13 Top juvenile books like The Bear in My Family by Maya Tatsukawa

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The Bear in My Family

By: Maya Tatsukawa

3.81

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

An overbearing older sibling can really be a bear, but the child in this understated, gently humoro…

If you liked the juvenile plot in The Bear in My Family by Maya Tatsukawa , here is a list of 13 books like this:

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1. The Red Book

By: Barbara Lehman

3.99

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

This book is about a book. A magical red book without any words. When you turn the pages you’ll exp… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Lehman's The Red Book book and Maya Tatsukawa's The Bear in My Family

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

2. This is Not My Hat

By: Jon Klassen

3.91

Format: 631 pages, Hardcover

When a tiny fish shoots into view wearing a round blue topper (which happens to fit him perfectly),… read more

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3. We Are Growing! (Elephant & Piggie like reading!, #2)

By: Mo Willems , Laurie Keller

3.89

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Walt and his friends are growing up! Everyone is the something-est. But . . . what about Walt? He i… read more

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4. 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 Maya Tatsukawa's The Bear in My Family

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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5. 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 Maya Tatsukawa's The Bear in My Family

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of The Wall in the Middle of the Book by Jon Agee

6. 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

Similar categories in Jon Agee's The Wall in the Middle of the Book book and Maya Tatsukawa's The Bear in My Family

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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7. Creepy Crayon!

By: Aaron Reynolds

4.32

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

A #1 New York Times bestseller! From the team behind the New York Times bestselling Creepy Carro… read more

Similar categories in Aaron Reynolds's Creepy Crayon! book and Maya Tatsukawa's The Bear in My Family

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
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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 Maya Tatsukawa's The Bear in My Family

  • picture books
  • childrens
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9. 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 Maya Tatsukawa's The Bear in My Family

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • asian literature
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10. Love in the Library

By: Maggie Tokuda-Hall

4.47

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Set in an internment camp where the United States cruelly detained Japanese Americans during WWII a… read more

Similar categories in Maggie Tokuda-Hall's Love in the Library book and Maya Tatsukawa's The Bear in My Family

  • asian literature
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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11. Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

By: Joanna Ho

4.60

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

A young Asian girl notices that her eyes look different from her peers'. They have big, round eyes … read more

Similar categories in Joanna Ho's Eyes that Kiss in the Corners book and Maya Tatsukawa's The Bear in My Family

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • asian literature
  • storytime
"When Mama tucks me in at night, her eyes tell me I'm a miracle."

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

"Some people have eyes like sapphire lagoons with lashes like lace trims on ballgowns, sweeping their cheeks as they twirl."

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

"My eyes crinkle into crescent moons and sparkle like the stars. Gold flecks dance and twirl while stories whirl in their oolong pools, carrying tales of the past and hope for the future."

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

"Some people have eyes like sapphire lagoons with lashes like lace trim on ballgowns, sweeping their cheeks as they twirl. Big eyes, long lashes. Not me. I have eyes that kiss on the corners and glow …"

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

Cover of Chez Bob (Chez Bob, 1) by Bob Shea

12. Chez Bob (Chez Bob, 1)

By: Bob Shea

4.27

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From the hilarious author of Who Wet My Pants?, Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great, and the Dinosaur … read more

Similar categories in Bob Shea's Chez Bob (Chez Bob, 1) book and Maya Tatsukawa's The Bear in My Family

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of Except Antarctica: A Hilarious Animal Picture Book for Kids by Todd Sturgell

13. Except Antarctica: A Hilarious Animal Picture Book for Kids

By: Todd Sturgell

4.16

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Featuring a rogue group of cheeky animals who love nothing more than a challenge and a flustered, h… read more

Similar categories in Todd Sturgell's Except Antarctica: A Hilarious Animal Picture Book for Kids book and Maya Tatsukawa's The Bear in My Family

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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14. Mel Fell

By: Corey R. Tabor

4.47

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A tale about self-confidence and taking a leap of faith, starring a kingfisher. Sometimes, you m… read more

Similar categories in Corey R. Tabor's Mel Fell book and Maya Tatsukawa's The Bear in My Family

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual by Carole Boston Weatherford

15. Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual

By: Carole Boston Weatherford

4.46

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A picture book based on the popular spiritual. The classic lyrics have been reworked to chronicle t… read more

Similar categories in Carole Boston Weatherford's Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual book and Maya Tatsukawa's The Bear in My Family

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

16. 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 Maya Tatsukawa's The Bear in My Family

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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17. The Undefeated

By: Kwame Alexander

4.66

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This poem is a love letter to black life in the United States. It highlights the unspeakable trauma… read more

Similar categories in Kwame Alexander's The Undefeated book and Maya Tatsukawa's The Bear in My Family

  • picture books
  • childrens
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18. Lift

By: Minh Lê

4.37

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

When Iris's elevator button-pushing is disrupted by a new member of the family, she's pretty put ou… read more

Similar categories in Minh Lê's Lift book and Maya Tatsukawa's The Bear in My Family

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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19. Outside In

By: Deborah Underwood

4.24

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Outside is waiting, the most patient playmate of all. The most generous friend. The most miraculous… read more

Similar categories in Deborah Underwood's Outside In book and Maya Tatsukawa's The Bear in My Family

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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20. Bear Came Along

By: Richard T. Morris

4.23

Format: 40 pages, ebook

A cheerful and action-packed adventure about the importance of friendship and community from a succ… read more

Similar categories in Richard T. Morris's Bear Came Along book and Maya Tatsukawa's The Bear in My Family

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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21. Gladys the Magic Chicken

By: Adam Rubin

4.11

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A picture book about a chicken who unexpectedly finds herself on an epic journey during Ancient Tim… read more

Similar categories in Adam Rubin's Gladys the Magic Chicken book and Maya Tatsukawa's The Bear in My Family

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
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22. Old Rock (is not boring)

By: Deb Pilutti

4.22

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Quirky charm infuses this tale of Old Rock's life story, which is much more exciting than you'd exp… read more

Similar categories in Deb Pilutti's Old Rock (is not boring) book and Maya Tatsukawa's The Bear in My Family

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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23. Unstoppable

By: Adam Rex

3.90

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

If you could have any superpower, what would it be? Well, what if the answer was: ALL OF THEM! When… read more

Similar categories in Adam Rex's Unstoppable book and Maya Tatsukawa's The Bear in My Family

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
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24. I Am Every Good Thing

By: Derrick Barnes

4.61

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

I ama nonstop ball of energy.Powerful and full of light.I am a go-getter. A difference maker. A lea… read more

Similar categories in Derrick Barnes's I Am Every Good Thing book and Maya Tatsukawa's The Bear in My Family

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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25. Dancing with Daddy

By: Anitra Rowe Schulte

4.42

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Elsie can’t wait to go to her first father-daughter dance. She picked out the perfect dress and has… read more

Similar categories in Anitra Rowe Schulte's Dancing with Daddy book and Maya Tatsukawa's The Bear in My Family

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • storytime
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26. Field Trip to Volcano Island (Field Trip Adventures)

By: John L. Hare

4.01

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A wordless picture book adventure takes a group of students to visit a thrilling volcanic island. … read more

Similar categories in John L. Hare's Field Trip to Volcano Island (Field Trip Adventures) book and Maya Tatsukawa's The Bear in My Family

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Bear in My Family by Maya Tatsukawa

27. The Bear in My Family

By: Maya Tatsukawa

3.81

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

An overbearing older sibling can really be a bear, but the child in this understated, gently humoro… read more

Similar categories in Maya Tatsukawa's The Bear in My Family book and Maya Tatsukawa's The Bear in My Family

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • family
  • asian literature
  • storytime
  • emotion
  • juvenile
Cover of My Cat Looks Like My Dad by Thao Lam

28. My Cat Looks Like My Dad

By: Thao Lam

4.08

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

New from the creator of Wallpaper and Skunk on a String comes a witty and uplifting picture book th… read more

Similar categories in Thao Lam's My Cat Looks Like My Dad book and Maya Tatsukawa's The Bear in My Family

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • family
  • storytime
Cover of Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua by Gloria Amescua

29. Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua

By: Gloria Amescua

4.38

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The biography of an indigenous Nahua woman from Mexico who taught and preserved her people's cultur… read more

Similar categories in Gloria Amescua's Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua book and Maya Tatsukawa's The Bear in My Family

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Roll with It by Jamie Sumner

30. Roll with It

By: Jamie Sumner

4.07

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The story of an irrepressible girl with cerebral palsy whose life takes an unexpected turn when she… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Sumner's Roll with It book and Maya Tatsukawa's The Bear in My Family

  • family
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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31. Black Is a Rainbow Color

By: Angela Joy

4.53

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A child reflects on the meaning of being Black in this moving and powerful anthem about a people, a… read more

Similar categories in Angela Joy's Black Is a Rainbow Color book and Maya Tatsukawa's The Bear in My Family

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime

22 Top fiction books like The Bear in My Family by Maya Tatsukawa

Transform Your Habits

The Red Book

Barbara Lehman

3.99

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

The Wall in the Middle of the Book

Jon Agee

4.23

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

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

Hot Dog

Doug Salati

4.29

Transform Your Habits

Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

Christopher Denise

4.51

Transform Your Habits

Berry Song

Michaela Goade

4.43

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