26 Top picture books books like Your Life Matters by Chris Singleton

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Your Life Matters

By: Chris Singleton

4.40

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Empowering and validating, Your Life Matters reassures Black children everywhere that no matter wha…

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1. Horton Hears a Who!

By: Dr. Seuss

3.99

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Surely among the most lovable of all Dr. Seuss creations, Horton the Elephant represents kindness, … read more

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2. I Am Jazz

By: Shelagh McNicholas , Jazz Jennings , None

1.80

Format: 76 pages, Hardcover

The story of a transgender child based on the real-life experience of Jazz Jennings, who has become… read more

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3. Grandad's Camper

By: Harry Woodgate

4.31

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

"As warm and friendly as a kind grandparent." Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW"An effective tool for … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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4. Neither

By: Airlie Anderson

4.17

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

In this colorful and touching story that celebrates what makes each of us unique, a little creature… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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5. Freewater

By: Amina Luqman-Dawson

4.18

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade novel about two enslaved children’s escape from a plantation and the many ways they … read more

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  • african american
  • childrens
  • juvenile
"Lord only knows how many of us they keep from running. How many of us stay in these hateful places out of love. I used to think it was from scaring us - beating, cutting, or whipping us that did it. …"

-Amina Luqman-Dawson, Freewater

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6. 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

Similar categories in Kevin Noble Maillard's Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story book and Chris Singleton's Your Life Matters

  • picture books
  • childrens
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7. Your Life Matters

By: Chris Singleton

4.40

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Empowering and validating, Your Life Matters reassures Black children everywhere that no matter wha… read more

Similar categories in Chris Singleton's Your Life Matters book and Chris Singleton's Your Life Matters

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • social justice
  • activism
  • african american
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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8. Invasion of the Unicorns

By: David Biedrzycki

4.23

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

He's just a cute little unicorn who wants to take over the world. Special Agent Bubble07 is unde… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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9. Birdsong

By: Julie Flett

4.27

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

When Katherena and her mother move to a small town, Katherena feels lonely and out of place. But wh… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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10. The People Remember

By: Ibi Zoboi

4.54

Format: None pages, None

From author Ibi Zoboi comes her debut picture book that uses the principles of Kwanzaa to talk abou… read more

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  • social justice
  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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11. An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)

By: Kwame Alexander

4.63

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times Bestselling and award-winning author  of  The Undefeated , Kwame Alexander, pens … read more

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  • social justice
  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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12. A Day With No Words

By: Tiffany Hammond

4.68

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A must-read that belongs in every home and classroom, A Day With No Words invites readers into the … read more

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  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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13. Abdul's Story

By: Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

4.41

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A 2022 New York Public Library Best Book for Kids! A little boy who loves storytelling but strug… read more

Similar categories in Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow's Abdul's Story book and Chris Singleton's Your Life Matters

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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14. Inheritance: A Visual Poem

By: Elizabeth Acevedo

4.49

Format: 46 pages, Hardcover

They tell me to "fix" my hair. And by fix, they mean straighten, they mean whiten; but how do… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Acevedo's Inheritance: A Visual Poem book and Chris Singleton's Your Life Matters

  • african american
  • picture books
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15. What's in Your Pocket?: Collecting Nature's Treasures

By: Heather L. Montgomery

4.44

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Charles Darwin, George Washington Carver, and Jane Goodall were once curious kids with pockets full… read more

Similar categories in Heather L. Montgomery's What's in Your Pocket?: Collecting Nature's Treasures book and Chris Singleton's Your Life Matters

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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16. They Say Blue

By: Jillian Tamaki

3.85

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott and Printz Honor-winning illustrator Jillian Tamaki brings us a poetic exploration of col… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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17. Louder Than Hunger

By: John Schu

4.55

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Revered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu explores anorexia—and self-expression as… read more

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  • childrens
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18. What Is Given from the Heart

By: Patricia C. McKissack

4.47

Format: 32 pages, Library Binding

This final picture book from author Patricia McKissack is a celebration of the joy of giving. "… read more

Similar categories in Patricia C. McKissack's What Is Given from the Heart book and Chris Singleton's Your Life Matters

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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19. Kindness Makes Us Strong

By: Sophie Beer

4.38

Format: 24 pages, Hardcover

Whether we share a toy or include someone in a game, all acts of kindness – no matter how big or sm… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Beer's Kindness Makes Us Strong book and Chris Singleton's Your Life Matters

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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20. Festival of Colors

By: Surishtha Sehgal

4.22

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Learn all about Holi, the Indian Festival of Colors, in this lush picture book from bestselling mot… read more

Similar categories in Surishtha Sehgal's Festival of Colors book and Chris Singleton's Your Life Matters

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
Cover of Witches of Brooklyn: What the Hex?!: (A Graphic Novel) by Sophie Escabasse

21. Witches of Brooklyn: What the Hex?!: (A Graphic Novel)

By: Sophie Escabasse

4.19

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Effie returns in this spellbinding a middle-grade graphic novel about found family, friendship, an… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Escabasse's Witches of Brooklyn: What the Hex?!: (A Graphic Novel) book and Chris Singleton's Your Life Matters

  • childrens
  • juvenile
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22. My Rainbow

By: Trinity Neal

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A dedicated mom puts love into action as she creates the perfect rainbow-colored wig for her transg… read more

Similar categories in Trinity Neal's My Rainbow book and Chris Singleton's Your Life Matters

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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23. Papá's Magical Water-Jug Clock (Little Jesús, #1)

By: Jesus Trejo

4.23

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Is this jug really magical? In Mexican American comedian Jesus Trejo’s debut picture book, little J… read more

Similar categories in Jesus Trejo's Papá's Magical Water-Jug Clock (Little Jesús, #1) book and Chris Singleton's Your Life Matters

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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24. Who Are Your People?

By: Bakari Sellers

4.16

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

This inspiring picture book by New York Times bestselling author Bakari Sellers is a tribute to the… read more

Similar categories in Bakari Sellers's Who Are Your People? book and Chris Singleton's Your Life Matters

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Yours in Books: A Picture Book by Julie Falatko

25. Yours in Books: A Picture Book

By: Julie Falatko

4.35

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A picture book (love?) story told in letters between a furry bookshop owner, an avid, if a bit cran… read more

Similar categories in Julie Falatko's Yours in Books: A Picture Book book and Chris Singleton's Your Life Matters

  • picture books
  • childrens
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26. The Gabi That Girma Wore

By: Fasika Adefris

4.26

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From seed to harvest, from loom to shop, to a gift for Girma, this lyrical story of the Ethiopian G… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Come and Join Us!: 18 Holidays Celebrated All Year Long by Liz Kleinrock

27. Come and Join Us!: 18 Holidays Celebrated All Year Long

By: Liz Kleinrock

4.37

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Meet kids who share how they celebrate holidays all year long—perfect for discussions about de-cent… read more

Similar categories in Liz Kleinrock's Come and Join Us!: 18 Holidays Celebrated All Year Long book and Chris Singleton's Your Life Matters

  • picture books
  • childrens
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28. From Park to Playa: The Trails That Connect Us

By: Nell Cross Beckerman

4.39

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From a dynamic author and illustrator team, a picture book about connecting to nature and with each… read more

Similar categories in Nell Cross Beckerman's From Park to Playa: The Trails That Connect Us book and Chris Singleton's Your Life Matters

  • picture books
  • childrens
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29. Natural Me

By: MzVee

4.04

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From BET Award – nominated singer and Ghana Music Award – winning artist MzVee comes an empowering … read more

Similar categories in MzVee's Natural Me book and Chris Singleton's Your Life Matters

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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30. My Must-Have Mom

By: Maudie Smith

3.62

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When Jake’s mom upcycles every last thing in the apartment, Jake begins to worry that the only thin… read more

Similar categories in Maudie Smith's My Must-Have Mom book and Chris Singleton's Your Life Matters

  • picture books
  • childrens
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31. Zora, the Story Keeper

By: Ebony Joy Wilkins

4.31

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A young Black girl and her aunt celebrate the wonder and magic of their family's legacy through sto… read more

Similar categories in Ebony Joy Wilkins's Zora, the Story Keeper book and Chris Singleton's Your Life Matters

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile

28 best-selling childrens books like Your Life Matters by Chris Singleton

Transform Your Habits

Grandad's Camper

Harry Woodgate

4.31

Transform Your Habits

Neither

Airlie Anderson

4.17

Transform Your Habits

Freewater

Amina Luqman-Dawson

4.18

Transform Your Habits

Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story

Kevin Noble Maillard

4.42

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24 best-selling childrens books like Natural Me by MzVee

Transform Your Habits

Max and the Tag-Along Moon

Floyd Cooper

2.50

Transform Your Habits

Freewater

Amina Luqman-Dawson

4.18

Transform Your Habits

Your Life Matters

Chris Singleton

4.40

Transform Your Habits

We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner)

Carole Lindstrom

4.51

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