Picturebook Biographies

Biographies in picture book format.  From the inventor of the ferris wheel to paleontologist who discovered the largest, most complete T-Rex skeleton ever found, these people have lived most interesting lives.  These books are perfect readalouds that both adults and children will enjoy.

All titles listed here can be found in multiple formats including digital copies on Hoopla or Libby. Books are ALWAYS available on Hoopla.  Use your library card to create an account at www.hoopladigital.com or download the hoopla digital app from the app store for your mobile device.


Frida Kahlo And Her Animalitos

by Monica Brown


Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer

by Carole Boston Weatherford


Barbed Wire Baseball

by Marissa Moss


Before She Was Harriet: the Story of Harriet Tubman

by Lisa Kline Ransome




Malala's Magic Pencil

by Malala Yousafzai


Balloons Over Broadway

by Melissa Sweet


The Noisy Paint Box

by Barb Rosenstock


Gingerbread for Liberty

by Mara Rockliff


The Only Woman in the Photo

by Kathleen Krull


Queen of Physics

by Teresa Robeson


When She Found Sue

by Toni Buzzeo


Eliza The Story Of Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton

by Margaret McNamara


Nothing Stopped Sophie

by Cheryl Bardoe


Starstruck The Cosmic Journey Of Neil Degrasse Tyson

by Kathleen Krull


Balderdash John Newbery And The Boisterous Birth Of Children's Books

by Michelle Markel


Caroline's Comets

by Emily Arnold McCully




Margaret And The Moon

by Dean Roman


The William Hoy Story How A Deaf Baseball Player Changed The Game

by Nancy Chumin


Goldie Takes A Stand

by Barbara Krasner




Mr. Ferris And His Wheel

by Kathryn Davis




A Girl Named Rosita The Story Of Rita Moreno

by Anika Denise


Kamala Harris : rooted in justice

by Nikki Grimes


She was the first! : the trailblazing life of Shirley Chisholm

by Katheryn Russell-Brown


The fastest girl on Earth! : meet Kitty O'Neil, daredevil driver!

by Dean Robbins


Muhammad Ali

by Ma Isabel Sa´nchez Vegara


Kate's Light : Kate Walker at Robbins Reef Lighthouse

by / Elizabeth Spires


Georgia O'Keeffe : she saw the world in a flower

by Gabrielle Balkan


O captain, my captain : Walt Whitman, Abraham Lincoln, and the Civil War

by Robert Burleigh


Pirate queen : a story of Zheng Yi Sao

by Helaine Becker


Fauja Singh keeps going : the true story of the oldest person to ever run a marathon

by Simran Jeet Singh


With great power : the marvelous Stan Lee : an unauthorized biography

by Annie Hunter Eriksen


The polio pioneer : Dr. Jonas Salk and the polio vaccine

by Linda Elovitz Marshall


The fabled life of Aesop

by Ian Lendler


Art Is everywhere : a book about Andy Warhol

by Jeff Mack.


Immigrant architect : Rafael Guastavino and the American dream

by Berta de Miguel


Bartali's bicycle : the true story of Gino Bartali, Italy's secret hero

by Megan Hoyt


Wild Horse Annie : friend of the mustangs

by Tracey Fern