freedom

  • picture books
  • childrens
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11. Fighting Words

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.64

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Ten-year-old Della has always had her older sister, Suki: When their mom went to prison, Della had … read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's Fighting Words book and Rita Lorraine Hubbard's Hammering for Freedom

  • childrens
  • family
"Broken bones take a long time to heal. Why shouldn't brains?"

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Fighting Words

"Sometimes you've got a story you need to find the courage to tell."

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Fighting Words

"This is to remind me of the best day of my life." She looks down at me. For a wonder, she smiles back. "When was that?" she asks. "Tomorrow," I say."

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Fighting Words

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12. 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 Rita Lorraine Hubbard's Hammering for Freedom

  • 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

Cover of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Sleigh! by Mo Willems

13. 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 Rita Lorraine Hubbard's Hammering for Freedom

  • picture books
  • childrens
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14. 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

Similar categories in Molly Beth Griffin's Ten Beautiful Things book and Rita Lorraine Hubbard's Hammering for Freedom

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

15. 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

Similar categories in Margot Lee Shetterly's Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race book and Rita Lorraine Hubbard's Hammering for Freedom

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • african american
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16. Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3)

By: Tomi Adeyemi

3.49

Format: 358 pages, Hardcover

New allies rise. The Blood Moon nears. Zélie faces her final enemy. The king who hunts her heart… read more

Similar categories in Tomi Adeyemi's Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3) book and Rita Lorraine Hubbard's Hammering for Freedom

"Do not pray to be saved; pray to be reborn."

-Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3)

"I like hearing your people call out to your gods- they never seem to come."

-Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3)

"I teach you to be warriors in the garden, so that you may never be gardeners in a war."

-Tomi Adeyemi, Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, #3)

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17. Elijah's Easter Suit

By: Brentom Jackson

4.42

Format: 32 pages, Library Binding

In a story full of style, sass, and significance, a young boy goes on a quest for the perfect Easte… read more

Similar categories in Brentom Jackson's Elijah's Easter Suit book and Rita Lorraine Hubbard's Hammering for Freedom

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of My Teacher Has Tattoos by Darren López

18. My Teacher Has Tattoos

By: Darren López

4.36

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

In Xavier's neighborhood, tattoos represent gang membership. After Xavier catches an unexpected gli… read more

Similar categories in Darren López's My Teacher Has Tattoos book and Rita Lorraine Hubbard's Hammering for Freedom

  • picture books
  • childrens
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19. Hammering for Freedom

By: Rita Lorraine Hubbard

4.39

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The true story of William Lewis. Born into slavery in Tennessee, William Lewis learned the black… read more

Similar categories in Rita Lorraine Hubbard's Hammering for Freedom book and Rita Lorraine Hubbard's Hammering for Freedom

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • civil war
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • family
  • african american
Cover of More Dung!: A Beetle Tale by Frank Weber

20. More Dung!: A Beetle Tale

By: Frank Weber

3.83

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Jon Klassen and Peter Brown comes MORE DUNG!, a slyly funny and stunningly illustrated … read more

Similar categories in Frank Weber's More Dung!: A Beetle Tale book and Rita Lorraine Hubbard's Hammering for Freedom

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Peach Pit Parade: A World War I Story by Shana Keller

21. The Peach Pit Parade: A World War I Story

By: Shana Keller

4.00

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

When Polly's father goes overseas to fight in World War I, her whole world changes. Though the war … read more

Similar categories in Shana Keller's The Peach Pit Parade: A World War I Story book and Rita Lorraine Hubbard's Hammering for Freedom

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens

18 Top childrens books like Hammering for Freedom by Rita Lorraine Hubbard

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Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

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The Eyes and the Impossible

Dave Eggers

4.25

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We Don't Lose Our Class Goldfish (Penelope Rex, #3)

Ryan T. Higgins

4.30

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An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)

Kwame Alexander

4.63

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Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Library

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3.57

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Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

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Hot Dog

Doug Salati

4.29

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Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

Christopher Denise

4.51

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