12 must-read storytime books like Welcome to the Cypher by Khodi Dill

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Welcome to the Cypher

By: Khodi Dill

3.64

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Words burn bright in this joyful celebration of rap, creativity, and self-expression. “Welcome t…

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1. The Courageous Princess

By: Rod Espinosa

4.10

Format: 271 pages, Hardcover

Collected for the first time, get all 3 volumes of the acclaimed fairy-tale adventures of Princess … read more

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  • childrens

2. Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?

By: Dr. Seuss

4.44

Format: 212 pages, Paperback

Moo moo! Hoo hoo! Cock-a-doodle-doo! Oh, the wonderful sounds Mr. Brown can do. Now see if you can … read more

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3. Love in the Library

By: Maggie Tokuda-Hall

4.47

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Set in an internment camp where the United States cruelly detained Japanese Americans during WWII a… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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4. A Library

By: Nikki Giovanni

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this lyrical picture book, world-renowned poet, New York Times bestselling author, and Coretta S… read more

Similar categories in Nikki Giovanni's A Library book and Khodi Dill's Welcome to the Cypher

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • african american
  • storytime
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5. How to Say Hello to a Worm: A First Guide to Outside

By: Kari Percival

4.15

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Say hello to worms, dirt, peas, and more in this gentle how-to guide for connecting with nature. … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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6. 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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7. The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School

By: Sonora Reyes

4.27

Format: 385 pages, Hardcover

A debut novel about a queer Mexican American girl navigating Catholic school, while falling in love… read more

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"…any way you engage with your own culture is authentic, because it’s yours."

-Sonora Reyes, The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School

"Let's just say there's not a lot of melanin over there. I could probably pay my tuition selling sunscreen between classes."

-Sonora Reyes, The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School

"I know I can't take all that shame away from him. But I can start by showing him how much I'm not ashamed. Not only am I not ashamed, I'm proud. I can't make him love himself. The closest I can get i…"

-Sonora Reyes, The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School

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8. Cornbread & Poppy

By: Matthew Cordell

4.18

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott medalist Matthew Cordell debuts his first early reader series about two best friends who … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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9. Jonny Appleseed

By: Joshua Whitehead

3.95

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

(Alternate cover edition of ISBN 1551527251 / 9781551527253.) "You're gonna need a rock and a w… read more

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"I am my own best medicine."

-Joshua Whitehead, Jonny Appleseed

"...leaving home always hurts--home isn't a space, it's a feeling. You have to feel home and to feel it, you have to sense it: smell it, taste it, hear it. And it isn't always comfortable--"

-Joshua Whitehead, Jonny Appleseed

"Maybe we're more like dandelions. A weed that's a pest in the yard but pretty to look at. Yeah, an Indian home is like a dandelion, pretty, but disposable and imbued with a million little seeds that …"

-Joshua Whitehead, Jonny Appleseed

"The nurses were busybodies, I could hear them scurrying about in the rooms adjacent to ours. They were telling jokes and laughing. Their happiness pissed me off. Stop fucking laughing, I thought, my …"

-Joshua Whitehead, Jonny Appleseed

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10. Dead Boy Detectives

By: Pornsak Pichetshote

3.71

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

The Sandman Universe grows as two of its most beloved characters return to the spotlight! Charles R… read more

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11. Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All

By: Chanel Miller

4.48

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author and artist Chanel Miller tells a fun, funny, and poignant story o… read more

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  • childrens
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12. Cursed Princess Club, vol. 1

By: LambCat

4.48

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Meet Gwendolyn – living proof that princesses don’t always have it all. See, although she lives in … read more

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13. Life in the City of Dirty Water: A Memoir of Healing

By: Clayton Thomas-Muller

3.65

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

For much of his life, Clayton Thomas-Muller's very existence has been scrutinized and vilified. As … read more

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14. My Day with Gong Gong

By: Sennah Yee

4.17

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

A day in Chinatown takes an unexpected turn when a bored little girl makes a connection with her gr… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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15. Still This Love Goes On

By: Buffy Sainte-Marie

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A love letter to Indigenous communities everywhere, this picture book gorgeously illustrated by Jul… read more

Similar categories in Buffy Sainte-Marie's Still This Love Goes On book and Khodi Dill's Welcome to the Cypher

  • music
  • poetry
  • picture books
  • childrens
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16. Song in the City

By: Daniel Bernstrom

4.33

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From Daniel Bernstrom, the acclaimed author of One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree, comes a … read more

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  • music
  • poetry
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • african american
  • storytime
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17. Dadaji's Paintbrush

By: Rashmi Sirdeshpande

4.23

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Once, in a tiny village in India, there was a young boy who loved to paint. He lived with his grand… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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18. Again, Essie? (Storytelling Math)

By: Jenny Lacika

3.95

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Celebrate diversity, math, and the power of storytelling! Rafael wants to protect his toys from hi… read more

Similar categories in Jenny Lacika's Again, Essie? (Storytelling Math) book and Khodi Dill's Welcome to the Cypher

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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19. Hush, Little Trucker: A Picture Book

By: Kim Norman

3.70

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Soothe truck-loving toddlers off to sleep with Hush, Little Trucker , a vehicle-themed bedtime boar… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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20. Baby's Here!

By: Jessica Young

4.28

Format: 26 pages, Board Book

Tickle, rock, cuddle, and kiss the babies in this interactive board book! Rhyming text and sweet il… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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21. Peace Train

By: Cat Stevens

3.98

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Hop aboard the Peace Train in this picture book adaptation of Cat Stevens’s legendary anthem of uni… read more

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  • music
  • poetry
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Dear Reader: A Love Letter to Libraries by Tiffany   Rose

22. Dear Reader: A Love Letter to Libraries

By: Tiffany Rose

3.80

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

This book is a tribute to the power of libraries and books and about the importance of representati… read more

Similar categories in Tiffany Rose's Dear Reader: A Love Letter to Libraries book and Khodi Dill's Welcome to the Cypher

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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23. Build a House

By: Rhiannon Giddens

4.33

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Grammy Award winner Rhiannon Giddens celebrates Black history and culture in her unflinching, upli… read more

Similar categories in Rhiannon Giddens's Build a House book and Khodi Dill's Welcome to the Cypher

  • music
  • poetry
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • african american
Cover of Sallie Bee Writes a Thank-You Note: A Picture Book by Courtney Sheinmel

24. Sallie Bee Writes a Thank-You Note: A Picture Book

By: Courtney Sheinmel

4.43

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Susan Verde, Courtney Sheinmel, and Heather Ross comes a war… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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25. Rooftop Garden

By: Danna Smith

3.97

Format: 24 pages, Hardcover

A group of city friends work diligently together to grow herbs and vegetables in a rooftop garden. … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Welcome to the Cypher by Khodi Dill

26. Welcome to the Cypher

By: Khodi Dill

3.64

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Words burn bright in this joyful celebration of rap, creativity, and self-expression. “Welcome t… read more

Similar categories in Khodi Dill's Welcome to the Cypher book and Khodi Dill's Welcome to the Cypher

  • music
  • poetry
  • childrens
  • hip hop
  • picture books
  • african american
  • storytime
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27. The Most Boring Book Ever

By: Brandon Sanderson

4.02

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

In this humorous epic adventure, a boy is, on the one hand, having an ordinary day. He does his mat… read more

Similar categories in Brandon Sanderson's The Most Boring Book Ever book and Khodi Dill's Welcome to the Cypher

  • picture books
  • childrens
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28. The Gift

By: Alain Serge Dzotap

3.94

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When Leo opens his birthday presents, he receives an amazing gift: a pen! Inside it, Papa says, are… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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29. Tell Me a Lion Story

By: Kara Kramer

4.07

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The reader becomes the storyteller in this funny, interactive picture book by author-illustrator Ka… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
Cover of Playtime for Restless Rascals by Nikki Grimes

30. Playtime for Restless Rascals

By: Nikki Grimes

3.82

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A child's job is to play-Mom knows this and makes sure they're up and ready to get to work! When it… read more

Similar categories in Nikki Grimes's Playtime for Restless Rascals book and Khodi Dill's Welcome to the Cypher

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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31. 123 ZOOM

By: Chieu Anh Urban

4.27

Format: 30 pages, Board Book

Kids will learn to count and write numbers in this fun, colorful, and interactive hands-on novelty … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens

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Rod Espinosa

4.10

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall

4.47

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Nikki Giovanni

4.28

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Kari Percival

4.15

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Malinda Lo

4.22

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Dahlia Adler

3.84

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Hayley Kiyoko

3.74

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