9 best-selling biography books like Elephants Remember: A True Story by Jennifer O'Connell

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Elephants Remember: A True Story

By: Jennifer O'Connell

4.41

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The deep bond between Lawrence Anthony and the traumatized matriarch of the wild elephant herd he s…

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1. Duck! Rabbit!

By: Tom Lichtenheld , Amy Krouse Rosenthal

3.29

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of Little Pea, Little Hoot, and Little Oinkcomes a clever take on the… read more

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2. Finding My Dance

By: Ria Thundercloud

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In her debut picture book, professional Indigenous dancer Ria Thundercloud tells the true story of … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • biography
  • childrens
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3. The Midnight Children

By: Dan Gemeinhart

4.16

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

An extraordinary story about a family of runaways who take up residence in a small town, and the ou… read more

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  • childrens
"Stories, after all, are about choices."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

"And determined is nearly always a very good thing to be."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

"I’ll be your creep, Ravani Foster, if you’ll be my freak."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

"But the truth, sometimes, can be the cruelest thing of all."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

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4. I Color Myself Different

By: Colin Kaepernick

4.28

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An inspiring story of identity and self-esteem from celebrated athlete… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • biography
  • childrens
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5. Did I Ever Tell You?

By: Genevieve Kingston

4.34

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Based on her "Modern Love" piece ("She Put Her Unspent Love in a Cardboard Box"), this extraordinar… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • death
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6. Serwa Boateng's Guide to Vampire Hunting (Serwa Boateng #1)

By: Roseanne A. Brown

4.26

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents best-selling YA author Roseanne A. Brown's middle grade d… read more

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7. 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

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  • 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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8. Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free: The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth

By: Alice Faye Duncan

4.31

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Black activist Opal Lee had a vision of Juneteenth as a holiday for everyone. Growing up in Texas, … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • biography
  • childrens
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9. Thirst

By: Varsha Bajaj

4.14

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

The riveting story of a heroic girl who fights for her belief that water should be for everyone. … read more

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  • childrens
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10. Just Because

By: Matthew McConaughey

4.09

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The debut picture book by Academy Award-winning actor and #1 New York Times bestselling author Matt… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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11. Hummingbird

By: Natalie Lloyd

4.37

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Natalie Lloyd returns with her most personal book to date, a story about a girl … read more

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  • childrens
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12. The Girl in the Lake

By: India Hill Brown

3.79

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Small Spaces, Doll Bones, and Mary Downing Hahn, a truly chilling (and historically ins… read more

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13. Going Places: Victor Hugo Green and His Glorious Book

By: Tonya Bolden

4.27

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In the vein of Hidden Figures comes a nonfiction picture book about the Green Book, a travel guide… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • biography
  • childrens
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14. Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist

By: Jennifer Wright

4.19

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

“This is the story of one of the boldest women in American history: a self-made millionaire, a cele… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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15. The First Notes: The Story of Do, Re, Mi

By: Julie Andrews

4.33

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A stunning new picture book from beloved icon Julie Andrews and her daughter, Emma Walton Hamilton,… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • biography
  • childrens
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16. Books by Horseback: A Librarian's Brave Journey to Deliver Books to Children

By: Emma Carlson Berne

4.07

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

"Capturing one librarian's breathtaking fictional journey is a riveting way to showcase and honor t… read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
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17. Fighting for YES!: The Story of Disability Rights Activist Judith Heumann

By: Maryann Cocca-Leffler

4.38

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From a very young age, Judy Heumann heard the word NO. When she wanted to attend public school, the… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • biography
  • childrens
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18. Yoshi and the Ocean: A Sea Turtle's Incredible Journey Home

By: Lindsay Moore

4.37

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

Lindsay Moore, the acclaimed author-illustrator of Sea Bear, chronicles the remarkable true story o… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • nonfiction
  • nature
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19. The Two Wrong Halves of Ruby Taylor

By: Amanda Panitch

3.90

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

Amanda Panitch's middle-grade novel The Two Wrong Halves of Ruby Taylor is an exploration of mixed … read more

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  • childrens
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20. The Man Who Didn't Like Animals

By: Deborah Underwood

4.58

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Who was Old MacDonald before he had a farm? A silly and sweet origin story about the storied farmer… read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
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21. Elephants Remember: A True Story

By: Jennifer O'Connell

4.41

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The deep bond between Lawrence Anthony and the traumatized matriarch of the wild elephant herd he s… read more

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  • biography
  • childrens
  • south africa
  • picture books
  • animals
  • death
  • nonfiction
  • nature

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Ria Thundercloud

4.38

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4.28

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4.29

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4.28

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3.57

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Gale Galligan

4.15

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4.16

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