Little Rosetta and the Talking Guitar: The Musical Story of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Woman Who Invented Rock and Roll
By: Charnelle Pinkney Barlow
3.96
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
A picture-book biography of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the woman who invented rock and roll--a warm, in…
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1. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition
By: William Kamkwamba , Bryan Mealer
3.50
Format: 24 pages, Hardcover
The New York Timesbestselling memoir of the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Ma… read more
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2. 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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- african american
- picture books
- childrens
- juvenile
3. Hot Dog
By: Doug Salati
4.29
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
From a critically acclaimed creator comes this summery picture book featuring an overheated--and ov… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
4. Freewater
By: Amina Luqman-Dawson
4.18
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
A middle-grade novel about two enslaved children’s escape from a plantation and the many ways they … read more
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- african american
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"Lord only knows how many of us they keep from running. How many of us stay in these hateful places out of love. I used to think it was from scaring us - beating, cutting, or whipping us that did it. …"-Amina Luqman-Dawson, Freewater
5. The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
By: Nicholas Day
4.15
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A propulsive work of narrative nonfiction about how the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, how t… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- childrens
"Leonard da Vinci had painted the Mona Lisa. But Vincenzo Perugia had turned it into The Mona Lisa."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
"The Lourve, he concluded, with an insult designed to puncture French pride, "is less well protected than a Spanish museum."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
"If the Mona Lisa is the most famous face in art history, Les Demoiselles is a hatchet thrown at it. It's not a pretty painting. Its brutal and uncomfortable."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
"Word of his midnight activities gets out. 'The pope has found out that I have skinned three corpses,' Leonardo writes in his notebook. He gets off easy. He's simply told: please stop skinning corpses."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
6. 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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- music
- history
- biography
- childrens
- picture books
- nonfiction
- african american
7. 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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- nonfiction
- biography
- childrens
8. 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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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- biography
- 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
9. Simon Sort of Says
By: Erin Bow
4.31
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Simon O’Keeffe’s biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad accidentally gave a squirrel a ho… read more
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- childrens
"Dad picks Denver [to get his rabies shots], and he's totally fine, but he's going to be away for three days. "Just like Jesus," Mom says. I can hear the phone say, "Isobel!"-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says
"In the tabernacle did the [squirrel]--" "Eat the Host?" says Dad. "Yes he did." "And was it--" "Consecrated?" says Dad. "Yes it was." ... "What, uh, happened to the squirrel?" "That squirrel is now 3…"-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says
"The dog- Todd?- looks up from its leaking beer, puffs a sigh, then crosses the room to head-butt the fridge door closed. "Ummm" I manage "Did you see he got a--" "It's okay," she says. "He only has o…"-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says
10. An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)
By: Kwame Alexander
4.63
Format: 56 pages, Hardcover
#1 New York Times Bestselling and award-winning author of The Undefeated , Kwame Alexander, pens … read more
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- history
- childrens
- picture books
- nonfiction
- african american
11. Frizzy
By: Claribel A. Ortega
4.48
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
A middle grade graphic novel about Marlene, a young girl who stops straightening her hair and embra… read more
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- childrens
- juvenile
"We learn things from our parents, who learn things from their parents, who learned that from their parents. It doesn't make those things okay to believe..."-Claribel A. Ortega, Frizzy
12. Mr. S: A First Day of School Book
By: Monica Arnaldo
4.21
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
It was the first day of school. But even the kindergarteners of room 2B could tell something was se… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
- juvenile
13. Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel
By: Betty C. Tang
4.25
Format: 286 pages, Paperback
A story about three siblings living on their own as undocumented new immigrants, inspired by the au… read more
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- childrens
14. 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
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- picture books
- childrens
- juvenile
15. Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider
By: Jessica Lanan
4.40
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
A nonfiction story following a day in the life of a backyard jumping spider.What if you were small … read more
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- nonfiction
- picture books
- childrens
- juvenile
16. Dust
By: Dusti Bowling
4.23
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A girl who struggles to breathe befriends a boy who seems shrouded in dust. After Avalyn nearly die… read more
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- childrens
- juvenile
17. Outside In
By: Deborah Underwood
4.24
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Outside is waiting, the most patient playmate of all. The most generous friend. The most miraculous… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
- juvenile
18. Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion
By: Shannon Stocker
4.50
Format: 40 pages, Paperback
This picture book tells the true story of world-famous deaf percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie. T… read more
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- music
- history
- biography
- childrens
- picture books
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
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19. The Green Piano: How Little Me Found Music
By: Roberta Flack
4.09
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
This autobiographical picture book by the multiple Grammy Award-winning singer Roberta Flack recoun… read more
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- music
- history
- biography
- childrens
- picture books
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- african american
20. Nell Plants a Tree
By: Anne Wynter
4.31
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
This gorgeous picture book shows how one little girl’s careful tending of a pecan tree creates the… read more
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- african american
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- childrens
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21. 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
22. All Rise: The Story of Ketanji Brown Jackson
By: Carole Boston Weatherford
4.20
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court, is an inspiration and r… read more
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- biography
- childrens
- picture books
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- african american
23. Final Word (The Winterton Deception, #1)
By: Janet Sumner Johnson
3.97
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Thirteen-year-old twins Hope and Gordon enter a spelling bee in a last-ditch effort to save their f… read more
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- childrens
- juvenile
24. 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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- history
- biography
- childrens
- picture books
- nonfiction
- african american
25. Soldier for Equality: José de la Luz Sáenz and the Great War
By: Duncan Tonatiuh
4.16
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Duncan Tonatiuh brings to life the story of a Mexican-American war hero. José de la Luz Sáenz (1888… read more
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- biography
- childrens
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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
- juvenile
27. Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas
By: Jeanne Walker Harvey
4.30
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Celebrate the life-changing power of art in this inspiring and stunningly illustrated picture book … read more
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- biography
- childrens
- picture books
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- african american
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28. Tumble
By: Adriana Hernández Bergstrom
4.19
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
This gorgeous, poetic story follows the unexpected journey of a lone tumbleweed making its way acro… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
29. The Power of Snow
By: Robert Raczka
3.93
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
On a snowy day . . . Two flakes play. Four flakes sashay. Eight flakes twirl. Sixteen flakes swirl.… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
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30. One Giant Leap
By: Thao Lam
4.09
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
A playful wordless story about the power of imagination and creativity in play A child zips up the… read more
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31. Little Rosetta and the Talking Guitar: The Musical Story of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Woman Who Invented Rock and Roll
By: Charnelle Pinkney Barlow
3.96
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
A picture-book biography of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the woman who invented rock and roll--a warm, in… read more
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