17 Top juvenile books like Memoirs of a Tortoise by Devin Scillian

Cover of Memoirs of a Tortoise by Devin Scillian

Memoirs of a Tortoise

By: Devin Scillian

4.40

Format: 32 pages, ebook

Oliver the tortoise has had his human, Ike, for a very, very long time now. In fact, they're the sa…

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Cover of Creepy Carrots! by None, Peter  Brown

1. Creepy Carrots!

By: None , Peter Brown

4.29

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The Twilight Zone comes to the carrot patch in this clever picture book parable about a rabbit who … read more

Similar categories in None's Creepy Carrots! book and Devin Scillian's Memoirs of a Tortoise

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Don't Eat Bees: Life Lessons from Chip the Dog by Dev Petty

2. Don't Eat Bees: Life Lessons from Chip the Dog

By: Dev Petty

4.09

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The comic duo behind I Don't Want to Be a Frog brings you Chip the dog, a hilarious pup who's got s… read more

Similar categories in Dev Petty's Don't Eat Bees: Life Lessons from Chip the Dog book and Devin Scillian's Memoirs of a Tortoise

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Chez Bob (Chez Bob, 1) by Bob Shea

3. Chez Bob (Chez Bob, 1)

By: Bob Shea

4.27

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From the hilarious author of Who Wet My Pants?, Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great, and the Dinosaur … read more

Similar categories in Bob Shea's Chez Bob (Chez Bob, 1) book and Devin Scillian's Memoirs of a Tortoise

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Willodeen by Katherine Applegate

4. Willodeen

By: Katherine Applegate

4.19

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The earth is old and we are not, and that is all you must remember . . . Eleven-year-old Willode… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's Willodeen book and Devin Scillian's Memoirs of a Tortoise

  • childrens
  • animals
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • nature
  • juvenile
"Mostly I avoided the Faire, with its teeming crowds that made me feel like I was being smothered. So much noise! So much forced merrymaking! Often I would see children there, ones I recognized from m…"

-Katherine Applegate, Willodeen

Cover of Long Lost by Jacqueline  West

5. Long Lost

By: Jacqueline West

4.14

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Eleven-year-old Fiona has just read a book that doesn’t exist. When Fiona’s family moves to be … read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline West's Long Lost book and Devin Scillian's Memoirs of a Tortoise

  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford

6. Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre

By: Carole Boston Weatherford

4.48

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A look at the Tulsa Race Massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in US history. The… read more

Similar categories in Carole Boston Weatherford's Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre book and Devin Scillian's Memoirs of a Tortoise

  • picture books
  • childrens
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7. The Lion of Mars

By: Jennifer L. Holm

4.07

Format: 259 pages, Paperback

A kid raised on Mars learns that he can't be held back by the fears of the grown-ups around him. … read more

Similar categories in Jennifer L. Holm's The Lion of Mars book and Devin Scillian's Memoirs of a Tortoise

  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Swish!: The Slam-Dunking, Alley-Ooping, High-Flying Harlem Globetrotters by Suzanne Slade

8. Swish!: The Slam-Dunking, Alley-Ooping, High-Flying Harlem Globetrotters

By: Suzanne Slade

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The true story of the high-flying Harlem Globetrotters -- the team that changed basketball forever.… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Slade's Swish!: The Slam-Dunking, Alley-Ooping, High-Flying Harlem Globetrotters book and Devin Scillian's Memoirs of a Tortoise

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Twins by Varian Johnson

9. Twins

By: Varian Johnson

4.09

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Coretta Scott King Honor author Varian Johnson teams up with rising cartoonist Shannon Wright for a… read more

Similar categories in Varian Johnson's Twins book and Devin Scillian's Memoirs of a Tortoise

  • family
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza by Mac Barnett

10. The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza

By: Mac Barnett

4.12

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

As seen on The TODAY Show! New York Times bestselling Mac Barnett and Caldecott Honor award-winning… read more

Similar categories in Mac Barnett's The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza book and Devin Scillian's Memoirs of a Tortoise

  • animals
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Gladys the Magic Chicken by Adam Rubin

11. Gladys the Magic Chicken

By: Adam Rubin

4.11

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A picture book about a chicken who unexpectedly finds herself on an epic journey during Ancient Tim… read more

Similar categories in Adam Rubin's Gladys the Magic Chicken book and Devin Scillian's Memoirs of a Tortoise

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The One Thing You'd Save by Linda Sue Park

12. The One Thing You'd Save

By: Linda Sue Park

3.94

Format: 72 pages, Hardcover

If your house were on fire, what one thing would you save? Newbery Medalist Linda Sue Park explores… read more

Similar categories in Linda Sue Park's The One Thing You'd Save book and Devin Scillian's Memoirs of a Tortoise

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"Ages ago my gran knitted a sweater for my dad. He wore it and wore it and wore it right out. Then my other gran, who lives with us, unraveled it and knitted a new sweater for me. So I'd save that swe…"

-Linda Sue Park, The One Thing You'd Save

Cover of Billy Miller Makes a Wish (A Miller Family Story) by Kevin Henkes

13. Billy Miller Makes a Wish (A Miller Family Story)

By: Kevin Henkes

3.75

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

The stand-alone companion to two-time Newbery Honor author Kevin Henkes’s award-winning, acclaimed,… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Henkes's Billy Miller Makes a Wish (A Miller Family Story) book and Devin Scillian's Memoirs of a Tortoise

  • family
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of J.D. and the Great Barber Battle (J.D. the Kid Barber) by J. Dillard

14. J.D. and the Great Barber Battle (J.D. the Kid Barber)

By: J. Dillard

3.86

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

Eight-year-old J.D. turns a tragic home haircut into a thriving barber business in this hilarious n… read more

Similar categories in J. Dillard's J.D. and the Great Barber Battle (J.D. the Kid Barber) book and Devin Scillian's Memoirs of a Tortoise

  • family
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond

15. Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky

By: Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond

4.42

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Discover a world of creativity and tradition in this fascinating picture book that explores the his… read more

Similar categories in Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond's Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky book and Devin Scillian's Memoirs of a Tortoise

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • nature
  • juvenile
Cover of Unbound: The Life and Art of Judith Scott by Joyce Scott

16. Unbound: The Life and Art of Judith Scott

By: Joyce Scott

4.54

Format: 48 pages, Library Binding

A moving and powerful introduction to the life and art of renowned artist, Judith Scott, as told by… read more

Similar categories in Joyce Scott's Unbound: The Life and Art of Judith Scott book and Devin Scillian's Memoirs of a Tortoise

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Memoirs of a Tortoise by Devin Scillian

17. Memoirs of a Tortoise

By: Devin Scillian

4.40

Format: 32 pages, ebook

Oliver the tortoise has had his human, Ike, for a very, very long time now. In fact, they're the sa… read more

Similar categories in Devin Scillian's Memoirs of a Tortoise book and Devin Scillian's Memoirs of a Tortoise

  • childrens
  • inspirational
  • picture books
  • animals
  • young adult
  • death
  • fiction
  • family
  • nature
  • juvenile
Cover of Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna (Petra Luna, #1) by Alda P. Dobbs

18. Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna (Petra Luna, #1)

By: Alda P. Dobbs

4.26

Format: 273 pages, Hardcover

It is 1913, and twelve-year-old Petra Luna's mama has died while the Revolution rages in Mexico. Be… read more

Similar categories in Alda P. Dobbs's Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna (Petra Luna, #1) book and Devin Scillian's Memoirs of a Tortoise

  • family
  • fiction
  • childrens
  • young adult
Cover of Stella (Best Friends Dog Tales, #1) by McCall Hoyle

19. Stella (Best Friends Dog Tales, #1)

By: McCall Hoyle

4.34

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Even dogs deserve a second chance. Ever since she was a puppy, Stella was trained to use her power… read more

Similar categories in McCall Hoyle's Stella (Best Friends Dog Tales, #1) book and Devin Scillian's Memoirs of a Tortoise

  • childrens
  • animals
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Becoming Muhammad Ali by James  Patterson

20. Becoming Muhammad Ali

By: James Patterson

4.17

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From two heavy-hitters in children's literature comes a critically acclaimed biographical novel of … read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's Becoming Muhammad Ali book and Devin Scillian's Memoirs of a Tortoise

  • childrens
Cover of Once Upon a Camel by Kathi Appelt

21. Once Upon a Camel

By: Kathi Appelt

3.76

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An old camel is out to save two baby kestrel chicks during a massive storm in the Texas desert.Zada… read more

Similar categories in Kathi Appelt's Once Upon a Camel book and Devin Scillian's Memoirs of a Tortoise

  • animals
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"...the worst thing you can do to a cat is embarrass it."

-Kathi Appelt, Once Upon a Camel

"By the time we grow very old, all our wishes have either been granted, or they haven't. Some stay with us so long that they simply become part of who we are; they grow old with us, and might even tur…"

-Kathi Appelt, Once Upon a Camel

Cover of Once Upon a Tim (Once Upon a Tim, #1) by Stuart Gibbs

22. Once Upon a Tim (Once Upon a Tim, #1)

By: Stuart Gibbs

3.96

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade series about a peasant boy who wants to be a knight.Tim is just a peasant, but he dr… read more

Similar categories in Stuart Gibbs's Once Upon a Tim (Once Upon a Tim, #1) book and Devin Scillian's Memoirs of a Tortoise

  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Solimar: The Sword of the Monarchs by Pam Muñoz Ryan

23. Solimar: The Sword of the Monarchs

By: Pam Muñoz Ryan

3.90

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Middle-grade fans of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s Esperanza Rising, will find a new Mexican heroine to love in … read more

Similar categories in Pam Muñoz Ryan's Solimar: The Sword of the Monarchs book and Devin Scillian's Memoirs of a Tortoise

  • fiction
  • childrens
  • young adult
  • juvenile
Cover of Haven: A Small Cat's Big Adventure by Megan Wagner Lloyd

24. Haven: A Small Cat's Big Adventure

By: Megan Wagner Lloyd

4.00

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

When her cherished Ma Millie falls ill, a timid housecat ventures into the wild to seek help in thi… read more

Similar categories in Megan Wagner Lloyd's Haven: A Small Cat's Big Adventure book and Devin Scillian's Memoirs of a Tortoise

  • animals
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Rock by Rock: The Fantastical Garden of Nek Chand by Jennifer Bradbury

25. Rock by Rock: The Fantastical Garden of Nek Chand

By: Jennifer Bradbury

4.34

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

This luminous picture book tells the fascinating true story of artist Nek Chand and how his secret … read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Bradbury's Rock by Rock: The Fantastical Garden of Nek Chand book and Devin Scillian's Memoirs of a Tortoise

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Leave It to Plum! by Matt Phelan

26. Leave It to Plum!

By: Matt Phelan

3.74

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

“An instant hit.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books “A splendid hullabaloo at the zoo.”… read more

Similar categories in Matt Phelan's Leave It to Plum! book and Devin Scillian's Memoirs of a Tortoise

  • animals
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of No Place for Monsters by Kory Merritt

27. No Place for Monsters

By: Kory Merritt

3.84

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In this spellbinding, lavishly illustrated story that Diary of a Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney calls… read more

Similar categories in Kory Merritt's No Place for Monsters book and Devin Scillian's Memoirs of a Tortoise

  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Indelible Ann: The Larger-Than-Life Story of Governor Ann Richards by Meghan P. Browne

28. Indelible Ann: The Larger-Than-Life Story of Governor Ann Richards

By: Meghan P. Browne

4.12

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A folksy, larger-than-life picture book biography about Ann Richards, the late governor of Texas wh… read more

Similar categories in Meghan P. Browne's Indelible Ann: The Larger-Than-Life Story of Governor Ann Richards book and Devin Scillian's Memoirs of a Tortoise

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Nightingale by Deva Fagan

29. Nightingale

By: Deva Fagan

3.87

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A plucky orphan girl stumbles into a conflict centuries in the making in this middle grade fantasy … read more

Similar categories in Deva Fagan's Nightingale book and Devin Scillian's Memoirs of a Tortoise

  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Bartali's Bicycle: The True Story of Gino Bartali, Italy's Secret Hero by Megan Hoyt

30. Bartali's Bicycle: The True Story of Gino Bartali, Italy's Secret Hero

By: Megan Hoyt

4.53

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The true story of Gino Bartali, an Italian cyclist and secret champion in the fight for Jewish live… read more

Similar categories in Megan Hoyt's Bartali's Bicycle: The True Story of Gino Bartali, Italy's Secret Hero book and Devin Scillian's Memoirs of a Tortoise

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Hungry Place by Jessie Haas

31. The Hungry Place

By: Jessie Haas

4.25

Format: 190 pages, Hardcover

In this horse adventure perfect for fans of Black Beauty , a Connemara pony is pampered and beloved… read more

Similar categories in Jessie Haas's The Hungry Place book and Devin Scillian's Memoirs of a Tortoise

  • animals
  • family
  • childrens
  • fiction

23 must-read fiction books like Memoirs of a Tortoise by Devin Scillian

Transform Your Habits

Creepy Carrots!

None , Peter Brown

4.29

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Don't Eat Bees: Life Lessons from Chip the Dog

Dev Petty

4.09

Transform Your Habits

Chez Bob (Chez Bob, 1)

Bob Shea

4.27

Transform Your Habits

Willodeen

Katherine Applegate

4.19

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18 Best fiction books like Once Upon a Camel by Kathi Appelt

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Linked

Gordon Korman

4.18

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Field Guide to the Supernatural Universe

Alyson Noel

3.57

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Pony

R.J. Palacio

4.25

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The Lion of Mars

Jennifer L. Holm

4.07

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