8 must-read fiction books like The Rough-Face Girl by Rafe Martin, David Shannon

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The Rough-Face Girl

By: Rafe Martin , David Shannon

4.10

Format: None pages, Paperback

This moving adaptation of the classic children's story Cinderella tells how a disfigured Algonquin …

If you liked the fiction plot in The Rough-Face Girl by Rafe Martin, David Shannon , here is a list of 8 books like this:

Cover of Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young

1. Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China

By: Ed Young

4.06

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Long, long ago a good woman lived contentedly with her three daughters—Shang, tao, and Paotze—in th… read more

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  • fairy tales
  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • folklore
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Mama, Do You Love Me? by Barbara M. Joosse, Barbara Lavallee

2. Mama, Do You Love Me?

By: Barbara M. Joosse , Barbara Lavallee

4.75

Format: 335 pages, Board Book

This beloved story of a child testing the limits of her independence, and a mother who reassuringly… read more

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  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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3. In the Night Kitchen

By: Maurice Sendak

4.12

Format: None pages, Paperback

Sendak's hero Mickey falls through the dark into the Night Kitchen where three fat bakers are makin… read more

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  • fantasy
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

4. The Korean Cinderella

By: Ruth Heller , Shirley Climo

3.98

Format: 269 pages, Paperback

"This masterfully retold version of Cinderella presents real Korean customs and includes dramatic, … read more

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  • fairy tales
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • folklore
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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5. The Story of Ruby Bridges

By: Robert Coles , George Ford

4.20

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

"Please, God, try to forgive those people. Because even if they say those bad things, They don't kn… read more

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  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
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6. Adventures of the Wishing Chair

By: Enid Blyton

0.00

Format: 287 pages, Hardcover

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  • fantasy
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Rough-Face Girl by Rafe Martin, David Shannon

7. The Rough-Face Girl

By: Rafe Martin , David Shannon

4.10

Format: None pages, Paperback

This moving adaptation of the classic children's story Cinderella tells how a disfigured Algonquin … read more

Similar categories in Rafe Martin's The Rough-Face Girl book and Rafe Martin's The Rough-Face Girl

  • fairy tales
  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • folklore
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China by Ed Young, Ai-Ling Louie

8. Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China

By: Ed Young , Ai-Ling Louie

3.50

Format: 296 pages, paperback

Over 1,000 years before the first European Cinderella story appeared, the tale of Yeh-Shen was part… read more

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  • fairy tales
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • folklore
  • fantasy

9. Thank You, Mr. Falker

By: Patricia Polacco

4.27

Format: 217 pages,

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10. Cendrillon: A Caribbean Cinderella

By: Robert D. San Souci , Brian Pinkney

3.17

Format: 55 pages, Paperback

You may thinkyou know this story I am going to tell you, but you have not heard it for true. I was … read more

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11. Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale

By: John Steptoe

4.03

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

A Caldecott Honor and Reading Rainbow book, this memorable retelling of Cinderella is perfect for i… read more

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12. Miss Nelson Is Missing! (Miss Nelson, #1)

By: James Marshall , None

3.92

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

The kids in Room 207 were misbehaving again. Spitballs stuck to the ceiling. Paper planes whizzing … read more

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13. The Egyptian Cinderella

By: Ruth Heller , Shirley Climo

4.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

"Climo has woven this ancient tale, a mixture of fact and myth, with clarity and eloquence. The bea… read more

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14. The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses

By: Paul Goble

4.30

Format: 373 pages, Hardcover

A Plains Indian girl is lost in the mountains during a storm. A wild stallion becomes her friend an… read more

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15. Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella

By: Paul Fleischman , Julie Paschkis

3.86

Format: 138 pages, Hardcover

Once upon a time, in Mexico . . . in Ireland . . . in Zimbabwe . . . there lived a girl who worked … read more

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16. Adelita: A Mexican Cinderella Story

By: Tomie dePaola

4.16

Format: None pages, Paperback

Hace mucho tiempo?a long time ago?there lived a beautiful young woman named Adelita. So begins the … read more

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Cover of The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith

17. The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

By: Jon Scieszka , Lane Smith

4.20

Format: 52 pages, Hardcover

A revisionist storyteller provides his mad, hilarious versions of children's favorite tales in this… read more

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  • fairy tales
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"And everyone lived happily, thought maybe not completely honestly, ever after. The End."

-Jon Scieszka, The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

Cover of Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard

18. Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story

By: Kevin Noble Maillard

4.42

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

Fry bread is food. It is warm and delicious, piled high on a plate. Fry bread is time. It brin… read more

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  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
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19. Peanut the Hamster

By: Molly Arbuthnott

4.43

Format: 38 pages, Paperback

Paul is a writer and Peanut is a hamster. A strange combination you might think, but they help eac… read more

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"But, he duly ate the peanut and whoosh!"

-Molly Arbuthnott, Peanut the Hamster

"If you’re ever stuck for an idea try eating a peanut."

-Molly Arbuthnott, Peanut the Hamster

"Paul’s last grain of hope falling to the ground below him."

-Molly Arbuthnott, Peanut the Hamster

"Paul wasn’t too sure about a half nibbled peanut, quite some parting gift, he thought."

-Molly Arbuthnott, Peanut the Hamster

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20. Dogs vs Bears

By: Austin Davis

4.30

Format: 52 pages, Paperback

Fourth-grader Austin Davis introduces a new way for kids to learn about diversity, appreciating dif… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner) by Carole Lindstrom

21. We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner)

By: Carole Lindstrom

4.51

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the many Indigenous-led movements across North America, We Are Water Protectors issues … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens

7 Best fantasy books like The Rough-Face Girl by Rafe Martin, David Shannon

Transform Your Habits

Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China

Ed Young

4.06

Transform Your Habits

In the Night Kitchen

Maurice Sendak

4.12

The Korean Cinderella

Ruth Heller , Shirley Climo

3.98

Transform Your Habits

Adventures of the Wishing Chair

Enid Blyton

0.00

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18 Best childrens books like We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner) by Carole Lindstrom

Transform Your Habits

Last Stop on Market Street

Matt de la Peña , Christian Robinson

4.30

Transform Your Habits

A Ball for Daisy

Chris Raschka

3.88

Transform Your Habits

Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut

Derrick Barnes , Gordon C. James

4.38

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

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