19 best-selling storytime books like Elephant Island by Leo Timmers

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Elephant Island

By: Leo Timmers

3.96

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A shipwrecked elephant makes his tiny island a home for the many friends who come to the rescue, in…

If you liked the storytime plot in Elephant Island by Leo Timmers , here is a list of 19 books like this:

1. On a Magical Do-Nothing Day

By: Beatrice Alemagna

4.27

Format: 412 pages, Hardcover

A compelling, magical picture book with "startlingly beautiful words and pictures."* A book to spur… read more

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2. 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 Leo Timmers's Elephant Island

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
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3. Berry Song

By: Michaela Goade

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott Medalist Michaela Goade's first self-authored picture book is a celebration of the land s… read more

Similar categories in Michaela Goade's Berry Song book and Leo Timmers's Elephant Island

  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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4. Watercress

By: Andrea Wang

4.53

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Gathering watercress by the side of the road brings a girl closer to her family's Chinese Heritage.… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Wang's Watercress book and Leo Timmers's Elephant Island

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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5. The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

By: Jon Klassen

4.26

Format: 105 pages, None

Jon Klassen's retelling of a traditional Tyrolean folktale.In a big abandoned house, on a barren hi… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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6. Hart van staal

By: Simon van der Geest

3.95

Format: 350 pages, Hardcover

Ravi is wanhopig. Concerten waren al niet meer toegestaan op het eiland, maar nu worden ook muzieki… read more

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  • childrens
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7. De jongen die van de wereld hield

By: Tjibbe Veldkamp

4.02

Format: 126 pages, Kindle Edition

Adem is een ‘mogelijk kind’. Op het moment dat zijn ouders elkaar ontmoeten in een oude Oost-Europe… read more

Similar categories in Tjibbe Veldkamp's De jongen die van de wereld hield book and Leo Timmers's Elephant Island

  • childrens
  • fiction
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8. Vandaag houd ik mijn spreekbeurt over de anaconda

By: Bibi Dumon Tak

4.51

Format: 120 pages, Hardcover

Bibi Dumon Tak laat dieren aan het woord die spreekbeurten houden over andere dieren. Sommige diere… read more

Similar categories in Bibi Dumon Tak's Vandaag houd ik mijn spreekbeurt over de anaconda book and Leo Timmers's Elephant Island

  • childrens
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9. The Wall in the Middle of the Book

By: Jon Agee

4.23

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

A foolish knight is certain that his side of the wall is the safe side in this meta picture book. … read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
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10. Milo Imagines the World

By: Matt de la Peña

4.49

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Milo is on a long subway ride with his older sister. To pass the time, he studies the faces around … read more

Similar categories in Matt de la Peña's Milo Imagines the World book and Leo Timmers's Elephant Island

  • transport
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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11. I Am Quiet: A Story for the Introvert in All of Us

By: Andie Powers

4.16

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Emile is not shy—he is quiet. Emile may seem timid and shy on the outside, but on the inside … read more

Similar categories in Andie Powers's I Am Quiet: A Story for the Introvert in All of Us book and Leo Timmers's Elephant Island

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
"Strength can be quiet. Answers can be quiet. Friendship can be quiet."

-Andie Powers, I Am Quiet: A Story for the Introvert in All of Us

"l am quiet on the outside, but not on the inside. On the inside, my imagination shouts loudly and runs wild."

-Andie Powers, I Am Quiet: A Story for the Introvert in All of Us

"My mother says that "if you hold a shell close to your ear and are very quiet, you can hear the entire ocean sing."

-Andie Powers, I Am Quiet: A Story for the Introvert in All of Us

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12. Lizzy and the Cloud

By: Terry Fan

4.40

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

The tale of a young girl who cares for her pet cloud as it grows. It’s a little out of fashion t… read more

Similar categories in Terry Fan's Lizzy and the Cloud book and Leo Timmers's Elephant Island

  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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13. The Three Billy Goats Gruff

By: Mac Barnett

4.34

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Once there was a bridge and a terrible and VERY hungry troll lived underneath it. When the three Bi… read more

Similar categories in Mac Barnett's The Three Billy Goats Gruff book and Leo Timmers's Elephant Island

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
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14. I Talk Like a River

By: Jordan Scott

4.48

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Um retrato sensível do isolamento e do estigma sentido por uma criança com dificuldades de fala. … read more

Similar categories in Jordan Scott's I Talk Like a River book and Leo Timmers's Elephant Island

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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15. Frances in the Country

By: Liz Garton Scanlon

3.71

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Frances is a city kid, but it’s hard for her to fit in. City walls aren’t for climbing, city rooms … read more

Similar categories in Liz Garton Scanlon's Frances in the Country book and Leo Timmers's Elephant Island

  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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16. Mina

By: Matthew Forsythe

4.12

Format: 68 pages, ebook

From the creator of the acclaimed and beloved Pokko and the Drum comes an emotionally resonant, “ri… read more

Similar categories in Matthew Forsythe's Mina book and Leo Timmers's Elephant Island

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
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17. Very Good Hats

By: Emma Straub

4.02

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The first picture book by bestselling novelist Emma Straub, this joyous and inventive read-aloud wi… read more

Similar categories in Emma Straub's Very Good Hats book and Leo Timmers's Elephant Island

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
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18. Two Dogs

By: Ian Falconer

3.65

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From Ian Falconer, Caldecott Honor winner and #1 New York Times bestselling creator of the Olivia s… read more

Similar categories in Ian Falconer's Two Dogs book and Leo Timmers's Elephant Island

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
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19. 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 Leo Timmers's Elephant Island

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
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20. Wonder Walkers

By: Micha Archer

4.19

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Micha Archer's detailed collages give readers an outlook on the splendors of nature. When two cu… read more

Similar categories in Micha Archer's Wonder Walkers book and Leo Timmers's Elephant Island

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
"Is rain the day's tears? Is the moon the world's night light? I wonder. Me too."

-Micha Archer, Wonder Walkers

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21. Oh No, the Aunts Are Here

By: Adam Rex

3.67

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Every family has its special aunt: the cool aunt, the wacky aunt, the scary aunt. But this family h… read more

Similar categories in Adam Rex's Oh No, the Aunts Are Here book and Leo Timmers's Elephant Island

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • kids
  • storytime
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22. John's Turn

By: Mac Barnett

4.13

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

E. B. White Read-Aloud winner Mac Barnett celebrates individuality in a story told with tenderness … read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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23. Petra

By: Marianna Coppo

3.98

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

The humorous adventures of an irresistible little rock who finds herself in constantly changing cir… read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
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24. Emile and the Field

By: Kevin Young

3.84

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this lyrical picture book from an award-winning poet, a young boy cherishes a neighborhood field… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Young's Emile and the Field book and Leo Timmers's Elephant Island

  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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25. Patchwork

By: Matt de la Peña

4.20

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From a Newbery Medal-winning author and a New York Times bestselling illustrator comes a deeply mov… read more

Similar categories in Matt de la Peña's Patchwork book and Leo Timmers's Elephant Island

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • kids
  • storytime
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26. Elephant Island

By: Leo Timmers

3.96

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A shipwrecked elephant makes his tiny island a home for the many friends who come to the rescue, in… read more

Similar categories in Leo Timmers's Elephant Island book and Leo Timmers's Elephant Island

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • kids
  • construction
  • transport
  • storytime
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27. Little Blue House Beside the Sea

By: Jo Ellen Bogart

3.64

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The little blue house in this lovely, lyrical book could be overlooking any ocean, and the narrator… read more

Similar categories in Jo Ellen Bogart's Little Blue House Beside the Sea book and Leo Timmers's Elephant Island

  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Duck Who Didn't Like Water by Steve  Small

28. The Duck Who Didn't Like Water

By: Steve Small

4.05

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

See a duck take to the water of friendship in this gorgeously warm, funny book about the joy of mak… read more

Similar categories in Steve Small's The Duck Who Didn't Like Water book and Leo Timmers's Elephant Island

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
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29. Kijk dan toch!

By: Elvis Peeters

4.09

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

De pad loert in het rond. Niets te zien. 'Er gaat hier iets gebeuren', zegt de slak. 'Daar wee… read more

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30. One Boy Watching

By: Grant Snider

3.98

Format: 60 pages, Hardcover

Everyone knows what it feels like to be a passenger—and this book finally puts this universal feeli… read more

Similar categories in Grant Snider's One Boy Watching book and Leo Timmers's Elephant Island

  • transport
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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31. Our Fort

By: Marie Dorléans

3.60

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

It’s spring! Warm and green, the great outdoors beckons, especially when you’ve built a fort to pla… read more

Similar categories in Marie Dorléans's Our Fort book and Leo Timmers's Elephant Island

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure

27 best-selling fiction books like Elephant Island by Leo Timmers

Transform Your Habits

Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

Christopher Denise

4.51

Transform Your Habits

Berry Song

Michaela Goade

4.43

Transform Your Habits

Watercress

Andrea Wang

4.53

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The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

Jon Klassen

4.26

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14 best-selling fiction books like De jongen die van de wereld hield by Tjibbe Veldkamp

Transform Your Habits

Duizend & ik

Yorick Goldewijk

3.54

Transform Your Habits

De jongen die van de wereld hield

Tjibbe Veldkamp

4.02

Transform Your Habits

De spin en de sleutel

Anna Woltz

4.07

Transform Your Habits

Gozert (De wereld van Gozert, #1)

Pieter Koolwijk

4.44

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