13 must-read realistic fiction books like Milo Imagines the World by Matt de la Peña

Cover of Milo Imagines the World by Matt de la Peña

Milo Imagines the World

By: Matt de la Peña

4.49

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Milo is on a long subway ride with his older sister. To pass the time, he studies the faces around …

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in Milo Imagines the World by Matt de la Peña , here is a list of 13 books like this:

Cover of Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes, Gordon C. James

1. Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut

By: Derrick Barnes , Gordon C. James

4.38

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The barbershop is where the magic happens. Boys go in as lumps of clay and, with princely robes dra… read more

Similar categories in Derrick Barnes's Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut book and Matt de la Peña's Milo Imagines the World

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • african american
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2. The Name Jar

By: Yangsook Choi

4.14

Format: None pages,

The new kid in school needs a new name! Or does she? Being the new kid in school is hard enough, bu… read more

Similar categories in Yangsook Choi's The Name Jar book and Matt de la Peña's Milo Imagines the World

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
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3. Looking Like Me

By: Walter Dean Myers , Christopher Myers

4.13

Format: None pages, Hardcover

When you look in a mirror, who do you see? A boy? A girl? A son? A daughter? A runner? A dancer? Wh… read more

Similar categories in Walter Dean Myers's Looking Like Me book and Matt de la Peña's Milo Imagines the World

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • african american
Cover of Time for Bed by Mem Fox, Jane Dyer

4. Time for Bed

By: Mem Fox , Jane Dyer

3.81

Format: 320 pages, Board Book

Darkness is falling everywhere and little ones are getting sleepy, feeling cozy, and being tucked i… read more

Similar categories in Mem Fox's Time for Bed book and Matt de la Peña's Milo Imagines the World

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

5. Arlene Sardine

By: Chris Raschka

3.89

Format: 704 pages, Hardcover

Born in a fjord, a tiny fish named Arlene wants to be a sardine. Fully grown by two, she swims into… read more

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6. 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 Matt de la Peña's Milo Imagines the World

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • african american
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7. Someone Builds the Dream

By: Lisa Wheeler

4.37

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Buildings, bridges, and books don't exist without the laborers who are often invisible in the final… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Wheeler's Someone Builds the Dream book and Matt de la Peña's Milo Imagines the World

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard

8. 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 Matt de la Peña's Milo Imagines the World

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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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

Similar categories in Julie Flett's Birdsong book and Matt de la Peña's Milo Imagines the World

  • art
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
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10. Dreamers

By: Yuyi Morales

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story in this picture-book tribute to the transformative pow… read more

Similar categories in Yuyi Morales's Dreamers book and Matt de la Peña's Milo Imagines the World

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
Cover of Milo Imagines the World by Matt de la Peña

11. Milo Imagines the World

By: Matt de la Peña

4.49

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Milo is on a long subway ride with his older sister. To pass the time, he studies the faces around … read more

Similar categories in Matt de la Peña's Milo Imagines the World book and Matt de la Peña's Milo Imagines the World

  • cultural
  • art
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • family
  • transport
  • african american
Cover of You Matter by Christian Robinson

12. You Matter

By: Christian Robinson

4.15

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

They All Saw a Cat meets The Important Book in this sensitive and impactful picture book about seei… read more

Similar categories in Christian Robinson's You Matter book and Matt de la Peña's Milo Imagines the World

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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13. We All Play

By: Julie Flett

4.20

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Animals and kids love to play! This book celebrates diversity and the interconnectedness of nature … read more

Similar categories in Julie Flett's We All Play book and Matt de la Peña's Milo Imagines the World

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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14. Lift

By: Minh Lê

4.37

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

When Iris's elevator button-pushing is disrupted by a new member of the family, she's pretty put ou… read more

Similar categories in Minh Lê's Lift book and Matt de la Peña's Milo Imagines the World

  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Don't Hug Doug (He Doesn't Like It) by Carrie Finison

15. Don't Hug Doug (He Doesn't Like It)

By: Carrie Finison

4.39

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Meet Doug, an ordinary kid who doesn’t like hugs, in this fun and exuberant story which aims to spa… read more

Similar categories in Carrie Finison's Don't Hug Doug (He Doesn't Like It) book and Matt de la Peña's Milo Imagines the World

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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16. 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 Matt de la Peña's Milo Imagines the World

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • african american
Cover of The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson

17. 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 Matt de la Peña's Milo Imagines the World

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • african american
Cover of Wishes by Mượn Thị Văn

18. Wishes

By: Mượn Thị Văn

4.50

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

A reflection on immigration, family, and home.Wishes tells the honest story about one Vietnamese fa… read more

Similar categories in Mượn Thị Văn's Wishes book and Matt de la Peña's Milo Imagines the World

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
Cover of Don't Touch My Hair! by Sharee Miller

19. Don't Touch My Hair!

By: Sharee Miller

4.41

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

An entertaining picture book that teaches the importance of asking for permission first as a young … read more

Similar categories in Sharee Miller's Don't Touch My Hair! book and Matt de la Peña's Milo Imagines the World

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • african american
Cover of Saturday by Oge Mora

20. Saturday

By: Oge Mora

4.50

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this warm and tender story by the Caldecott Honor-winning creator of Thank You, Omu!, join a mot… read more

Similar categories in Oge Mora's Saturday book and Matt de la Peña's Milo Imagines the World

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • african american
Cover of My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero

21. My Papi Has a Motorcycle

By: Isabel Quintero

4.34

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A celebration of the love between a father and daughter, and of a vibrant immigrant neighborhood, b… read more

Similar categories in Isabel Quintero's My Papi Has a Motorcycle book and Matt de la Peña's Milo Imagines the World

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • transport

17 Top fiction books like Milo Imagines the World by Matt de la Peña

Transform Your Habits

Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut

Derrick Barnes , Gordon C. James

4.38

Transform Your Habits

The Name Jar

Yangsook Choi

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Looking Like Me

Walter Dean Myers , Christopher Myers

4.13

Transform Your Habits

Time for Bed

Mem Fox , Jane Dyer

3.81

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Transform Your Habits

My New Mom & Me

Renata Galindo

4.03

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Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

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Milo Imagines the World

Matt de la Peña

4.49

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You Matter

Christian Robinson

4.15

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