21 must-read storytime books like How to Get Your Octopus to School by Becky Scharnhorst

Cover of How to Get Your Octopus to School by Becky Scharnhorst

How to Get Your Octopus to School

By: Becky Scharnhorst

4.20

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Learn how to get your octopus to school in this back-to-school story! Getting your octopus to sc…

If you liked the storytime plot in How to Get Your Octopus to School by Becky Scharnhorst , here is a list of 21 books like this:

Cover of Can I Play Too? (Elephant & Piggie, #12) by Mo Willems

1. Can I Play Too? (Elephant & Piggie, #12)

By: Mo Willems

4.11

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald worries so that Pi… read more

Similar categories in Mo Willems's Can I Play Too? (Elephant & Piggie, #12) book and Becky Scharnhorst's How to Get Your Octopus to School

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • kids
  • storytime
Cover of What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night by Refe Tuma, Susan Tuma

2. What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night

By: Refe Tuma , Susan Tuma

5.00

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

From the parents who brought us the web sensation "Dinovember" comes photographic proof of what toy… read more

Similar categories in Refe Tuma's What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night book and Becky Scharnhorst's How to Get Your Octopus to School

  • animals
  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Penguin Problems by Lane Smith, Jory John

3. Penguin Problems

By: Lane Smith , Jory John

4.00

Format: 45 pages, Hardcover

What?! Oh, you're going to read this book? Somehow I seriously doubt that. I bet you won't even fin… read more

Similar categories in Lane Smith's Penguin Problems book and Becky Scharnhorst's How to Get Your Octopus to School

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of Mom, It's My First Day of Kindergarten! by Hyewon Yum

4. Mom, It's My First Day of Kindergarten!

By: Hyewon Yum

1.00

Format: 168 pages, Hardcover

It's a child's first day of kindergarten, but who is worried about all the new people and the diffe… read more

Similar categories in Hyewon Yum's Mom, It's My First Day of Kindergarten! book and Becky Scharnhorst's How to Get Your Octopus to School

  • childrens
  • school
  • humor
  • picture books
  • back to school
  • fiction
  • storytime

5. The Color Monster: A Pop-Up Book of Feelings

By: Anna Llenas

3.75

Format: 289 pages, Hardcover

"This sensitive book . . . encourages young ones to open up and discuss how they feel, even when th… read more

Similar categories in Anna Llenas's The Color Monster: A Pop-Up Book of Feelings book and Becky Scharnhorst's How to Get Your Octopus to School

6. The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors

By: Adam Rex , Drew Daywalt

5.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

You've played the game. Now read the legend of how it all began . . . Long ago, in an ancient and d… read more

Similar categories in Adam Rex's The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors book and Becky Scharnhorst's How to Get Your Octopus to School

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7. 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 Becky Scharnhorst's How to Get Your Octopus to School

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

8. 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 Becky Scharnhorst's How to Get Your Octopus to School

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of The Bad Seed Goes to the Library (I Can Read Level 1) by Jory John

9. The Bad Seed Goes to the Library (I Can Read Level 1)

By: Jory John

4.40

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

The Bad Seed borrows an awesome book from the library in this Level One I Can Read by the #1 New Yo… read more

Similar categories in Jory John's The Bad Seed Goes to the Library (I Can Read Level 1) book and Becky Scharnhorst's How to Get Your Octopus to School

  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of We Don't Lose Our Class Goldfish (Penelope Rex, #3) by Ryan T.  Higgins

10. We Don't Lose Our Class Goldfish (Penelope Rex, #3)

By: Ryan T. Higgins

4.30

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Penelope Rex faces her biggest (and fishiest) fear in this companion to the #1 New York Times best-… read more

Similar categories in Ryan T. Higgins's We Don't Lose Our Class Goldfish (Penelope Rex, #3) book and Becky Scharnhorst's How to Get Your Octopus to School

  • childrens
  • school
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of The Crayons Go Back to School by Drew Daywalt

11. The Crayons Go Back to School

By: Drew Daywalt

3.61

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The hilarious crayons from the #1 New York Times bestselling The Day The Crayons Quit are ready to … read more

Similar categories in Drew Daywalt's The Crayons Go Back to School book and Becky Scharnhorst's How to Get Your Octopus to School

  • school stories
  • childrens
  • school
  • humor
  • picture books
  • back to school
  • fiction
Cover of How to Say Hello to a Worm: A First Guide to Outside by Kari  Percival

12. How to Say Hello to a Worm: A First Guide to Outside

By: Kari Percival

4.15

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Say hello to worms, dirt, peas, and more in this gentle how-to guide for connecting with nature. … read more

Similar categories in Kari Percival's How to Say Hello to a Worm: A First Guide to Outside book and Becky Scharnhorst's How to Get Your Octopus to School

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
Cover of The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld

13. The Rabbit Listened

By: Cori Doerrfeld

4.60

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A universal, deeply moving exploration of grief and empathy With its spare, poignant text and ir… read more

Similar categories in Cori Doerrfeld's The Rabbit Listened book and Becky Scharnhorst's How to Get Your Octopus to School

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of Mr. S: A First Day of School Book by Monica Arnaldo

14. Mr. S: A First Day of School Book

By: Monica Arnaldo

4.21

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

It was the first day of school. But even the kindergarteners of room 2B could tell something was se… read more

Similar categories in Monica Arnaldo's Mr. S: A First Day of School Book book and Becky Scharnhorst's How to Get Your Octopus to School

  • childrens
  • school
  • humor
  • picture books
  • back to school
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of Just Try One Bite by Adam Mansbach

15. Just Try One Bite

By: Adam Mansbach

3.63

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Go the **** to Sleep and healthy eating advocate Camila Alves McCona… read more

Similar categories in Adam Mansbach's Just Try One Bite book and Becky Scharnhorst's How to Get Your Octopus to School

  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Raindrops to Rainbow by John Micklos Jr.

16. Raindrops to Rainbow

By: John Micklos Jr.

4.06

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A gentle rhyming picture book that shows how color can be found all around us, whether there are ra… read more

Similar categories in John Micklos Jr.'s Raindrops to Rainbow book and Becky Scharnhorst's How to Get Your Octopus to School

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
Cover of Don't Trust Cats: Life Lessons from Chip the Dog by Dev Petty

17. Don't Trust Cats: Life Lessons from Chip the Dog

By: Dev Petty

3.92

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

Chip the dog from Don't Eat Bees is back, with more "wisdom" to share, including some hard-won life… read more

Similar categories in Dev Petty's Don't Trust Cats: Life Lessons from Chip the Dog book and Becky Scharnhorst's How to Get Your Octopus to School

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of Watch Out for the Lion! by Brooke Hartman

18. Watch Out for the Lion!

By: Brooke Hartman

4.13

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Readers beware―there’s a ferocious lion in this book! The book warns that it has seen the lion alre… read more

Similar categories in Brooke Hartman's Watch Out for the Lion! book and Becky Scharnhorst's How to Get Your Octopus to School

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of Most Marshmallows by Rowboat Watkins

19. Most Marshmallows

By: Rowboat Watkins

3.65

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Most marshmallows are born into marshmallow families, play with marshmallow friends, and go to mars… read more

Similar categories in Rowboat Watkins's Most Marshmallows book and Becky Scharnhorst's How to Get Your Octopus to School

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of You Go First by Ariel Bernstein

20. You Go First

By: Ariel Bernstein

4.13

Format: 48 pages, ebook

In the spirit of Mo Willems and Ben Clanton, this “extremely funny and spot-on sensitive” (Kirkus R… read more

Similar categories in Ariel Bernstein's You Go First book and Becky Scharnhorst's How to Get Your Octopus to School

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of Ode to a Bad Day by Chelsea Lin Wallace

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 Becky Scharnhorst's How to Get Your Octopus to School

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of A Book for Bear by Ellen L. Ramsey

22. 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 Becky Scharnhorst's How to Get Your Octopus to School

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of How to Get Your Octopus to School by Becky Scharnhorst

23. How to Get Your Octopus to School

By: Becky Scharnhorst

4.20

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Learn how to get your octopus to school in this back-to-school story! Getting your octopus to sc… read more

Similar categories in Becky Scharnhorst's How to Get Your Octopus to School book and Becky Scharnhorst's How to Get Your Octopus to School

  • school stories
  • childrens
  • school
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • back to school
  • fiction
  • kids
  • storytime
Cover of My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero

24. My Papi Has a Motorcycle

By: Isabel Quintero

4.34

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A celebration of the love between a father and daughter, and of a vibrant immigrant neighborhood, b… read more

Similar categories in Isabel Quintero's My Papi Has a Motorcycle book and Becky Scharnhorst's How to Get Your Octopus to School

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Danbi's Favorite Day by Anna  Kim

25. Danbi's Favorite Day

By: Anna Kim

3.83

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The sequel to the Asian Pacific American Honor winner. Danbi's favorite day is here! Thrilled… read more

Similar categories in Anna Kim's Danbi's Favorite Day book and Becky Scharnhorst's How to Get Your Octopus to School

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Lubna and Pebble by Wendy Meddour

26. Lubna and Pebble

By: Wendy Meddour

4.47

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In an unforgettable story that subtly addresses the refugee crisis, a young girl must decide if fri… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Meddour's Lubna and Pebble book and Becky Scharnhorst's How to Get Your Octopus to School

  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Grandpa and Jake by Julie Fortenberry

27. Grandpa and Jake

By: Julie Fortenberry

4.12

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this heartwarming intergenerational story, Grandpa Bear introduces his grandson Jake to a very s… read more

Similar categories in Julie Fortenberry's Grandpa and Jake book and Becky Scharnhorst's How to Get Your Octopus to School

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Monster Baker by Laura Lavoie

28. Monster Baker

By: Laura Lavoie

4.13

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this punny picture book with bright and colorful illustrations an adorable monster learns about … read more

Similar categories in Laura Lavoie's Monster Baker book and Becky Scharnhorst's How to Get Your Octopus to School

  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
Cover of Have You Seen My Invisible Dinosaur? by Helen Yoon

29. Have You Seen My Invisible Dinosaur?

By: Helen Yoon

3.89

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The tale of a child’s special friend who goes missing after a bath—or does he? Help! This little… read more

Similar categories in Helen Yoon's Have You Seen My Invisible Dinosaur? book and Becky Scharnhorst's How to Get Your Octopus to School

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of Back to School, Backpack! by Simon Rich

30. Back to School, Backpack!

By: Simon Rich

3.68

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A hilarious yet reassuring back-to-school picture book by humorist, novelist, and TV writer Simon R… read more

Similar categories in Simon Rich's Back to School, Backpack! book and Becky Scharnhorst's How to Get Your Octopus to School

  • childrens
  • school
  • humor
  • picture books
  • back to school
Cover of That's Not My Name! by Anoosha Syed

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 Becky Scharnhorst's How to Get Your Octopus to School

  • childrens
  • school
  • picture books
  • back to school
  • fiction
  • storytime

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Can I Play Too? (Elephant & Piggie, #12)

Mo Willems

4.11

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4.00

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Mom, It's My First Day of Kindergarten!

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