25 Top picture books books like Happy Birthday to Me by Thao Lam

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Happy Birthday to Me

By: Thao Lam

3.44

Format: 44 pages, Hardcover

How does it feel to turn a year older? A child runs through a spectrum of emotions on the best day …

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1. This Is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from around the World

By: Matt LaMothe

3.69

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

Follow the real lives of seven kids from Italy, Japan, Iran, India, Peru, Uganda, and Russia for a … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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2. The Book with No Pictures

By: B.J. Novak

4.34

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Warning! This book looks serious but it is actually completely ridiculous! A book with no pictur… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime

3. When's My Birthday?

By: Christian Robinson , Julie Fogliano

3.70

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this enthusiastic celebration of all things BIRTHDAY, acclaimed author Julie Fogliano and award-… read more

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4. La Princesa and the Pea

By: Susan Middleton Elya , Juana Martinez-Neal

3.75

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

The Princess and the Peagets a fresh twist in this charming bilingual retelling. El principeknows t… read more

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5. The Snowy Day

By: Ezra Jack Keats

3.33

Format: 300 pages, Paperback

Winner of the 1963 Caldecott Medal! No book has captured the magic and sense of possibility of the … read more

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6. 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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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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7. Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story

By: Kevin Noble Maillard

4.42

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

Fry bread is food. It is warm and delicious, piled high on a plate. Fry bread is time. It brin… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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8. The Smart Cookie (The Food Group #5)

By: Jory John

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This cookie has never felt like a smart cookie no matter how hard she tries, especially in comparis… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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9. The Unforgettable Logan Foster (Logan Foster, #1)

By: Shawn Peters

4.03

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Packed with superheroes, supervillains, and epic showdowns between good and evil, The Unforgettable… read more

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  • childrens
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10. Bathe the Cat

By: Alice B. McGinty

4.36

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Bathe the floor? Sweep the dishes? This riotous romp of a picture book follows a frantic family as … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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11. 100 Mighty Dragons All Named Broccoli

By: David LaRochelle

4.19

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

"A nonstop dragon party . . . Irresistible." —Publishers Weekly This wacky counting adventure by G… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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12. Powwow Day

By: Traci Sorell

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Eight-year-old River is recovering from illness and can't dance at the powwow this year. Will she e… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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13. The Undefeated

By: Kwame Alexander

4.66

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This poem is a love letter to black life in the United States. It highlights the unspeakable trauma… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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14. Shirley & Jamila Save Their Summer

By: Gillian Goerz

4.08

Format: 222 pages, Paperback

Meet Jamila and Shirley, two unlikely friends who save each other's summers while solving their nei… read more

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  • childrens
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15. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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16. Queen of Tejano Music: Selena

By: Silvia López

4.35

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

"There's a lot of text in the book, but it's smartly framed within two-page spreads, and very littl… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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17. Witches of Brooklyn (Witches of Brooklyn, #1)

By: Sophie Escabasse

4.17

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

There's a new witch in town! Life in Brooklyn takes a strange turn when Effie discovers MAGIC runs … read more

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  • childrens
"The feelings you've experienced through her music are yours, pumpkin. It's okay to like her music and not like her, and it's okay to not like her music after meeting her. These are your feelings and …"

-Sophie Escabasse, Witches of Brooklyn (Witches of Brooklyn, #1)

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18. Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine

By: Hannah Moushabeck

4.56

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

As bedtime approaches, three young girls eagerly await the return of their father who tells them st… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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19. Between Us and Abuela: A Family Story from the Border (The "Between" Books)

By: Mitali Perkins

4.35

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

It's almost time for Christmas, and Maria is traveling with her mother and younger brother, Juan, t… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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20. Woven of the World

By: Katey Howes

4.19

Format: 44 pages, Hardcover

Told from the perspective of a young girl learning to weave, Woven of the World is a lyrical medita… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
"We are all tapestries, woven of the world. We are lifelines interlacing, yarn of many sources swirled. In our pattern there is purpose. In our softness , strength abides. Warmth and beauty still unfo…"

-Katey Howes, Woven of the World

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21. Don't Blow Your Top!

By: Ame Dyckman

4.15

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

Everybody gets angry sometimes, even a little volcano. But with some rock-steady advice, Little Vol… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
Cover of Empanadas for Everyone by Jackie Azúa Kramer

22. Empanadas for Everyone

By: Jackie Azúa Kramer

4.09

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In the vein of Thank You, Omu! and Bilal Cooks Daal comes a lyrical and nourishing tale about the i… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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23. The Secret Pocket

By: Peggy Janicki

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

★ “Captures the sympathy of readers and holds their attention...An age-appropriate telling by an In… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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24. La supercapa de Abuela: Abuela's Super Capa (Spanish Edition)

By: Ana Siqueira

4.27

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The Spanish-language edition of  Abuela’s Super Capa : a heartwarming picture book about a young bo… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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25. Mary Can!

By: Mary J. Blige

4.05

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From multi-award-winning singer, artist, actress, and icon Mary J. Blige comes a fun and inspirati… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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26. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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27. Lolo's Sari-Sari Store

By: Sophia N. Lee

4.13

Format: 40 pages, ebook

A little girl holds lessons learned in her grandfather’s sari-sari store close while adjusting to a… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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28. Like You, Like Me

By: Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw

3.96

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A pen pal picture book companion to the award-winning and bestselling  Same, Same but Different —se… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Happy Birthday to Me by Thao Lam

29. Happy Birthday to Me

By: Thao Lam

3.44

Format: 44 pages, Hardcover

How does it feel to turn a year older? A child runs through a spectrum of emotions on the best day … read more

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  • childrens
  • storytime
Cover of Love without Bounds: An IntersectionAllies Book about Families by Chelsea Johnson

30. Love without Bounds: An IntersectionAllies Book about Families

By: Chelsea Johnson

3.92

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A children's book about diverse types of families, exploring the impact of intersectionality and em… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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31. How to Have a Birthday

By: Mary Lyn Ray

3.76

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Joyful and utterly unique, this vibrant picture book celebrates the best birthday gift of all: a wh… read more

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  • childrens
  • storytime

28 must-read childrens books like Happy Birthday to Me by Thao Lam

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This Is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from around the World

Matt LaMothe

3.69

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The Book with No Pictures

B.J. Novak

4.34

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Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

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Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story

Kevin Noble Maillard

4.42

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There Was a Party for Langston

Jason Reynolds

4.48

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An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)

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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Stars of the Night: The Courageous Children of the Czech Kindertransport

Caren Stelson

4.47

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