Picture Book Biographies of 2025
1. 
The Five Sides of Marjorie Rice: How to Discover a Shape
by:
Amy Alznauer
4.47 avg rating — 79 ratings 
2. 
His Fairytale Life: A Book About Hans Christian Andersen
by:
Jane Yolen
4.01 avg rating — 72 ratings 2. 
Harrison Ford: A Little Golden Book Biography (Little Golden Book Biographies)
by:
Kim Ostrow
4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings 
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Maya Angelou: A Little Golden Book Biography (Little Golden Book Biographies)
by:
Anne Wynter
4.75 avg rating — 12 ratings 7. 
Birdlore: The Iridescent Life of Florence Merriam Bailey
by:
Jess Keating
4.34 avg rating — 97 ratings 8. 
A Line Can Go Anywhere: The Brilliant, Resilient Life of Artist Ruth Asawa 4.28 avg rating — 69 ratings
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What Louis Brandeis Knows: A Crusader for Social Justice Becomes a Supreme Court Justice 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Rachel Carson's Wonder-Filled World: How the Scientist, Writer, and Nature Lover Changed the Environmental Movement
by:
Kate Hannigan
3.69 avg rating — 48 ratings 15. 
Jimmy Carter: A Little Golden Book Biography (Little Golden Book Biographies)
by:
Michael Joosten
4.54 avg rating — 13 ratings 16. 
When Science Stood Still: How S. Chandrasekhar Predicted the Existence of Black Holes
by:
Shruthi Rao
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings 17. 
A Banquet for Cecilia: How Cecilia Chiang Revolutionized Chinese Food in America
by:
Julie Leung
4.19 avg rating — 36 ratings 
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Becoming a Ballerina: The Story of Michaela Mabinty DePrince
by:
Laura Obuobi
4.06 avg rating — 47 ratings 22. 
Marjory's River of Grass: Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Fierce Protector of the Everglades
by:
Josie James
3.92 avg rating — 37 ratings 23. 
Dragonflies of Glass: The Story of Clara Driscoll and the Tiffany Girls 4.41 avg rating — 85 ratings
24. 
Making Light Bloom: Clara Driscoll and the Tiffany Lamps
by:
Sandra Nickel
4.61 avg rating — 38 ratings 
26. 
Michael J. Fox: A Little Golden Book Biography (Little Golden Book Biographies) 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings
27. 
The House on the Canal: The Story of the House that Hid Anne Frank
by:
Thomas Harding
4.32 avg rating — 204 ratings 28. 
Revolutionary Mary: The True Story of One Woman, the Declaration of Independence, and America's Fight for Freedom
by:
Karen Blumenthal
4.22 avg rating — 59 ratings 29. 
Make Your Mark: The Empowering True Story of the First Known Black Female Tattoo Artist
by:
Jacci Gresham
4.39 avg rating — 61 ratings 
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To the Top of the World: Barbara Hillary, the First Black Woman to Reach the North and South Poles it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Prince Among Slaves: The Remarkable True Story of an African Prince Enslaved in Mississippi, and His Journey Home
by:
N. H. Senzai
4.28 avg rating — 67 ratings 33. 
Mystery Driver: The Story of Alice Johnson and the First Soap Box Derby
by:
Elizabeth Tracy
4.44 avg rating — 16 ratings 
37. 
Pedal Pusher: How One Woman’s Bicycle Adventure Helped Change the World
by:
Mary Boone
4.32 avg rating — 47 ratings 
39. 
Unstoppable John: How John Lewis Got His Library Card--and Helped Change History 4.45 avg rating — 102 ratings
40. 
The Music Inside Us: Yo-Yo Ma and His Gifts to the World
by:
James Howe
4.46 avg rating — 41 ratings 
43. 
How to Love the Whole World: A Story About Artist Agnes Martin
by:
Maartin, Henry
3.40 avg rating — 30 ratings 
46. 
Beacon of Hope: The Life of Barack Obama (A Big Words Book)
by:
Doreen Rappaport
4.16 avg rating — 61 ratings 47. 
No One Told Sandra Day O'Connor What to Do: The First Woman to Serve on the United States Supreme Court
by:
Molly Golden
3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings 48. 
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Magic in a Drop of Water: How Ruth Patrick Taught the World about Water Pollution 4.59 avg rating — 73 ratings
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The Glass Pyramid: A Story of the Louvre Museum and Architect I.M. Pei 4.31 avg rating — 61 ratings
53. 
The Poet and the Bees: A Story of the Seasons Sylvia Plath Kept Bees
by:
Amy Novesky
3.97 avg rating — 34 ratings 54. 
Keanu Reeves: A Little Golden Book Biography (Little Golden Book Biographies)
by:
Emily Easton
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings 55. 
Lady of the Lines: How Maria Reiche Saved the Nazca Lines by Sweeping the Desert
by:
Michaela MacColl
4.08 avg rating — 48 ratings 56. 
Rihanna: A Little Golden Book Biography (Little Golden Book Biographies)
by:
Regina Andreoni
3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings 57. 
Chappell Roan: A Little Golden Book Biography (Little Golden Book Biographies)
by:
Cat Reynolds
4.71 avg rating — 17 ratings 
60. 
Selena: A Little Golden Book Biography (Little Golden Book Biographies)
by:
Maria Correa
4.95 avg rating — 19 ratings 61. 
Ablaze: The Story of America's First Female Smokejumper
by:
Jessica Lawson
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 13 ratings 
63. 
One Girl's Voice: How Lucy Stone Helped Change the Law of the Land
by:
Vivian Kirkfield
4.40 avg rating — 70 ratings 
65. 
The Girl Who Tested the Waters: Ellen Swallow, Environmental Scientist
by:
Patricia Daniele
4.24 avg rating — 55 ratings 66. 
André: André Leon Talley―A Fabulously Fashionable Fairy Tale it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
67. 
Dick Van Dyke: A Little Golden Book Biography (Little Golden Book Biographies)
by:
Christy Webster
4.67 avg rating — 24 ratings 68. 
Dream a Dress, Dream a Poem: Dressmaker and Poet, Myra Viola Wilds (A Picture Book) 3.53 avg rating — 45 ratings
69. 
Serena Williams: A Little Golden Book Biography (Little Golden Book Biographies)
by:
Bria Alston
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings 
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Michelle Yeoh: A Little Golden Book Biography (Little Golden Book Biographies)
by:
Angela Song
4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings 74. 
Sharks Unhooked: The Adventures of Cristina Zenato, Underwater Ranger
by:
Patricia Newman
4.55 avg rating — 49 ratings