8 must-read family books like My Monster and Me by Nadiya Hussain

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My Monster and Me

By: Nadiya Hussain

4.04

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From the winner of The Great British Baking Show and star of Nadiya's Time to Eat comes a heartfelt…

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1. Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

By: Mo Willems

4.33

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

When a bus driver takes a break from his route, a very unlikely volunteer springs up to take his pl… read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
"I bet your mom would let me." -Pigeon, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus-"

-Mo Willems, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

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2. Lost and Found (The Boy, #2)

By: Oliver Jeffers

4.34

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From the illustrator of the #1 smash hit The Day The Crayons Quit comes a humorously warm tale of f… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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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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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • storytime
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4. Life on Mars

By: Jon Agee

3.23

Format: 403 pages, Hardcover

In this sneaky, silly picture book for fans of Oliver Jeffers and Jon Klassen, an intrepid but not … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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5. Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

By: Virginia Lee Burton

5.00

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

A modern classic that no child should miss. Since it was first published in 1939, Mike Mulligan and… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile

6. Red: A Crayon's Story

By: Michael Hall

4.08

Format: 234 pages, Hardcover

A blue crayon mistakenly labeled as "red" suffers an identity crisis in the new picture book by the… read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

7. The Day the Crayons Quit

By: Oliver Jeffers , Drew Daywalt

3.53

Format: 39 pages, Hardcover

Poor Duncan just wants to color. But when he opens his box of crayons, he finds only letters, all s… read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

8. Thank You, Mr. Falker

By: Patricia Polacco

4.27

Format: 217 pages,

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9. If You Give a Moose a Muffin

By: Laura Joffe Numeroff , Felicia Bond

2.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

If a big hungry moose comes to visit, you might give him a muffin to make him feel at home. If you … read more

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10. How to Catch a Star (The Boy, #1)

By: Oliver Jeffers

3.95

Format: 315 pages, Hardcover

Once there was a boy, and that boy loved stars very much. So much so that he decided to catch one o… read more

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11. Bebé Goes to the Beach

By: Steven Salerno , Susan Middleton Elya

3.33

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Mama leaves the shopping behind to spend a relaxing day at the beach. But sweet Bebe won't sit stil… read more

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12. Black Cat, White Cat

By: Silvia Borando

4.00

Format: 274 pages, Hardcover

Black Cat--black from the tips of his ears to the tip of his tail--only ever goes out in the day. B… read more

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13. Elmer

By: David McKee

4.04

Format: None pages, Hardcover

"McKee's gentle humor and love of irony are in full force in this celebration of individuality and … read more

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14. Watercress

By: Andrea Wang

4.53

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Gathering watercress by the side of the road brings a girl closer to her family's Chinese Heritage.… read more

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  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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15. Someone Builds the Dream

By: Lisa Wheeler

4.37

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Buildings, bridges, and books don't exist without the laborers who are often invisible in the final… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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16. 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

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • emotion
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17. Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

By: Joanna Ho

4.60

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

A young Asian girl notices that her eyes look different from her peers'. They have big, round eyes … read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • storytime
"When Mama tucks me in at night, her eyes tell me I'm a miracle."

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

"Some people have eyes like sapphire lagoons with lashes like lace trims on ballgowns, sweeping their cheeks as they twirl."

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

"My eyes crinkle into crescent moons and sparkle like the stars. Gold flecks dance and twirl while stories whirl in their oolong pools, carrying tales of the past and hope for the future."

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

"Some people have eyes like sapphire lagoons with lashes like lace trim on ballgowns, sweeping their cheeks as they twirl. Big eyes, long lashes. Not me. I have eyes that kiss on the corners and glow …"

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

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18. 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

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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19. The Magical Yet

By: Angela DiTerlizzi

4.35

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This Yet finds a way, even when you don't, And, Yet knows you will, when you think you won't. E… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • emotion
  • juvenile
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20. 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
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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21. Bodies Are Cool

By: Tyler Feder

4.61

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

This cheerful love-your-body picture book for preschoolers is an exuberant read-aloud with bright a… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • mental health
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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22. Julián Is a Mermaid

By: Jessica Love

4.51

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

In an exuberant picture book, a glimpse of costumed mermaids leaves one boy flooded with wonder and… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • storytime
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23. Ruby Finds a Worry (Big Bright Feelings)

By: Tom Percival

4.52

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A sensitive and reassuring story about what to do when a worry won't leave you alone. Meet Ruby… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • emotion
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24. What Happened to You?

By: James Catchpole

4.44

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

The first ever picture book addressing how a disabled child might want to be spoken to.What happene… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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25. This Story Is Not About a Kitten

By: Carson Ellis

4.21

Format: 40 pages, Library Binding

A heartwarming picture book about a neighborhood coming together to help a kitten find a home, from… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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26. The Duck Never Blinks

By: Alex Latimer

3.90

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Can you make a duck blink? Probably not. But you can try, in this irreverent and hilarious starin… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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27. The Book That Almost Rhymed

By: Omar Abed

4.45

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

Every great adventure needs a hero—or two! This playful take on storytelling and equity proves that… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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28. My Papi Has a Motorcycle

By: Isabel Quintero

4.34

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A celebration of the love between a father and daughter, and of a vibrant immigrant neighborhood, b… read more

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  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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29. My Monster and Me

By: Nadiya Hussain

4.04

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From the winner of The Great British Baking Show and star of Nadiya's Time to Eat comes a heartfelt… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • young adult
  • monsters
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • family
  • storytime
  • emotion
  • juvenile
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30. Desert Queen

By: Jyoti Rajan Gopal

4.47

Format: None pages, None

This picture book biography in verse follows the life of beloved Rajasthani drag performer Queen Ha… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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31. Straw (The Spoon Series, 3)

By: Amy Krouse Rosenthal

3.78

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Meet Straw! He's always rushed straight to the finish. But when his speedy streak gets the best … read more

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21 must-read fiction books like My Monster and Me by Nadiya Hussain

Transform Your Habits

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

Mo Willems

4.33

Transform Your Habits

Lost and Found (The Boy, #2)

Oliver Jeffers

4.34

Transform Your Habits

Not Quite Narwhal (Not Quite Narwhal and Friends)

Jessie Sima

4.46

Transform Your Habits

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

Virginia Lee Burton

5.00

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15 Top fiction books like Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton

Transform Your Habits

Strega Nona

Tomie dePaola , Castellanos Prada Ruth de

4.26

Transform Your Habits

The Story About Ping

Marjorie Flack , Kurt Wiese

4.16

Transform Your Habits

Good Night, Gorilla

Peggy Rathmann

4.23

Transform Your Habits

Bread and Jam for Frances (I Can Read Level 2)

Russell Hoban , Lillian Hoban

4.21

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