20 must-read picture books books like My Two Moms and Me by Michael Joosten

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My Two Moms and Me

By: Michael Joosten

4.00

Format: 22 pages, Board book

An adorable board book for the babies and toddlers of lesbian mothers, featuring a variety of diver…

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1. The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin (Amazing Scientists, 1)

By: Julia Finley Mosca , Daniel Rieley

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

If you’ve ever felt different, if you’ve ever been low, if you don’t quite fit in, there’s a name … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Gracias / Thanks by Pat Mora, John Parra

2. Gracias / Thanks

By: Pat Mora , John Parra

3.92

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A young multiracial boy celebrates family, friendship, and fun by telling about some of the everyda… read more

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  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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3. Before She was Harriet (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Books)

By: Lesa Cline-Ransome , None

4.50

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A picture book biography of Harriet Tubman, written in verse.We know her today as Harriet Tubman, b… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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4. Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin

By: Duncan Tonatiuh

3.93

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From first-time Mexican author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh comes the story of two cousins, one … read more

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  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

5. Eating the Alphabet

By: Lois Ehlert

2.96

Format: 63 pages, Board Book

While teaching upper- and lowercase letters to preschoolers, Ehlert introduces fruits and vegetable… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens

6. What Do You Do with an Idea?

By: Kobi Yamada , Mae Besom

4.60

Format: None pages, Hardcover

This is the story of one brilliant idea and the child who helps to bring it into the world. As the … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

7. A Bad Case of Stripes

By: David Shannon

3.75

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

"What we have here is a bad case of stripes. One of the worst I've ever seen!" Camilla Cream loves … read more

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8. Round Is a Tortilla: A Book of Shapes

By: John Parra , Roseanne Thong

4.70

Format: 84 pages, Hardcover

Round are tortillas and tacos, too Round is a bowl of abuela's stew. In this lively picture book, c… read more

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9. Heather Has Two Mommies

By: Lesléa Newman , Diana Souza

3.00

Format: 282 pages, Paperback

Originally self-published in 1989, Heather Has Two Mommies became the first title in Alyson's newly… read more

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10. Mango, Abuela, and Me

By: Angela Dominguez , Meg Medina

4.12

Format: 440 pages, Hardcover

When a little girl's far-away grandmother comes to stay, love and patience transcend language in a … read more

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11. He's Got the Whole World in His Hands

By: Kadir Nelson

3.71

Format: 76 pages,

A Coretta Scott King Award winner (Ellington Was Not a Street) adapts the beloved spiritual for thi… read more

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12. Pass It On

By: Sophy Henn

4.07

Format: None pages, Paperback

A joyful and uplifting picture book about finding happiness in the smallest of things, from picture… read more

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13. Jabari Jumps

By: Gaia Cornwall

3.71

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Working up the courage to take a big, important leap is hard, but Jabari is almostabsolutely ready … read more

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14. New Kid (New Kid, #1)

By: Jerry Craft

4.16

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A graphic novel about starting over at a new school where diversity is low and the struggle to fit … read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
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15. Areli Is a Dreamer: A True Story by Areli Morales, a DACA Recipient

By: Areli Morales

4.40

Format: 40 pages, Library Binding

In the first picture book written by a DACA dreamer, Areli Morales tells her own powerful and vibra… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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16. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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17. Love Makes a Family

By: Sophie Beer

4.39

Format: 24 pages, Board book

Whether you have two mums, two dads, one parent, or one of each, there's one thing that makes a fam… read more

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  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • queer
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18. Bathe the Cat

By: Alice B. McGinty

4.36

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Bathe the floor? Sweep the dishes? This riotous romp of a picture book follows a frantic family as … read more

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  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • queer
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19. 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
  • family
"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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20. 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

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  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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21. Soaked!

By: Abi Cushman

3.97

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A Hula-Hooping moose, a badger with a bumblebee umbrella, a rabbit in a cashmere sweater, and a ver… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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22. Friday I'm in Love

By: Camryn Garrett

3.84

Format: 288 pages, Library Binding

It's too late for a Sweet Sixteen but what if Mahalia had a Coming Out Party? A love letter to roma… read more

Similar categories in Camryn Garrett's Friday I'm in Love book and Michael Joosten's My Two Moms and Me

  • lesbian
  • queer
  • fiction
  • lgbt
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23. Hair Love

By: Matthew A. Cherry

4.59

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When mommy is away, it’s up to daddy to do his daughter’s hair in this ode to self-confidence and t… read more

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  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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24. 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

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  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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25. Broken Crayons Still Color

By: Toni Collier

3.99

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Help your kids process big feelings, build a social-emotional tool kit, and find beauty in life's c… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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26. Dozens of Doughnuts

By: Carrie Finison

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A generous but increasingly put-upon bear makes batch after batch of doughnuts for her woodland fri… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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27. Mother of Sharks

By: Melissa Cristina Márquez

4.18

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Forbes 30 Under 30 Honoree and globally renowned shark scientist Melissa Cristina Márquez teams up … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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28. Rock Your Mocs

By: Laurel Goodluck

4.17

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this happy, vibrant tribute to Rock Your Mocs Day, observed yearly on November 15, author Laurel… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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29. 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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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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30. My Two Moms and Me

By: Michael Joosten

4.00

Format: 22 pages, Board book

An adorable board book for the babies and toddlers of lesbian mothers, featuring a variety of diver… read more

Similar categories in Michael Joosten's My Two Moms and Me book and Michael Joosten's My Two Moms and Me

  • lesbian
  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • picture books
  • banned books
  • fiction
  • family
  • queer
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31. Spanish is My Superpower: A Social Emotional, Rhyming Kid's Book About Being Bilingual Speaking Spanish (Teacher Tools 4)

By: Jennifer Jones

4.60

Format: 35 pages, Kindle Edition

Teaches children being bilingual is a superpower. Spanish is My Superpower takes an empathetic app… read more

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Gracias / Thanks

Pat Mora , John Parra

3.92

Transform Your Habits

Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin

Duncan Tonatiuh

3.93

What Do You Do with an Idea?

Kobi Yamada , Mae Besom

4.60

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Jerry Craft

4.16

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Dave Eggers

4.25

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Kate DiCamillo

4.30

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Nicholas Day

4.15

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Katherine Marsh

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