16 Top picture books books like Song for Jimi: The Story of Guitar Legend Jimi Hendrix by Charles R. Smith

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Song for Jimi: The Story of Guitar Legend Jimi Hendrix

By: Charles R. Smith

4.05

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

Jimi Hendrix's talent was epic, and so is this lyrical account of his life, with spectacular artwor…

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1. The Velveteen Rabbit

By: Margery Williams Bianco , William Nicholson

4.30

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

Nursery magic is very strange and wonderful, and only those playthings that are old and wise and ex… read more

Similar categories in Margery Williams Bianco's The Velveteen Rabbit book and Charles R. Smith's Song for Jimi: The Story of Guitar Legend Jimi Hendrix

  • middle grade
  • picture books
  • childrens
"When you are Real you don't mind being hurt."

-Margery Williams Bianco, The Velveteen Rabbit

"...because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand."

-Margery Williams Bianco, The Velveteen Rabbit

"When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real."

-Margery Williams Bianco, The Velveteen Rabbit

"He didn't mind how he looked to other people, because the nursery magic had made him Real, and when you are Real shabbiness doesn't matter."

-Margery Williams Bianco, The Velveteen Rabbit

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2. Curious Minds (Knight and Moon, #1)

By: Janet Evanovich , Phoef Sutton

4.17

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Janet Evanovich, #1 New York Timesbestselling author of the Stephanie Plum series, teams up with Em… read more

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3. Creepy Pair of Underwear!

By: None , Peter Brown

4.67

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

Jasper Rabbit is NOT a little bunny anymore. He's not afraid of the dark, and he's definitely not a… read more

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4. 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 Charles R. Smith's Song for Jimi: The Story of Guitar Legend Jimi Hendrix

  • picture books
  • childrens
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5. The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

By: Nicholas Day

4.15

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A propulsive work of narrative nonfiction about how the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, how t… read more

Similar categories in Nicholas Day's The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity book and Charles R. Smith's Song for Jimi: The Story of Guitar Legend Jimi Hendrix

  • nonfiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
"Leonard da Vinci had painted the Mona Lisa. But Vincenzo Perugia had turned it into The Mona Lisa."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"The Lourve, he concluded, with an insult designed to puncture French pride, "is less well protected than a Spanish museum."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"If the Mona Lisa is the most famous face in art history, Les Demoiselles is a hatchet thrown at it. It's not a pretty painting. Its brutal and uncomfortable."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"Word of his midnight activities gets out. 'The pope has found out that I have skinned three corpses,' Leonardo writes in his notebook. He gets off easy. He's simply told: please stop skinning corpses."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

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6. Little Witch Hazel: A Year in the Forest

By: Phoebe Wahl

4.64

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

An earthy and beautiful collection of four stories that celebrate the seasons, nature, and life, fr… read more

Similar categories in Phoebe Wahl's Little Witch Hazel: A Year in the Forest book and Charles R. Smith's Song for Jimi: The Story of Guitar Legend Jimi Hendrix

  • picture books
  • childrens
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7. Chez Bob (Chez Bob, 1)

By: Bob Shea

4.27

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From the hilarious author of Who Wet My Pants?, Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great, and the Dinosaur … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual by Carole Boston Weatherford

8. Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual

By: Carole Boston Weatherford

4.46

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A picture book based on the popular spiritual. The classic lyrics have been reworked to chronicle t… read more

Similar categories in Carole Boston Weatherford's Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual book and Charles R. Smith's Song for Jimi: The Story of Guitar Legend Jimi Hendrix

  • music
  • poetry
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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9. The World Belonged to Us

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.47

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Two children's book superstars join forces to celebrate the joy and freedom of summer in the city, … read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Woodson's The World Belonged to Us book and Charles R. Smith's Song for Jimi: The Story of Guitar Legend Jimi Hendrix

  • poetry
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee by Carole Boston Weatherford

10. How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee

By: Carole Boston Weatherford

4.44

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book From a multi-award-winning pair comes a deeply affecting … read more

Similar categories in Carole Boston Weatherford's How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee book and Charles R. Smith's Song for Jimi: The Story of Guitar Legend Jimi Hendrix

  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes by Traci N. Todd

11. Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes

By: Traci N. Todd

4.19

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

An evocative picture book biography about the prolific life of Jackie Ormes, whose groundbreaking c… read more

Similar categories in Traci N. Todd's Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes book and Charles R. Smith's Song for Jimi: The Story of Guitar Legend Jimi Hendrix

  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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12. Wonder Walkers

By: Micha Archer

4.19

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Micha Archer's detailed collages give readers an outlook on the splendors of nature. When two cu… read more

Similar categories in Micha Archer's Wonder Walkers book and Charles R. Smith's Song for Jimi: The Story of Guitar Legend Jimi Hendrix

  • poetry
  • picture books
  • childrens
"Is rain the day's tears? Is the moon the world's night light? I wonder. Me too."

-Micha Archer, Wonder Walkers

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13. Elf Dog and Owl Head

By: M.T. Anderson

3.92

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A Newbery Honor Book A magical adventure about a boy and his dog—or a dog and her boy—and a fore… read more

Similar categories in M.T. Anderson's Elf Dog and Owl Head book and Charles R. Smith's Song for Jimi: The Story of Guitar Legend Jimi Hendrix

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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14. Soul Food Sunday

By: Winsome Bingham

4.38

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Granny teaches her grandson to cook the family meal in this celebration of food, traditions, and ga… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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15. The Collectors

By: A.S. King

3.46

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From Michael L. Printz Award winner A.S. King and an all-star team of contributors including Anna-M… read more

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16. Going Down Home with Daddy

By: Kelly Starling Lyons

4.24

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

“On reunion morning, we rise before the sun. Daddy hums as he packs our car with suitcases and a co… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Starling Lyons's Going Down Home with Daddy book and Charles R. Smith's Song for Jimi: The Story of Guitar Legend Jimi Hendrix

  • picture books
  • childrens
"The dining room overflows with love-made dishes-smoked turkey, collards, mac and cheese, okra and tomatoes."

-Kelly Starling Lyons, Going Down Home with Daddy

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17. The Tree and the River

By: Aaron Becker

4.31

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In an alternate past—or possible future—a mighty tree stands on the banks of a winding river, beari… read more

Similar categories in Aaron Becker's The Tree and the River book and Charles R. Smith's Song for Jimi: The Story of Guitar Legend Jimi Hendrix

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Shaped By Her Hands: Potter Maria Martinez (She Made History) by Anna Harber Freeman

18. Shaped By Her Hands: Potter Maria Martinez (She Made History)

By: Anna Harber Freeman

4.23

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The most renowned Native American Indian potter of her time, Maria Povika Martinez learned pottery … read more

Similar categories in Anna Harber Freeman's Shaped By Her Hands: Potter Maria Martinez (She Made History) book and Charles R. Smith's Song for Jimi: The Story of Guitar Legend Jimi Hendrix

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • biography
  • childrens
Cover of Still This Love Goes On by Buffy Sainte-Marie

19. Still This Love Goes On

By: Buffy Sainte-Marie

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A love letter to Indigenous communities everywhere, this picture book gorgeously illustrated by Jul… read more

Similar categories in Buffy Sainte-Marie's Still This Love Goes On book and Charles R. Smith's Song for Jimi: The Story of Guitar Legend Jimi Hendrix

  • music
  • poetry
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Ten-Word Tiny Tales: To Inspire and Unsettle by Joseph Coelho

20. Ten-Word Tiny Tales: To Inspire and Unsettle

By: Joseph Coelho

4.27

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

UK Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho presents twenty tiny tales—each one illustrated by a different… read more

Similar categories in Joseph Coelho's Ten-Word Tiny Tales: To Inspire and Unsettle book and Charles R. Smith's Song for Jimi: The Story of Guitar Legend Jimi Hendrix

  • poetry
  • middle grade
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Song for Jimi: The Story of Guitar Legend Jimi Hendrix by Charles R. Smith

21. Song for Jimi: The Story of Guitar Legend Jimi Hendrix

By: Charles R. Smith

4.05

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

Jimi Hendrix's talent was epic, and so is this lyrical account of his life, with spectacular artwor… read more

Similar categories in Charles R. Smith's Song for Jimi: The Story of Guitar Legend Jimi Hendrix book and Charles R. Smith's Song for Jimi: The Story of Guitar Legend Jimi Hendrix

  • music
  • poetry
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • middle grade
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction

18 must-read childrens books like Song for Jimi: The Story of Guitar Legend Jimi Hendrix by Charles R. Smith

Transform Your Habits

The Velveteen Rabbit

Margery Williams Bianco , William Nicholson

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

Nicholas Day

4.15

Transform Your Habits

Little Witch Hazel: A Year in the Forest

Phoebe Wahl

4.64

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13 Best history books like Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes by Traci N. Todd

Transform Your Habits

The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

Nicholas Day

4.15

Transform Your Habits

There Was a Party for Langston

Jason Reynolds

4.48

Transform Your Habits

An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)

Kwame Alexander

4.63

Transform Your Habits

How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee

Carole Boston Weatherford

4.44

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