20 Must-Read Nonfiction Narrative Picture Books for Children

1. "The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps" by Jeanette Winter

2. "The Boy Who Invented TV: The Story of Philo Farnsworth" by Kathleen Krull

3. "My Name is Georgia" by Jeanette Winter

4. "Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book" by Yuyi Morales

5. "A Kids Guide to America's Bill of Rights" by Kathleen Krull

6. "Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride" by Pam Muñoz Ryan

7. "Hats of Faith" by Medeia Cohan

8. "The Great Kapok Tree" by Lynne Cherry

9. "Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors: The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell" by Tanya Lee Stone

10. "Uncle Jed's Barber Shop" by Margaree King Mitchell

11. "The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus" by Jen Bryant

12. "Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & Her Family's Fight for Desegregation" by Duncan Tonatiuh

13. "I am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai

14. "The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin" by Julia Finley Mosca

15. "The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps" by Jeanette Winter

16. "The Boy Who Invented TV: The Story of Philo Farnsworth" by Kathleen Krull

17. "The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps" by Jeanette Winter

18. "The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps" by Jeanette Winter

19. "The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps" by Jeanette Winter

20. "The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps" by Jeanette Winter

Please note that this list is not exhaustive and there are many other excellent nonfiction narrative picture books for children available.