11 must-read nonfiction books like The People Remember by Ibi Zoboi

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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…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in The People Remember by Ibi Zoboi , here is a list of 11 books like this:

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1. 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 Ibi Zoboi's The People Remember

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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2. Berry Song

By: Michaela Goade

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott Medalist Michaela Goade's first self-authored picture book is a celebration of the land s… read more

Similar categories in Michaela Goade's Berry Song book and Ibi Zoboi's The People Remember

  • picture books
  • childrens
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3. 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 Ibi Zoboi's The People Remember

  • picture books
  • childrens
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4. Eyes That Speak to the Stars

By: Joanna Ho

4.37

Format: None pages, None

A young Asian boy notices that his eyes look different from his peers' after seeing his friend’s dr… read more

Similar categories in Joanna Ho's Eyes That Speak to the Stars book and Ibi Zoboi's The People Remember

  • picture books
  • childrens
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5. The Year We Learned to Fly

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.39

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael López’s highly anticipated companion to their #1 New York Times bests… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Woodson's The Year We Learned to Fly book and Ibi Zoboi's The People Remember

  • poetry
  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The 1619 Project: Born on the Water by Nikole Hannah-Jones

6. The 1619 Project: Born on the Water

By: Nikole Hannah-Jones

4.69

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The 1619 Project’s lyrical picture book in verse chronicles the consequences of slavery and the his… read more

Similar categories in Nikole Hannah-Jones's The 1619 Project: Born on the Water book and Ibi Zoboi's The People Remember

  • poetry
  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • african american
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7. Black Girl You Are Atlas

By: Renée Watson

4.61

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

A thoughtful celebration of Black girlhood by award-winning author and poet Renée Watson. In thi… read more

Similar categories in Renée Watson's Black Girl You Are Atlas book and Ibi Zoboi's The People Remember

  • poetry
  • race
  • african american
Cover of There Was a Party for Langston by Jason Reynolds

8. There Was a Party for Langston

By: Jason Reynolds

4.48

Format: 56 pages, ebook

New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds’s debut picture book is a snappy… read more

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's There Was a Party for Langston book and Ibi Zoboi's The People Remember

  • poetry
  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • african american
Cover of Chez Bob (Chez Bob, 1) by Bob Shea

9. Chez Bob (Chez Bob, 1)

By: Bob Shea

4.27

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From the hilarious author of Who Wet My Pants?, Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great, and the Dinosaur … read more

Similar categories in Bob Shea's Chez Bob (Chez Bob, 1) book and Ibi Zoboi's The People Remember

  • picture books
  • childrens
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10. Mel Fell

By: Corey R. Tabor

4.47

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A tale about self-confidence and taking a leap of faith, starring a kingfisher. Sometimes, you m… read more

Similar categories in Corey R. Tabor's Mel Fell book and Ibi Zoboi's The People Remember

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual by Carole Boston Weatherford

11. Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual

By: Carole Boston Weatherford

4.46

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A picture book based on the popular spiritual. The classic lyrics have been reworked to chronicle t… read more

Similar categories in Carole Boston Weatherford's Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual book and Ibi Zoboi's The People Remember

  • poetry
  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • african american
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12. 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

Similar categories in Ibi Zoboi's The People Remember book and Ibi Zoboi's The People Remember

  • poetry
  • race
  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • holiday
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • african american
Cover of An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner) by Kwame Alexander

13. 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

Similar categories in Kwame Alexander's An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner) book and Ibi Zoboi's The People Remember

  • poetry
  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • african american
Cover of Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford

14. Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre

By: Carole Boston Weatherford

4.48

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A look at the Tulsa Race Massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in US history. The… read more

Similar categories in Carole Boston Weatherford's Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre book and Ibi Zoboi's The People Remember

  • race
  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • african american
Cover of We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner) by Carole Lindstrom

15. 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

Similar categories in Carole Lindstrom's We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner) book and Ibi Zoboi's The People Remember

  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • picture books
  • childrens
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16. 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 Ibi Zoboi's The People Remember

  • poetry
  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • african american
Cover of Nina: A Story of Nina Simone by Traci N. Todd

17. Nina: A Story of Nina Simone

By: Traci N. Todd

4.50

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

This picture book biography tells the story of little Eunice who grew up to become the acclaimed si… read more

Similar categories in Traci N. Todd's Nina: A Story of Nina Simone book and Ibi Zoboi's The People Remember

  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • african american
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18. Soul Food Sunday

By: Winsome Bingham

4.38

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Granny teaches her grandson to cook the family meal in this celebration of food, traditions, and ga… read more

Similar categories in Winsome Bingham's Soul Food Sunday book and Ibi Zoboi's The People Remember

  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Boogie Boogie, Y'all by C.G. Esperanza

19. Boogie Boogie, Y'all

By: C.G. Esperanza

3.77

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Author-illustrator C. G. Esperanza celebrates the culture of the Boogie Down Bronx. Boogie boog… read more

Similar categories in C.G. Esperanza's Boogie Boogie, Y'all book and Ibi Zoboi's The People Remember

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua by Gloria Amescua

20. Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua

By: Gloria Amescua

4.38

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The biography of an indigenous Nahua woman from Mexico who taught and preserved her people's cultur… read more

Similar categories in Gloria Amescua's Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua book and Ibi Zoboi's The People Remember

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • history
  • childrens
Cover of We Wait for the Sun by Dovey Johnson Roundtree

21. We Wait for the Sun

By: Dovey Johnson Roundtree

4.32

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In the hour before dawn, Dovey Mae and Grandma Rachel step into the cool, damp night on a secret mi… read more

Similar categories in Dovey Johnson Roundtree's We Wait for the Sun book and Ibi Zoboi's The People Remember

  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • african american

10 Best history books like The People Remember by Ibi Zoboi

Transform Your Habits

The 1619 Project: Born on the Water

Nikole Hannah-Jones

4.69

Transform Your Habits

There Was a Party for Langston

Jason Reynolds

4.48

Transform Your Habits

Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual

Carole Boston Weatherford

4.46

Transform Your Habits

The People Remember

Ibi Zoboi

4.54

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11 Best history books like Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua by Gloria Amescua

Transform Your Habits

There Was a Party for Langston

Jason Reynolds

4.48

Transform Your Habits

Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual

Carole Boston Weatherford

4.46

Transform Your Habits

The People Remember

Ibi Zoboi

4.54

Transform Your Habits

Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre

Carole Boston Weatherford

4.48

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