Picture Books & Children's Books as Introduction

1.
Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad
Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad 4.49 avg rating — 16,554 ratings
2.
Thank You, Mr. Falker
Thank You, Mr. Falker 4.54 avg rating — 17,581 ratings
3.
Stone Soup
Stone Soup 4.30 avg rating — 28,947 ratings
4.
Bud, Not Buddy
Bud, Not Buddy 3.97 avg rating — 114,068 ratings
5.
Exclamation Mark
Exclamation Mark 4.26 avg rating — 5,926 ratings
6.
Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova
Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova 4.31 avg rating — 1,594 ratings
7.
John, Paul, George & Ben
John, Paul, George & Ben 4.20 avg rating — 3,663 ratings
8.
Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down
Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down 4.32 avg rating — 2,408 ratings
9.
Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909
Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 4.21 avg rating — 3,701 ratings
10.
The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps
The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps 4.11 avg rating — 2,867 ratings
11.
Declan Grows Up: It's Just Not Fair
Declan Grows Up: It's Just Not Fair 3.73 avg rating — 33 ratings
12.
Silver Packages: An Appalachian Christmas Story
Silver Packages: An Appalachian Christmas Story 4.31 avg rating — 814 ratings
13.
Christmas Day in the Morning
Christmas Day in the Morning 4.31 avg rating — 3,304 ratings
14.
Our Children Can Soar: A Celebration of Rosa, Barack, and the Pioneers of Change
Our Children Can Soar: A Celebration of Rosa, Barack, and the Pioneers of Change 4.44 avg rating — 348 ratings
15.
Fifty Cents and a Dream: Young Booker T. Washington
Fifty Cents and a Dream: Young Booker T. Washington 4.26 avg rating — 774 ratings
16.
Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People
Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People 4.15 avg rating — 717 ratings
17.
Welcome to Felicity's World · 1774: Growing Up in Colonial America
Welcome to Felicity's World · 1774: Growing Up in Colonial America 4.21 avg rating — 655 ratings
18.
The Fences Between Us: The Diary of Piper Davis, Seattle, Washington, 1941
The Fences Between Us: The Diary of Piper Davis, Seattle, Washington, 1941 4.06 avg rating — 2,250 ratings
19.
Helen Keller's Teacher
Helen Keller's Teacher 4.17 avg rating — 2,186 ratings
20.
The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree: An Appalachian Story
The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree: An Appalachian Story 4.34 avg rating — 3,688 ratings
20.
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela 4.27 avg rating — 3,615 ratings
22.
Freedom Summer
Freedom Summer 4.47 avg rating — 2,935 ratings
23.
The Story of Ruby Bridges
The Story of Ruby Bridges 4.44 avg rating — 12,960 ratings
24.
Song and Dance Man
Song and Dance Man 4.03 avg rating — 9,234 ratings
25.
Testing the Ice: A True Story About Jackie Robinson
Testing the Ice: A True Story About Jackie Robinson 4.25 avg rating — 938 ratings
26.
Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters
Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters 4.25 avg rating — 7,484 ratings
26.
Dear America: With the Might of Angels - Audio
Dear America: With the Might of Angels - Audio 4.15 avg rating — 1,630 ratings
28.
Countdown (The Sixties Trilogy, #1)
Countdown (The Sixties Trilogy, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 10,883 ratings
29.
Welcome to Kit's World · 1934: Growing Up During America's Great Depression
Welcome to Kit's World · 1934: Growing Up During America's Great Depression 4.24 avg rating — 241 ratings
30.
How Rocket Learned to Read
How Rocket Learned to Read
by: Tad Hills
4.19 avg rating — 6,381 ratings
30.
Annie
Annie 3.83 avg rating — 113 ratings
32.
A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin
A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin 3.88 avg rating — 5,302 ratings
32.
Even More Parts
Even More Parts 4.06 avg rating — 1,112 ratings
32.
More Parts
More Parts 4.22 avg rating — 2,245 ratings
32.
Parts
Parts 4.26 avg rating — 12,759 ratings
32.
The Tree That Would Not Die
The Tree That Would Not Die really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 50 ratings
32.
Circle of Fire (American Girl History Mysteries, #14)
Circle of Fire (American Girl History Mysteries, #14) 3.93 avg rating — 345 ratings
38.
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Greatest Story Ever Told 4.14 avg rating — 503 ratings
39.
The Orphan of Ellis Island
The Orphan of Ellis Island 3.85 avg rating — 1,300 ratings
40.
Anne Frank Beyond the Diary: A Photographic Remembrance
Anne Frank Beyond the Diary: A Photographic Remembrance 4.29 avg rating — 26,085 ratings
41.
Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei (Caldecott Honor Book)
Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei (Caldecott Honor Book) 3.97 avg rating — 1,471 ratings
42.
All the Children Were Sent Away
All the Children Were Sent Away 4.03 avg rating — 60 ratings
43.
Hello, I'm Johnny Cash
Hello, I'm Johnny Cash
by: G. Neri
4.17 avg rating — 477 ratings
44.
From Anna
From Anna 4.20 avg rating — 1,291 ratings
45.
The Pilot and the Little Prince: The Life of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The Pilot and the Little Prince: The Life of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 3.98 avg rating — 1,114 ratings
46.
When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson
When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson 4.34 avg rating — 4,224 ratings
46.
The Book with No Pictures
The Book with No Pictures 4.35 avg rating — 30,490 ratings
48.
Welcome to Addy's World · 1864: Growing Up During America's Civil War
Welcome to Addy's World · 1864: Growing Up During America's Civil War 4.19 avg rating — 340 ratings
49.
Star Stuff: Carl Sagan and the Mysteries of the Cosmos
Star Stuff: Carl Sagan and the Mysteries of the Cosmos 4.12 avg rating — 1,534 ratings
50.
Kristy's Great Idea (The Baby-Sitters Club, #1)
Kristy's Great Idea (The Baby-Sitters Club, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 34,918 ratings
51.
I am Rosa Parks
I am Rosa Parks 4.51 avg rating — 1,724 ratings
52.
I am Amelia Earhart
I am Amelia Earhart 4.38 avg rating — 1,634 ratings
53.
I am Abraham Lincoln
I am Abraham Lincoln 4.37 avg rating — 1,447 ratings
53.
All-of-a-Kind Family (All-of-a-Kind-Family, #1)
All-of-a-Kind Family (All-of-a-Kind-Family, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 26,781 ratings
55.
A Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt
A Letter to Mrs. Roosevelt 3.90 avg rating — 1,188 ratings
56.
Jimi: Sounds Like a Rainbow: a Story of the Young Jimi Hendrix
Jimi: Sounds Like a Rainbow: a Story of the Young Jimi Hendrix 4.07 avg rating — 586 ratings
57.
Laura's Album: A Remembrance Scrapbook of Laura Ingalls Wilder
Laura's Album: A Remembrance Scrapbook of Laura Ingalls Wilder 4.31 avg rating — 915 ratings
58.
Beautiful Oops [Board book]
Beautiful Oops [Board book] 4.57 avg rating — 4,425 ratings
59.
Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story
Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 3.95 avg rating — 8,306 ratings
60.
The Iridescence of Birds: A Book About Henri Matisse
The Iridescence of Birds: A Book About Henri Matisse 4.05 avg rating — 1,940 ratings
61.
The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus
The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus 4.07 avg rating — 6,647 ratings
62.
Blizzard!: The Storm That Changed America
Blizzard!: The Storm That Changed America 3.81 avg rating — 1,424 ratings
63.
The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever
The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever 4.20 avg rating — 3,134 ratings
64.
Ashley Bryan's ABC of African American Poetry
Ashley Bryan's ABC of African American Poetry 4.03 avg rating — 128 ratings
65.
The Stolen Smile
The Stolen Smile 3.47 avg rating — 36 ratings
65.
Spark - A Bedtime Rhyming Picture Book
Spark - A Bedtime Rhyming Picture Book 3.46 avg rating — 24 ratings
65.
What Do I Count
What Do I Count it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
65.
Catbug: If I Had Some Hoverpants
Catbug: If I Had Some Hoverpants 4.06 avg rating — 67 ratings
65.
Christmas from Heaven: The True Story of the Berlin Candy Bomber
Christmas from Heaven: The True Story of the Berlin Candy Bomber 4.40 avg rating — 499 ratings
65.
A Kids Book About Executive Functioning
A Kids Book About Executive Functioning
by: Iris Wong
4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings
65.
Macy the Mermaid: A Chesapeake Bay Adventure
Macy the Mermaid: A Chesapeake Bay Adventure 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
72.
ABC Animals an alphabetical rhyming picture book
ABC Animals an alphabetical rhyming picture book 3.92 avg rating — 25 ratings
72.
Best of Catbug: My Name is Catbug, What's Yours? (Book 1)
Best of Catbug: My Name is Catbug, What's Yours? (Book 1) 4.21 avg rating — 76 ratings
72.
Dorothea Duck and Her Little Companion
Dorothea Duck and Her Little Companion 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings
72.
Where Am I Sleeping Tonight?: A Story of Divorce
Where Am I Sleeping Tonight?: A Story of Divorce 4.39 avg rating — 31 ratings
76.
Do Monsters Wear Undies?
Do Monsters Wear Undies? 4.18 avg rating — 195 ratings
76.
Candy Bomber: The Story of the Berlin Airlift's "Chocolate Pilot"
Candy Bomber: The Story of the Berlin Airlift's "Chocolate Pilot" 4.15 avg rating — 2,605 ratings
78.
Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart
Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart 3.82 avg rating — 8,131 ratings
78.
Through My Eyes
Through My Eyes 4.47 avg rating — 5,951 ratings
80.
The Boy Who Loved Words
The Boy Who Loved Words 4.01 avg rating — 965 ratings
81.
Fly Away Home
Fly Away Home 4.29 avg rating — 3,828 ratings
82.
Nothing Rhymes With April
Nothing Rhymes With April 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings
83.
Janey G. Blue: Pearl Harbor, 1941
Janey G. Blue: Pearl Harbor, 1941 3.58 avg rating — 65 ratings
84.
White Star
White Star 3.82 avg rating — 862 ratings
85.
A Boy of Heart Mountain
A Boy of Heart Mountain 3.96 avg rating — 164 ratings
86.
The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq
The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq 4.17 avg rating — 3,667 ratings
87.
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Good Night, Mr. Tom 4.32 avg rating — 52,252 ratings
88.
Rosa
Rosa 4.36 avg rating — 6,842 ratings
88.
Polar: The Titanic Bear
Polar: The Titanic Bear 4.12 avg rating — 715 ratings
90.
Look, a Book!
Look, a Book! 3.76 avg rating — 87 ratings
90.
Grandpa's Mountain
Grandpa's Mountain 3.89 avg rating — 94 ratings
92.
Chu's Day (Chu, #1)
Chu's Day (Chu, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 5,507 ratings
92.
Yankee Girl
Yankee Girl 4.08 avg rating — 879 ratings
94.
Unspoken: A Story from the Underground Railroad
Unspoken: A Story from the Underground Railroad 4.29 avg rating — 3,297 ratings
95.
Red Berries, White Clouds, Blue Sky
Red Berries, White Clouds, Blue Sky 3.96 avg rating — 1,719 ratings
96.
The Secret Lives of Princesses
The Secret Lives of Princesses 4.22 avg rating — 1,418 ratings
96.
Journey to Topaz
Journey to Topaz 3.87 avg rating — 1,628 ratings
98.
An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793
An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 3.83 avg rating — 4,661 ratings
98.
Eleven
Eleven 4.33 avg rating — 2,819 ratings
100.
Glory Be
Glory Be 3.90 avg rating — 5,434 ratings
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