17 Best storytime books like There's a Lion in the Forest! by Monica Carnesi

Cover of There's a Lion in the Forest! by Monica Carnesi

There's a Lion in the Forest!

By: Monica Carnesi

3.73

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Everyone knows there are no lions in the forests of South America . . . or are there? Toucan hea…

If you liked the storytime plot in There's a Lion in the Forest! by Monica Carnesi , here is a list of 17 books like this:

Cover of The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli

1. The Watermelon Seed

By: Greg Pizzoli

4.09

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

With perfect comic pacing, Greg Pizzoli introduces us to one funny crocodile who has one big fear: … read more

Similar categories in Greg Pizzoli's The Watermelon Seed book and Monica Carnesi's There's a Lion in the Forest!

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
"I love watermelon! Chomp! Chomp! Chomp!"

-Greg Pizzoli, The Watermelon Seed

Cover of Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1) by Christopher Denise

2. 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 Monica Carnesi's There's a Lion in the Forest!

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of Bathe the Cat by Alice B. McGinty

3. Bathe the Cat

By: Alice B. McGinty

4.36

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Bathe the floor? Sweep the dishes? This riotous romp of a picture book follows a frantic family as … read more

Similar categories in Alice B. McGinty's Bathe the Cat book and Monica Carnesi's There's a Lion in the Forest!

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of The World Belonged to Us by Jacqueline Woodson

4. The World Belonged to Us

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.47

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Two children's book superstars join forces to celebrate the joy and freedom of summer in the city, … read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Woodson's The World Belonged to Us book and Monica Carnesi's There's a Lion in the Forest!

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of A Spoonful of Frogs by Casey Lyall

5. A Spoonful of Frogs

By: Casey Lyall

4.25

Format: None pages, None

Frogs are the most important ingredient in a witch’s favorite treat—but they are also the hardest t… read more

Similar categories in Casey Lyall's A Spoonful of Frogs book and Monica Carnesi's There's a Lion in the Forest!

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner) by Carole Lindstrom

6. We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner)

By: Carole Lindstrom

4.51

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the many Indigenous-led movements across North America, We Are Water Protectors issues … read more

Similar categories in Carole Lindstrom's We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner) book and Monica Carnesi's There's a Lion in the Forest!

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Buffalo Fluffalo by Bess Kalb

7. Buffalo Fluffalo

By: Bess Kalb

4.16

Format: None pages, None

Introducing a sweet and silly buffalo who tries to bluff and fluff his way into being bigger than h… read more

Similar categories in Bess Kalb's Buffalo Fluffalo book and Monica Carnesi's There's a Lion in the Forest!

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of There's a Lion in the Forest! by Monica Carnesi

8. There's a Lion in the Forest!

By: Monica Carnesi

3.73

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Everyone knows there are no lions in the forests of South America . . . or are there? Toucan hea… read more

Similar categories in Monica Carnesi's There's a Lion in the Forest! book and Monica Carnesi's There's a Lion in the Forest!

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of Would You Come Too? by Liz Garton Scanlon

9. Would You Come Too?

By: Liz Garton Scanlon

3.69

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This whimsical and poignant picture book celebrates playing outside and invites readers to grab som… read more

Similar categories in Liz Garton Scanlon's Would You Come Too? book and Monica Carnesi's There's a Lion in the Forest!

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of This Story Is Not About a Kitten by Carson Ellis

10. This Story Is Not About a Kitten

By: Carson Ellis

4.21

Format: 40 pages, Library Binding

A heartwarming picture book about a neighborhood coming together to help a kitten find a home, from… read more

Similar categories in Carson Ellis's This Story Is Not About a Kitten book and Monica Carnesi's There's a Lion in the Forest!

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust by Elisa Boxer

11. Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust

By: Elisa Boxer

4.47

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The remarkable true story of how a toy duck smuggled forged identity papers for Jewish refugees dur… read more

Similar categories in Elisa Boxer's Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust book and Monica Carnesi's There's a Lion in the Forest!

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other Stories by Jarvis

12. Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other Stories

By: Jarvis

4.12

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

Picture-book maven Jarvis brings his subtle wit and charm to the chapter-book realm with this set o… read more

Similar categories in Jarvis's Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other Stories book and Monica Carnesi's There's a Lion in the Forest!

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of This Little Kitty by Karen Obuhanych

13. This Little Kitty

By: Karen Obuhanych

4.00

Format: 32 pages, Library Binding

With a bold, graphic style and a bouncy, rhyming text, this picture book catches rascally kittens b… read more

Similar categories in Karen Obuhanych's This Little Kitty book and Monica Carnesi's There's a Lion in the Forest!

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of Animals Move by Jane Whittingham

14. Animals Move

By: Jane Whittingham

4.10

Format: 24 pages, Hardcover

Preschoolers love baby animals, and they love to move. Celebrate both with a hard-wearing Toddler T… read more

Similar categories in Jane Whittingham's Animals Move book and Monica Carnesi's There's a Lion in the Forest!

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of Too Many Pigs and One Big Bad Wolf: A Counting Story by Davide Calì

15. Too Many Pigs and One Big Bad Wolf: A Counting Story

By: Davide Calì

3.82

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

An unseen narrator goes head-to-head with the big bad wolf in this hilarious counting-book twist on… read more

Similar categories in Davide Calì's Too Many Pigs and One Big Bad Wolf: A Counting Story book and Monica Carnesi's There's a Lion in the Forest!

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of The World's Best Class Plant by Liz Garton Scanlon

16. The World's Best Class Plant

By: Liz Garton Scanlon

4.32

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An irresistible picture book about a boy and his classmates who long for a class pet, but discover … read more

Similar categories in Liz Garton Scanlon's The World's Best Class Plant book and Monica Carnesi's There's a Lion in the Forest!

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of Time to Make Art by Jeff Mack

17. Time to Make Art

By: Jeff Mack

4.25

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Does art have to be perfect? Where do you begin? This inspiring picture book about making art doubl… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Mack's Time to Make Art book and Monica Carnesi's There's a Lion in the Forest!

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of What a Map Can Do by Gabrielle Balkan

18. What a Map Can Do

By: Gabrielle Balkan

4.33

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

An accessible and humorous introduction to maps for budding navigators. A raccoon narrator embarks… read more

Similar categories in Gabrielle Balkan's What a Map Can Do book and Monica Carnesi's There's a Lion in the Forest!

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Ursula Upside Down by Corey R. Tabor

19. Ursula Upside Down

By: Corey R. Tabor

4.36

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Ursula the catfish finds confidence in seeing the world her own way in another innovative, flipped-… read more

Similar categories in Corey R. Tabor's Ursula Upside Down book and Monica Carnesi's There's a Lion in the Forest!

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of Why Do We Cry? by Fran Pintadera

20. Why Do We Cry?

By: Fran Pintadera

4.40

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

By exploring the causes of our tears, Fran Pintadera's thoughtful, poetic picture book story defend… read more

Similar categories in Fran Pintadera's Why Do We Cry? book and Monica Carnesi's There's a Lion in the Forest!

  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of This Book Is Not for You! by Shannon Hale

21. This Book Is Not for You!

By: Shannon Hale

3.94

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling and Newbery Honor–winning author Shannon Hale and award-winning ill… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Hale's This Book Is Not for You! book and Monica Carnesi's There's a Lion in the Forest!

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of The Very True Legend of the Mongolian Death Worms by Sandra Fay

22. The Very True Legend of the Mongolian Death Worms

By: Sandra Fay

3.83

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A 2024 Washington Children's Choice Award Nominee A funny picture book celebrating the universal t… read more

Similar categories in Sandra Fay's The Very True Legend of the Mongolian Death Worms book and Monica Carnesi's There's a Lion in the Forest!

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of The Worst Teddy Ever by Marcelo Verdad

23. The Worst Teddy Ever

By: Marcelo Verdad

4.07

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Meet Noa and the worst Teddy EVER in this sweet, funny debut about the unrecognized heroes in our l… read more

Similar categories in Marcelo Verdad's The Worst Teddy Ever book and Monica Carnesi's There's a Lion in the Forest!

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of Rodney Was a Tortoise by Nan Forler

24. Rodney Was a Tortoise

By: Nan Forler

4.25

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This comforting and gently humorous picture book about bereavement and the strength of friendship s… read more

Similar categories in Nan Forler's Rodney Was a Tortoise book and Monica Carnesi's There's a Lion in the Forest!

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Tofu Takes Time by Helen H. Wu

25. Tofu Takes Time

By: Helen H. Wu

4.30

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Homemade tofu is good, and good things take time. CLICK CLACK WHIRRRR . . . Lin and her grandma… read more

Similar categories in Helen H. Wu's Tofu Takes Time book and Monica Carnesi's There's a Lion in the Forest!

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
Cover of Walter Had a Best Friend by Deborah Underwood

26. Walter Had a Best Friend

By: Deborah Underwood

4.24

Format: 40 pages, ebook

From the bestselling author of The Quiet Book comes an honest and touching new picture book about t… read more

Similar categories in Deborah Underwood's Walter Had a Best Friend book and Monica Carnesi's There's a Lion in the Forest!

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of A Stone Is a Story by Leslie Barnard Booth

27. A Stone Is a Story

By: Leslie Barnard Booth

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Follow a stone’s journey through time as it faces ice, water, wind, and scorching heat in this beau… read more

Similar categories in Leslie Barnard Booth's A Stone Is a Story book and Monica Carnesi's There's a Lion in the Forest!

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of I Really Dig Pizza!: A Mystery! (An Archie & Reddie Book) by Candy James

28. I Really Dig Pizza!: A Mystery! (An Archie & Reddie Book)

By: Candy James

3.89

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

Elephant & Piggie meets Narwhal and Jelly in this hilarious new early-reader graphic novel series a… read more

Similar categories in Candy James's I Really Dig Pizza!: A Mystery! (An Archie & Reddie Book) book and Monica Carnesi's There's a Lion in the Forest!

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • juvenile
"Are you ready, Reddie? I'm always ready!"

-Candy James, I Really Dig Pizza!: A Mystery! (An Archie & Reddie Book)

"Who would leave a perfectly good pizza just lying around?"

-Candy James, I Really Dig Pizza!: A Mystery! (An Archie & Reddie Book)

Cover of Volcanoes by Nell Cross Beckerman

29. Volcanoes

By: Nell Cross Beckerman

4.61

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The team behind the acclaimed book Caves returns with an enticing exploration of one of the most ex… read more

Similar categories in Nell Cross Beckerman's Volcanoes book and Monica Carnesi's There's a Lion in the Forest!

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Flip! How the Frisbee Took Flight by Margaret Muirhead

30. Flip! How the Frisbee Took Flight

By: Margaret Muirhead

4.02

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The origin story of the Frisbee. Fred Morrison is credited as the inventor of the Frisbee, but f… read more

Similar categories in Margaret Muirhead's Flip! How the Frisbee Took Flight book and Monica Carnesi's There's a Lion in the Forest!

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Emperor of the Ice: How a Changing Climate Affects a Penguin Colony by Nicola Davies

31. Emperor of the Ice: How a Changing Climate Affects a Penguin Colony

By: Nicola Davies

4.15

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Enter the dark Antarctic winter, where a pair of emperor penguins share the task of keeping their y… read more

Similar categories in Nicola Davies's Emperor of the Ice: How a Changing Climate Affects a Penguin Colony book and Monica Carnesi's There's a Lion in the Forest!

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens

31 Best childrens books like There's a Lion in the Forest! by Monica Carnesi

Transform Your Habits

The Watermelon Seed

Greg Pizzoli

4.09

Transform Your Habits

Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

Christopher Denise

4.51

Transform Your Habits

Bathe the Cat

Alice B. McGinty

4.36

Transform Your Habits

The World Belonged to Us

Jacqueline Woodson

4.47

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18 Best fiction books like Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1) by Christopher Denise

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

Hot Dog

Doug Salati

4.29

Transform Your Habits

Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

Christopher Denise

4.51

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Berry Song

Michaela Goade

4.43

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