25 must-read picture books books like A True Wonder: The Comic Book Hero Who Changed Everything by Kirsten W. Larson

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A True Wonder: The Comic Book Hero Who Changed Everything

By: Kirsten W. Larson

4.25

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A behind-the-scenes look at the creation and evolution of Wonder Woman, the iconic character who ha…

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1. The Year We Learned to Fly

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.39

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael López’s highly anticipated companion to their #1 New York Times bests… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Woodson's The Year We Learned to Fly book and Kirsten W. Larson's A True Wonder: The Comic Book Hero Who Changed Everything

  • picture books
  • childrens
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2. The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

By: Beth Lincoln

4.06

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

In her family, Shenanigan Swift has always been synonymous with mischief. As Arch-Aunt Schadenfreud… read more

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  • childrens
"According to Arch-Aunt Schadenfreude, a funeral ought to look like a wedding upside down."

-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

"A funeral is supposed to be a way to say goodbye. You look inside yourself and find a place to put your grief, not somewhere hidden, not the top shelf or the back of a cupboard, but maybe by a window…"

-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

"A collective term is a special name given to a group of animals, like a herd of cows. Many animals have their own strange terms. She knew the collective term for starlings was a murmuration, and the …"

-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

"Family was exhausting, and complicated, and everyone was their own person, which meant you had just as much chance of getting along with them as you did any stranger off the street. Just sharing bloo…"

-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

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3. Invisible

By: Christina Diaz Gonzalez

4.16

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

For fans of Twins and Allergic, a must-have graphic novel about five very different students who ar… read more

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  • comics
  • childrens
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4. The Vanderbeekers to the Rescue (The Vanderbeekers, #3)

By: Karina Yan Glaser

4.45

Format: 351 pages, Hardcover

Harlem’s favorite family returns in the third installment in the Vanderbeerkers series! In To the R… read more

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  • childrens
"The universe is so big, much bigger than you and me and bigger than any of our mistakes. There are always opportunities to forgive and be forgiven."

-Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers to the Rescue (The Vanderbeekers, #3)

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5. Growing Pangs

By: Kathryn Ormsbee

4.05

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

New grade. New friends. New worries? Introducing a graphic novel about friendship, anxiety, and gro… read more

Similar categories in Kathryn Ormsbee's Growing Pangs book and Kirsten W. Larson's A True Wonder: The Comic Book Hero Who Changed Everything

  • comics
  • childrens
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6. 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
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7. 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
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8. Skating Wild on an Inland Sea

By: Jean E. Pendziwol

4.27

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Let’s go! Experience the magic of skating on wild ice. Two children wake up to hear the lake sin… read more

Similar categories in Jean E. Pendziwol's Skating Wild on an Inland Sea book and Kirsten W. Larson's A True Wonder: The Comic Book Hero Who Changed Everything

  • picture books
  • childrens
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9. That Flag

By: Tameka Fryer Brown

4.63

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An affecting picture book from Tameka Fryer Brown and #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator Ni… read more

Similar categories in Tameka Fryer Brown's That Flag book and Kirsten W. Larson's A True Wonder: The Comic Book Hero Who Changed Everything

  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
Cover of Sun! One in a Billion (Our Universe, 2) by Stacy McAnulty

10. Sun! One in a Billion (Our Universe, 2)

By: Stacy McAnulty

4.34

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years comes a new picture book about space―this tim… read more

Similar categories in Stacy McAnulty's Sun! One in a Billion (Our Universe, 2) book and Kirsten W. Larson's A True Wonder: The Comic Book Hero Who Changed Everything

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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11. A Very Cranky Book

By: Angela DiTerlizzi

3.44

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The first picture book collaboration from bestselling husband-and-wife team Tony and Angela DiTerli… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of A Duet for Home by Karina Yan Glaser

12. A Duet for Home

By: Karina Yan Glaser

4.24

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Told from the perspective of biracial sixth-graders June and Tyrell, two children living in a homel… read more

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  • childrens
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13. Dog vs. Strawberry

By: Nelly Buchet

3.81

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A dog and a strawberry find themselves nose to stem in this picture book. An epic battle ensues—who… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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14. A Walk in the Woods

By: Nikki Grimes

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

In this moving account of loss, a boy takes a walk in the woods and makes a discovery that changes … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Cross My Heart and Never Lie (Cross My Heart, #1) by Nora Dåsnes

15. Cross My Heart and Never Lie (Cross My Heart, #1)

By: Nora Dåsnes

4.34

Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition

In this fresh, sensitive, diary-style graphic novel, 12-year-old Tuva's questions about becoming a … read more

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  • comics
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16. Up and Adam

By: Debbie Zapata

4.30

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A winning, uplifting story about a boy with Down syndrome who helps his neighbors in the aftermath … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The World's Best Class Plant by Liz Garton Scanlon

17. The World's Best Class Plant

By: Liz Garton Scanlon

4.32

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An irresistible picture book about a boy and his classmates who long for a class pet, but discover … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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18. When Rubin Plays

By: Gracey Zhang

3.93

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

From the PW Flying Starts creative force, Gracey Zhang, comes a touching and beautiful story about … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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19. The Book That Almost Rhymed

By: Omar Abed

4.45

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

Every great adventure needs a hero—or two! This playful take on storytelling and equity proves that… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Dalmartian: A Mars Rover's Story by Lucy Ruth Cummins

20. Dalmartian: A Mars Rover's Story

By: Lucy Ruth Cummins

3.93

Format: None pages, None

Justin Chanda at Simon & Schuster has acquired world rights to Dalmartian: A Mars Rover's Story by … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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21. Whatever Comes Tomorrow

By: Rebecca Gardyn Levington

4.54

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

We might not know what the future holds, but the lyrical rhyming text in this beautiful book reassu… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish by Chloe Savage

22. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Summer Is For Cousins by Rajani LaRocca

23. Summer Is For Cousins

By: Rajani LaRocca

4.12

Format: None pages, Hardcover

There's nothing better than a summer with cousins. But this year Ravi's oldest cousin is even bigge… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Grumpy New Year (Grumps) by Katrina Moore

24. Grumpy New Year (Grumps)

By: Katrina Moore

3.77

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

This funny and heartwarming follow-up to Grandpa Grumps celebrates Lunar New Year and the love of a… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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25. Small Things Mended

By: Casey W. Robinson

4.57

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

The healing power of community is tenderly expressed in this picture book for fans of A Sick Day fo… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
"Without the music, it's just a box."

-Casey W. Robinson, Small Things Mended

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26. The Quacken

By: Justin Colón

4.23

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Fans of The Bad Seed and Creepy Carrots will flock to this hilarious, lightly spooky picture book a… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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27. We Are Definitely Human

By: X. Fang

4.47

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A hilarious alien invasion story with a feel-good message about what it means to be human. Perfect … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Tenacious: Fifteen Adventures Alongside Disabled Athletes by Patty Cisneros Prevo

28. Tenacious: Fifteen Adventures Alongside Disabled Athletes

By: Patty Cisneros Prevo

4.22

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Meet fifteen remarkable athletes who use adaptive equipment in this beautiful and truth-telling pic… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • biography
  • childrens
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29. Hope Is a Hop

By: Katrina Moore

4.22

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Just in time for Easter, a moving exploration of hope, from its resilient roots to its sprouting—an… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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30. We Move the World

By: Kari Lavelle

4.30

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From debut author Kari Lavelle and rising star illustrator Nabi H. Ali comes an inspiring and empow… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
Cover of A True Wonder: The Comic Book Hero Who Changed Everything by Kirsten W. Larson

31. A True Wonder: The Comic Book Hero Who Changed Everything

By: Kirsten W. Larson

4.25

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A behind-the-scenes look at the creation and evolution of Wonder Woman, the iconic character who ha… read more

Similar categories in Kirsten W. Larson's A True Wonder: The Comic Book Hero Who Changed Everything book and Kirsten W. Larson's A True Wonder: The Comic Book Hero Who Changed Everything

  • dc comics
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • superheroes
  • feminism
  • gender
  • picture books
  • comics
  • nonfiction

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