7 Top history books like The Snail by Emily Hughes

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The Snail

By: Emily Hughes

4.08

Format: 88 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning illustrator Emily Hughes offers a luminous picture book about the life of renowned Ja…

If you liked the history plot in The Snail by Emily Hughes , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. Sidewalk Flowers

By: JonArno Lawson , Sydney Smith

2.50

Format: 62 pages, Hardcover

In this wordless picture book, a little girl collects wildflowers while her distracted father pays … read more

Similar categories in JonArno Lawson's Sidewalk Flowers book and Emily Hughes's The Snail

  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens

2. The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend

By: Dan Santat

3.95

Format: 620 pages, Hardcover

This magical story begins on an island far away where an imaginary friend is born. He patiently wai… read more

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3. Wolf in the Snow

By: Matthew Cordell

4.54

Format: 380 pages, Hardcover

A girl is lost in a snowstorm. A wolf cub is lost, too. How will they find their way home? Painting… read more

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4. What Makes a Baby

By: Cory Silverberg , Fiona Smyth

3.56

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

What Makes a Baby is a children's picture book about where babies come from, written by sexuality e… read more

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5. The Pigeon Needs a Bath!

By: Mo Willems

4.10

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The Pigeon really needs a bath! Except, the Pigeon's not so sure about that. Besides, he took a bat… 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

Similar categories in Vashti Harrison's Big book and Emily Hughes's The Snail

  • picture books
  • childrens
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7. 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

Similar categories in Doug Salati's Hot Dog book and Emily Hughes's The Snail

  • picture books
  • childrens
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8. Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

By: Christopher Denise

4.51

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A Caldecott Honor Winner and  New York Times  Bestseller!  A determined Owl builds strength and … read more

Similar categories in Christopher Denise's Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1) book and Emily Hughes's The Snail

  • picture books
  • childrens
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9. Watercress

By: Andrea Wang

4.53

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Gathering watercress by the side of the road brings a girl closer to her family's Chinese Heritage.… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Wang's Watercress book and Emily Hughes's The Snail

  • picture books
  • childrens
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10. 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 Emily Hughes's The Snail

  • picture books
  • childrens
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11. The Lost Library

By: Rebecca Stead

4.14

Format: 215 pages, Hardcover

A little free library guarded by a cat and a boy who takes on the mystery it keeps. When a myst… read more

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  • childrens
"But aren’t “parents"

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"That delicious book smell, his heart said."

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"Being a Great Reader means feeling something about books."

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"Head high, my dear! Eyes up! Take your place in the world!"

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

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12. Cryptid Club

By: Sarah Andersen

4.27

Format: 112 pages, ebook

Do you hate social gatherings? Dodge cameras? Enjoy staying up just a little too late at night? You… read more

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13. A First Time for Everything

By: Dan Santat

4.39

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkwa… read more

Similar categories in Dan Santat's A First Time for Everything book and Emily Hughes's The Snail

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • childrens
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14. Tombs: Junji Ito Story Collection

By: Junji Ito

4.23

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

FRESH NIGHTMARES BROUGHT TO YOU BY HORROR MASTER JUNJI ITO. Countless tombstones stand in rows, … read more

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15. Hello Lighthouse (Caldecott Medal Winner)

By: Sophie Blackall

4.38

Format: 44 pages, Hardcover

A new picture book that will transport readers to the seaside. Watch the days and seasons pass a… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Blackall's Hello Lighthouse (Caldecott Medal Winner) book and Emily Hughes's The Snail

  • art
  • historical
  • picture books
  • childrens
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16. Milo Imagines the World

By: Matt de la Peña

4.49

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Milo is on a long subway ride with his older sister. To pass the time, he studies the faces around … read more

Similar categories in Matt de la Peña's Milo Imagines the World book and Emily Hughes's The Snail

  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
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17. Frizzy

By: Claribel A. Ortega

4.48

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A middle grade graphic novel about Marlene, a young girl who stops straightening her hair and embra… read more

Similar categories in Claribel A. Ortega's Frizzy book and Emily Hughes's The Snail

  • childrens
"We learn things from our parents, who learn things from their parents, who learned that from their parents. It doesn't make those things okay to believe..."

-Claribel A. Ortega, Frizzy

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18. The Labors of Hercules Beal

By: Gary D. Schmidt

4.53

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday… read more

Similar categories in Gary D. Schmidt's The Labors of Hercules Beal book and Emily Hughes's The Snail

  • childrens
"And when Achilles went inside the Vampire said to me, "You all right?" I nodded. "I'm okay." "Okay is good enough for now," she said."

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

"Most people don't think we even look like brothers," I said. "You do when you're asleep," she said. "Your face relaxes, and you stop worrying, and all that grit you two carry around falls away, and y…"

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

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19. Plain Jane and the Mermaid

By: Vera Brosgol

4.38

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From Eisner Award winner Vera Brosgol comes an instant classic about courage, confidence, and inner… read more

Similar categories in Vera Brosgol's Plain Jane and the Mermaid book and Emily Hughes's The Snail

  • childrens
Cover of How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee by Carole Boston Weatherford

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

By: Carole Boston Weatherford

4.44

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book From a multi-award-winning pair comes a deeply affecting … read more

Similar categories in Carole Boston Weatherford's How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee book and Emily Hughes's The Snail

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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21. Wonder Walkers

By: Micha Archer

4.19

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Micha Archer's detailed collages give readers an outlook on the splendors of nature. When two cu… read more

Similar categories in Micha Archer's Wonder Walkers book and Emily Hughes's The Snail

  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
"Is rain the day's tears? Is the moon the world's night light? I wonder. Me too."

-Micha Archer, Wonder Walkers

Cover of Moving the Millers' Minnie Moore Mine Mansion: A True Story by Dave Eggers

22. 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 Emily Hughes's The Snail

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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23. Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving Story

By: Danielle Greendeer

4.36

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this Wampanoag story told in a Native tradition, two kids from the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe learn… read more

Similar categories in Danielle Greendeer's Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving Story book and Emily Hughes's The Snail

  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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24. Maizy Chen's Last Chance

By: Lisa Yee

4.29

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to The Golden Palace! Maizy has never been to Last Chance, Minnesota. . . until now. Her… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Yee's Maizy Chen's Last Chance book and Emily Hughes's The Snail

  • historical
  • childrens
"When you're in a position to help, that means you're in a good place in your own life."

-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance

"Sometimes people don't know their dreams until they're in it. Other times, their dreams escape them because they are too busy being busy."

-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance

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25. Once Upon a Book

By: Grace Lin

4.21

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From Caldecott and Newbery Honoree Grace Lin and bestselling author Kate Messner comes a modern fol… read more

Similar categories in Grace Lin's Once Upon a Book book and Emily Hughes's The Snail

  • picture books
  • childrens
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26. Everything You Need For a Treehouse

By: Carter Higgins

3.81

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Featuring beautiful images and a lyrical text with an exquisitely readable cadence, this book gives… read more

Similar categories in Carter Higgins's Everything You Need For a Treehouse book and Emily Hughes's The Snail

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of A Is for Bee: An Alphabet Book in Translation by Ellen Heck

27. A Is for Bee: An Alphabet Book in Translation

By: Ellen Heck

4.39

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

What letter does the word bee start with?If you said "B" you're right – in English!But in many, man… read more

Similar categories in Ellen Heck's A Is for Bee: An Alphabet Book in Translation book and Emily Hughes's The Snail

  • art
  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Tomfoolery!: Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming-of-Age of Children's Books by Michelle Markel

28. Tomfoolery!: Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming-of-Age of Children's Books

By: Michelle Markel

4.22

Format: 44 pages, Kindle Edition

FIVE STARRED REVIEWS! "Exuberant."―Horn Book Magazine, starred review "Excellent."—Booklist, starre… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Markel's Tomfoolery!: Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming-of-Age of Children's Books book and Emily Hughes's The Snail

  • art
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Witness Trees: Historic Moments and the Trees Who Watched Them Happen by Ryan G. Van Cleave

29. The Witness Trees: Historic Moments and the Trees Who Watched Them Happen

By: Ryan G. Van Cleave

4.40

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

For generations, trees have silently witnessed history's most pivotal moments. Here are their stori… read more

Similar categories in Ryan G. Van Cleave's The Witness Trees: Historic Moments and the Trees Who Watched Them Happen book and Emily Hughes's The Snail

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
Cover of The Snail by Emily Hughes

30. The Snail

By: Emily Hughes

4.08

Format: 88 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning illustrator Emily Hughes offers a luminous picture book about the life of renowned Ja… read more

Similar categories in Emily Hughes's The Snail book and Emily Hughes's The Snail

  • art
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • war
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • japanese literature
Cover of Covered in Color: Christo and Jeanne-Claude's Fabrics of Freedom by Elisa Boxer

31. Covered in Color: Christo and Jeanne-Claude's Fabrics of Freedom

By: Elisa Boxer

3.84

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A vibrantly illustrated biography about visionary artist Christo, encouraging creativity, persevera… read more

Similar categories in Elisa Boxer's Covered in Color: Christo and Jeanne-Claude's Fabrics of Freedom book and Emily Hughes's The Snail

  • art
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction

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