21 Best storytime books like Why? by Adam Rex

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Why?

By: Adam Rex

3.96

Format: 60 pages, Hardcover

"[Adam] Rex delivers a storytime home run—hilarious, heartfelt, instructive, and interactive." —Boo…

If you liked the storytime plot in Why? by Adam Rex , here is a list of 21 books like this:

Cover of Panda Pants by Jacqueline Davies, Sydney Hanson

1. Panda Pants

By: Jacqueline Davies , Sydney Hanson

3.73

Format: 32 pages, Library Binding

With spot-on humor, a spare text, and adorable panda bear characters, this is a fun and familiar ex… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Davies's Panda Pants book and Adam Rex's Why?

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of Not Quite Narwhal (Not Quite Narwhal and Friends) by Jessie Sima

2. Not Quite Narwhal (Not Quite Narwhal and Friends)

By: Jessie Sima

4.46

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The story of a young unicorn who was born under the sea to a family of narwhals.Growing up in the o… read more

Similar categories in Jessie Sima's Not Quite Narwhal (Not Quite Narwhal and Friends) book and Adam Rex's Why?

  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Leo: A Ghost Story by Mac Barnett, Christian Robinson

3. Leo: A Ghost Story

By: Mac Barnett , Christian Robinson

3.81

Format: 4 pages, Hardcover

You would like being friends with Leo. He likes to draw, he makes delicious snacks, and most people… read more

Similar categories in Mac Barnett's Leo: A Ghost Story book and Adam Rex's Why?

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea  (A Narwhal and Jelly Book #1) by Ben Clanton

4. Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea (A Narwhal and Jelly Book #1)

By: Ben Clanton

3.61

Format: 192 pages,

Narwhal is a happy-go-lucky narwhal. Jelly is a no-nonsense jellyfish. The two might not have a lot… read more

Similar categories in Ben Clanton's Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea (A Narwhal and Jelly Book #1) book and Adam Rex's Why?

  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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5. Telephone

By: Mac Barnett , Jen Corace

3.81

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

It's time to fly home for dinner! In this witty picture book from award-winning and bestselling aut… read more

Similar categories in Mac Barnett's Telephone book and Adam Rex's Why?

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
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6. 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 Adam Rex's Why?

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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7. 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 Adam Rex's Why?

  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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8. Inside Cat

By: Brendan Wenzel

3.78

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

Told in rhyming text, Inside Cat views the world through many windows, watching the birds, squirrel… read more

Similar categories in Brendan Wenzel's Inside Cat book and Adam Rex's Why?

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of The Smart Cookie (The Food Group #5) by Jory John

9. The Smart Cookie (The Food Group #5)

By: Jory John

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This cookie has never felt like a smart cookie no matter how hard she tries, especially in comparis… read more

Similar categories in Jory John's The Smart Cookie (The Food Group #5) book and Adam Rex's Why?

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of We Don't Eat Our Classmates (Penelope Rex, #1) by Ryan T.  Higgins

10. We Don't Eat Our Classmates (Penelope Rex, #1)

By: Ryan T. Higgins

4.51

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Penelope the dinosaur starts school, but it’s hard to make friends when her classmates are so delic… read more

Similar categories in Ryan T. Higgins's We Don't Eat Our Classmates (Penelope Rex, #1) book and Adam Rex's Why?

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of The Sour Grape (The Food Group #6) by Jory John

11. 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 Adam Rex's Why?

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess by Tom Gauld

12. The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess

By: Tom Gauld

4.30

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In acclaimed graphic novelist Tom Gauld's first picture book for children, a little wooden robot em… read more

Similar categories in Tom Gauld's The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess book and Adam Rex's Why?

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Mac Barnett

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 Adam Rex's Why?

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

14. 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 Adam Rex's Why?

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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15. Small in the City

By: Sydney Smith

4.21

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Ser pequeno em uma grande cidade pode ser um pouco assustador, mas talvez ajude saber que você não … read more

Similar categories in Sydney Smith's Small in the City book and Adam Rex's Why?

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? by Mac Barnett

16. 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 Adam Rex's Why?

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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17. Evergreen

By: Matthew Cordell

4.30

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A picture book by Caldecott medal winner Matt Cordell about a timid squirrel who makes a brave jour… read more

Similar categories in Matthew Cordell's Evergreen book and Adam Rex's Why?

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Do You Remember? by Sydney Smith

18. Do You Remember?

By: Sydney Smith

4.26

Format: 45 pages, Kindle Edition

From the creator of Small in the City and the illustrator of Town Is by the Sea and Sidewalk Flower… read more

Similar categories in Sydney Smith's Do You Remember? book and Adam Rex's Why?

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Beneath by Cori Doerrfeld

19. Beneath

By: Cori Doerrfeld

4.42

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this stunning story from New York Times bestselling creator Cori Doerrfeld, a child and their gr… read more

Similar categories in Cori Doerrfeld's Beneath book and Adam Rex's Why?

  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Narwhalicorn and Jelly (Narwhal and Jelly, #7) by Ben Clanton

20. Narwhalicorn and Jelly (Narwhal and Jelly, #7)

By: Ben Clanton

4.15

Format: 72 pages, Hardcover

Narwhal wants to meet unicorns, but where can you find unicorns? read more

Similar categories in Ben Clanton's Narwhalicorn and Jelly (Narwhal and Jelly, #7) book and Adam Rex's Why?

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

21. 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 Adam Rex's Why?

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of The Blur by Minh Lê

22. The Blur

By: Minh Lê

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Meet a child with superhero-like abilities . . . and the parents who are racing to keep up with her… read more

Similar categories in Minh Lê's The Blur book and Adam Rex's Why?

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of Punk Rock Unicorn (Phoebe and Her Unicorn #17) by Dana Simpson

23. Punk Rock Unicorn (Phoebe and Her Unicorn #17)

By: Dana Simpson

4.31

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Break out your purple hair dye and set your guitar amps to full blast in this rocking new collectio… read more

Similar categories in Dana Simpson's Punk Rock Unicorn (Phoebe and Her Unicorn #17) book and Adam Rex's Why?

  • humor
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Why? by Adam Rex

24. Why?

By: Adam Rex

3.96

Format: 60 pages, Hardcover

"[Adam] Rex delivers a storytime home run—hilarious, heartfelt, instructive, and interactive." —Boo… read more

Similar categories in Adam Rex's Why? book and Adam Rex's Why?

  • childrens
  • superheroes
  • humor
  • picture books
  • knitting
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of Just Because by Mac Barnett

25. Just Because

By: Mac Barnett

3.80

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Why is the ocean blue? What is the rain? What happened to the dinosaurs? It might be time for bed, … read more

Similar categories in Mac Barnett's Just Because book and Adam Rex's Why?

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of In the Night Garden by Carin Berger

26. In the Night Garden

By: Carin Berger

4.07

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A gentle, collage-illustrated bedtime read about the often mysterious and always beautiful experien… read more

Similar categories in Carin Berger's In the Night Garden book and Adam Rex's Why?

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of Where Happiness Begins (Big Emotions) by Eva Eland

27. Where Happiness Begins (Big Emotions)

By: Eva Eland

4.22

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Are you looking for happiness? Sometimes it can feel really far away, and sometimes you might have … read more

Similar categories in Eva Eland's Where Happiness Begins (Big Emotions) book and Adam Rex's Why?

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of Have You Seen My Invisible Dinosaur? by Helen Yoon

28. Have You Seen My Invisible Dinosaur?

By: Helen Yoon

3.89

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The tale of a child’s special friend who goes missing after a bath—or does he? Help! This little… read more

Similar categories in Helen Yoon's Have You Seen My Invisible Dinosaur? book and Adam Rex's Why?

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of Paolo, Emperor of Rome by Mac Barnett

29. Paolo, Emperor of Rome

By: Mac Barnett

3.80

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A daring dog takes a whirlwind tour of Rome in search of freedom.   Paolo the dachshund is trapped.… read more

Similar categories in Mac Barnett's Paolo, Emperor of Rome book and Adam Rex's Why?

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Gray by Laura Dockrill

30. Gray

By: Laura Dockrill

4.10

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Poetic words, evocative art, and die-cuts throughout combine to explore a child’s moods through col… read more

Similar categories in Laura Dockrill's Gray book and Adam Rex's Why?

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of Jeffrey Loves Blue by Loretta Garbutt

31. Jeffrey Loves Blue

By: Loretta Garbutt

3.78

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In art class, a boy finds the courage to leave his comfort zone, try something new, and do somethin… read more

Similar categories in Loretta Garbutt's Jeffrey Loves Blue book and Adam Rex's Why?

  • picture books
  • childrens

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Jacqueline Davies , Sydney Hanson

3.73

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Jessie Sima

4.46

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Leo: A Ghost Story

Mac Barnett , Christian Robinson

3.81

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Ben Clanton

3.61

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Creepy Carrots!

None , Peter Brown

4.29

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First Day Jitters

Judy Love , Julie Danneberg

4.02

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Oliver Jeffers , Drew Daywalt

3.53

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Adam Rubin , Daniel Salmieri

4.19

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