6 must-read adventure books like Summer Is Here by Renée Watson

Cover of Summer Is Here by Renée  Watson

Summer Is Here

By: Renée Watson

4.34

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling creators Renée Watson and Bea Jackson offer a picture book ode to a pict…

If you liked the adventure plot in Summer Is Here by Renée Watson , here is a list of 6 books like this:

Cover of No Cats in the Library by Lauren Emmons

1. 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 Renée Watson's Summer Is Here

  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Orris and Timble: The Beginning by Kate DiCamillo

2. Orris and Timble: The Beginning

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.37

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

From beloved storyteller Kate DiCamillo comes the first book in a warm and funny early-reader trilo… read more

Similar categories in Kate DiCamillo's Orris and Timble: The Beginning book and Renée Watson's Summer Is Here

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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3. The Truth About Dragons

By: Julie Leung

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An unforgettable lyrical picture book that celebrates biracial identity from the award-winning auth… read more

Similar categories in Julie Leung's The Truth About Dragons book and Renée Watson's Summer Is Here

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
Cover of The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn by Shawn Harris

4. The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn

By: Shawn Harris

3.76

Format: 48 pages, Library Binding

Meet Teeny-Weeny! A pint-sized unicorn in this funny, modern fairy tale about perception and self-c… read more

Similar categories in Shawn Harris's The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn book and Renée Watson's Summer Is Here

  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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5. Lucky Duck

By: Greg Pizzoli

4.04

Format: 49 pages, Kindle Edition

From Geisel Award-winning author Greg Pizzoli comes a hilarious picture book about a duck who learn… read more

Similar categories in Greg Pizzoli's Lucky Duck book and Renée Watson's Summer Is Here

  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of And Then, Boom! by Lisa Fipps

6. And Then, Boom!

By: Lisa Fipps

4.69

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A gripping new novel-in-verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish , featuring a pove… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Fipps's And Then, Boom! book and Renée Watson's Summer Is Here

  • family
  • fiction
"Friendship is being there to notice someone's about to fall, to try to keep them from falling, to catch them when they fall or to cushion the blow when they do, to feel what they're feeling, and to u…"

-Lisa Fipps, And Then, Boom!

Cover of Roar-Choo! by Charlotte Cheng

7. Roar-Choo!

By: Charlotte Cheng

4.10

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

Patient, peaceful Phoenix tries to take care of rambunctious and cold-ridden Dragon, which leads to… read more

Similar categories in Charlotte Cheng's Roar-Choo! book and Renée Watson's Summer Is Here

  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Dog vs. Strawberry by Nelly Buchet

8. Dog vs. Strawberry

By: Nelly Buchet

3.81

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A dog and a strawberry find themselves nose to stem in this picture book. An epic battle ensues—who… read more

Similar categories in Nelly Buchet's Dog vs. Strawberry book and Renée Watson's Summer Is Here

  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Summer Is Here by Renée  Watson

9. Summer Is Here

By: Renée Watson

4.34

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling creators Renée Watson and Bea Jackson offer a picture book ode to a pict… read more

Similar categories in Renée Watson's Summer Is Here book and Renée Watson's Summer Is Here

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • african american
  • storytime
  • plays
Cover of The Book That Almost Rhymed by Omar Abed

10. The Book That Almost Rhymed

By: Omar Abed

4.45

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

Every great adventure needs a hero—or two! This playful take on storytelling and equity proves that… read more

Similar categories in Omar Abed's The Book That Almost Rhymed book and Renée Watson's Summer Is Here

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of Ahoy! by Sophie Blackall

11. Ahoy!

By: Sophie Blackall

4.09

Format: 48 pages, Library Binding

Join a child captain and parent first mate as they embark on a wild high seas adventure…all without… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Blackall's Ahoy! book and Renée Watson's Summer Is Here

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • plays
Cover of Ursula Upside Down by Corey R. Tabor

12. 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 Renée Watson's Summer Is Here

  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Touch the Sky by Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic

13. Touch the Sky

By: Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic

4.50

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Vern longed to be one of the kids who swooped until their toes touched the sky. He heads to the swi… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic's Touch the Sky book and Renée Watson's Summer Is Here

  • plays
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
Cover of The Yellow Bus by Loren Long

14. The Yellow Bus

By: Loren Long

4.36

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Love and Hello, Lighthouse , The Yellow Bus from #1 New York Times bestselling … read more

Similar categories in Loren Long's The Yellow Bus book and Renée Watson's Summer Is Here

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of The Squish by Breanna Carzoo

15. The Squish

By: Breanna Carzoo

3.94

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Meet Sandcastle. Sandcastle’s world was new and exciting until their very first... SQUISH! … read more

Similar categories in Breanna Carzoo's The Squish book and Renée Watson's Summer Is Here

  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Being Home by Traci Sorell

16. Being Home

By: Traci Sorell

4.18

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From Sibert honor–winning author Traci Sorell and Caldecott Medal–winning artist Michaela Goade com… read more

Similar categories in Traci Sorell's Being Home book and Renée Watson's Summer Is Here

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of Oh, Are You Awake? by Bob Shea

17. Oh, Are You Awake?

By: Bob Shea

3.50

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

For anyone who has ever craved sleep—and anyone too full of energy to settle down—a comedy from Bob… read more

Similar categories in Bob Shea's Oh, Are You Awake? book and Renée Watson's Summer Is Here

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
Cover of The Perfect Place by Matt de la Peña

18. The Perfect Place

By: Matt de la Peña

3.96

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

From the Newbery Medal-winning author of Last Stop on Market Street comes this moving picture book … read more

Similar categories in Matt de la Peña's The Perfect Place book and Renée Watson's Summer Is Here

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Two Together by Brendan Wenzel

19. Two Together

By: Brendan Wenzel

4.13

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

In this companion book to They All Saw a Cat and Inside Cat , a journey home leads to unexpected ad… read more

Similar categories in Brendan Wenzel's Two Together book and Renée Watson's Summer Is Here

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of Home in a Lunchbox by Cherry Mo

20. Home in a Lunchbox

By: Cherry Mo

4.62

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Cherry Mo's stunning debut is about a young girl who immigrates to America and finds home in an une… read more

Similar categories in Cherry Mo's Home in a Lunchbox book and Renée Watson's Summer Is Here

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Go and Get with Rex by David LaRochelle

21. Go and Get with Rex

By: David LaRochelle

4.34

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The Geisel Award–winning creators of See the Cat channel their comic sensibility into a rousing alp… read more

Similar categories in David LaRochelle's Go and Get with Rex book and Renée Watson's Summer Is Here

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime

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Lauren Emmons

4.46

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