9 must-read family books like The Boy and the Whale by Mordicai Gerstein

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The Boy and the Whale

By: Mordicai Gerstein

3.89

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A boy and his father discover a whale tangled in their only fishing net. Is the whale dead? While t…

If you liked the family plot in The Boy and the Whale by Mordicai Gerstein , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. Good Night, Gorilla

By: Peggy Rathmann

4.23

Format: 32 pages, Board book

A must-have board book for all babies.Good night, Gorilla.Good night, Elephant. It's bedtime at the… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde and Other Stories of the Supernatural by Robert Louis Stevenson, Garth Nix

2. Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde and Other Stories of the Supernatural

By: Robert Louis Stevenson , Garth Nix

3.64

Format: 194 pages, Paperback

Here are four frightening and suspenseful tales of human greed, evil tendencies, and sorrow, includ… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Bedtime for Frances by Russell Hoban, Garth Williams

3. Bedtime for Frances

By: Russell Hoban , Garth Williams

4.14

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

The big hand of the clock is at 12.The little hand is at 7.It is seven o' clock.It is bedtime for F… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • family
  • fiction
"There is a tiger in my room,' said Frances. 'Did he bite you?' said Father. 'No,' said Frances. 'Did he scratch you?' said Mother. 'No,' said Frances. 'Then he is a friendly tiger,' said Father. 'He …"

-Russell Hoban, Bedtime for Frances

"(Frances has gotten out of bed again and come to her parents' room...) 'How can the wind have a job?' asked Frances. ' Everybody has a job,' said Father. 'I have to go to my office every morning at n…"

-Russell Hoban, Bedtime for Frances

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4. Island Boy

By: Barbara Cooney

4.39

Format: None pages, Paperback

The acclaimed author of Miss Rumphiusrecounts the lives of four generations living on a New England… read more

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  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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5. What To Do With a Box

By: Jane Yolen , Chris Sheban

4.16

Format: 76 pages, Hardcover

If you give a child a box, who can tell what will happen next? It may become a library or a boat. I… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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6. The Little Island

By: Leonard Weisgard , Golden MacDonald

3.64

Format: None pages, Hardcover

There is a little island in the ocean--and this book is about how it is on that little island, how … read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • nature
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7. Curious George Visits a Toy Store

By: H.A. Rey , Margret Rey , Martha Weston

3.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

A new toy store is opening and George can't wait. Once George gets inside, the owner thinks his ant… read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

8. Arthur's Teacher Moves In: An Arthur Adventure (Arthur Adventure Series)

By: Marc Brown

5.00

Format: 500 pages, Hardcover

Arthur is overwhelmed with dread when he hears that his teacher is coming to stay at his house. But… read more

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9. Let's Go for a Drive! (Elephant & Piggie, #18)

By: Mo Willems

4.06

Format: 205 pages, Hardcover

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

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10. Make Way for Ducklings

By: Robert McCloskey

4.24

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

This classic tale of the famous Mallard ducks of Boston is available for the first time in a full-s… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile

11. Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type

By: Doreen Cronin , Betsy Lewin

3.90

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

Farmer Brownhas a problem. His cows like to type. All day long he hears Click, clack, MOO. Click, c… read more

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12. Triangle

By: Mac Barnett , Jon Klassen

4.40

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Multi-award-winning, New York Times best-selling duo Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen conspire again on … read more

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13. Curious George Gets a Medal

By: H.A. Rey

3.92

Format: 381 pages, Paperback

After repeatedly disastrous efforts to get himself out of trouble, George ends up being the first m… read more

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14. The Mermaid

By: Jan Brett

4.07

Format: 189 pages, Hardcover

An under-the-sea version of Goldilocks. When Kiniro, a young mermaid, comes upon a gorgeous house m… read more

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15. The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse

By: Mac Barnett , Jon Klassen

4.19

Format: 45 pages, Hardcover

This is a story about a mouse and a duck who get swallowed by a wolf. Early one morning a mouse met… read more

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16. We are in a Book! (Elephant & Piggie, #13)

By: Mo Willems

4.00

Format: 120 pages, Hardcover

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald and Piggie are bes… read more

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17. The Little Engine That Could

By: Watty Piper , George Hauman , Doris Hauman

4.19

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The story of a train filled with toys and gifts for little boys and girls that breaks down before r… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"Little Engine That Could - "I think I can. I think I can. I think I can. I know I can."

-Watty Piper, The Little Engine That Could

Cover of Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes by Kimberly  Dean

18. Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes

By: Kimberly Dean

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling Pete the Cat series, help Pete and his friends find the missing cupcakes! Pet… read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Dean's Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes book and Mordicai Gerstein's The Boy and the Whale

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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19. Odder

By: Katherine Applegate

4.25

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Meet Odder, the Queen of Play: Nobody has her moves. She doesn't just swim to the bottom, s… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • animals
  • fiction
  • nature
  • juvenile
Cover of We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner) by Carole Lindstrom

20. We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner)

By: Carole Lindstrom

4.51

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the many Indigenous-led movements across North America, We Are Water Protectors issues … read more

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  • environment
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • nature
Cover of Circle (The Shapes Trilogy) by Mac Barnett

21. Circle (The Shapes Trilogy)

By: Mac Barnett

3.97

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen deliver the final tale about Triangle, Square, and Circle. This book… read more

Similar categories in Mac Barnett's Circle (The Shapes Trilogy) book and Mordicai Gerstein's The Boy and the Whale

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Square (The Shapes Trilogy) by Mac Barnett

22. Square (The Shapes Trilogy)

By: Mac Barnett

4.14

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This book is about Square. Square spends every day taking blocks from a pile below the ground to a … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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23. Woo Hoo! You're Doing Great!

By: Sandra Boynton

4.48

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times bestseller! Beloved author Sandra Boynton—and a very exuberant chicken!—have an im… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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24. What Is Love?

By: Mac Barnett

4.04

Format: 44 pages, Hardcover

A beautiful fable about the nature of love from beloved award-winning picture book creators Mac Bar… read more

Similar categories in Mac Barnett's What Is Love? book and Mordicai Gerstein's The Boy and the Whale

  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of I've Loved You Since Forever by Hoda Kotb

25. I've Loved You Since Forever

By: Hoda Kotb

4.30

Format: None pages, Hardcover

I've Loved You Since Forever is a celebratory and poetic testament to the timeless love felt betwee… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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26. Once Upon a Goat

By: Dan Richards

4.17

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

A twisted fairy tale about a king and queen who wish for a child of their own…and end up with a bab… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • family
  • fiction
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27. But Not the Armadillo

By: Sandra Boynton

3.86

Format: 16 pages, Board Book

For more than thirty-five years, readers have wondered what happens to the mystery armadillo on the… read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Boy and the Whale by Mordicai Gerstein

28. The Boy and the Whale

By: Mordicai Gerstein

3.89

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A boy and his father discover a whale tangled in their only fishing net. Is the whale dead? While t… read more

Similar categories in Mordicai Gerstein's The Boy and the Whale book and Mordicai Gerstein's The Boy and the Whale

  • survival
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • family
  • environment
  • nature
  • juvenile
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29. When the Storm Comes

By: Linda Ashman

3.98

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A storm and its sunny aftermath come to life through gorgeous art and lyrical text. What do you do… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • family
  • environment
  • nature
  • juvenile
Cover of One Little Bag: An Amazing Journey by Henry Cole

30. One Little Bag: An Amazing Journey

By: Henry Cole

4.37

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

A wordless book that starts from a tall tree growing in the forest -to the checkout counter at the … read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • environment
  • nature
  • juvenile

21 Top fiction books like The Boy and the Whale by Mordicai Gerstein

Transform Your Habits

Good Night, Gorilla

Peggy Rathmann

4.23

Transform Your Habits

Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde and Other Stories of the Supernatural

Robert Louis Stevenson , Garth Nix

3.64

Transform Your Habits

Bedtime for Frances

Russell Hoban , Garth Williams

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Island Boy

Barbara Cooney

4.39

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13 must-read fiction books like I've Loved You Since Forever by Hoda Kotb

Transform Your Habits

Good Night, Gorilla

Peggy Rathmann

4.23

Transform Your Habits

Escargot

Sydney Hanson , Dashka Slater

3.83

Transform Your Habits

The Wonderful Things You Will Be

Emily Winfield Martin

3.97

Transform Your Habits

If Animals Kissed Good Night

David Walker , Ann Whitford Paul

4.25

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