Biographical picture books

    Picture book biographies for kids

170 books based on 9 votes: I am Martin Luther King, Jr. by Brad Meltzer, I am Jane Goodall by Brad Meltzer, I am Rosa Parks by Brad Meltzer, Ada Lovelac.


Biography books

It's only July and already it's a banner year for picture book biographies and narrative nonfiction centered around famous people. We pulled out recent titles that got our reviewers' attentions and became stars in the first months of 2024.
  • 2024 picture book biographies

    • Best picture book biographies

      Books shelved as picture-book-biography: I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark by Debbie Levy, The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus by Jen Bry.
  • The Watcher: Jane Goodall s Life with the Chimps (Hardcover) This picture book biography feels particularly appropriate to read during the Covid-19 pandemic. It chronicles the life of Dr. Jonas Salk, the inventor of the polio vaccine. Dr. Salk’s legacy lives on at the medical research facility, the Salk Institute. Other Amy’s Book Lists You’ll Love: 30 Books About Voting And Elections For Kids of.
  • The Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown (Hardcover) What a perfect picture book biography with engaging, atmospheric prose and dramatic, Gorey-looking pen-and-ink illustrations! Mortensen gives readers just enough information to captivate us starting with Gorey’s childhood, moving and skipping grades, then into his adulthood where he was uniquely himself and after illustrating for other people.
  • 22 Recent Picture Book Biographies of Fascinating People 170 books based on 9 votes: I am Martin Luther King, Jr. by Brad Meltzer, I am Jane Goodall by Brad Meltzer, I am Rosa Parks by Brad Meltzer, Ada Lovelac.

    • New picture book biographies

    Books are a great way to bring history alive! Here are 50+ of the best children's historical picture book biographies and autobiographies/memoirs for kids.


    Best biography read alouds

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  • RESPECT: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul (Hardcover) · Born Ready: The True Story of a Boy Named Penelope (Hardcover) · Pura's.
    • Gr 4-6–In this stunning picture book biography, Meadows gets into enough detail for readers to understand the nuances of Baldwin’s life without totally overwhelming them. MEDINA, Uma. Daughter of the Light-Footed People: The Story of Indigenous Marathon Champion Lorena Ramírez. illus. by Natalia Rojas Castro. S. & S. /Atheneum.
  • The Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown Mac Barnett · Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura.
    • Picture Book Biographies. Paul Revere’s Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Based on the poem of the same name, this story is simply an illustrated version of Longfellow’s classic poem. Paul Revere was a Patriot during the American Revolutionary War. George Washington: A Picture Book Biography by James Giblin. George Washington was our very.
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    books based on 9 votes: I am Martin Luther King, Jr. by Brad Meltzer, I am Jane Goodall by Brad Meltzer, I am Rosa Parks by Brad Meltzer, Ada Lovelac.

    2024 picture book biographies

  • Books shelved as picture-book-biography: I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark by Debbie Levy, The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus by Jen Bry.