20 best-selling picture books books like There Was an Old Mermaid Who Swallowed a Shark! (There Was an Old Lad) by Lucille Colandro

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There Was an Old Mermaid Who Swallowed a Shark! (There Was an Old Lad)

By: Lucille Colandro

3.86

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

There was an old mermaid who swallowed a shark. I don't know why she swallowed a shark, but it left…

If you liked the picture books plot in There Was an Old Mermaid Who Swallowed a Shark! (There Was an Old Lad) by Lucille Colandro , here is a list of 20 books like this:

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1. Seven Orange Pumpkins

By: None , Stephen A. Savage

3.86

Format: 30 pages, Board book

 "A spooky good time"- Kirkus Reviews A rhyming Halloween counting board book sure to delight th… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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2. The Little Yellow Leaf

By: Carin Berger

4.03

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

As all the other leaves float off and fly past, Little Yellow Leaf thinks, I'm not ready yet. As… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • kids
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of The Day It Rained Hearts by Felicia Bond

3. The Day It Rained Hearts

By: Felicia Bond

3.85

Format: 36 pages, Paperback

A creative and sweet story, perfect for Valentine's Day, that helps open the hearts of young reader… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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4. Thank You, Mr Panda

By: Steve Antony

3.95

Format: 269 pages,

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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5. Interrupting Chicken

By: David Ezra Stein

4.00

Format: 142 pages,

Awarded a 2011 Caldecott Honor! A favorite joke inspires this charming tale, in which a little chic… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • storytime
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6. Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast

By: Josh Funk , Brendan Kearney

3.65

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast have a beautiful friendship--until they discover that there's ONL… read more

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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime

7. Extra Yarn

By: Mac Barnett , Jon Klassen

3.88

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

This looks like an ordinary box full of ordinary yarn. But it turns out it isn't. read more

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8. Freight Train

By: Donald Crews

3.62

Format: 192 pages, Board Book

Red caboose at the back, orange tank car, green cattle car, purple box car, black tender and a blac… read more

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9. Millions of Cats

By: Wanda Gág

4.08

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Newbery Medal Honor Title (1929) An American classic with a refrain that millions of kids love t… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • juvenile

10. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

By: Lois Ehlert , Bill Martin Jr. , John Archambault

3.79

Format: 477 pages, Paperback

The 26 characters in this rhythmic, rhyming baby book are a lowercase alphabet with attitude. "A to… read more

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11. Are You Ready to Play Outside? (Elephant & Piggie, #7)

By: Mo Willems

3.58

Format: 304 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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12. The Mitten

By: Jan Brett

3.96

Format: None pages, Hardcover

When Nicki drops his white mitten in the snow, he goes on without realizing that it is missing. One… read more

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13. Blueberries for Sal

By: Robert McCloskey

4.21

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott Honor Book What happens when Sal and her mother meet a mother bear and her cub? A belo… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • kids
  • juvenile

14. Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3 (Chicka Chicka Book, A)

By: Lois Ehlert , Bill Martin Jr. , Michael Sampson

4.95

Format: 224 pages,

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15. Happy Valentine's Day, Mouse!

By: Laura Joffe Numeroff , Felicia Bond

4.09

Format: None pages, Board Book

Join Mouse from If You Give a Mouse a Cookieas he celebrates Valentine's Day with all the friends h… 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 Bad Seed (The Food Group #1)

By: Jory John

4.33

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

This is a book about a bad seed. A baaaaaaaaaad seed. How bad? Do you really want to know? He has a… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • kids
  • storytime
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18. 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

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • kids
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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19. Hair Love

By: Matthew A. Cherry

4.59

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When mommy is away, it’s up to daddy to do his daughter’s hair in this ode to self-confidence and t… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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20. The Berenstain Bears' St. Patrick's Day

By: Mike Berenstain

3.83

Format: 24 pages, Paperback

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with the Berenstain Bears! This 8x8 storybook is the latest holiday adv… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of A Valentine for Uni the Unicorn by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

21. A Valentine for Uni the Unicorn

By: Amy Krouse Rosenthal

3.42

Format: 24 pages, Board book

Return to the world of the magical bestsellers Uni the Unicorn and Uni the Unicorn and the Dream Co… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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22. Life's Better at the Beach

By: Sandy Gingras

4.11

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

Beach life is the best life Indulge in the tranquility and joy of coastal living with Life's Better… read more

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23. If You Ever Meet a Groovicorn

By: Rosie Greening

4.00

Format: 12 pages, Board Book

Introducing a new book in the popular Groovicorn series. Children will love reading the funny rhyme… read more

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  • picture books
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24. There Was an Old Mermaid Who Swallowed a Shark! (There Was an Old Lad)

By: Lucille Colandro

3.86

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

There was an old mermaid who swallowed a shark. I don't know why she swallowed a shark, but it left… read more

Similar categories in Lucille Colandro's There Was an Old Mermaid Who Swallowed a Shark! (There Was an Old Lad) book and Lucille Colandro's There Was an Old Mermaid Who Swallowed a Shark! (There Was an Old Lad)

  • science
  • childrens
  • mermaids
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • middle grade
  • kids
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of Mirabel's Discovery (Disney Encanto) (Step into Reading) by Vicky Weber

25. Mirabel's Discovery (Disney Encanto) (Step into Reading)

By: Vicky Weber

4.18

Format: 32 pages, Library Binding

This Step 3 Step into Reading leveled reader is based on Disney Encanto— now streaming on Disney+! … read more

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26. The Horseback Librarians

By: Jane Yolen

3.87

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Anna Mary brings books to children and adults in Appalachia during the Great Depression.There were … read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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27. Pete the Cat's Super Cool Reading Collection (My First I Can Read)

By: Kimberly Dean

4.36

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Learning to read has never been so groovy! From New York Times bestselling artist and author James … read more

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  • childrens
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28. When You Adopt a Starwhal: (A When You Adopt... Book): A Picture Book

By: Matilda Rose

3.80

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Author Matilda Rose and illustrator Tim Budgen’s picture book When You Adopt a Starwhal is a fun-fi… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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29. The Love Letter

By: Anika Aldamuy Denise

4.16

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Fall in love with this endearing and adorable picture book that illustrates how a little bit of hea… read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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30. Extraordinary

By: Penny Harrison

4.17

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A gentle tale about reaching for the stars and being extraordinary, while still celebrating the bes… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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31. Spacebot

By: Mike Twohy

3.24

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

When a mysterious visitor arrives in the night from outer space, it’s up to the family dog to deter… read more

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  • animals
  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens

20 Top childrens books like There Was an Old Mermaid Who Swallowed a Shark! (There Was an Old Lad) by Lucille Colandro

Transform Your Habits

Seven Orange Pumpkins

None , Stephen A. Savage

3.86

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The Little Yellow Leaf

Carin Berger

4.03

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The Day It Rained Hearts

Felicia Bond

3.85

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Thank You, Mr Panda

Steve Antony

3.95

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21 best-selling fiction books like The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster by Mo Willems

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Hot Dog

Doug Salati

4.29

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The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7)

Jory John

4.17

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Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

Christopher Denise

4.51

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Creepy Crayon!

Aaron Reynolds

4.32

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