11 Best family books like Abolition is Love by Syrus Marcus Ware

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Abolition is Love

By: Syrus Marcus Ware

4.28

Format: 36 pages, Kindle Edition

What can abolition mean for a child? How can it help them dream a different future for their commun…

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1. 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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  • picture books
  • childrens
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2. No Cats in the Library

By: Lauren Emmons

4.46

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A stray cat follows her love of books all the way to a new library home in this charming debut pict… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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3. The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop

By: Fannie Flagg

4.10

Format: 283 pages, Hardcover

The beloved author returns to the small town at the heart of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle St… read more

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  • family
"They wolfed wolfly in the wolf den."

-Fannie Flagg, The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop

"You know, life can be hard sometimes. And I sort of think animals are little gifts the good Lord sends to help us get through it. Lady sure did that for me."

-Fannie Flagg, The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop

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4. 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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  • picture books
  • childrens
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5. A First Time for Everything

By: Dan Santat

4.39

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkwa… read more

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  • childrens
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6. Homebody

By: Theo Parish

4.43

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

In their comics debut, Theo Parish masterfully weaves an intimate and defiantly hopeful memoir abou… read more

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"Being openly queer can feel intimidating. But every day just by being yourself you inspire the people around you. You don't have to be an influencer to influence!"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

"There is no one way to be transgender, just like there is no one way to be cisgender. We are all just trying to find a place to call our own. We are all deserving of comfort and safety, a place to ca…"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

"Living authentically in a world that takes every opportunity to squeeze you uncomfortably into a box of someone else's design...that is the most radical act of self love. Blossoming in an environment…"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

"Words are important. They allow us to communicate how we think and feel. Words help us to understand and to be understood. So, finally grasping the language you've been reaching for, to explain this …"

-Theo Parish, Homebody

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7. Clementine: Book Two

By: Tillie Walden

3.99

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

Clementine and her new friends are rescued by an island community led by an enigmatic doctor called… read more

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8. Dykette

By: Jenny Fran Davis

2.96

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An addictive, absurd, and darkly hilarious debut novel about a young woman who embarks on a ten-day… read more

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9. Evergreen

By: Matthew Cordell

4.30

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A picture book by Caldecott medal winner Matt Cordell about a timid squirrel who makes a brave jour… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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10. What You Need to Be Warm

By: Neil Gaiman

4.20

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

During the coldest season, when the world feels scary—what do you remember about being warm? Baked … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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11. Dim Sum Palace

By: X. Fang

4.08

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A little girl's love of dim sum spills over into her dreams, taking her on a fantastical food-fille… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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12. 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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  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care by Kelly Hayes

13. Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care

By: Kelly Hayes

4.64

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

What fuels and sustains activism and organizing when it feels like our worlds are collapsing? Let T… read more

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  • activism
  • social justice
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14. Brooms

By: Jasmine Walls

4.23

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

YALSA TOP 10 GREAT GRAPHIC NOVELS FOR TEENS BEST OF THE Booklist · Kirkus · Polygon · Chicago Publ… read more

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15. The Artivist

By: Nikkolas Smith

4.34

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An inspiring picture book about how children can combine art and activism in their daily lives. "T… read more

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  • activism
  • social justice
  • picture books
  • childrens
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16. The Last Stand

By: Antwan Eady

4.40

Format: 24 pages, Hardcover

The author of Nigel and the Moon, delivers a tender intergenerational story inspired by his childho… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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17. The Deep Dark

By: Molly Knox Ostertag

4.42

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

From Molly Knox Ostertag, writer-illustrator, comes a darkly beautiful story of identity, family, l… read more

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18. On a Mushroom Day

By: Chris Baker

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Take a magical walk through the forest and learn all about the wild beauty and wonder of mushrooms … read more

Similar categories in Chris Baker's On a Mushroom Day book and Syrus Marcus Ware's Abolition is Love

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine by Hannah Moushabeck

19. Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine

By: Hannah Moushabeck

4.56

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

As bedtime approaches, three young girls eagerly await the return of their father who tells them st… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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20. Enlighten Me (A Graphic Novel)

By: Minh Lê

4.01

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Award-winning author Minh Lê and New York Times bestselling illustrator Chan Chau team up for a fun… read more

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  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller by Breanna J. McDaniel

21. Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller

By: Breanna J. McDaniel

4.41

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

From an award-winning author and illustrator comes this picture book biography about beloved librar… read more

Similar categories in Breanna J. McDaniel's Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller book and Syrus Marcus Ware's Abolition is Love

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Gravity Is Bringing Me Down by Wendelin Van Draanen

22. Gravity Is Bringing Me Down

By: Wendelin Van Draanen

3.95

Format: 41 pages, Kindle Edition

Gravity becomes a very personal problem for a girl as she stumbles and tumbles through a long day. … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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23. Have You Seen My Invisible Dinosaur?

By: Helen Yoon

3.89

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The tale of a child’s special friend who goes missing after a bath—or does he? Help! This little… read more

Similar categories in Helen Yoon's Have You Seen My Invisible Dinosaur? book and Syrus Marcus Ware's Abolition is Love

  • picture books
  • childrens
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24. Next Stop

By: Debbie Fong

4.13

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Stand-alone debut Next Stop is a heartfelt graphic-novel from award-winning illustrator Debbie Fong… read more

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  • childrens
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25. These Olive Trees

By: Aya Ghanameh

4.64

Format: 40 pages, None

The story of a Palestinian family's ties to the land, and how one young girl finds a way to care fo… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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26. Papá's Magical Water-Jug Clock (Little Jesús, #1)

By: Jesus Trejo

4.23

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Is this jug really magical? In Mexican American comedian Jesus Trejo’s debut picture book, little J… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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27. Brownstone

By: Samuel Teer

4.33

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

An exciting teen coming-of-age epic from author Samuel Teer and debut graphic novel artist Mar Juli… read more

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  • family
Cover of Millie Fleur's Poison Garden by Christy Mandin

28. Millie Fleur's Poison Garden

By: Christy Mandin

4.46

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Wednesday Addams meets The Curious Garden in this delightfully peculiar story about finding joy in … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Abolition is Love by Syrus Marcus Ware

29. Abolition is Love

By: Syrus Marcus Ware

4.28

Format: 36 pages, Kindle Edition

What can abolition mean for a child? How can it help them dream a different future for their commun… read more

Similar categories in Syrus Marcus Ware's Abolition is Love book and Syrus Marcus Ware's Abolition is Love

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • social justice
  • family
  • activism
Cover of Bridges Instead of Walls: The Story of Mavis Staples by Mavis Staples

30. Bridges Instead of Walls: The Story of Mavis Staples

By: Mavis Staples

4.07

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Legendary singer and Civil Rights activist Mavis Staples has teamed with an award-winning children’… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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31. How It All Ends

By: Emma Hunsinger

4.30

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Thirteen-year-old Tara lives inside the nonstop adventure of her imagination. It’s far more enterta… read more

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22 Top childrens books like Abolition is Love by Syrus Marcus Ware

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Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

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No Cats in the Library

Lauren Emmons

4.46

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There Was a Party for Langston

Jason Reynolds

4.48

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A First Time for Everything

Dan Santat

4.39

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Ghost Roast

Shawnelle Gibbs

4.13

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Lights (Sheets, #3)

Brenna Thummler

4.27

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The Closet

James Tynion IV

3.56

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Ed Brubaker

4.14

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