31 must-read childrens books like Like You, Like Me by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw

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Like You, Like Me

By: Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw

3.96

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A pen pal picture book companion to the award-winning and bestselling  Same, Same but Different —se…

If you liked the childrens plot in Like You, Like Me by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw , here is a list of 31 books like this:

Cover of Big by Vashti Harrison

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
Cover of The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7) by Jory John

2. The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7)

By: Jory John

4.17

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

The Big Cheese is the best at everything, and brags about it, too. When the annual Cheese-cathlon c… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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3. Lucky Duck

By: Greg Pizzoli

4.04

Format: 49 pages, Kindle Edition

From Geisel Award-winning author Greg Pizzoli comes a hilarious picture book about a duck who learn… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir by Pedro Martín

4. Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

By: Pedro Martín

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican-American boy’s family and t… read more

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  • childrens
"It was like the driveway at Disneyland but with way more automatic weapons."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

"I like to say that my stories are 100% true 90% of the time. My memory and my heart like to play tricks on each other. The results are what makes my stories."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

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5. Something, Someday

By: Amanda Gorman

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The stunning new picture book by presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman and Caldecott Honor-winn… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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6. 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 Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw's Like You, Like Me

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
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7. 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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8. Louder Than Hunger

By: John Schu

4.55

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Revered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu explores anorexia—and self-expression as… read more

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  • childrens
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9. Just Because

By: Matthew McConaughey

4.09

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The debut picture book by Academy Award-winning actor and #1 New York Times bestselling author Matt… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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10. Eyes That Weave the World's Wonders

By: Joanna Ho

4.53

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From  New York Times  bestselling Joanna Ho, of Eyes that Kiss in the Corners, and award-winning ed… read more

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  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
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11. 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
Cover of This Little Kitty in the Garden by Karen Obuhanych

12. This Little Kitty in the Garden

By: Karen Obuhanych

3.83

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

Spring is blooming, and what better way for rascally kittens to celebrate than by causing mischief … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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13. The Last Zookeeper

By: Aaron Becker

4.24

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A master of the wordless form imagines a futuristic Noah’s Ark in a luminous sci-fi parable for our… read more

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

14. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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15. Are You Big?

By: Mo Willems

3.71

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Mo Willems, #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning author-illustrator, tackles a BIG concept … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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16. Say My Name

By: Joanna Ho

4.22

Format: None pages, None

"In moving, lyrical prose, the book celebrates the beauty and sounds of each name alongside their c… read more

Similar categories in Joanna Ho's Say My Name book and Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw's Like You, Like Me

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of You're Going to Love This Book! by Jory John

17. You're Going to Love This Book!

By: Jory John

3.59

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Sure to bring a smile to the faces of even the grumpiest readers, this laugh-out-loud picture book … read more

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

18. 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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19. Today

By: Gabi Snyder

4.28

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This welcoming and joyful picture book reminds us that every moment can hold many surprises and to … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Two New Years by Richard Ho

20. Two New Years

By: Richard Ho

4.36

Format: 44 pages, Hardcover

This New Year celebration invites readers to learn about Rosh Hashanah and Lunar New Year tradition… read more

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  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Crayons Love Our Planet by Drew Daywalt

21. The Crayons Love Our Planet

By: Drew Daywalt

3.74

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

The hilarious crayons from the #1 New York Times bestselling The Day the Crayons Quit are ready to … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Three Little Tardigrades by Sandra Fay

22. The Three Little Tardigrades

By: Sandra Fay

4.11

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this hilarious retelling of "The Three Little Pigs", three little tardigrades set out to find a … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of When I Wrap My Hair by Shauntay Grant

23. When I Wrap My Hair

By: Shauntay Grant

4.18

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In the vein of I Am Enough and Hold Them Close , this inspiring and beautiful picture book celebrat… read more

Similar categories in Shauntay Grant's When I Wrap My Hair book and Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw's Like You, Like Me

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Curious Why (The Magical Yet, 2) by Angela DiTerlizzi

24. The Curious Why (The Magical Yet, 2)

By: Angela DiTerlizzi

4.33

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this highly anticipated follow-up to the national bestseller  The Magical Yet , the Curious Why … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of I Am a Masterpiece!: An Empowering Story About Inclusivity and Growing Up with Down Syndrome by Mia Armstrong

25. I Am a Masterpiece!: An Empowering Story About Inclusivity and Growing Up with Down Syndrome

By: Mia Armstrong

4.26

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

Tween actress Mia Armstrong celebrates her fun, funny, beautiful childhood living with Down syndrom… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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26. Baker Makers

By: Kim Smith

3.97

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

With a focus on overcoming fails and pivoting to new ideas, this hilarious story stars a young boy … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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27. Home in a Lunchbox

By: Cherry Mo

4.62

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Cherry Mo's stunning debut is about a young girl who immigrates to America and finds home in an une… read more

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  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Mochi Makers by Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson

28. The Mochi Makers

By: Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A girl and her grandmother spend the day making mochi together in this gentle and joyous picture bo… read more

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  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of One Day This Tree Will Fall by Leslie Barnard Booth

29. One Day This Tree Will Fall

By: Leslie Barnard Booth

4.50

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Discover how a tree’s wounds and decay bring new life to the forest ecosystem in this lyrical nonfi… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Like You, Like Me by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw

30. Like You, Like Me

By: Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw

3.96

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A pen pal picture book companion to the award-winning and bestselling  Same, Same but Different —se… read more

Similar categories in Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw's Like You, Like Me book and Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw's Like You, Like Me

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of That's Not My Name! by Anoosha Syed

31. That's Not My Name!

By: Anoosha Syed

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

A debut picture book about loving your name, finding your voice, and standing up for yourself from … read more

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  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens

29 Top picture books books like Like You, Like Me by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7)

Jory John

4.17

Transform Your Habits

Lucky Duck

Greg Pizzoli

4.04

Transform Your Habits

Something, Someday

Amanda Gorman

4.38

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15 best-selling childrens books like Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir by Pedro Martín

Transform Your Habits

The Eyes and the Impossible

Dave Eggers

4.25

Transform Your Habits

Ferris

Kate DiCamillo

4.30

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

The Lost Year

Katherine Marsh

4.50

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