19 must-read picture books books like Before Colors: Where Pigments and Dyes Come From by Annette Bay Pimentel

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Before Colors: Where Pigments and Dyes Come From

By: Annette Bay Pimentel

4.25

Format: 88 pages, Hardcover

Colors don’t come out of nothing. They always start somewhere . . . with something . . . with some…

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1. 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
  • nature
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2. Very Good Hats

By: Emma Straub

4.02

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The first picture book by bestselling novelist Emma Straub, this joyous and inventive read-aloud wi… read more

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  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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3. Elf Dog and Owl Head

By: M.T. Anderson

3.92

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A Newbery Honor Book A magical adventure about a boy and his dog—or a dog and her boy—and a fore… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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4. Moving the Millers' Minnie Moore Mine Mansion: A True Story

By: Dave Eggers

4.16

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

Author Dave Eggers and artist Júlia Sardà spin a quirky historical event into a whimsical and tall-… read more

Similar categories in Dave Eggers's Moving the Millers' Minnie Moore Mine Mansion: A True Story book and Annette Bay Pimentel's Before Colors: Where Pigments and Dyes Come From

  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
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5. Sew Sister: The Untold Story of Jean Wright and NASA's Seamstresses

By: Elise Matich

4.30

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

The true story of a girl whose mastery of a domestic art propelled her to the elite NASA sisterhood… read more

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  • science
  • history
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
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6. We Are Branches

By: Joyce Sidman

4.16

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott winner Beth Krommes and Newbery Honor-winning poet Joyce Sidman team up in this singular … read more

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  • science
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • juvenile
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7. What's Inside a Caterpillar Cocoon?: And Other Questions About Moths & Butterflies

By: Rachel Ignotofsky

4.46

Format: 48 pages, Kindle Edition

With warm and heart-fluttering illustrations, discover the next nonfiction picture book about butte… read more

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  • art
  • science
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • juvenile
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8. Milloo's Mind: The Story of Maryam Faruqi, Trailblazer for Women's Education

By: Reem Faruqi

4.32

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Lailah’s Lunchbox and Unsettled comes a powerful picture book biography about M… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
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9. The Great Lakes: Our Freshwater Treasure

By: Barb Rosenstock

4.28

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A stunning picture book about the five largest lakes in North America - how they formed, the import… read more

Similar categories in Barb Rosenstock's The Great Lakes: Our Freshwater Treasure book and Annette Bay Pimentel's Before Colors: Where Pigments and Dyes Come From

  • science
  • history
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • juvenile
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10. Serafina and the Black Cloak: The Graphic Novel

By: Robert Beatty

3.74

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Robert Beatty's best-selling gothic fantasy about an unforgettable heroine is now a mesmerizing gra… read more

Similar categories in Robert Beatty's Serafina and the Black Cloak: The Graphic Novel book and Annette Bay Pimentel's Before Colors: Where Pigments and Dyes Come From

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Never Give Up: Dr. Kati Karikó and the Race for the Future of Vaccines by Debbie Dadey

11. Never Give Up: Dr. Kati Karikó and the Race for the Future of Vaccines

By: Debbie Dadey

4.29

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Meet Hungarian American biochemist Katalin "Kati" Kariko. She became fascinated by science as a … read more

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  • science
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
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12. The Brilliant Calculator: How Mathematician Edith Clarke Helped Electrify America

By: Jan Lower

4.09

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Hidden Figures meets Rosie Revere, Engineer in this STEM/STEAM picture book about Edith Clarke, the… read more

Similar categories in Jan Lower's The Brilliant Calculator: How Mathematician Edith Clarke Helped Electrify America book and Annette Bay Pimentel's Before Colors: Where Pigments and Dyes Come From

  • science
  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Jimmy's Rhythm & Blues: The Extraordinary Life of James Baldwin by Michelle Meadows

13. Jimmy's Rhythm & Blues: The Extraordinary Life of James Baldwin

By: Michelle Meadows

4.24

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Celebrate James Baldwin’s one-hundredth birthday anniversary with the first-ever illustrated biogra… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Meadows's Jimmy's Rhythm & Blues: The Extraordinary Life of James Baldwin book and Annette Bay Pimentel's Before Colors: Where Pigments and Dyes Come From

  • art
  • history
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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14. Insha'Allah, No, Maybe So

By: Rhonda Roumani

4.25

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

A sweet and playful picture book about a common Arabic word for life's uncertainties that will ring… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Before Colors: Where Pigments and Dyes Come From by Annette Bay Pimentel

15. Before Colors: Where Pigments and Dyes Come From

By: Annette Bay Pimentel

4.25

Format: 88 pages, Hardcover

Colors don’t come out of nothing. They always start somewhere . . . with something . . . with some… read more

Similar categories in Annette Bay Pimentel's Before Colors: Where Pigments and Dyes Come From book and Annette Bay Pimentel's Before Colors: Where Pigments and Dyes Come From

  • art
  • science
  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • juvenile
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16. Thank You

By: Jarvis

4.19

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

With inviting collage illustrations, Jarvis brings his singular whimsy and sweetness to a musing on… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of City of Leafcutter Ants: A Sustainable Society of Millions by Amy Hevron

17. City of Leafcutter Ants: A Sustainable Society of Millions

By: Amy Hevron

4.14

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Tunnel under the rainforest floor into the bustling metropolis of the leafcutter ants, each with a … read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
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18. Mushrooms Know: Wisdom From Our Friends the Fungi

By: Kallie George

4.19

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

An adorable, STEM-themed picture book for kids 4 to 8 that reveals the wisdom mushrooms have to tea… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
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19. The Night Market

By: Seina Wedlick

4.21

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Journey with a young girl as she explores the mesmerizing wonders of a Nigerian night market, where… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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20. My Olive Tree

By: Hazar Elbayya

4.34

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this simple, touching picture book about the healing power of a loving community, a girl's grand… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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21. Sashiko's Stitches

By: Sanae Ishida

4.57

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Stitch by stitch, a child learns to cope with difficult emotions through the traditional Japanese e… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens

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Dave Eggers

4.16

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Elise Matich

4.30

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Milloo's Mind: The Story of Maryam Faruqi, Trailblazer for Women's Education

Reem Faruqi

4.32

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Barb Rosenstock

4.28

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The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

Nicholas Day

4.15

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Kwame Alexander

4.63

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How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee

Carole Boston Weatherford

4.44

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The Green Piano: How Little Me Found Music

Roberta Flack

4.09

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