9 Best family books like The Train Home by Dan-ah Kim

Cover of The Train Home by Dan-ah Kim

The Train Home

By: Dan-ah Kim

4.00

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

When a young girl wishes for a quiet place to call her own, her imagination takes her on a journey …

If you liked the family plot in The Train Home by Dan-ah Kim , here is a list of 9 books like this:

Cover of Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea  (A Narwhal and Jelly Book #1) by Ben Clanton

1. Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea (A Narwhal and Jelly Book #1)

By: Ben Clanton

3.61

Format: 192 pages,

Narwhal is a happy-go-lucky narwhal. Jelly is a no-nonsense jellyfish. The two might not have a lot… read more

Similar categories in Ben Clanton's Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea (A Narwhal and Jelly Book #1) book and Dan-ah Kim's The Train Home

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

2. How to Make Friends with a Ghost

By: Rebecca Green

3.44

Format: 406 pages, Hardcover

What do you do when you meet a ghost? One: Provide the ghost with some of its favorite snacks, like… read more

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3. 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

Similar categories in Sophie Blackall's Negative Cat book and Dan-ah Kim's The Train Home

  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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4. 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 Dan-ah Kim's The Train Home

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1) by Christopher Denise

5. 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 Dan-ah Kim's The Train Home

  • fantasy
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Pigeon Has to Go to School by Mo Willems

6. The Pigeon Has to Go to School

By: Mo Willems

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Una aventura del nostre colom preferit! El divertit i famós personatge de Mo Willems s’enfronta a u… read more

Similar categories in Mo Willems's The Pigeon Has to Go to School book and Dan-ah Kim's The Train Home

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of We Don't Eat Our Classmates (Penelope Rex, #1) by Ryan T.  Higgins

7. We Don't Eat Our Classmates (Penelope Rex, #1)

By: Ryan T. Higgins

4.51

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Penelope the dinosaur starts school, but it’s hard to make friends when her classmates are so delic… read more

Similar categories in Ryan T. Higgins's We Don't Eat Our Classmates (Penelope Rex, #1) book and Dan-ah Kim's The Train Home

  • fantasy
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of There Was a Party for Langston by Jason Reynolds

8. There Was a Party for Langston

By: Jason Reynolds

4.48

Format: 56 pages, ebook

New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds’s debut picture book is a snappy… read more

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's There Was a Party for Langston book and Dan-ah Kim's The Train Home

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Simon and the Better Bone by Corey R. Tabor

9. Simon and the Better Bone

By: Corey R. Tabor

4.32

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Using the same innovative format as his Caldecott Honor winner, Mel Fell, Corey R. Tabor reimagines… read more

Similar categories in Corey R. Tabor's Simon and the Better Bone book and Dan-ah Kim's The Train Home

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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10. If I Was a Horse

By: Sophie Blackall

3.79

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In her funniest book yet, two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall captures the astonishing spec… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Blackall's If I Was a Horse book and Dan-ah Kim's The Train Home

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Maybe: A Story About the Endless Potential in All of Us by Kobi Yamada

11. Maybe: A Story About the Endless Potential in All of Us

By: Kobi Yamada

4.65

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

You are the only you there ever has been or ever will be. You are unique in all the universe. Just … read more

Similar categories in Kobi Yamada's Maybe: A Story About the Endless Potential in All of Us book and Dan-ah Kim's The Train Home

  • fantasy
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
"There will be struggles, there will be fears, and it won't always be easy. At times it will feel really hard. And you might make a mess of things. You may fall down. You may fail. But you will also g…"

-Kobi Yamada, Maybe: A Story About the Endless Potential in All of Us

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12. Bruce and the Legend of Soggy Hollow

By: Ryan T. Higgins

4.13

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Celebrate all things scary with #1 New York Times best-selling author Ryan T. Higgins's beloved Mot… read more

Similar categories in Ryan T. Higgins's Bruce and the Legend of Soggy Hollow book and Dan-ah Kim's The Train Home

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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13. Remember

By: Joy Harjo

4.42

Format: 40 pages, None

Michaela Goade, invites young readers to pause and reflect on the wonder of the world around them, … read more

Similar categories in Joy Harjo's Remember book and Dan-ah Kim's The Train Home

  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? by Mac Barnett

14. 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 Dan-ah Kim's The Train Home

  • fantasy
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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15. How to Write a Poem

By: Kwame Alexander

4.19

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this companion to the picture book How to Read a BookKwame Alexander teams up with poet Deanna N… read more

Similar categories in Kwame Alexander's How to Write a Poem book and Dan-ah Kim's The Train Home

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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16. Evergreen

By: Matthew Cordell

4.30

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A picture book by Caldecott medal winner Matt Cordell about a timid squirrel who makes a brave jour… read more

Similar categories in Matthew Cordell's Evergreen book and Dan-ah Kim's The Train Home

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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17. Dim Sum Palace

By: X. Fang

4.08

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A little girl's love of dim sum spills over into her dreams, taking her on a fantastical food-fille… read more

Similar categories in X. Fang's Dim Sum Palace book and Dan-ah Kim's The Train Home

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • asian literature
  • fantasy
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18. Once Upon a Book

By: Grace Lin

4.21

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From Caldecott and Newbery Honoree Grace Lin and bestselling author Kate Messner comes a modern fol… read more

Similar categories in Grace Lin's Once Upon a Book book and Dan-ah Kim's The Train Home

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • asian literature
  • fantasy
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19. The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name

By: Sandhya Parappukkaran

4.27

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When Zimdalamashkermishkada starts a new school, he knows he’s got to do something about his long n… read more

Similar categories in Sandhya Parappukkaran's The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name book and Dan-ah Kim's The Train Home

  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Creature of Habit (A Creature of Habit Story) by Jennifer E. Smith

20. The Creature of Habit (A Creature of Habit Story)

By: Jennifer E. Smith

4.15

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A story for creatures of habit big and small who might be surprised by the joy of trying something … read more

Similar categories in Jennifer E. Smith's The Creature of Habit (A Creature of Habit Story) book and Dan-ah Kim's The Train Home

  • fantasy
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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21. Ode to a Bad Day

By: Chelsea Lin Wallace

3.91

Format: 48 pages, Kindle Edition

OH BAD DAY! A hilariously dramatic series of odes to the little bumps in our days, perfect for any … read more

Similar categories in Chelsea Lin Wallace's Ode to a Bad Day book and Dan-ah Kim's The Train Home

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Hidden Gem by Linda  Liu

22. Hidden Gem

By: Linda Liu

3.61

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

THIS BOOK ROCKS !! (It also happens to be about a rock...) Prepare to fall in love with this de… read more

Similar categories in Linda Liu's Hidden Gem book and Dan-ah Kim's The Train Home

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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23. A Book for Bear

By: Ellen L. Ramsey

4.17

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this charming and heartfelt story, a book-loving bear and a book-loving girl hatch a plan to fin… read more

Similar categories in Ellen L. Ramsey's A Book for Bear book and Dan-ah Kim's The Train Home

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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24. The Train Home

By: Dan-ah Kim

4.00

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

When a young girl wishes for a quiet place to call her own, her imagination takes her on a journey … read more

Similar categories in Dan-ah Kim's The Train Home book and Dan-ah Kim's The Train Home

  • new york
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • trains
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • asian literature
  • transport
  • fantasy
Cover of Sari-Sari Summers by Lynnor Bontigao

25. Sari-Sari Summers

By: Lynnor Bontigao

4.28

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this love letter to the Philippines (and to grandmothers), a young girl comes up with a brillian… read more

Similar categories in Lynnor Bontigao's Sari-Sari Summers book and Dan-ah Kim's The Train Home

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • asian literature
Cover of When You Can Swim by Jack  Wong

26. When You Can Swim

By: Jack Wong

4.15

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Picture Book Award A reverent celebration of learning to s… read more

Similar categories in Jack Wong's When You Can Swim book and Dan-ah Kim's The Train Home

  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Manolo & the Unicorn by Jackie Azúa Kramer

27. Manolo & the Unicorn

By: Jackie Azúa Kramer

4.08

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

A story about seeing and believing wholeheartedly in the extraordinary—unicorns and oneself To Mano… read more

Similar categories in Jackie Azúa Kramer's Manolo & the Unicorn book and Dan-ah Kim's The Train Home

  • fantasy
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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28. Woven of the World

By: Katey Howes

4.19

Format: 44 pages, Hardcover

Told from the perspective of a young girl learning to weave, Woven of the World is a lyrical medita… read more

Similar categories in Katey Howes's Woven of the World book and Dan-ah Kim's The Train Home

  • picture books
  • childrens
"We are all tapestries, woven of the world. We are lifelines interlacing, yarn of many sources swirled. In our pattern there is purpose. In our softness , strength abides. Warmth and beauty still unfo…"

-Katey Howes, Woven of the World

Cover of Zap! Clap! Boom!: The Story of a Thunderstorm by Laura Purdie  Salas

29. Zap! Clap! Boom!: The Story of a Thunderstorm

By: Laura Purdie Salas

4.14

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Explore the life cycle of a thunderstorm in this informative and engaging picture book. Morning's c… read more

Similar categories in Laura Purdie Salas's Zap! Clap! Boom!: The Story of a Thunderstorm book and Dan-ah Kim's The Train Home

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Gustav Is Missing!: A Tale of Friendship and Bravery by Andrea Zuill

30. Gustav Is Missing!: A Tale of Friendship and Bravery

By: Andrea Zuill

4.17

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A story of friendship and bravery, featuring a little mushroom who sets off into the scary world to… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Zuill's Gustav Is Missing!: A Tale of Friendship and Bravery book and Dan-ah Kim's The Train Home

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure
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31. Wallflowers

By: Mackenzie Joy

4.16

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

People call you a wallflower. Sometimes they call you shy. Sometimes they call you quiet, or maybe … read more

Similar categories in Mackenzie Joy's Wallflowers book and Dan-ah Kim's The Train Home

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

27 Top fiction books like The Train Home by Dan-ah Kim

Transform Your Habits

Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea (A Narwhal and Jelly Book #1)

Ben Clanton

3.61

Transform Your Habits

Negative Cat

Sophie Blackall

4.11

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

Christopher Denise

4.51

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

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Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

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Hot Dog

Doug Salati

4.29

Transform Your Habits

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Christopher Denise

4.51

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Michaela Goade

4.43

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