23 Best picture books books like Chalk Boy by Margaret Wild

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Chalk Boy

By: Margaret Wild

3.71

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A soulful and heartwarming story about what happens when a pavement artist's drawing comes to life.…

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Cover of Thunderstorm Dancing by Katrina Germein, Judy Watson

1. Thunderstorm Dancing

By: Katrina Germein , Judy Watson

4.00

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A fabulous rumbling story about a family that dances through a wild thunderstorm, and a little girl… read more

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2. The Polar Express

By: Chris Van Allsburg

4.32

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

“Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can't see.”… read more

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  • childrens
"The bell still rings for all who truly believe"

-Chris Van Allsburg, The Polar Express

"Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can't see."

-Chris Van Allsburg, The Polar Express

"At one time, most of my friends could hear the bell, but as years passed, it fell silent for all of them. Even Sarah found one Christmas that she could no longer hear its sweet sound. Though I've gro…"

-Chris Van Allsburg, The Polar Express

Cover of There's No Place Like Space: All About Our Solar System (Cat in the Hat's Learning Library) by Tish Rabe, Aristides Ruiz

3. There's No Place Like Space: All About Our Solar System (Cat in the Hat's Learning Library)

By: Tish Rabe , Aristides Ruiz

4.29

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Au revoir, Pluto! In this newly revised, bestselling backlist title, beginning readers and budding … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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4. Room on the Broom

By: Julia Donaldson , Axel Scheffler

4.46

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

This fun family read-aloud i s the perfect way to start Halloween celebrations and an ideal gift bo… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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5. The Velveteen Rabbit

By: Margery Williams Bianco , William Nicholson

4.30

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

Nursery magic is very strange and wonderful, and only those playthings that are old and wise and ex… read more

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"When you are Real you don't mind being hurt."

-Margery Williams Bianco, The Velveteen Rabbit

"...because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand."

-Margery Williams Bianco, The Velveteen Rabbit

"When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real."

-Margery Williams Bianco, The Velveteen Rabbit

"He didn't mind how he looked to other people, because the nursery magic had made him Real, and when you are Real shabbiness doesn't matter."

-Margery Williams Bianco, The Velveteen Rabbit

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6. The Lost Girl

By: Ambelin Kwaymullina

3.94

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A beautiful story of how Mother Nature helps a lost girl find her way back to her family. The girl … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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7. Clifford's First Christmas

By: Norman Bridwell

4.11

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

The original Clifford's Christmas is a perennial backlist favorite, with more than 710,000 copies s… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens

8. On a Magical Do-Nothing Day

By: Beatrice Alemagna

4.27

Format: 412 pages, Hardcover

A compelling, magical picture book with "startlingly beautiful words and pictures."* A book to spur… read more

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9. Clancy and Millie and the Very Fine House

By: Freya Blackwood , Libby Gleeson

4.01

Format: 275 pages, Hardcover

Two new neighbors discover that friends are what make a house a home Clancy has just moved. He is m… read more

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10. I Wish That I Had Duck Feet

By: Barney Tobey , Dr. Seuss , Theo LeSieg

3.84

Format: 95 pages, Paperback

What would life be like if you had feet like a duck, or horns like a deer, a whale spout on your he… read more

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11. The Dog on the Tuckerbox

By: Peter Gouldthorpe , Corinne Fenton

3.08

Format: 354 pages, Hardcover

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12. The Rabbits

By: John Marsden , Shaun Tan

4.71

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Uses rabbits, a species introduced to Australia, to represent an allegory of the arrival of Europea… read more

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13. The Wild Robot (The Wild Robot, #1)

By: Peter Brown

4.05

Format: 12 pages, Hardcover

When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild… read more

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Cover of Milo Imagines the World by Matt de la Peña

14. Milo Imagines the World

By: Matt de la Peña

4.49

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Milo is on a long subway ride with his older sister. To pass the time, he studies the faces around … read more

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  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
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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

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  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
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16. Cat Dog

By: Mem Fox

3.27

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Join two kitties—and a dragon!—for a clever call-and-response adventure from the bestselling author… read more

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  • childrens
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17. Paradise Sands

By: Levi Pinfold

4.15

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A captivating tale of eerie places and mystical bargains, sumptuously illustrated by Kate Greenaway… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Jigsaw: Mystery in the Mail by Bob  Graham

18. Jigsaw: Mystery in the Mail

By: Bob Graham

3.28

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Serendipity and positive thinking come into play as a family searches for a missing puzzle piece in… read more

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  • childrens
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19. Thimble

By: Rebecca Young

4.07

Format: None pages, Hardcover

None read more

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Cover of Chalk Boy by Margaret Wild

20. Chalk Boy

By: Margaret Wild

3.71

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A soulful and heartwarming story about what happens when a pavement artist's drawing comes to life.… read more

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  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of A Friend and a Pet (The Cleo Stories #2) by Libby Gleeson

21. A Friend and a Pet (The Cleo Stories #2)

By: Libby Gleeson

4.00

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

In this delightful companion to The Cleo Stories: The Necklace and the Present, Cleo comes up with … read more

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  • childrens
Cover of Stellarphant by James  Foley

22. Stellarphant

By: James Foley

4.68

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Heroes come in all shapes, sizes and species. Stella wants to be an astronaut. There is only one pr… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Toasty by Sarah Hwang

23. Toasty

By: Sarah Hwang

3.71

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Toasty loves dogs--so much so that he'd like to be one. He knows there are some differences--most d… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Perfect Pigeons by Katherine Battersby

24. Perfect Pigeons

By: Katherine Battersby

3.89

Format: 32 pages, ebook

One plucky pigeon dares to fly against the flock in this brightly illustrated, laugh-out-loud pictu… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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25. Izzy and Frank

By: Katrina Lehman

4.05

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Izzy loved her island. But most of all, she loved Frank the seagull. Izzy and Frank spend blue-s… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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26. Liarbird

By: Laura Bunting

4.34

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Liarbirds learn to lie from the day they hatch. They are the best in the bush at fibbing, faking, f… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of Pow Pow Pig: An Unexpected Hero (Pow Pow Pig #1) by Anh Do

27. Pow Pow Pig: An Unexpected Hero (Pow Pow Pig #1)

By: Anh Do

4.34

Format: 191 pages, Paperback

A hilarious new adventure from the mega-bestselling author of Wolf Girl and Ninja Kid. Hi there!… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of The Teeny Weeny Genie by Julia Donaldson

28. The Teeny Weeny Genie

By: Julia Donaldson

3.69

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A brilliantly entertaining 'be-careful-what-you-wish-for' tale that's full of farmyard fun – from t… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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29. Spot Sleeps over

By: Eric Hill

3.71

Format: 20 pages, Paperback

Spot packs his toys for his first sleepover at his friend's house next door, forgetting one essenti… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Seven Seas of Fleas by Dave Petzold

30. Seven Seas of Fleas

By: Dave Petzold

3.14

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Bryce McFee is an ordinary boy bored with washing the flea-ridden family dog. So, he escapes to his… read more

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  • picture books
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31. Monster School Rules

By: Rory H. Mather

4.29

Format: 24 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to Monster School! Yes, it's quite a sight. Listen up, cause there are rules: the first one… read more

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21 must-read childrens books like Chalk Boy by Margaret Wild

Transform Your Habits

The Polar Express

Chris Van Allsburg

4.32

Transform Your Habits

There's No Place Like Space: All About Our Solar System (Cat in the Hat's Learning Library)

Tish Rabe , Aristides Ruiz

4.29

Transform Your Habits

Room on the Broom

Julia Donaldson , Axel Scheffler

4.46

Transform Your Habits

The Velveteen Rabbit

Margery Williams Bianco , William Nicholson

4.30

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17 Top picture books books like Monster School Rules by Rory H. Mather

Transform Your Habits

Milo Imagines the World

Matt de la Peña

4.49

Transform Your Habits

The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name

Sandhya Parappukkaran

4.27

Transform Your Habits

Chalk Boy

Margaret Wild

3.71

Transform Your Habits

Toasty

Sarah Hwang

3.71

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