30 must-read childrens books like The Red Tin Box by Matthew Burgess

Cover of The Red Tin Box by Matthew Burgess

The Red Tin Box

By: Matthew Burgess

4.02

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

Like modern-day Miss Rumphius and her promise to make the world a more beautiful place, this lumino…

If you liked the childrens plot in The Red Tin Box by Matthew Burgess , here is a list of 30 books like this:

Cover of An Extraordinary Egg by Leo Lionni

1. An Extraordinary Egg

By: Leo Lionni

4.07

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

It's an extraordinary day on Pebble Island for three frogs when one of them discovers a beautiful w… read more

Similar categories in Leo Lionni's An Extraordinary Egg book and Matthew Burgess's The Red Tin Box

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • kids
Cover of Du Iz Tak? by Carson Ellis

2. Du Iz Tak?

By: Carson Ellis

4.12

Format: None pages,

The creator of Home turns a droll eye to the natural world, with gorgeous art and a playful invente… read more

Similar categories in Carson Ellis's Du Iz Tak? book and Matthew Burgess's The Red Tin Box

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

3. A Different Pond

By: Bao Phi , Thi Bui

4.50

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

Acclaimed poet Bao Phi delivers a powerful, honest glimpse into a relationship between father and s… read more

Similar categories in Bao Phi's A Different Pond book and Matthew Burgess's The Red Tin Box

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4. Big

By: Vashti Harrison

4.66

Format: 60 pages, Kindle Edition

This deeply moving story shares valuable lessons about fitting in, standing out, and the beauty of … read more

Similar categories in Vashti Harrison's Big book and Matthew Burgess's The Red Tin Box

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1) by Christopher Denise

5. Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

By: Christopher Denise

4.51

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A Caldecott Honor Winner and  New York Times  Bestseller!  A determined Owl builds strength and … read more

Similar categories in Christopher Denise's Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1) book and Matthew Burgess's The Red Tin Box

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of There Was a Party for Langston by Jason Reynolds

6. There Was a Party for Langston

By: Jason Reynolds

4.48

Format: 56 pages, ebook

New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds’s debut picture book is a snappy… read more

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's There Was a Party for Langston book and Matthew Burgess's The Red Tin Box

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Simon and the Better Bone by Corey R. Tabor

7. Simon and the Better Bone

By: Corey R. Tabor

4.32

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Using the same innovative format as his Caldecott Honor winner, Mel Fell, Corey R. Tabor reimagines… read more

Similar categories in Corey R. Tabor's Simon and the Better Bone book and Matthew Burgess's The Red Tin Box

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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8. The Blue House

By: Phoebe Wahl

4.30

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of Virginia Lee Burton's The Little House comes a heartfelt story about a father a… read more

Similar categories in Phoebe Wahl's The Blue House book and Matthew Burgess's The Red Tin Box

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • kids
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9. Something, Someday

By: Amanda Gorman

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The stunning new picture book by presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman and Caldecott Honor-winn… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Gorman's Something, Someday book and Matthew Burgess's The Red Tin Box

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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10. In Every Life

By: Marla Frazee

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A simple and profound meditation on the many wonders of life from two-time Caldecott Honor recipien… read more

Similar categories in Marla Frazee's In Every Life book and Matthew Burgess's The Red Tin Box

  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Mr. S: A First Day of School Book by Monica Arnaldo

11. Mr. S: A First Day of School Book

By: Monica Arnaldo

4.21

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

It was the first day of school. But even the kindergarteners of room 2B could tell something was se… read more

Similar categories in Monica Arnaldo's Mr. S: A First Day of School Book book and Matthew Burgess's The Red Tin Box

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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12. Remember

By: Joy Harjo

4.42

Format: 40 pages, None

Michaela Goade, invites young readers to pause and reflect on the wonder of the world around them, … read more

Similar categories in Joy Harjo's Remember book and Matthew Burgess's The Red Tin Box

  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee by Carole Boston Weatherford

13. How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee

By: Carole Boston Weatherford

4.44

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book From a multi-award-winning pair comes a deeply affecting … read more

Similar categories in Carole Boston Weatherford's How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee book and Matthew Burgess's The Red Tin Box

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of How to Write a Poem by Kwame Alexander

14. How to Write a Poem

By: Kwame Alexander

4.19

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this companion to the picture book How to Read a BookKwame Alexander teams up with poet Deanna N… read more

Similar categories in Kwame Alexander's How to Write a Poem book and Matthew Burgess's The Red Tin Box

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Red Tin Box by Matthew Burgess

15. The Red Tin Box

By: Matthew Burgess

4.02

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

Like modern-day Miss Rumphius and her promise to make the world a more beautiful place, this lumino… read more

Similar categories in Matthew Burgess's The Red Tin Box book and Matthew Burgess's The Red Tin Box

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • kids
  • queer
Cover of Nell Plants a Tree by Anne Wynter

16. Nell Plants a Tree

By: Anne Wynter

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This gorgeous picture book shows how one little girl’s careful tending of a pecan tree creates the… read more

Similar categories in Anne Wynter's Nell Plants a Tree book and Matthew Burgess's The Red Tin Box

  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Once Upon a Book by Grace Lin

17. Once Upon a Book

By: Grace Lin

4.21

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From Caldecott and Newbery Honoree Grace Lin and bestselling author Kate Messner comes a modern fol… read more

Similar categories in Grace Lin's Once Upon a Book book and Matthew Burgess's The Red Tin Box

  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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18. The Tree and the River

By: Aaron Becker

4.31

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In an alternate past—or possible future—a mighty tree stands on the banks of a winding river, beari… read more

Similar categories in Aaron Becker's The Tree and the River book and Matthew Burgess's The Red Tin Box

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of A Walk in the Woods by Nikki Grimes

19. A Walk in the Woods

By: Nikki Grimes

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

In this moving account of loss, a boy takes a walk in the woods and makes a discovery that changes … read more

Similar categories in Nikki Grimes's A Walk in the Woods book and Matthew Burgess's The Red Tin Box

  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Stickler Loves the World (A Stickler Story) by Lane Smith

20. Stickler Loves the World (A Stickler Story)

By: Lane Smith

4.18

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author/illustrator Lane Smith comes Stickler, a woodland creature who reminds us… read more

Similar categories in Lane Smith's Stickler Loves the World (A Stickler Story) book and Matthew Burgess's The Red Tin Box

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Bear and the Wildcat by Kazumi Yumoto

21. The Bear and the Wildcat

By: Kazumi Yumoto

4.43

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

When the Bear's friend, the little bird, dies, Bear is inconsolable. Full of grief, he locks himsel… read more

Similar categories in Kazumi Yumoto's The Bear and the Wildcat book and Matthew Burgess's The Red Tin Box

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Ancient Night by David  Bowles

22. Ancient Night

By: David Bowles

3.81

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

At the start of things, the elders say, the universe was hushed and still. The moon alone shone bri… read more

Similar categories in David Bowles's Ancient Night book and Matthew Burgess's The Red Tin Box

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Some of These Are Snails by Carter Higgins

23. Some of These Are Snails

By: Carter Higgins

4.11

Format: 52 pages, Hardcover

Press Here meets Eric Carle in a concept book that makes familiar ideas exciting and surprising.   … read more

Similar categories in Carter Higgins's Some of These Are Snails book and Matthew Burgess's The Red Tin Box

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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24. A Way with Wild Things

By: Larissa Theule

4.04

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Poppy Ann Fields loves bugs and feels more comfortable outdoors than with other people until a spec… read more

Similar categories in Larissa Theule's A Way with Wild Things book and Matthew Burgess's The Red Tin Box

  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day by Jolene Gutiérrez

25. Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

By: Jolene Gutiérrez

4.61

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

A reassuring rhyming picture book about sensory overload and what you can do when everything is too… read more

Similar categories in Jolene Gutiérrez's Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day book and Matthew Burgess's The Red Tin Box

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
"When feelings go on overload, I pause and breathe and all is . . . slowed."

-Jolene Gutiérrez, Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

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26. My Baba's Garden

By: Jordan Scott

4.35

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The bond between a child and his grandmother grows as they tend her garden together. A young boy… read more

Similar categories in Jordan Scott's My Baba's Garden book and Matthew Burgess's The Red Tin Box

  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish by Chloe Savage

27. The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish

By: Chloe Savage

4.16

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The tale of an Arctic expedition invites readers to discover an elusive creature. Dr. Morley abs… read more

Similar categories in Chloe Savage's The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish book and Matthew Burgess's The Red Tin Box

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of More than Words: So Many Ways to Say What We Mean by Roz Maclean

28. More than Words: So Many Ways to Say What We Mean

By: Roz Maclean

4.41

Format: 48 pages, Kindle Edition

A CBC Kids Reads Competition FinalistIn the tradition of All Are Welcome and The Day You Begin come… read more

Similar categories in Roz Maclean's More than Words: So Many Ways to Say What We Mean book and Matthew Burgess's The Red Tin Box

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The World and Everything in It by Kevin Henkes

29. The World and Everything in It

By: Kevin Henkes

3.73

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

There are big things and little things in the world, and everything in between. Caldecott Medal wi… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Henkes's The World and Everything in It book and Matthew Burgess's The Red Tin Box

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Shape of You by Mượn Thị Văn

30. The Shape of You

By: Mượn Thị Văn

4.16

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A thoughtful and unique meditation on the shapes found in everyday life, sure to expand young child… read more

Similar categories in Mượn Thị Văn's The Shape of You book and Matthew Burgess's The Red Tin Box

  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of The Spaceman by Randy Cecil

31. The Spaceman

By: Randy Cecil

4.20

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Lovingly illustrated, this wry and gentle fantasy will speak to adults as well as children—and cast… read more

Similar categories in Randy Cecil's The Spaceman book and Matthew Burgess's The Red Tin Box

  • picture books
  • childrens

25 Best fiction books like The Red Tin Box by Matthew Burgess

Transform Your Habits

An Extraordinary Egg

Leo Lionni

4.07

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Du Iz Tak?

Carson Ellis

4.12

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Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

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Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

Christopher Denise

4.51

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Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

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There Was a Party for Langston

Jason Reynolds

4.48

Transform Your Habits

Simon and the Better Bone

Corey R. Tabor

4.32

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The Truth About Dragons

Julie Leung

4.38

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