12 Top family books like A Family Like Ours (Like You) by Frank Murphy

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A Family Like Ours (Like You)

By: Frank Murphy

4.29

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Everyone's family is unique--and good! From sprawling extended families and close-knit units to ado…

If you liked the family plot in A Family Like Ours (Like You) by Frank Murphy , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. 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 Frank Murphy's A Family Like Ours (Like You)

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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2. The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

By: Jon Klassen

4.26

Format: 105 pages, None

Jon Klassen's retelling of a traditional Tyrolean folktale.In a big abandoned house, on a barren hi… read more

Similar categories in Jon Klassen's The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale book and Frank Murphy's A Family Like Ours (Like You)

  • picture books
  • childrens
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3. 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 Frank Murphy's A Family Like Ours (Like You)

  • lgbt
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4. 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 Frank Murphy's A Family Like Ours (Like You)

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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5. Lila Greer, Teacher of the Year (The Questioneers)

By: Andrea Beaty

4.47

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Lila Greer, Teacher of the Year is a moving story starring the Questioneers’ teacher that’s all abo… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Beaty's Lila Greer, Teacher of the Year (The Questioneers) book and Frank Murphy's A Family Like Ours (Like You)

  • picture books
  • childrens
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6. How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?

By: Mac Barnett

4.26

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The beloved, multi-award-winning duo of Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen tackle a perennial question. … read more

Similar categories in Mac Barnett's How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? book and Frank Murphy's A Family Like Ours (Like You)

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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7. Invisible Things

By: Andy J Pizza

4.29

Format: 52 pages, Kindle Edition

This creatively wacky exploration of the invisible things that make up the human experience encoura… read more

Similar categories in Andy J Pizza's Invisible Things book and Frank Murphy's A Family Like Ours (Like You)

  • picture books
  • childrens
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8. Dogtown (Dogtown, #1)

By: Katherine Applegate

4.22

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Dogtown is a shelter for stray dogs, misbehaving dogs, and discarded robot dogs, whose owners have … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's Dogtown (Dogtown, #1) book and Frank Murphy's A Family Like Ours (Like You)

  • childrens
  • family
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9. Eyes That Weave the World's Wonders

By: Joanna Ho

4.53

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From  New York Times  bestselling Joanna Ho, of Eyes that Kiss in the Corners, and award-winning ed… read more

Similar categories in Joanna Ho's Eyes That Weave the World's Wonders book and Frank Murphy's A Family Like Ours (Like You)

  • cultural
  • love
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • adoption
  • family
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10. Books Make Good Friends

By: Jane Mount

4.53

Format: 48 pages, Kindle Edition

This new picture book from beloved author-illustrator Jane Mount celebrates the avid reader, demons… read more

Similar categories in Jane Mount's Books Make Good Friends book and Frank Murphy's A Family Like Ours (Like You)

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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11. Hippos Remain Calm

By: Sandra Boynton

3.53

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Catch up with the party-loving hippos from Hippos Go Berserk! in this long-awaited picture book mor… read more

Similar categories in Sandra Boynton's Hippos Remain Calm book and Frank Murphy's A Family Like Ours (Like You)

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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12. 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 Frank Murphy's A Family Like Ours (Like You)

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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13. There’s No Such Thing as Vegetables

By: Kyle Lukoff

4.03

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A hilarious new picture book that exposes vegetables for what they truly are―leaves, roots, flowers… read more

Similar categories in Kyle Lukoff's There’s No Such Thing as Vegetables book and Frank Murphy's A Family Like Ours (Like You)

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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14. We Are Here (An All Because You Matter Book)

By: Tami Charles

4.24

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An empowering follow-up to New York Times bestselling picture book All Because You Matter that cele… read more

Similar categories in Tami Charles's We Are Here (An All Because You Matter Book) book and Frank Murphy's A Family Like Ours (Like You)

  • picture books
  • childrens
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15. The Otherwoods

By: Justine Pucella Winans

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The Otherwoods is calling. And it won't be ignored. Some would call River Rydell a 'chosen one':… read more

Similar categories in Justine Pucella Winans's The Otherwoods book and Frank Murphy's A Family Like Ours (Like You)

  • childrens
  • lgbt
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16. Joyful Song: A Naming Story

By: Lesléa Newman

4.30

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

What a happy day! Zachary’s baby sister will have her naming ceremony. In the temple! With his moms… read more

Similar categories in Lesléa Newman's Joyful Song: A Naming Story book and Frank Murphy's A Family Like Ours (Like You)

  • love
  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • picture books
  • family
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17. Attached at the Hip

By: Christine Riccio

3.80

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Survivor meets The Bachelor in Attached at the Hip, an irresistible, romantic adventure by New York… read more

Similar categories in Christine Riccio's Attached at the Hip book and Frank Murphy's A Family Like Ours (Like You)

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18. Good Books for Bad Children: The Genius of Ursula Nordstrom

By: Beth Kephart

4.21

Format: None pages, None

In this lively, lyrical picture book biography, meet the groundbreaking, outspoken, legendary edito… read more

Similar categories in Beth Kephart's Good Books for Bad Children: The Genius of Ursula Nordstrom book and Frank Murphy's A Family Like Ours (Like You)

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • lgbt
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19. My Baba's Garden

By: Jordan Scott

4.35

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The bond between a child and his grandmother grows as they tend her garden together. A young boy… read more

Similar categories in Jordan Scott's My Baba's Garden book and Frank Murphy's A Family Like Ours (Like You)

  • love
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of The Silver Arrow (The Silver Arrow, #1) by Lev Grossman

20. The Silver Arrow (The Silver Arrow, #1)

By: Lev Grossman

3.99

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Dear Uncle Herbert,You've never met me, but I'm your niece Kate, and since it is my birthday tomorr… read more

Similar categories in Lev Grossman's The Silver Arrow (The Silver Arrow, #1) book and Frank Murphy's A Family Like Ours (Like You)

  • childrens
"Privately Kate thought that for a guy in a banana-yellow suit he was turning out to be a pretty sharp operator."

-Lev Grossman, The Silver Arrow (The Silver Arrow, #1)

"For a certain kind of person there is literally nothing nicer than eating breakfast by yourself on a moving train with a good book."

-Lev Grossman, The Silver Arrow (The Silver Arrow, #1)

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21. The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish

By: Chloe Savage

4.16

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The tale of an Arctic expedition invites readers to discover an elusive creature. Dr. Morley abs… read more

Similar categories in Chloe Savage's The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish book and Frank Murphy's A Family Like Ours (Like You)

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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22. Almost Flying

By: Jake Maia Arlow

4.32

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In this unabashedly queer middle grade debut, a week-long amusement park road trip becomes a true r… read more

Similar categories in Jake Maia Arlow's Almost Flying book and Frank Murphy's A Family Like Ours (Like You)

  • lgbt
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23. Built to Last

By: Minh Lê

4.21

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Meet two friends who think they're building imaginative worlds with blocks but come to realize they… read more

Similar categories in Minh Lê's Built to Last book and Frank Murphy's A Family Like Ours (Like You)

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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24. A Rainbow in Brown

By: Pavonis Giron

4.14

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Jo wants to paint all the wonderful things she loves. With a palette of red, yellow, and blue, Jo k… read more

Similar categories in Pavonis Giron's A Rainbow in Brown book and Frank Murphy's A Family Like Ours (Like You)

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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25. Lunar Boy

By: Jacinta Wibowo

4.25

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

For fans of The Witch Boy and Squished, Lunar Boy is a must-have heartwarming coming-of-age graphic… read more

Similar categories in Jacinta Wibowo's Lunar Boy book and Frank Murphy's A Family Like Ours (Like You)

  • family
  • lgbt
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26. My Bollywood Dream

By: Avani Dwivedi

3.78

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A Bollywood film brings people together—and inspires a little girl’s budding ambition—in a heartfel… read more

Similar categories in Avani Dwivedi's My Bollywood Dream book and Frank Murphy's A Family Like Ours (Like You)

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
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27. A Spider Named Itsy

By: Steve Light

3.55

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Why did Itsy Bitsy make his famous journey? With a dose of warmth and whimsy, Steve Light's remarka… read more

Similar categories in Steve Light's A Spider Named Itsy book and Frank Murphy's A Family Like Ours (Like You)

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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28. My Grandfather's Song

By: Phùng Nguyên Quang

3.97

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

A stunning picture book about a family's connection to their land, their home, and each other--from… read more

Similar categories in Phùng Nguyên Quang's My Grandfather's Song book and Frank Murphy's A Family Like Ours (Like You)

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of A Family Like Ours (Like You) by Frank Murphy

29. A Family Like Ours (Like You)

By: Frank Murphy

4.29

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Everyone's family is unique--and good! From sprawling extended families and close-knit units to ado… read more

Similar categories in Frank Murphy's A Family Like Ours (Like You) book and Frank Murphy's A Family Like Ours (Like You)

  • cultural
  • love
  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • picture books
  • adoption
  • family
  • storytime
Cover of Wherever You Go (An All Are Welcome Book) by Alexandra Penfold

30. Wherever You Go (An All Are Welcome Book)

By: Alexandra Penfold

3.92

Format: 48 pages, Library Binding

From the creators of the bestselling All Are Welcome comes a modern and inclusive picture book that… read more

Similar categories in Alexandra Penfold's Wherever You Go (An All Are Welcome Book) book and Frank Murphy's A Family Like Ours (Like You)

  • picture books
  • love
  • family
  • childrens
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31. Seoul Food

By: Erin Danielle Russell

4.32

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A young biracial girl joyfully celebrates both her Black and Korean cultures the best way she knows… read more

Similar categories in Erin Danielle Russell's Seoul Food book and Frank Murphy's A Family Like Ours (Like You)

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family

27 Best childrens books like A Family Like Ours (Like You) by Frank Murphy

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

Jon Klassen

4.26

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Remember

Joy Harjo

4.42

Transform Your Habits

Lila Greer, Teacher of the Year (The Questioneers)

Andrea Beaty

4.47

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Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

Pretty Ugly

David Sedaris

3.55

Transform Your Habits

The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7)

Jory John

4.17

Transform Your Habits

No Cats in the Library

Lauren Emmons

4.46

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