14 must-read animals books like The Boy and the Gorilla by Jackie Azúa Kramer

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The Boy and the Gorilla

By: Jackie Azúa Kramer

4.41

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

This profoundly moving tale about a grieving boy and an imaginary gorilla makes real the power of t…

If you liked the animals plot in The Boy and the Gorilla by Jackie Azúa Kramer , here is a list of 14 books like this:

Cover of Yard Sale by Eve Bunting, Lauren Castillo

1. Yard Sale

By: Eve Bunting , Lauren Castillo

3.10

Format: 271 pages, Hardcover

When a family has to leave their house and move to a small apartment, it's hard to let go of things… read more

Similar categories in Eve Bunting's Yard Sale book and Jackie Azúa Kramer's The Boy and the Gorilla

  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist by Jess Keating, Marta Álvarez Miguéns

2. Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist

By: Jess Keating , Marta Álvarez Miguéns

3.00

Format: 126 pages,

At 9 years old, Eugenie Clark developed an unexpected passion for sharks after a visit to the Batte… read more

Similar categories in Jess Keating's Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist book and Jackie Azúa Kramer's The Boy and the Gorilla

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
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3. Wemberly Worried

By: Kevin Henkes

4.17

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

Wemberly worried about everything. Big things. Little things. And things in between. Then it was ti… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Henkes's Wemberly Worried book and Jackie Azúa Kramer's The Boy and the Gorilla

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • emotion

4. Hector the Collector

By: Stephanie Graegin , Emily Beeny

4.23

Format: 343 pages, Hardcover

When Hector comes across an acorn, he discovers a love for collecting them in all shapes and sizes.… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Graegin's Hector the Collector book and Jackie Azúa Kramer's The Boy and the Gorilla

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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5. Ox-Cart Man

By: Barbara Cooney , Donald Hall

4.08

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

Winner of the Caldecott Medal (1980) Thus begins a lyrical journey through the days and weeks, t… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Cooney's Ox-Cart Man book and Jackie Azúa Kramer's The Boy and the Gorilla

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • family
  • fiction

6. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

By: Judith Viorst , Ray Cruz

4.26

Format: None pages, Paperback

The perennially popular tale of Alexander's worst day is a storybook that belongs on every child's … read more

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7. I Want My Hat Back

By: Jon Klassen

4.35

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A picture-book delight by a rising talent tells a cumulative tale with a mischievous twist. The … read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • kids
"What if I never see it again? What if nobody ever finds it? My poor hat. I miss it so much."

-Jon Klassen, I Want My Hat Back

8. Owl Babies

By: Patrick Benson , Martin Waddell

4.15

Format: None pages, Unknown Binding

This is the story of three baby owls who wake up one night in their hole in the tree to find that t… read more

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9. The Pout-Pout Fish

By: Deborah Diesen , Dan Hanna , None

1.00

Format: 64 pages,

A NEW YORK TIMESBEST SELLER Deep in the water, Mr. Fish swims about With his fish face stuck In a p… read more

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10. The Happy Lion

By: Louise Fatio , Roger Duvoisin

4.43

Format: 269 pages, Hardcover

The lion at the little French zoo is a favorite of all the townspeople. Every day they stop by to f… read more

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11. Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?

By: Dr. Seuss

4.44

Format: 212 pages, Paperback

Moo moo! Hoo hoo! Cock-a-doodle-doo! Oh, the wonderful sounds Mr. Brown can do. Now see if you can … read more

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12. The Runaway Mummy: A Petrifying Parody

By: Michael Rex

3.75

Format: 273 pages,

read more

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13. The Littlest Yak: The New Arrival

By: Lu Fraser

4.16

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

This irresistible follow-up to the bestselling, award-winning The Littlest Yak celebrates new sibli… read more

Similar categories in Lu Fraser's The Littlest Yak: The New Arrival book and Jackie Azúa Kramer's The Boy and the Gorilla

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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14. The Talk

By: Darrin Bell

4.65

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Darrin Bell was six years old when his mother told him he couldn’t have a realistic water gun. She … read more

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15. The Puppets of Spelhorst

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.19

Format: 149 pages, Hardcover

From master storyteller Kate DiCamillo comes an original fairy tale—with enchanting illustrations b… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
"The moon has no master," said the owl. "The moon is its own king." "Or queen," said the girl. The moon rose higher."

-Kate DiCamillo, The Puppets of Spelhorst

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16. Something Like Home

By: Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Library Binding

A novel in verse in which a lost dog helps a lonely girl find a way home to her family . . . only f… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Beatriz Arango's Something Like Home book and Jackie Azúa Kramer's The Boy and the Gorilla

  • animals
  • family
  • childrens
  • fiction
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17. The Rabbit Listened

By: Cori Doerrfeld

4.60

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A universal, deeply moving exploration of grief and empathy With its spare, poignant text and ir… read more

Similar categories in Cori Doerrfeld's The Rabbit Listened book and Jackie Azúa Kramer's The Boy and the Gorilla

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • emotion
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18. The Rough Patch

By: Brian Lies

4.41

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Evan and his dog do everything together, from eating ice cream to caring for their award-winning ga… read more

Similar categories in Brian Lies's The Rough Patch book and Jackie Azúa Kramer's The Boy and the Gorilla

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • death
  • fiction
  • emotion
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19. No Nibbling!

By: Beth Ferry

3.73

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times-bestselling author Beth Ferry and illustrator A.N. Kang comes a tale filled wit… read more

Similar categories in Beth Ferry's No Nibbling! book and Jackie Azúa Kramer's The Boy and the Gorilla

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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20. Wonder Walkers

By: Micha Archer

4.19

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Micha Archer's detailed collages give readers an outlook on the splendors of nature. When two cu… read more

Similar categories in Micha Archer's Wonder Walkers book and Jackie Azúa Kramer's The Boy and the Gorilla

  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
"Is rain the day's tears? Is the moon the world's night light? I wonder. Me too."

-Micha Archer, Wonder Walkers

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21. Twenty Questions

By: Mac Barnett

3.70

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning creators Mac Barnett and Christian Robinson tap deep into childhood curiosity with a … read more

Similar categories in Mac Barnett's Twenty Questions book and Jackie Azúa Kramer's The Boy and the Gorilla

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond

22. Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky

By: Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond

4.42

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Discover a world of creativity and tradition in this fascinating picture book that explores the his… read more

Similar categories in Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond's Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky book and Jackie Azúa Kramer's The Boy and the Gorilla

  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of I Love You Like Yellow by Andrea Beaty

23. I Love You Like Yellow

By: Andrea Beaty

4.16

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Andrea Beaty and New York Times bestselling illustrator Vash… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Beaty's I Love You Like Yellow book and Jackie Azúa Kramer's The Boy and the Gorilla

  • love
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
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24. My Fade Is Fresh

By: Shauntay Grant

4.06

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A little girl makes sure she walks out of the barbershop rocking the fabulous hair style she choose… read more

Similar categories in Shauntay Grant's My Fade Is Fresh book and Jackie Azúa Kramer's The Boy and the Gorilla

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Boy and the Gorilla by Jackie Azúa Kramer

25. The Boy and the Gorilla

By: Jackie Azúa Kramer

4.41

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

This profoundly moving tale about a grieving boy and an imaginary gorilla makes real the power of t… read more

Similar categories in Jackie Azúa Kramer's The Boy and the Gorilla book and Jackie Azúa Kramer's The Boy and the Gorilla

  • art
  • love
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • death
  • fiction
  • family
  • kids
  • emotion
Cover of Fox the Tiger (My First I Can Read) by Corey R. Tabor

26. Fox the Tiger (My First I Can Read)

By: Corey R. Tabor

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Fox wishes he were a tiger. Tigers are big and fast and sneaky. So he decides to become one! Soo… read more

Similar categories in Corey R. Tabor's Fox the Tiger (My First I Can Read) book and Jackie Azúa Kramer's The Boy and the Gorilla

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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27. Princess Hair

By: Sharee Miller

4.22

Format: 34 pages, Paperback

All Princesses wear crowns but the don't all wear their hair the same way underneath. They wear Bra… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • kids
Cover of The Circles in the Sky by Karl James Mountford

28. The Circles in the Sky

By: Karl James Mountford

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

With luminous illustrations, this original folktale about the discovery of a lifeless bird offers a… read more

Similar categories in Karl James Mountford's The Circles in the Sky book and Jackie Azúa Kramer's The Boy and the Gorilla

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • death
  • fiction
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29. Black Gold

By: Laura Obuobi

4.13

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This lyrical picture book is a joyous, poetic, celebration of Black children and a reminder of the … read more

Similar categories in Laura Obuobi's Black Gold book and Jackie Azúa Kramer's The Boy and the Gorilla

  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of The Book in the Book in the Book by Julien Baer

30. The Book in the Book in the Book

By: Julien Baer

3.50

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

In this unique novelty book, join a young boy named Thomas on his adventure in a book . . . inside … read more

Similar categories in Julien Baer's The Book in the Book in the Book book and Jackie Azúa Kramer's The Boy and the Gorilla

  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of In the Spirit of a Dream: 13 Stories of American Immigrants of Color by Aida Salazar

31. In the Spirit of a Dream: 13 Stories of American Immigrants of Color

By: Aida Salazar

4.28

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Celebratory, triumphant, and inspiring, In the Spirit of a Dream is a tribute to American immigrant… read more

Similar categories in Aida Salazar's In the Spirit of a Dream: 13 Stories of American Immigrants of Color book and Jackie Azúa Kramer's The Boy and the Gorilla

  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens

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