10 Top nonfiction books like Where We Come From by John Coy

Cover of Where We Come From by John Coy

Where We Come From

By: John Coy

4.29

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this unique collaboration, four authors lyrically explore where they each come from--literally a…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Where We Come From by John Coy , here is a list of 10 books like this:

Cover of The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds

1. The Dot

By: Peter H. Reynolds

4.25

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

With a simple, witty story and free-spirited illustrations, Peter H. Reynolds entices even the stub… read more

Similar categories in Peter H. Reynolds's The Dot book and John Coy's Where We Come From

  • picture books
  • childrens

2. We Found A Hat

By: Jon Klassen

3.43

Format: 331 pages,

Hold on to your hats for the conclusion of the celebrated hat trilogy by Caldecott Medalist Jon Kla… read more

Similar categories in Jon Klassen's We Found A Hat book and John Coy's Where We Come From

3. This is Not My Hat

By: Jon Klassen

3.91

Format: 631 pages, Hardcover

When a tiny fish shoots into view wearing a round blue topper (which happens to fit him perfectly),… read more

Similar categories in Jon Klassen's This is Not My Hat book and John Coy's Where We Come From

Cover of Big by Vashti Harrison

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

Similar categories in Vashti Harrison's Big book and John Coy's Where We Come From

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Berry Song by Michaela Goade

5. Berry Song

By: Michaela Goade

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott Medalist Michaela Goade's first self-authored picture book is a celebration of the land s… read more

Similar categories in Michaela Goade's Berry Song book and John Coy's Where We Come From

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of If You'll Have Me by Eunnie

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

Similar categories in Eunnie's If You'll Have Me book and John Coy's Where We Come From

Cover of Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam by Thien Pham

7. Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam

By: Thien Pham

4.29

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A moving young adult graphic memoir about a Vietnamese immigrant boy's search for belonging in Amer… read more

Similar categories in Thien Pham's Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam book and John Coy's Where We Come From

  • nonfiction
  • family
Cover of Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual by Carole Boston Weatherford

8. Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual

By: Carole Boston Weatherford

4.46

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A picture book based on the popular spiritual. The classic lyrics have been reworked to chronicle t… read more

Similar categories in Carole Boston Weatherford's Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual book and John Coy's Where We Come From

  • poetry
  • history
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
Cover of Cosmoknights, Vol. 1 (Cosmoknights, #1) by Hannah Templer

9. Cosmoknights, Vol. 1 (Cosmoknights, #1)

By: Hannah Templer

4.44

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

For this ragtag band of space gays, liberation means beating the patriarchy at its own game. Pan's… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Templer's Cosmoknights, Vol. 1 (Cosmoknights, #1) book and John Coy's Where We Come From

Cover of Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford

10. 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

Similar categories in Carole Boston Weatherford's Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre book and John Coy's Where We Come From

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
Cover of Ploof by Ben Clanton

11. Ploof

By: Ben Clanton

4.19

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

Come play with Ploof! Meet a friendly cloud full of feelings in this interactive picture book for f… read more

Similar categories in Ben Clanton's Ploof book and John Coy's Where We Come From

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of This is a Story by John Schu

12. 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 John Coy's Where We Come From

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of The House Before Falling into the Sea by Ann Suk Wang

13. The House Before Falling into the Sea

By: Ann Suk Wang

4.35

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

A child and her family take in refugees during the Korean War in this poignant picture book about c… read more

Similar categories in Ann Suk Wang's The House Before Falling into the Sea book and John Coy's Where We Come From

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Thank You, Omu! (Caldecott Honor Book) by Oge Mora

14. 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 John Coy's Where We Come From

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol

15. Plain Jane and the Mermaid

By: Vera Brosgol

4.38

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From Eisner Award winner Vera Brosgol comes an instant classic about courage, confidence, and inner… read more

Similar categories in Vera Brosgol's Plain Jane and the Mermaid book and John Coy's Where We Come From

  • childrens
Cover of Remember by Joy Harjo

16. Remember

By: Joy Harjo

4.42

Format: 40 pages, None

Michaela Goade, invites young readers to pause and reflect on the wonder of the world around them, … read more

Similar categories in Joy Harjo's Remember book and John Coy's Where We Come From

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • indigenous
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad

17. 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 John Coy's Where We Come From

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of How Dinosaurs Went Extinct: A Safety Guide by Ame Dyckman

18. How Dinosaurs Went Extinct: A Safety Guide

By: Ame Dyckman

3.87

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From author Ame Dyckman and illustrator Jenn Harney comes a faux-cautionary tale featuring dad joke… read more

Similar categories in Ame Dyckman's How Dinosaurs Went Extinct: A Safety Guide book and John Coy's Where We Come From

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be: A Speculative Memoir of Transracial Adoption by Shannon Gibney

19. The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be: A Speculative Memoir of Transracial Adoption

By: Shannon Gibney

3.87

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Part memoir, part speculative fiction, The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be explores the often sur… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Gibney's The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be: A Speculative Memoir of Transracial Adoption book and John Coy's Where We Come From

  • nonfiction
  • family
Cover of And Then, Boom! by Lisa Fipps

20. And Then, Boom!

By: Lisa Fipps

4.69

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A gripping new novel-in-verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish , featuring a pove… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Fipps's And Then, Boom! book and John Coy's Where We Come From

  • poetry
  • family
"Friendship is being there to notice someone's about to fall, to try to keep them from falling, to catch them when they fall or to cushion the blow when they do, to feel what they're feeling, and to u…"

-Lisa Fipps, And Then, Boom!

Cover of I'm Going to Build a Snowman by Jashar Awan

21. I'm Going to Build a Snowman

By: Jashar Awan

4.23

Format: 48 pages, ebook

In this sparkling picture book celebration of winter and creativity, a boy’s snow day efforts show … read more

Similar categories in Jashar Awan's I'm Going to Build a Snowman book and John Coy's Where We Come From

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Once Upon a Book by Grace Lin

22. 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

Similar categories in Grace Lin's Once Upon a Book book and John Coy's Where We Come From

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of The Universe in You: A Microscopic Journey by Jason Chin

23. The Universe in You: A Microscopic Journey

By: Jason Chin

4.28

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott Medalist Jason Chin's companion book to the award-winning Your Place in the Universe expl… read more

Similar categories in Jason Chin's The Universe in You: A Microscopic Journey book and John Coy's Where We Come From

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book) by Angela Joy

24. Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book)

By: Angela Joy

4.66

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

A picture book biography of the mother of Emmett Till, and how she channeled grief over her son's d… read more

Similar categories in Angela Joy's Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book) book and John Coy's Where We Come From

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
Cover of Tomfoolery!: Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming-of-Age of Children's Books by Michelle Markel

25. Tomfoolery!: Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming-of-Age of Children's Books

By: Michelle Markel

4.22

Format: 44 pages, Kindle Edition

FIVE STARRED REVIEWS! "Exuberant."―Horn Book Magazine, starred review "Excellent."—Booklist, starre… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Markel's Tomfoolery!: Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming-of-Age of Children's Books book and John Coy's Where We Come From

  • history
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
Cover of My Parents Won't Stop Talking! by Tillie Walden

26. My Parents Won't Stop Talking!

By: Tillie Walden

3.93

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A child's plans are ruined when her parents have the gall to stop to talk to the neighbors in My Pa… read more

Similar categories in Tillie Walden's My Parents Won't Stop Talking! book and John Coy's Where We Come From

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Home in a Lunchbox by Cherry Mo

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

Similar categories in Cherry Mo's Home in a Lunchbox book and John Coy's Where We Come From

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of A Peek at Beaks: Tools Birds Use by Sara   Levine

28. A Peek at Beaks: Tools Birds Use

By: Sara Levine

4.30

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Have you ever seen a bird using a jackhammer? What about one scooping up a meal with a net? Of cour… read more

Similar categories in Sara Levine's A Peek at Beaks: Tools Birds Use book and John Coy's Where We Come From

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Where We Come From by John Coy

29. Where We Come From

By: John Coy

4.29

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this unique collaboration, four authors lyrically explore where they each come from--literally a… read more

Similar categories in John Coy's Where We Come From book and John Coy's Where We Come From

  • poetry
  • cultural
  • history
  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • picture books
  • indigenous
  • nonfiction
  • family
  • native americans
Cover of You Are Life by Bao Phi

30. You Are Life

By: Bao Phi

3.89

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

Every child is full to bursting with amazing things! This joyful poem celebrates the wonderful and … read more

Similar categories in Bao Phi's You Are Life book and John Coy's Where We Come From

  • poetry
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • cultural
Cover of Not Done Yet: Shirley Chisholm's Fight for Change by Tameka Fryer Brown

31. Not Done Yet: Shirley Chisholm's Fight for Change

By: Tameka Fryer Brown

4.38

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Shirley Chisholm was a natural-born fighter. She didn't like to be bossed and she wanted thin… read more

Similar categories in Tameka Fryer Brown's Not Done Yet: Shirley Chisholm's Fight for Change book and John Coy's Where We Come From

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens

7 Top cultural books like Where We Come From by John Coy

Transform Your Habits

Berry Song

Michaela Goade

4.43

Transform Your Habits

The House Before Falling into the Sea

Ann Suk Wang

4.35

Transform Your Habits

Thank You, Omu! (Caldecott Honor Book)

Oge Mora

4.44

Transform Your Habits

The Proudest Blue

Ibtihaj Muhammad

4.56

View all the books

19 Top fiction books like You Are Life by Bao Phi

Transform Your Habits

The Name Jar

Yangsook Choi

4.14

Transform Your Habits

The Smart Cookie (The Food Group #5)

Jory John

4.31

Transform Your Habits

The Cool Bean (The Food Group #3)

Jory John

4.41

Transform Your Habits

Love in the Library

Maggie Tokuda-Hall

4.47

View all the books

Never miss a story from us, get weekly updates in your inbox.