17 must-read family books like What Does Brown Mean to You? by Ron Grady

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What Does Brown Mean to You?

By: Ron Grady

3.88

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

This joyously affirming picture book follows a young boy throughout his day as he plays, paints, an…

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Cover of Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña, Christian Robinson

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 Ron Grady's What Does Brown Mean to You?

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • african american
  • 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. Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn

By: Kenard Pak

4.03

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

As trees sway in the cool breeze, blue jays head south, and leaves change their colors, everyone kn… read more

Similar categories in Kenard Pak's Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn book and Ron Grady's What Does Brown Mean to You?

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile

3. The Most Magnificent Thing

By: Ashley Spires

3.33

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author and illustrator Ashley Spires has created a charming picture book about an unn… 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

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • african american
  • juvenile
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5. 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 Ron Grady's What Does Brown Mean to You?

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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6. If You'll Have Me

By: Eunnie

4.44

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

“Super sweet and totally heartwarming!”—Alice Oseman, bestselling author of Heartstopper and Lovele… read more

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  • fiction
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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

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's There Was a Party for Langston book and Ron Grady's What Does Brown Mean to You?

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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8. A Library

By: Nikki Giovanni

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this lyrical picture book, world-renowned poet, New York Times bestselling author, and Coretta S… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • african american
  • juvenile
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9. The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer

By: Janelle Monáe

3.76

Format: 321 pages, Hardcover

In The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer, singer-songwriter, actor, fashion ico… read more

Similar categories in Janelle Monáe's The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer book and Ron Grady's What Does Brown Mean to You?

  • fiction
"Dreams aren't memories. They are memories' voices."

-Janelle Monáe, The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer

"Some days Artis had to remind himself that his dad actually existed, that his mother was not a phantom. Remembering the dead was hard work."

-Janelle Monáe, The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer

"Hearing her name, she gathered herself within the span of normalcy, just barely escaping the extra beat that would have made it weird. "Hey," she said. "I'm good, good."

-Janelle Monáe, The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer

"Grandpapa and even Artis's friends believed that New Dawn was the most dangerous thing in their world. But Artis knew that wasn't true. Hope was. Having too much, having too little. Trying to work ou…"

-Janelle Monáe, The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer

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10. This is a Story

By: John Schu

4.34

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Children’s literacy advocate John Schu and Caldecott Honor recipient Lauren Castillo celebrate the … read more

Similar categories in John Schu's This is a Story book and Ron Grady's What Does Brown Mean to You?

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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11. 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

Similar categories in Carole Lindstrom's We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner) book and Ron Grady's What Does Brown Mean to You?

  • picture books
  • childrens
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12. 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

Similar categories in Marla Frazee's In Every Life book and Ron Grady's What Does Brown Mean to You?

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
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13. The Proudest Blue

By: Ibtihaj Muhammad

4.56

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

A powerful, vibrantly illustrated story about the first day of school–and two sisters on one’s firs… read more

Similar categories in Ibtihaj Muhammad's The Proudest Blue book and Ron Grady's What Does Brown Mean to You?

  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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14. The Day You Begin

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.44

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson and two-time Pura Belpre Illustrator Award winner Raf… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Woodson's The Day You Begin book and Ron Grady's What Does Brown Mean to You?

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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15. I Am Enough

By: Grace Byers

4.34

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

I Am Enough is the picture book everyone needs This is a gorgeous, lyrical ode to loving who you… read more

Similar categories in Grace Byers's I Am Enough book and Ron Grady's What Does Brown Mean to You?

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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16. That Flag

By: Tameka Fryer Brown

4.63

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An affecting picture book from Tameka Fryer Brown and #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator Ni… read more

Similar categories in Tameka Fryer Brown's That Flag book and Ron Grady's What Does Brown Mean to You?

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • african american
  • juvenile
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17. A Big Mooncake for Little Star

By: Grace Lin

4.20

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

A gorgeous picture book that tells a whimsical origin story of the phases of the moon, from award-w… read more

Similar categories in Grace Lin's A Big Mooncake for Little Star book and Ron Grady's What Does Brown Mean to You?

  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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18. Once Upon a Book

By: Grace Lin

4.21

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From Caldecott and Newbery Honoree Grace Lin and bestselling author Kate Messner comes a modern fol… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
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19. Ohana Means Family

By: Ilima Loomis

4.11

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

What makes the tradition of a Hawaiian lu'au unique? Golden light, home-grown food, an ancient l… read more

Similar categories in Ilima Loomis's Ohana Means Family book and Ron Grady's What Does Brown Mean to You?

  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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20. Butt or Face?

By: Kari Lavelle

4.46

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Using a cheeky guessing game format, Butt or Face? is a hilarious nonfiction picture book that teac… read more

Similar categories in Kari Lavelle's Butt or Face? book and Ron Grady's What Does Brown Mean to You?

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book by Carole Lindstrom

21. 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

Similar categories in Carole Lindstrom's My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book book and Ron Grady's What Does Brown Mean to You?

  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of In My Mosque by M.O. Yuksel

22. In My Mosque

By: M.O. Yuksel

4.48

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Step in and discover all the rituals and wonder of the mosque in this lyrical debut picture book fr… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Where Are You From? by Yamile Saied Méndez

23. Where Are You From?

By: Yamile Saied Méndez

4.38

Format: 32 pages, None

In which a girl who is asked where she's really from turns to her abuelo for the answer. read more

Similar categories in Yamile Saied Méndez's Where Are You From? book and Ron Grady's What Does Brown Mean to You?

  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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24. 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

Similar categories in Alicia D. Williams's The Talk book and Ron Grady's What Does Brown Mean to You?

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • african american
Cover of The Kindest Red (The Proudest Blue #2) by Ibtihaj Muhammad

25. The Kindest Red (The Proudest Blue #2)

By: Ibtihaj Muhammad

4.30

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The sequel to the acclaimed New York Times bestseller The Proudest Blue shows the power of friendsh… read more

Similar categories in Ibtihaj Muhammad's The Kindest Red (The Proudest Blue #2) book and Ron Grady's What Does Brown Mean to You?

  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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26. My Papi Has a Motorcycle

By: Isabel Quintero

4.34

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A celebration of the love between a father and daughter, and of a vibrant immigrant neighborhood, b… read more

Similar categories in Isabel Quintero's My Papi Has a Motorcycle book and Ron Grady's What Does Brown Mean to You?

  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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27. I Cannot Draw a Horse

By: Charise Mericle Harper

3.88

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author and illustrator Charise Mericle Harper delivers a fantastically funny adventur… read more

Similar categories in Charise Mericle Harper's I Cannot Draw a Horse book and Ron Grady's What Does Brown Mean to You?

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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28. Stanley's Secret

By: John Sullivan

3.94

Format: 48 pages, Kindle Edition

The award-winning author of Kitten and the Night Watchman is back with an inspiring and poignant pi… read more

Similar categories in John Sullivan's Stanley's Secret book and Ron Grady's What Does Brown Mean to You?

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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29. 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

Similar categories in Jordan Scott's My Baba's Garden book and Ron Grady's What Does Brown Mean to You?

  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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30. More Than Peach

By: Bellen Woodard

4.28

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Penned by the very first Crayon Activist, Bellen Woodard, this picture book will tug at readers' he… read more

Similar categories in Bellen Woodard's More Than Peach book and Ron Grady's What Does Brown Mean to You?

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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31. What Does Brown Mean to You?

By: Ron Grady

3.88

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

This joyously affirming picture book follows a young boy throughout his day as he plays, paints, an… read more

Similar categories in Ron Grady's What Does Brown Mean to You? book and Ron Grady's What Does Brown Mean to You?

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • african american
  • juvenile

23 best-selling fiction books like What Does Brown Mean to You? by Ron Grady

Transform Your Habits

Last Stop on Market Street

Matt de la Peña , Christian Robinson

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn

Kenard Pak

4.03

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

If You'll Have Me

Eunnie

4.44

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14 best-selling fiction books like Where Are You From? by Yamile Saied Méndez

Transform Your Habits

Last Stop on Market Street

Matt de la Peña , Christian Robinson

4.30

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The Name Jar

Yangsook Choi

4.14

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Islandborn

Junot Díaz , Leo Espinosa

3.77

Transform Your Habits

Our Class is a Family (The Classroom Community Collection)

Shannon Olsen

4.57

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