10 must-read fantasy books like Gold! by David Shannon

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Gold!

By: David Shannon

3.63

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A riotous retelling of the Midas myth by the Caldecott Honor-winning and #1 New York Times bestsell…

If you liked the fantasy plot in Gold! by David Shannon , here is a list of 10 books like this:

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1. 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 David Shannon's Gold!

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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2. Hot Dog

By: Doug Salati

4.29

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From a critically acclaimed creator comes this summery picture book featuring an overheated--and ov… read more

Similar categories in Doug Salati's Hot Dog book and David Shannon's Gold!

  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7) by Jory John

3. The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7)

By: Jory John

4.17

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

The Big Cheese is the best at everything, and brags about it, too. When the annual Cheese-cathlon c… read more

Similar categories in Jory John's The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7) book and David Shannon's Gold!

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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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 David Shannon's Gold!

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • 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 David Shannon's Gold!

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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6. 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 David Shannon's Gold!

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • storytime
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7. The Sour Grape (The Food Group #6)

By: Jory John

4.40

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The Sour Grape holds grudges for every reason under the sun. Lime never returned a scarf they borro… read more

Similar categories in Jory John's The Sour Grape (The Food Group #6) book and David Shannon's Gold!

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
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8. The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster

By: Mo Willems

4.12

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times best-selling, award-winning author and illustrator Mo Willems! Buckle up… read more

Similar categories in Mo Willems's The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster book and David Shannon's Gold!

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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9. A Library

By: Nikki Giovanni

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this lyrical picture book, world-renowned poet, New York Times bestselling author, and Coretta S… read more

Similar categories in Nikki Giovanni's A Library book and David Shannon's Gold!

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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10. 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 David Shannon's Gold!

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

11. 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 David Shannon's Gold!

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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12. I'm Not Scared, You're Scared!

By: Seth Meyers

4.04

Format: 40 pages, Unknown Binding

When you're a bear who is easily scared, it's hard to have friends. Fortunately, Bear has one: Rabb… read more

Similar categories in Seth Meyers's I'm Not Scared, You're Scared! book and David Shannon's Gold!

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

13. 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 David Shannon's Gold!

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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14. A Spoonful of Frogs

By: Casey Lyall

4.25

Format: None pages, None

Frogs are the most important ingredient in a witch’s favorite treat—but they are also the hardest t… read more

Similar categories in Casey Lyall's A Spoonful of Frogs book and David Shannon's Gold!

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • storytime
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15. Farmhouse

By: Sophie Blackall

4.53

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall invites readers to peek through windows that shine like… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Blackall's Farmhouse book and David Shannon's Gold!

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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16. 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 David Shannon's Gold!

  • fairy tales
  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • storytime
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17. The Umbrella

By: Beth Ferry

3.97

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling creators behind Stick and Stone comes an inspiring story of per… read more

Similar categories in Beth Ferry's The Umbrella book and David Shannon's Gold!

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of Are You a Cheeseburger? by Monica Arnaldo

18. Are You a Cheeseburger?

By: Monica Arnaldo

4.12

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Laugh-out-loud humor and a tender friendship blossom in author-illustrator Monica Arnaldo’s charmin… read more

Similar categories in Monica Arnaldo's Are You a Cheeseburger? book and David Shannon's Gold!

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
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19. A Walk in the Words

By: Hudson Talbott

4.33

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When Hudson Talbott was a little boy, he loved drawing, and it came naturally to him. But reading? … read more

Similar categories in Hudson Talbott's A Walk in the Words book and David Shannon's Gold!

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Gibberish by Young Vo

20. Gibberish

By: Young Vo

4.40

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

It's Dat's first day of school in a new country! Dat and his Mah made a long journey to get here, a… read more

Similar categories in Young Vo's Gibberish book and David Shannon's Gold!

  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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21. Out of a Jar

By: Deborah Marcero

4.41

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This highly anticipated follow-up to the critically acclaimed and bestselling picture book In a Jar… read more

Similar categories in Deborah Marcero's Out of a Jar book and David Shannon's Gold!

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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22. SumoPuppy

By: David Biedrzycki

3.86

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

When puppy Chanko-chan is adopted by a sumo heya she is eager to learn how to be her best self amon… read more

Similar categories in David Biedrzycki's SumoPuppy book and David Shannon's Gold!

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of Norman Didn't Do It!: (Yes, He Did) by Ryan T.  Higgins

23. Norman Didn't Do It!: (Yes, He Did)

By: Ryan T. Higgins

4.34

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Norman is a porcupine. Mildred is a tree. Norman and Mildred are best friends. Just the two of them… read more

Similar categories in Ryan T. Higgins's Norman Didn't Do It!: (Yes, He Did) book and David Shannon's Gold!

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of Gladys the Magic Chicken by Adam Rubin

24. 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 David Shannon's Gold!

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • storytime
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25. Twenty Questions

By: Mac Barnett

3.70

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning creators Mac Barnett and Christian Robinson tap deep into childhood curiosity with a … read more

Similar categories in Mac Barnett's Twenty Questions book and David Shannon's Gold!

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond

26. Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky

By: Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond

4.42

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Discover a world of creativity and tradition in this fascinating picture book that explores the his… read more

Similar categories in Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond's Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky book and David Shannon's Gold!

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of I Don't Care by Julie Fogliano

27. I Don't Care

By: Julie Fogliano

4.12

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times bestselling author and two Caldecott Honorees share their delight in the little th… read more

Similar categories in Julie Fogliano's I Don't Care book and David Shannon's Gold!

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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28. Gold!

By: David Shannon

3.63

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A riotous retelling of the Midas myth by the Caldecott Honor-winning and #1 New York Times bestsell… read more

Similar categories in David Shannon's Gold! book and David Shannon's Gold!

  • fairy tales
  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • money
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • juvenile
Cover of The Kindest Red (The Proudest Blue #2) by Ibtihaj Muhammad

29. The Kindest Red (The Proudest Blue #2)

By: Ibtihaj Muhammad

4.30

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The sequel to the acclaimed New York Times bestseller The Proudest Blue shows the power of friendsh… read more

Similar categories in Ibtihaj Muhammad's The Kindest Red (The Proudest Blue #2) book and David Shannon's Gold!

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Over and Under the Waves by Kate Messner

30. Over and Under the Waves

By: Kate Messner

4.17

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

Explore the wonders and beauties of the ocean's kelp forests in this latest addition to the acclaim… read more

Similar categories in Kate Messner's Over and Under the Waves book and David Shannon's Gold!

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
Cover of Books Aren't for Eating by Carlie Sorosiak

31. Books Aren't for Eating

By: Carlie Sorosiak

4.18

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

How can Leopold, goat and bookstore owner, find the perfect book for a fellow goat—one the visitor … read more

Similar categories in Carlie Sorosiak's Books Aren't for Eating book and David Shannon's Gold!

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime

18 Best humor books like Gold! by David Shannon

Transform Your Habits

The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7)

Jory John

4.17

Transform Your Habits

Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

Christopher Denise

4.51

Transform Your Habits

Creepy Crayon!

Aaron Reynolds

4.32

Transform Your Habits

The Sour Grape (The Food Group #6)

Jory John

4.40

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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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