7 must-read picture books books like The Story of Bodri by Hédi Fried

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The Story of Bodri

By: Hédi Fried

4.24

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Hédi spends her days playing with her dog Bodri in the park, but her quiet world starts to crumble …

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1. The Boarding House (Creative Classic Series)

By: James Joyce

3.26

Format: 32 pages, Library Binding

Do your students enjoy a good laugh? Do they like to be scared? Or do they just like a book with a … read more

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  • fiction
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2. I Called Him Necktie

By: Milena Michiko Flašar , Sheila Dickie

4.05

Format: 133 pages, Paperback

Twenty-year-old Taguchi Hiro has spent the last two years of his life living as a hikikomori — a sh… read more

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  • fiction
"Ich zögerte. Überrollt von dem Gefühl, kein Anrecht darauf zu haben, dich so sehr zu brauchen. Aber da standst du."

-Milena Michiko Flašar, I Called Him Necktie

"How come you're so different, I asked once, as we sat in the shade of the pine tree. Yukiko's answer, a sentence learned by heart: Because I fell from a star."

-Milena Michiko Flašar, I Called Him Necktie

"Einfachheit. Einfach da sein. Es einfach aushalten. Je mehr ich es aushielt, desto einfacher wurde es einzusehen, wie schön, einfach schön, es ist, da zu sein."

-Milena Michiko Flašar, I Called Him Necktie

"Durch das zugestopfte Schlüsselloch konnte ich das, was draußen war, atmen hören und war erleichtert, nicht länger meinen eigenen Atem mit hineinmengen zu müssen."

-Milena Michiko Flašar, I Called Him Necktie

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3. Agnes

By: Peter Stamm

3.22

Format: 152 pages, Hardcover

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  • fiction
"Sie war unruhig, und doch schienen wir - ohne mehr voneinander zu wissen als unsere Namen - über Nacht vertrauter miteinander geworden zu sein."

-Peter Stamm, Agnes

"Glück macht keine guten Geschichten. Glück lässt sich nicht beschreiben. Es ist wie Nebel, wie Rauch, durchsichtig und flüchtig. Hast du jemals einen Maler gesehen, der Rauch malen konnte?"

-Peter Stamm, Agnes

"Ich kannte kaum jemanden in der Stadt. Niemanden, um genau zu sein. Ein paarmal hatte ich mich verliebt in ein Gesicht, aber ich hatte gelernt, solchen Gefühlen auszuweichen, bevor sie zu einer Bedro…"

-Peter Stamm, Agnes

"It feels to me as thought I've become the character in it, and the character's life ends when the books does. I suppose there are times I'm glad too. Then the ending is like coming out of a bad dream…"

-Peter Stamm, Agnes

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4. Emil and the Detectives

By: Erich Kästner , Walter Trier

3.98

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

If Mrs Tischbein had known the amazing adventures her son Emil would have in Berlin, she'd never ha… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
"Die Stadt war so groß. Und Emil war so klein. Und kein Mensch wollte wissen, warum er kein Geld hatte, und warum er nicht wusste, wo er austeigen sollte. Vier Millionen Menschen lebten in Berlin und …"

-Erich Kästner, Emil and the Detectives

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5. Andvake

By: Jon Fosse

3.57

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Alida og Asle er komne til Bjorgvin for a finne arbeid og ein stad a bu. Alida er hoggravid, men in… read more

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  • fiction
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6. The Journey

By: Francesca Sanna

3.70

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

With haunting echoes of the current refugee crisis this beautifully illustrated book explores the u… read more

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  • picture books
  • war
  • childrens
  • fiction

7. Who Will Comfort Toffle?

By: Tove Jansson

3.80

Format: 281 pages, Hardcover

A SCANDINAVIAN MIDCENTURY CLASSIC BACK IN PRINT Who Will Comfort Toffle?is the timeless, magical ta… read more

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8. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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9. Naraka (Sang, #2)

By: Elina Pitkäkangas

4.31

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

Topelius-voittajan uutuusromaani sodasta ja ihmisten välisistä siteistä Kong Dawei on palannut k… read more

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  • fiction
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10. Räkna hjärtslag

By: Katarina Widholm

3.88

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Året är 1937 och den 17-åriga Betty lämnar Hudiksvall för att bli hembiträde hos doktorsfamiljen Mo… read more

Similar categories in Katarina Widholm's Räkna hjärtslag book and Hédi Fried's The Story of Bodri

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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11. Truly, Madly: Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, and the Romance of the Century

By: Stephen Galloway

3.75

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST A New York Times Bestseller "A "well rou… read more

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  • historical
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12. Barbie: The World Tour

By: Margot Robbie

4.62

Format: 168 pages, Hardcover

For the press tour following the record-breaking release of Greta Gerwig’s award-winning, acclaimed… read more

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"Love, friendship, networking - these are all critical connections and the foundation of a healthy, happy life."

-Margot Robbie, Barbie: The World Tour

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13. Värma händer (Böckerna om Betty, #2)

By: Katarina Widholm

3.67

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Stockholm, 1942. Den unga Betty från Hudiksvall är numera gift med sonen i doktorsfamiljen Molander… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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14. Käraste vänner

By: Katarina Widholm

3.56

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

Käraste vänner inleds i oktober 1949 då Betty fyller 30 år. Dagarna som hembiträde i krigets skugga… read more

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  • historical fiction
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15. A Sky-Blue Bench

By: Bahram Rahman

4.27

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

It's Afghani schoolgirl Aria's first day back at school since her accident. She's excited, but she'… read more

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  • war
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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16. America the Beautiful?: One Woman in a Borrowed Prius on the Road Most Traveled

By: Blythe Roberson

3.76

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

For writer and comedian Blythe Roberson, there are only so many Mary Oliver poems you can read abou… read more

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"It sometimes feels like men feel the need to assert their dominance over nature. Rich white men, who have no problems, climb mountains to see what having problems feels like."

-Blythe Roberson, America the Beautiful?: One Woman in a Borrowed Prius on the Road Most Traveled

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17. Buzzing

By: Samuel Sattin

4.18

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A moving middle grade graphic novel about friendship, belonging, and learning to love yourself desp… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Milena insegnami la felicità by Megi Bulla

18. Milena insegnami la felicità

By: Megi Bulla

4.45

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

Milena è una piccola balena grigia in una famiglia di balene azzurre. Durante una migrazione si per… read more

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  • childrens
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19. Survivor Tree

By: Marcie Colleen

4.57

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

Survivor Tree is a picture book by Marcie Colleen and illustrated by Aaron Becker. It tells the tru… read more

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  • historical
  • picture books
  • childrens
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20. Kvit, norsk mann

By: Brynjulf Jung Tjønn

4.53

Format: 93 pages, Hardcover

Kvit, norsk mann er ei samling vonde og kloke – men tidvis også morosame – dikt om norsk oppvekst o… read more

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21. Die Unschärfe der Welt

By: Iris Wolff

3.95

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

Iris Wolff erzählt die bewegte Geschichte einer Familie aus dem Banat, deren Bande so eng geknüpft … read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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22. The Story of Bodri

By: Hédi Fried

4.24

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Hédi spends her days playing with her dog Bodri in the park, but her quiet world starts to crumble … read more

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  • childrens
  • jewish
  • historical
  • politics
  • picture books
  • animals
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
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23. We'll Soon Be Home Again

By: Jessica Bab Bonde

4.25

Format: 104 pages, Paperback

The testimonies of six survivors of the Holocaust are presented in comics form, aimed at teenage re… read more

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  • historical
  • war
  • holocaust
  • jewish
Cover of The House by the Lake: The True Story of a House, Its History, and the Four Families Who Made It Home by Thomas Harding

24. The House by the Lake: The True Story of a House, Its History, and the Four Families Who Made It Home

By: Thomas Harding

4.16

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

History comes home in a deeply moving, exquisitely illustrated tale of a small house, taken by the … read more

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  • childrens
  • historical
  • war
  • picture books
  • holocaust
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25. Samma tid nästa vecka?

By: David Nicholls

3.22

Format: 16 pages, Paperback

Att vara nio år och helt sakna talanger kan få oanade konsekvenser. I sökandet efter sitt kall i li… read more

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26. Rufus

By: Doris Lessing

3.90

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Swedish / Svenska read more

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  • fiction
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27. Ingen du älskar kan dö

By: Anna Platt

3.52

Format: 319 pages, Hardcover

"Jag vet inte om jag någonsin sett det så skicklig genomfört som i spänningsdebuterande Anna Platts… read more

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28. The Sour Cherry Tree

By: Naseem Hrab

4.01

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A heartwarming look at love, loss, and memorable objects through the eyes of a child After her g… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Talmannens guide till svensk poesi by Andreas Norlén

29. Talmannens guide till svensk poesi

By: Andreas Norlén

4.00

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Poesi är livet i koncentrat, menar riksdagens talman Andreas Norlén. Poesin utforskar det som berör… read more

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30. Prick och Fläck på pricknick

By: Lotta Geffenblad

4.00

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Prick och Fläck är två rara, nyfikna, duktiga, småklumpiga och ytterligt älskansvärda kaninvarelser… read more

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31. Helga

By: Bengt Ohlsson

3.58

Format: 375 pages, Hardcover

Tjugo år efter Gregorius återkommer Bengt Ohlsson med en berättelse om pastor Gregorius hustru Helg… read more

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3.26

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3.22

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