16 must-read childrens books like My Day with Gong Gong by Sennah Yee

Cover of My Day with Gong Gong by Sennah Yee

My Day with Gong Gong

By: Sennah Yee

4.17

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

A day in Chinatown takes an unexpected turn when a bored little girl makes a connection with her gr…

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Cover of Wayside School Gets A Little Stranger (Wayside School, #3) by Louis Sachar

1. Wayside School Gets A Little Stranger (Wayside School, #3)

By: Louis Sachar

4.21

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Before you enter Wayside School, you should know that it’s a thirty-story building with one classro… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
"What’s wrong with Louis?"

-Louis Sachar, Wayside School Gets A Little Stranger (Wayside School, #3)

"Even the book I’m reading to my class,"

-Louis Sachar, Wayside School Gets A Little Stranger (Wayside School, #3)

"No one’s ever brought me flowers before,"

-Louis Sachar, Wayside School Gets A Little Stranger (Wayside School, #3)

"If a donkey could talk, and if the donkey had a sore throat, and if it spoke with a French accent—that was what Mr. Gorf’s voice sounded like."

-Louis Sachar, Wayside School Gets A Little Stranger (Wayside School, #3)

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2. Strega Nona

By: Tomie dePaola , Castellanos Prada Ruth de

4.26

Format: 44 pages, Hardcover

When Strega Nona leaves him alone with her magic pasta pot, Big Anthony is determined to show the t… read more

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  • food
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
"In a town in Calabria, a long time ago, there lived an old lady everyone called Strega Nona, which meant "Grandma Witch"."

-Tomie dePaola, Strega Nona

Cover of Not Quite Narwhal (Not Quite Narwhal and Friends) by Jessie Sima

3. 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

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  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

4. Harry the Dirty Dog

By: Gene Zion , Margaret Bloy Graham

3.94

Format: 322 pages, Hardcover

There's never been another dog as delightful-or dirty-as Harry. This lovable white dog with black s… read more

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5. 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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6. We're Going on a Bear Hunt

By: Michael Rosen , Helen Oxenbury

4.29

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

Come along on a bear hunt in this award-winning classic from Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury. We’r… read more

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  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

7. Trains Go

By: Steve Light

4.21

Format: None pages, Board Book

"The big steam train goes, CHUGGA chugga chugga CHUGGA chugga chugga CHOO CHOOOOOOO!" The diesel tr… read more

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8. 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
"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

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9. Go with the Flow

By: Lily Williams

4.36

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Good friends help you go with the flow. Best friends help you start a revolution. Sophomores Ab… read more

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  • fiction
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10. Borders

By: Thomas King

3.93

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

A stunning graphic-novel adaptation based on the work of one of Canada’s most revered and bestselli… read more

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  • family
  • fiction
  • canada
Cover of Mole Is Not Alone by Maya Tatsukawa

11. Mole Is Not Alone

By: Maya Tatsukawa

4.28

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this cozy picture book about friendship, Mole anxiously decides to journey through underground t… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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12. Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao

By: Kat Zhang

4.32

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Meet the funny, fierce, and fearless Amy Wu, who is determined to make a perfect bao bun today. Can… read more

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  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • food
  • fiction
  • family
  • asian literature
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13. Toot & Puddle: How Does Your Garden Grow?

By: Holly Hobbie

3.69

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling and beloved characters Toot and Puddle return twenty-five years after their debut with … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Don't Worry, Little Crab by Chris Haughton

14. Don't Worry, Little Crab

By: Chris Haughton

4.16

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Little Crab and Very Big Crab live in a tiny rock pool near the sea. Today they’re going for a dip … read more

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  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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15. Dim Sum Palace

By: X. Fang

4.08

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A little girl's love of dim sum spills over into her dreams, taking her on a fantastical food-fille… read more

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  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • food
  • fiction
  • asian literature
  • china
Cover of My Day with Gong Gong by Sennah Yee

16. My Day with Gong Gong

By: Sennah Yee

4.17

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

A day in Chinatown takes an unexpected turn when a bored little girl makes a connection with her gr… read more

Similar categories in Sennah Yee's My Day with Gong Gong book and Sennah Yee's My Day with Gong Gong

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • canada
  • asia
  • picture books
  • food
  • fiction
  • family
  • asian literature
  • china
Cover of I Dream of Popo by Livia Blackburne

17. I Dream of Popo

By: Livia Blackburne

4.37

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

I dream with Popo as she rocks me in her arms. I wave at Popo before I board my flight. I talk to… read more

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  • cultural
  • childrens
  • asia
  • picture books
  • food
  • fiction
  • family
  • asian literature
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18. I love BOBA!

By: Katrina Liu

4.33

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A full-color picture book celebrating boba and Asian culture! This hardcover book is intended for a… read more

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  • food
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Vlad, the Fabulous Vampire (The World of Gustavo, #3) by Flavia Z. Drago

19. Vlad, the Fabulous Vampire (The World of Gustavo, #3)

By: Flavia Z. Drago

4.30

Format: 41 pages, Kindle Edition

From the acclaimed author-illustrator of Gustavo, the Shy Ghost comes a charmingly spooky celebrati… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of All Aboard! (Ty's Travels) by Kelly Starling Lyons

20. All Aboard! (Ty's Travels)

By: Kelly Starling Lyons

4.13

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Join Ty on his imaginative adventures in Ty's Travels: All Aboard!.. Ty wishes his family would … read more

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  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
Cover of Welcome to the Cypher by Khodi Dill

21. Welcome to the Cypher

By: Khodi Dill

3.64

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Words burn bright in this joyful celebration of rap, creativity, and self-expression. “Welcome t… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens

16 must-read fiction books like My Day with Gong Gong by Sennah Yee

Transform Your Habits

Wayside School Gets A Little Stranger (Wayside School, #3)

Louis Sachar

4.21

Transform Your Habits

Strega Nona

Tomie dePaola , Castellanos Prada Ruth de

4.26

Transform Your Habits

Not Quite Narwhal (Not Quite Narwhal and Friends)

Jessie Sima

4.46

Transform Your Habits

We're Going on a Bear Hunt

Michael Rosen , Helen Oxenbury

4.29

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19 Best fiction books like Vlad, the Fabulous Vampire (The World of Gustavo, #3) by Flavia Z. Drago

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

Pretty Ugly

David Sedaris

3.55

Transform Your Habits

The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7)

Jory John

4.17

Transform Your Habits

No Cats in the Library

Lauren Emmons

4.46

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