31 Best childrens books like The Boy Who Loved Maps by Kari Allen

Cover of The Boy Who Loved Maps by Kari Allen

The Boy Who Loved Maps

By: Kari Allen

4.05

Format: 44 pages, Hardcover

This enchanting picture book about a map-making boy who is stumped when a girl asks him for a map o…

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Cover of Stuck by Oliver Jeffers

1. Stuck

By: Oliver Jeffers

4.24

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From the illustrator of the #1 smash The Day the Crayons Quit comes another bestseller--a giggle-in… read more

Similar categories in Oliver Jeffers's Stuck book and Kari Allen's The Boy Who Loved Maps

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of Too Many Carrots (Fiction Picture Books) by Katy Hudson

2. Too Many Carrots (Fiction Picture Books)

By: Katy Hudson

4.07

Format: 32 pages, Library Binding

Rabbit has too many carrots, which overtake his house. When he tries to move in with friends, more … read more

Similar categories in Katy Hudson's Too Many Carrots (Fiction Picture Books) book and Kari Allen's The Boy Who Loved Maps

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Big by Vashti Harrison

3. 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 Kari Allen's The Boy Who Loved Maps

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Hot Dog by Doug Salati

4. 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 Kari Allen's The Boy Who Loved Maps

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
Cover of Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1) by Christopher Denise

5. Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

By: Christopher Denise

4.51

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A Caldecott Honor Winner and  New York Times  Bestseller!  A determined Owl builds strength and … read more

Similar categories in Christopher Denise's Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1) book and Kari Allen's The Boy Who Loved Maps

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

6. 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 Kari Allen's The Boy Who Loved Maps

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Chester Van Chime Who Forgot How to Rhyme by Avery Monsen

7. Chester Van Chime Who Forgot How to Rhyme

By: Avery Monsen

4.40

Format: None pages, Unknown Binding

"Chester tries his best to recover his rhyming talent when he suddenly loses the ability that once … read more

Similar categories in Avery Monsen's Chester Van Chime Who Forgot How to Rhyme book and Kari Allen's The Boy Who Loved Maps

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Chez Bob (Chez Bob, 1) by Bob Shea

8. Chez Bob (Chez Bob, 1)

By: Bob Shea

4.27

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From the hilarious author of Who Wet My Pants?, Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great, and the Dinosaur … read more

Similar categories in Bob Shea's Chez Bob (Chez Bob, 1) book and Kari Allen's The Boy Who Loved Maps

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Except Antarctica: A Hilarious Animal Picture Book for Kids by Todd Sturgell

9. Except Antarctica: A Hilarious Animal Picture Book for Kids

By: Todd Sturgell

4.16

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Featuring a rogue group of cheeky animals who love nothing more than a challenge and a flustered, h… read more

Similar categories in Todd Sturgell's Except Antarctica: A Hilarious Animal Picture Book for Kids book and Kari Allen's The Boy Who Loved Maps

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • adventure
Cover of Growing an Artist: The Story of a Landscaper and His Son by John Parra

10. Growing an Artist: The Story of a Landscaper and His Son

By: John Parra

4.24

Format: 40 pages, ebook

Four starred reviews! A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of the Year From award-winning artist John… read more

Similar categories in John Parra's Growing an Artist: The Story of a Landscaper and His Son book and Kari Allen's The Boy Who Loved Maps

  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Friends Are Friends, Forever by Dane  Liu

11. Friends Are Friends, Forever

By: Dane Liu

4.28

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A picture book based on the author's own immigration story, the infinite impact of friendship, and … read more

Similar categories in Dane Liu's Friends Are Friends, Forever book and Kari Allen's The Boy Who Loved Maps

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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12. 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

Similar categories in Sophie Blackall's Farmhouse book and Kari Allen's The Boy Who Loved Maps

  • art
  • 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 Kari Allen's The Boy Who Loved Maps

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Flat Cat by Tara Lazar

14. Flat Cat

By: Tara Lazar

3.80

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From Pete Oswald, New York Times bestselling illustrator of the Bad Seed series, and Tara Lazar, cr… read more

Similar categories in Tara Lazar's Flat Cat book and Kari Allen's The Boy Who Loved Maps

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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15. A Walk in the Words

By: Hudson Talbott

4.33

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When Hudson Talbott was a little boy, he loved drawing, and it came naturally to him. But reading? … read more

Similar categories in Hudson Talbott's A Walk in the Words book and Kari Allen's The Boy Who Loved Maps

  • art
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
Cover of Powwow Day by Traci Sorell

16. Powwow Day

By: Traci Sorell

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Eight-year-old River is recovering from illness and can't dance at the powwow this year. Will she e… read more

Similar categories in Traci Sorell's Powwow Day book and Kari Allen's The Boy Who Loved Maps

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Abdul's Story by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

17. Abdul's Story

By: Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

4.41

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A 2022 New York Public Library Best Book for Kids! A little boy who loves storytelling but strug… read more

Similar categories in Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow's Abdul's Story book and Kari Allen's The Boy Who Loved Maps

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Because Claudette by Tracey Baptiste

18. Because Claudette

By: Tracey Baptiste

4.19

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From NYT bestselling author Tracey Baptiste comes a singular picture book that is both a biography … read more

Similar categories in Tracey Baptiste's Because Claudette book and Kari Allen's The Boy Who Loved Maps

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Dim Sum Palace by X. Fang

19. 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

Similar categories in X. Fang's Dim Sum Palace book and Kari Allen's The Boy Who Loved Maps

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Nigel and the Moon by Antwan Eady

20. Nigel and the Moon

By: Antwan Eady

4.31

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From debut author Antwan Eady and artist Gracey Zhang comes a glowing tale about the young dreaming… read more

Similar categories in Antwan Eady's Nigel and the Moon book and Kari Allen's The Boy Who Loved Maps

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Scariest Kitten in the World by Kate Messner

21. The Scariest Kitten in the World

By: Kate Messner

3.90

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

WARNING! This is a VERY scary story. It is the most spine-chilling story anyone could ever read. It… read more

Similar categories in Kate Messner's The Scariest Kitten in the World book and Kari Allen's The Boy Who Loved Maps

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of How to Party Like a Snail by Naseem Hrab

22. How to Party Like a Snail

By: Naseem Hrab

4.13

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An introverted snail throws his own kind of party to celebrate all things quiet Snail is a party… read more

Similar categories in Naseem Hrab's How to Party Like a Snail book and Kari Allen's The Boy Who Loved Maps

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Construction Site: Road Crew, Coming Through! (Goodnight, Goodnight, Construc) by Sherri Duskey Rinker

23. Construction Site: Road Crew, Coming Through! (Goodnight, Goodnight, Construc)

By: Sherri Duskey Rinker

4.16

Format: 44 pages, Hardcover

The hard-working crew of bestselling children's book Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site joins … read more

Similar categories in Sherri Duskey Rinker's Construction Site: Road Crew, Coming Through! (Goodnight, Goodnight, Construc) book and Kari Allen's The Boy Who Loved Maps

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Hamsters Make Terrible Roommates by Cheryl Klein

24. Hamsters Make Terrible Roommates

By: Cheryl Klein

4.12

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Two hamster roommates with wildly different personalities crammed in one cage--what could go wrong … read more

Similar categories in Cheryl Klein's Hamsters Make Terrible Roommates book and Kari Allen's The Boy Who Loved Maps

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Chickadee: Criminal Mastermind by Monica Silvie

25. Chickadee: Criminal Mastermind

By: Monica Silvie

4.07

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

A flying masked bandit (code name: Chickadee) discovers he isn't quite who he thinks he is in this … read more

Similar categories in Monica Silvie's Chickadee: Criminal Mastermind book and Kari Allen's The Boy Who Loved Maps

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Bitsy Bat, School Star by Kaz Windness

26. Bitsy Bat, School Star

By: Kaz Windness

4.42

Format: None pages, None

A little bat struggles to fit in only to learn to celebrate differences in this heartfelt picture b… read more

Similar categories in Kaz Windness's Bitsy Bat, School Star book and Kari Allen's The Boy Who Loved Maps

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Boy Who Loved Maps by Kari Allen

27. The Boy Who Loved Maps

By: Kari Allen

4.05

Format: 44 pages, Hardcover

This enchanting picture book about a map-making boy who is stumped when a girl asks him for a map o… read more

Similar categories in Kari Allen's The Boy Who Loved Maps book and Kari Allen's The Boy Who Loved Maps

  • art
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • maps
Cover of The Very True Legend of the Mongolian Death Worms by Sandra Fay

28. The Very True Legend of the Mongolian Death Worms

By: Sandra Fay

3.83

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A 2024 Washington Children's Choice Award Nominee A funny picture book celebrating the universal t… read more

Similar categories in Sandra Fay's The Very True Legend of the Mongolian Death Worms book and Kari Allen's The Boy Who Loved Maps

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Construction Site: Taking Flight! (Goodnight, Goodnight, Construc) by Sherri Duskey Rinker

29. Construction Site: Taking Flight! (Goodnight, Goodnight, Construc)

By: Sherri Duskey Rinker

4.12

Format: 44 pages, Hardcover

Get ready for takeoff! This addition to the beloved New York Times bestselling Goodnight, Goodnight… read more

Similar categories in Sherri Duskey Rinker's Construction Site: Taking Flight! (Goodnight, Goodnight, Construc) book and Kari Allen's The Boy Who Loved Maps

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Yoshi and the Ocean: A Sea Turtle's Incredible Journey Home by Lindsay  Moore

30. Yoshi and the Ocean: A Sea Turtle's Incredible Journey Home

By: Lindsay Moore

4.37

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

Lindsay Moore, the acclaimed author-illustrator of Sea Bear, chronicles the remarkable true story o… read more

Similar categories in Lindsay Moore's Yoshi and the Ocean: A Sea Turtle's Incredible Journey Home book and Kari Allen's The Boy Who Loved Maps

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • adventure
Cover of Ready, Set, Sail! by Meg Fleming

31. Ready, Set, Sail!

By: Meg Fleming

3.63

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Join these sailors as they explore the sea during a fun day of sailing in this follow-up to Ready, … read more

Similar categories in Meg Fleming's Ready, Set, Sail! book and Kari Allen's The Boy Who Loved Maps

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure

24 Top fiction books like The Boy Who Loved Maps by Kari Allen

Transform Your Habits

Stuck

Oliver Jeffers

4.24

Transform Your Habits

Too Many Carrots (Fiction Picture Books)

Katy Hudson

4.07

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

Hot Dog

Doug Salati

4.29

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18 Best fiction books like Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1) by Christopher Denise

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

Hot Dog

Doug Salati

4.29

Transform Your Habits

Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

Christopher Denise

4.51

Transform Your Habits

Berry Song

Michaela Goade

4.43

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