6 must-read nature books like Southwest Sunrise by Nikki Grimes

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Southwest Sunrise

By: Nikki Grimes

4.06

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From Children's Literature Legacy Award winner Nikki Grimes and highly-acclaimed illustrator Wendel…

If you liked the nature plot in Southwest Sunrise by Nikki Grimes , here is a list of 6 books like this:

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1. The Crossover

By: Kwame Alexander

4.24

Format: 245 pages, ebook

"With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . .The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all t… read more

Similar categories in Kwame Alexander's The Crossover book and Nikki Grimes's Southwest Sunrise

  • poetry
  • family
  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
"Basketball Rule #5 When you stop playing your game you've already lost."

-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover

"He's no longer listening to music, but his tears are loud enough to dance to."

-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover

"Basketball Rule #4 If you miss enough of life's free throws you will pay in the end."

-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover

"Silence doesn't mean we have run out of things to say, only that we are trying not to say them."

-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover

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2. Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut

By: Derrick Barnes , Gordon C. James

4.38

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The barbershop is where the magic happens. Boys go in as lumps of clay and, with princely robes dra… read more

Similar categories in Derrick Barnes's Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut book and Nikki Grimes's Southwest Sunrise

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • african american
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3. Billions of Bricks

By: Kurt Cyrus

3.69

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Two, four, six. Look at all the bricks! Grab a hard hat and all your tools, and get ready for a con… read more

Similar categories in Kurt Cyrus's Billions of Bricks book and Nikki Grimes's Southwest Sunrise

  • picture books
  • childrens

4. Red: A Crayon's Story

By: Michael Hall

4.08

Format: 234 pages, Hardcover

A blue crayon mistakenly labeled as "red" suffers an identity crisis in the new picture book by the… read more

Similar categories in Michael Hall's Red: A Crayon's Story book and Nikki Grimes's Southwest Sunrise

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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5. 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 Nikki Grimes's Southwest Sunrise

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

6. Creepy Pair of Underwear!

By: None , Peter Brown

4.67

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

Jasper Rabbit is NOT a little bunny anymore. He's not afraid of the dark, and he's definitely not a… read more

Similar categories in None's Creepy Pair of Underwear! book and Nikki Grimes's Southwest Sunrise

7. Leonardo, the Terrible Monster

By: Mo Willems

3.00

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

Leonardo is truly a terrible monster-terrible at being a monster that is. No matter how hard he tri… read more

Similar categories in Mo Willems's Leonardo, the Terrible Monster book and Nikki Grimes's Southwest Sunrise

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8. The Eyes and the Impossible

By: Dave Eggers

4.25

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The illustrated story of a dog who unwittingly becomes a hero to a park full of animals. Johanne… read more

Similar categories in Dave Eggers's The Eyes and the Impossible book and Nikki Grimes's Southwest Sunrise

  • animals
  • nature
  • childrens
  • fiction
"What monster would turn up his snout at the thought-through help of all the friends he had?"

-Dave Eggers, The Eyes and the Impossible

"Every reasonable creature knows that the worst thing any creature can do all day is think of themselves. If there are troubles in your mind, you should think first of the troubles of others; it is th…"

-Dave Eggers, The Eyes and the Impossible

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9. Odder

By: Katherine Applegate

4.25

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Meet Odder, the Queen of Play: Nobody has her moves. She doesn't just swim to the bottom, s… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's Odder book and Nikki Grimes's Southwest Sunrise

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • animals
  • fiction
  • nature
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10. We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga

By: Traci Sorell

4.34

Format: 32 pages, ebook

A look at modern Native American life as told by a citizen of the Cherokee Nation The word otsal… read more

Similar categories in Traci Sorell's We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga book and Nikki Grimes's Southwest Sunrise

  • nature
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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11. We Don't Lose Our Class Goldfish (Penelope Rex, #3)

By: Ryan T. Higgins

4.30

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Penelope Rex faces her biggest (and fishiest) fear in this companion to the #1 New York Times best-… read more

Similar categories in Ryan T. Higgins's We Don't Lose Our Class Goldfish (Penelope Rex, #3) book and Nikki Grimes's Southwest Sunrise

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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12. A Rover's Story

By: Jasmine Warga

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade novel about the journey of a fictional Mars rover. Meet Resilience, a Mars rover… read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Warga's A Rover's Story book and Nikki Grimes's Southwest Sunrise

  • childrens
  • fiction
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13. 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

Similar categories in Pedro Martín's Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir book and Nikki Grimes's Southwest Sunrise

  • 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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14. Are You a Cheeseburger?

By: Monica Arnaldo

4.12

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Laugh-out-loud humor and a tender friendship blossom in author-illustrator Monica Arnaldo’s charmin… read more

Similar categories in Monica Arnaldo's Are You a Cheeseburger? book and Nikki Grimes's Southwest Sunrise

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • nature
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15. The Word Collector

By: Peter H. Reynolds

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Some people collect stamps. Some people collect coins. Some people collect art. And Jerome? … read more

Similar categories in Peter H. Reynolds's The Word Collector book and Nikki Grimes's Southwest Sunrise

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
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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 Nikki Grimes's Southwest Sunrise

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • nature
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17. The Midnight Children

By: Dan Gemeinhart

4.16

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

An extraordinary story about a family of runaways who take up residence in a small town, and the ou… read more

Similar categories in Dan Gemeinhart's The Midnight Children book and Nikki Grimes's Southwest Sunrise

  • family
  • realistic fiction
  • childrens
  • fiction
"Stories, after all, are about choices."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

"And determined is nearly always a very good thing to be."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

"I’ll be your creep, Ravani Foster, if you’ll be my freak."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

"But the truth, sometimes, can be the cruelest thing of all."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

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18. Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away

By: Meg Medina

4.37

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From Newbery Medalist Meg Medina comes the bittersweet story of two girls who will always be each o… read more

Similar categories in Meg Medina's Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away book and Nikki Grimes's Southwest Sunrise

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • african american
Cover of Three Keys (Front Desk, #2) by Kelly Yang

19. Three Keys (Front Desk, #2)

By: Kelly Yang

4.42

Format: 271 pages, Hardcover

Mia Tang thinks she’s going to have the best year ever. She and her parents are the proud owners… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Three Keys (Front Desk, #2) book and Nikki Grimes's Southwest Sunrise

  • family
  • realistic fiction
  • childrens
  • fiction
"The pain broke my heart into a thousand pieces."

-Kelly Yang, Three Keys (Front Desk, #2)

"the worry that if he didn’t take every single thing, a part of him would be lost forever."

-Kelly Yang, Three Keys (Front Desk, #2)

"But you can't give up on people. It's one of the three keys of friendship. You gotta listen, you gotta care, and most importantly, you gotta keep trying."

-Kelly Yang, Three Keys (Front Desk, #2)

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20. My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book

By: Carole Lindstrom

4.57

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning and bestselling author of We Are Water Protectors comes an empowering pictur… read more

Similar categories in Carole Lindstrom's My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book book and Nikki Grimes's Southwest Sunrise

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
Cover of Southwest Sunrise by Nikki Grimes

21. Southwest Sunrise

By: Nikki Grimes

4.06

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From Children's Literature Legacy Award winner Nikki Grimes and highly-acclaimed illustrator Wendel… read more

Similar categories in Nikki Grimes's Southwest Sunrise book and Nikki Grimes's Southwest Sunrise

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • family
  • geography
  • african american
  • nature

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