28 Best picture books books like Sylvester's Letter by Matthew Burgess

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Sylvester's Letter

By: Matthew Burgess

3.76

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From the superb, creative duo behind Drawing on Walls, A Story of Keith Haring  comes this heartfel…

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1. No Cats in the Library

By: Lauren Emmons

4.46

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A stray cat follows her love of books all the way to a new library home in this charming debut pict… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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2. The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

By: Jon Klassen

4.26

Format: 105 pages, None

Jon Klassen's retelling of a traditional Tyrolean folktale.In a big abandoned house, on a barren hi… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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3. There Was a Party for Langston

By: Jason Reynolds

4.48

Format: 56 pages, ebook

New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds’s debut picture book is a snappy… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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4. Simon and the Better Bone

By: Corey R. Tabor

4.32

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Using the same innovative format as his Caldecott Honor winner, Mel Fell, Corey R. Tabor reimagines… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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5. The Real Story

By: Sergio Ruzzier

3.88

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

A full-color picture book from award-winning creator Sergio Ruzzier, The Real Story is a hilarious,… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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6. If I Was a Horse

By: Sophie Blackall

3.79

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In her funniest book yet, two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall captures the astonishing spec… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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7. The Rock from the Sky

By: Jon Klassen

4.19

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

Look up! Turtle really likes standing in his favorite spot. He likes it so much that he asks his… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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8. Something, Someday

By: Amanda Gorman

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The stunning new picture book by presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman and Caldecott Honor-winn… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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9. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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10. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of I'm Going to Build a Snowman by Jashar Awan

11. I'm Going to Build a Snowman

By: Jashar Awan

4.23

Format: 48 pages, ebook

In this sparkling picture book celebration of winter and creativity, a boy’s snow day efforts show … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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12. Pillow Talk

By: Stephanie Cooke

3.85

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Grace Mendes a.k.a. Cinderhella is a fierce competitor in the PFF, a pillow fight federation that’s… read more

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13. Pocket Peaches (Volume 1)

By: Dora Wang

4.05

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

There's a mysterious new cat, Taro, in Peaches's neighborhood, and Peaches wants to be her friend!​… read more

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  • childrens
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14. A Walk in the Woods

By: Nikki Grimes

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

In this moving account of loss, a boy takes a walk in the woods and makes a discovery that changes … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
  • death
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15. Tokyo Night Parade

By: J.P. Takahashi

4.15

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Spirited Away meets Where the Wild Things Are by way of yokai   mythology in this enchanting pictur… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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16. The Shade Tree

By: Suzy Lee

3.68

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From the extraordinary Hans Christian Andersen award winner Suzy Lee comes an inventive retelling o… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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17. Dear Mothman

By: Robin Gow

4.25

Format: 313 pages, Hardcover

Poet and author Robin Gow’s moving middle-grade novel in verse Dear Mothman is about a young trans … read more

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18. On a Mushroom Day

By: Chris Baker

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Take a magical walk through the forest and learn all about the wild beauty and wonder of mushrooms … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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19. Ahoy!

By: Sophie Blackall

4.09

Format: 48 pages, Library Binding

Join a child captain and parent first mate as they embark on a wild high seas adventure…all without… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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20. Sylvester's Letter

By: Matthew Burgess

3.76

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From the superb, creative duo behind Drawing on Walls, A Story of Keith Haring  comes this heartfel… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
  • death
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21. If You Run Out of Words: A Picture Book

By: Felicita Sala

4.12

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

In this imaginative bedtime adventure from award-winning artist Felicita Sala, a father reassures h… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family

22. Nesting Dolls

By: Vanessa Brantley-Newton

3.92

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A heartwarming picture book about how one little girl's unique beauty has been growing for generati… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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23. Slowly Slowly

By: Toni Yuly

3.63

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

A persimmon branch takes its time creating a wonderful gift for the community around it in this cha… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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24. Little Shrew

By: Akiko Miyakoshi

4.33

Format: 72 pages, Hardcover

Akiko Miyakoshi returns with a beguiling, quietly magical appreciation of life’s little pleasures. … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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25. There Was a Shadow

By: Bruce Handy

3.76

Format: 52 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times Best Children’s Book author Bruce Handy, a luminous picture book that invites c… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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26. We Are Definitely Human

By: X. Fang

4.47

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A hilarious alien invasion story with a feel-good message about what it means to be human. Perfect … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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27. My Very Own Special Particular Private and Personal Cat

By: Sandol Stoddard Warburg

4.10

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

A lively, loving child is taught a thing or two about boundaries by his very own special, most part… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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28. The Shadow and the Ghost

By: Cat Min

4.08

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Shinbi is not a particularly ghosty ghost. At night she likes making tiny bouquets of things, and g… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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29. Words Between Us

By: Angela Pham Krans

4.41

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From Angela Pham Krans (Finding Papa) and Dung Ho (New York Times bestselling illustrator of Eyes T… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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30. My Book and Me

By: Linda Sue Park

3.87

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

A celebration of books and reading from Newbery medal winner Linda Sue Park and illustrated by two-… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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31. Sketty and Meatball (I Can Read Level 1)

By: Sarah Weeks

3.94

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

"A pair we would happily hang out with again." —Kirkus Reviews From Sarah Weeks, creator of the … read more

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  • picture books

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Lauren Emmons

4.46

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4.26

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