23 must-read picture books books like Please Don't Eat Me by Liz Climo

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Please Don't Eat Me

By: Liz Climo

4.20

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Beloved author-illustrator Liz Climo is back with a hilarious take on (reluctant) friendship that w…

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1. The Only Child

By: Guojing

4.33

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times  Best Illustrated BookHailed by Entertainment Weekly and the Wall Street Journal a… read more

Similar categories in Guojing's The Only Child book and Liz Climo's Please Don't Eat Me

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • comics
  • fiction
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2. Not Quite Narwhal (Not Quite Narwhal and Friends)

By: Jessie Sima

4.46

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The story of a young unicorn who was born under the sea to a family of narwhals.Growing up in the o… read more

Similar categories in Jessie Sima's Not Quite Narwhal (Not Quite Narwhal and Friends) book and Liz Climo's Please Don't Eat Me

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime

3. The Day the Crayons Quit

By: Oliver Jeffers , Drew Daywalt

3.53

Format: 39 pages, Hardcover

Poor Duncan just wants to color. But when he opens his box of crayons, he finds only letters, all s… read more

Similar categories in Oliver Jeffers's The Day the Crayons Quit book and Liz Climo's Please Don't Eat Me

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
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4. The Mixed-Up Chameleon

By: Eric Carle

3.71

Format: 192 pages, Board Book

From Eric Carle, the New York Timesbestselling author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Grouch… read more

Similar categories in Eric Carle's The Mixed-Up Chameleon book and Liz Climo's Please Don't Eat Me

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime

5. The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend

By: Dan Santat

3.95

Format: 620 pages, Hardcover

This magical story begins on an island far away where an imaginary friend is born. He patiently wai… read more

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6. Wolf in the Snow

By: Matthew Cordell

4.54

Format: 380 pages, Hardcover

A girl is lost in a snowstorm. A wolf cub is lost, too. How will they find their way home? Painting… read more

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7. I Want My Hat Back

By: Jon Klassen

4.35

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A picture-book delight by a rising talent tells a cumulative tale with a mischievous twist. The … read more

Similar categories in Jon Klassen's I Want My Hat Back book and Liz Climo's Please Don't Eat Me

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
"What if I never see it again? What if nobody ever finds it? My poor hat. I miss it so much."

-Jon Klassen, I Want My Hat Back

8. 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

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9. Negative Cat

By: Sophie Blackall

4.11

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Two-time Caldecott winner Sophie Blackall spins a winning tale about Max, a feline whose behavior d… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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10. 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 Liz Climo's Please Don't Eat Me

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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11. Pretty Ugly

By: David Sedaris

3.55

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

David Sedaris and Ian Falconer make a spectacular splash with this tale of a monster turned ugly—st… read more

Similar categories in David Sedaris's Pretty Ugly book and Liz Climo's Please Don't Eat Me

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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12. 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 Liz Climo's Please Don't Eat Me

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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13. No Cats in the Library

By: Lauren Emmons

4.46

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A stray cat follows her love of books all the way to a new library home in this charming debut pict… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Emmons's No Cats in the Library book and Liz Climo's Please Don't Eat Me

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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14. The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

By: Jon Klassen

4.26

Format: 105 pages, None

Jon Klassen's retelling of a traditional Tyrolean folktale.In a big abandoned house, on a barren hi… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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15. Creepy Crayon!

By: Aaron Reynolds

4.32

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

A #1 New York Times bestseller! From the team behind the New York Times bestselling Creepy Carro… read more

Similar categories in Aaron Reynolds's Creepy Crayon! book and Liz Climo's Please Don't Eat Me

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
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16. Love in the Library

By: Maggie Tokuda-Hall

4.47

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Set in an internment camp where the United States cruelly detained Japanese Americans during WWII a… read more

Similar categories in Maggie Tokuda-Hall's Love in the Library book and Liz Climo's Please Don't Eat Me

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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17. Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam

By: Thien Pham

4.29

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A moving young adult graphic memoir about a Vietnamese immigrant boy's search for belonging in Amer… read more

Similar categories in Thien Pham's Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam book and Liz Climo's Please Don't Eat Me

  • comics
  • food
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18. Lunar New Year Love Story

By: Gene Luen Yang

4.41

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Graphic novel superstars Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham join forces in this heartwarming rom-com ab… read more

Similar categories in Gene Luen Yang's Lunar New Year Love Story book and Liz Climo's Please Don't Eat Me

  • comics
  • fiction
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19. Sun Flower Lion

By: Kevin Henkes

3.51

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A sun. A flower. And a lion. With three visual motifs, three colors, and fewer than 200 words, reno… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Henkes's Sun Flower Lion book and Liz Climo's Please Don't Eat Me

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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20. Mel Fell

By: Corey R. Tabor

4.47

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A tale about self-confidence and taking a leap of faith, starring a kingfisher. Sometimes, you m… read more

Similar categories in Corey R. Tabor's Mel Fell book and Liz Climo's Please Don't Eat Me

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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21. Things in the Basement

By: Ben Hatke

4.23

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

From New York Times bestselling author Ben Hatke comes Things in the Basement, a young readers grap… read more

Similar categories in Ben Hatke's Things in the Basement book and Liz Climo's Please Don't Eat Me

  • comics
  • childrens
  • fiction
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22. Saving Sunshine

By: Saadia Faruqi

4.06

Format: 224 pages, ebook

It's hard enough being a kid without being teased for a funny sounding name or wearing a hijab. … read more

Similar categories in Saadia Faruqi's Saving Sunshine book and Liz Climo's Please Don't Eat Me

  • animals
  • comics
  • childrens
  • fiction
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23. Thank You, Omu! (Caldecott Honor Book)

By: Oge Mora

4.44

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

A generous woman is rewarded by her community in this remarkable author-illustrator debut that's pe… read more

Similar categories in Oge Mora's Thank You, Omu! (Caldecott Honor Book) book and Liz Climo's Please Don't Eat Me

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • food
  • fiction
  • storytime
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24. How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?

By: Mac Barnett

4.26

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The beloved, multi-award-winning duo of Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen tackle a perennial question. … read more

Similar categories in Mac Barnett's How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? book and Liz Climo's Please Don't Eat Me

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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25. Oh No, the Aunts Are Here

By: Adam Rex

3.67

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Every family has its special aunt: the cool aunt, the wacky aunt, the scary aunt. But this family h… read more

Similar categories in Adam Rex's Oh No, the Aunts Are Here book and Liz Climo's Please Don't Eat Me

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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26. The Dress and the Girl: A Picture Book

By: Camille Andros

4.08

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Featuring the lush illustrations of award-winning artist Julie Morstad, Camille Andros’s The Dress … read more

Similar categories in Camille Andros's The Dress and the Girl: A Picture Book book and Liz Climo's Please Don't Eat Me

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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27. Your Name Is a Song

By: Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

4.56

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Frustrated by a day full of teachers and classmates mispronouncing her beautiful name, a little gir… read more

Similar categories in Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow's Your Name Is a Song book and Liz Climo's Please Don't Eat Me

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Please Don't Eat Me by Liz Climo

28. Please Don't Eat Me

By: Liz Climo

4.20

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Beloved author-illustrator Liz Climo is back with a hilarious take on (reluctant) friendship that w… read more

Similar categories in Liz Climo's Please Don't Eat Me book and Liz Climo's Please Don't Eat Me

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • comics
  • food
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • rabbits
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29. Living With Viola

By: Rosena Fung

4.17

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

This graphic novel from a debut creator is an exploration of mental health, cultural differences, a… read more

Similar categories in Rosena Fung's Living With Viola book and Liz Climo's Please Don't Eat Me

  • comics
  • childrens
  • fiction
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30. I'm Sticking with You

By: Smriti Prasadam-Halls

4.27

Format: 32 pages, ebook

Wherever you're going, I'm going too. Whatever you're doing, I'm sticking with you. It's wonderful … read more

Similar categories in Smriti Prasadam-Halls's I'm Sticking with You book and Liz Climo's Please Don't Eat Me

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
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31. That's Not My Name!

By: Anoosha Syed

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

A debut picture book about loving your name, finding your voice, and standing up for yourself from … read more

Similar categories in Anoosha Syed's That's Not My Name! book and Liz Climo's Please Don't Eat Me

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile

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Guojing

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