7 Top historical books like Smile: How Young Charlie Chaplin Taught the World to Laugh (and Cry) by Gary Golio

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Smile: How Young Charlie Chaplin Taught the World to Laugh (and Cry)

By: Gary Golio

3.69

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An award-winning author and a Caldecott Medalist take a creative look at the early life of comedic …

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1. The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire, #1)

By: Tui T. Sutherland

4.24

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A thrilling new series soars above the competition and redefines middle-grade fantasy fiction for a… read more

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  • childrens
"Wake me if anything exciting happens,"

-Tui T. Sutherland, The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire, #1)

"She didn’t raise us to care about her,"

-Tui T. Sutherland, The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire, #1)

"Clay snorted. “Special powers like what?"

-Tui T. Sutherland, The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire, #1)

"I know I don’t know much about anything,"

-Tui T. Sutherland, The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire, #1)

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2. The Haunted House Next Door

By: None , Andrés Miedoso

3.50

Format: 0 pages, Hardcover

Meet Desmond Cole! A fearless eight-year-old who runs his own ghost patrol, looking for ghosts, mon… read more

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  • childrens
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3. The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.49

Format: 316 pages, Hardcover

An exceptionally moving story of triumph against all odds set during World War 2, from the acclaime… read more

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  • historical
  • childrens
"I don't want to just survive"

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)

"This book made me love reading."

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)

"Saying something stupid doesn't make you stupid," Susan said. " Luckily for all of us."

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)

"We'd escaped. Mam, Hitlers bombs, my one-room prison. Everything. Crazy or not, I was free."

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)

4. Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom

By: Kadir Nelson , Carole Boston Weatherford

3.92

Format: None pages, Hardcover

This poetic book is a resounding tribute to Tubman's strength, humility, and devotion. With proper … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction

5. Fly High, Fly Guy! (Fly Guy, #5)

By: Tedd Arnold

3.55

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

The fifth book in an award-winning, easy-to-read series about a boy and his pet fly, each book in t… read more

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6. You Wouldn't Want to Work on a Medieval Cathedral!: A Difficult Job That Never Ends

By: David Antram , David Salariya , Fiona MacDonald

4.12

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Describes what life was like as an apprentice on the construction of a medieval cathedral. read more

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7. The Gruffalo (Gruffalo, #1)

By: Julia Donaldson , Axel Scheffler

4.46

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Just what is the Gruffalo? He has terrible tusks... and terrible claws... and terrible teeth in … read more

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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens

8. The Wild Robot (The Wild Robot, #1)

By: Peter Brown

4.05

Format: 12 pages, Hardcover

When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild… read more

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9. Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre

By: Carole Boston Weatherford

4.48

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A look at the Tulsa Race Massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in US history. The… read more

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  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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10. You Wouldn't Want to Live in a Wild West Town! Dust You'd Rather Not Settle

By: Peter Hicks

3.87

Format: 32 pages, Library Binding

Looks through the eyes of the fictional marshal of an imaginary town called Dustville to show what … read more

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  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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11. 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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  • biography
  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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12. The Spider Who Saved Christmas

By: Raymond Arroyo

4.39

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Radiating the wondrous spirit of the season, The Spider Who Saved Christmas rekindles an ancient le… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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13. H Is for Harlem

By: Dinah Johnson

4.43

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

This richly informative and gorgeously illustrated book celebrates Harlem’s vibrant traditions, pas… read more

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  • art
  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
Cover of Smile: How Young Charlie Chaplin Taught the World to Laugh (and Cry) by Gary Golio

14. Smile: How Young Charlie Chaplin Taught the World to Laugh (and Cry)

By: Gary Golio

3.69

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An award-winning author and a Caldecott Medalist take a creative look at the early life of comedic … read more

Similar categories in Gary Golio's Smile: How Young Charlie Chaplin Taught the World to Laugh (and Cry) book and Gary Golio's Smile: How Young Charlie Chaplin Taught the World to Laugh (and Cry)

  • art
  • biography
  • history
  • childrens
  • pop culture
  • historical
  • humor
  • picture books
  • media tie in
  • nonfiction
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15. Strong Voices: Fifteen American Speeches Worth Knowing

By: Tonya Bolden

4.12

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

Strong Fifteen American Speeches Worth Knowing   is a collection of significant speeches, made bot… read more

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  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • childrens

7 Best history books like Smile: How Young Charlie Chaplin Taught the World to Laugh (and Cry) by Gary Golio

Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom

Kadir Nelson , Carole Boston Weatherford

3.92

Transform Your Habits

Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre

Carole Boston Weatherford

4.48

Transform Your Habits

You Wouldn't Want to Live in a Wild West Town! Dust You'd Rather Not Settle

Peter Hicks

3.87

Transform Your Habits

Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race

Margot Lee Shetterly

4.44

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11 best-selling history books like Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford

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

Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre

Carole Boston Weatherford

4.48

Transform Your Habits

The Undefeated

Kwame Alexander

4.66

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