21 must-read childrens books like Saving Eli's Library by Ruth Horowitz

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Saving Eli's Library

By: Ruth Horowitz

4.05

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Eli loves going to the library for Story Circle, but, one stormy day, the nearby river threatens to…

If you liked the childrens plot in Saving Eli's Library by Ruth Horowitz , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever

By: Jill McElmurry , H. Joseph Hopkins

5.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Unearth the true story of green-thumbed pioneer and activist Kate Sessions, who helped San Diego gr… read more

Similar categories in Jill McElmurry's The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever book and Ruth Horowitz's Saving Eli's Library

  • picture books
  • childrens
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2. The Storybook Knight

By: Helen Docherty , Thomas Docherty

3.50

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Can a story save the kingdom? When Leo's mom and dad send him off to fight a dragon, he takes a shi… read more

Similar categories in Helen Docherty's The Storybook Knight book and Ruth Horowitz's Saving Eli's Library

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • books about books
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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

Similar categories in Maggie Tokuda-Hall's Love in the Library book and Ruth Horowitz's Saving Eli's Library

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • books about books
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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 Ruth Horowitz's Saving Eli's Library

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • books about books
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5. The Undefeated

By: Kwame Alexander

4.66

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This poem is a love letter to black life in the United States. It highlights the unspeakable trauma… read more

Similar categories in Kwame Alexander's The Undefeated book and Ruth Horowitz's Saving Eli's Library

  • picture books
  • childrens
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6. Hair Love

By: Matthew A. Cherry

4.59

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When mommy is away, it’s up to daddy to do his daughter’s hair in this ode to self-confidence and t… read more

Similar categories in Matthew A. Cherry's Hair Love book and Ruth Horowitz's Saving Eli's Library

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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7. Antiracist Baby

By: Ibram X. Kendi

4.08

Format: 24 pages, Board Book

Antiracist Baby introduces the youngest readers and the grown-ups in their lives to the concept and… read more

Similar categories in Ibram X. Kendi's Antiracist Baby book and Ruth Horowitz's Saving Eli's Library

  • picture books
  • childrens
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8. The Day You Begin

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.44

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson and two-time Pura Belpre Illustrator Award winner Raf… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Woodson's The Day You Begin book and Ruth Horowitz's Saving Eli's Library

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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9. Your Name Is a Song

By: Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

4.56

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Frustrated by a day full of teachers and classmates mispronouncing her beautiful name, a little gir… read more

Similar categories in Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow's Your Name Is a Song book and Ruth Horowitz's Saving Eli's Library

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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10. 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 Ruth Horowitz's Saving Eli's Library

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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11. Paletero Man

By: Lucky Diaz

4.21

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A truly refreshing picture book about determination, kindness, ice pops—and the true meaning of bei… read more

Similar categories in Lucky Diaz's Paletero Man book and Ruth Horowitz's Saving Eli's Library

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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12. 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 Ruth Horowitz's Saving Eli's Library

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • books about books
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13. I Lived Inside a Whale

By: Xin Li

4.35

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Olive Jeffers and the Fan Brothers, this stunningly illustrated, whimsical picture book… read more

Similar categories in Xin Li's I Lived Inside a Whale book and Ruth Horowitz's Saving Eli's Library

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • books about books
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14. Where Are You From?

By: Yamile Saied Méndez

4.38

Format: 32 pages, None

In which a girl who is asked where she's really from turns to her abuelo for the answer. read more

Similar categories in Yamile Saied Méndez's Where Are You From? book and Ruth Horowitz's Saving Eli's Library

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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15. The Color Collector

By: Nicholas Solis

4.27

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The Color Collector is a poignant story about newness, friendship, and common ground. When a boy no… read more

Similar categories in Nicholas Solis's The Color Collector book and Ruth Horowitz's Saving Eli's Library

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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16. A Sweet New Year for Ren

By: Michelle Sterling

4.10

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Celebrate the Lunar New Year through a young girl’s family traditions in this charming picture book… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Sterling's A Sweet New Year for Ren book and Ruth Horowitz's Saving Eli's Library

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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17. The Coquíes Still Sing: A Story of Home, Hope, and Rebuilding

By: Karina Nicole Gonzalez

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A story about home, community, and hope, inspired by the rebuilding of Puerto Rico following Hurric… read more

Similar categories in Karina Nicole Gonzalez's The Coquíes Still Sing: A Story of Home, Hope, and Rebuilding book and Ruth Horowitz's Saving Eli's Library

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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18. 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

Similar categories in Cat Stevens's Peace Train book and Ruth Horowitz's Saving Eli's Library

  • picture books
  • childrens
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19. Little Libraries, Big Heroes

By: Miranda Paul

4.22

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

From an award-winning author and illustrator, the inspiring story of how the Little Free Library or… read more

Similar categories in Miranda Paul's Little Libraries, Big Heroes book and Ruth Horowitz's Saving Eli's Library

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • books about books
Cover of Mi Ciudad Sings by Cynthia Harmony

20. Mi Ciudad Sings

By: Cynthia Harmony

4.26

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

After experiencing a devastating earthquake, the spirit of a charming and vibrant Mexican neighborh… read more

Similar categories in Cynthia Harmony's Mi Ciudad Sings book and Ruth Horowitz's Saving Eli's Library

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Saving Eli's Library by Ruth  Horowitz

21. Saving Eli's Library

By: Ruth Horowitz

4.05

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Eli loves going to the library for Story Circle, but, one stormy day, the nearby river threatens to… read more

Similar categories in Ruth Horowitz's Saving Eli's Library book and Ruth Horowitz's Saving Eli's Library

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • books about books

13 Top fiction books like Saving Eli's Library by Ruth Horowitz

Transform Your Habits

Love in the Library

Maggie Tokuda-Hall

4.47

Transform Your Habits

A Library

Nikki Giovanni

4.28

Transform Your Habits

Hair Love

Matthew A. Cherry

4.59

Transform Your Habits

The Day You Begin

Jacqueline Woodson

4.44

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14 best-selling fiction books like Where Are You From? by Yamile Saied Méndez

Transform Your Habits

Last Stop on Market Street

Matt de la Peña , Christian Robinson

4.30

Transform Your Habits

The Name Jar

Yangsook Choi

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Islandborn

Junot Díaz , Leo Espinosa

3.77

Transform Your Habits

Our Class is a Family (The Classroom Community Collection)

Shannon Olsen

4.57

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