17 best-selling picture books books like The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry

Cover of The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry

The Great Kapok Tree

By: Lynne Cherry

4.25

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

The author and artist Lynne Cherry journeyed deep into the rain forests of Brazil to write and illu…

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Cover of The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin (Amazing Scientists, 1) by Julia Finley Mosca, Daniel Rieley

1. The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin (Amazing Scientists, 1)

By: Julia Finley Mosca , Daniel Rieley

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

If you’ve ever felt different, if you’ve ever been low, if you don’t quite fit in, there’s a name … read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • nonfiction
  • science
Cover of Ish (Creatrilogy) by Peter H. Reynolds

2. Ish (Creatrilogy)

By: Peter H. Reynolds

4.39

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A creative spirit learns that thinking “ish-ly” is far more wonderful than “getting it right” in th… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Library Lion by Kevin Hawkes, Michelle Knudsen

3. Library Lion

By: Kevin Hawkes , Michelle Knudsen

4.43

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

An affectionate storybook tribute to that truly wonderful place: the library. Miss Merriweather,… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Hawkes's Library Lion book and Lynne Cherry's The Great Kapok Tree

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
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4. The Grouchy Ladybug

By: Eric Carle

4.33

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

From Eric Carle, New York Timesbestselling author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and From Head to T… read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Rainforest Grew All Around by Connie McLennan, Susan K. Mitchell

5. The Rainforest Grew All Around

By: Connie McLennan , Susan K. Mitchell

2.74

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Imaginations will soar from the forest floor, up through the canopy and back down again, following … read more

Similar categories in Connie McLennan's The Rainforest Grew All Around book and Lynne Cherry's The Great Kapok Tree

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • nonfiction
  • geography
  • nature
  • science
Cover of Leon and the Place Between by Angela McAllister, Grahame Baker-Smith

6. Leon and the Place Between

By: Angela McAllister , Grahame Baker-Smith

3.77

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

"Angela McAllister and Grahame Baker-Smith's stunning picture book combines shadowy collage, painti… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens

7. I Wish You More

By: Tom Lichtenheld , Amy Krouse Rosenthal

4.25

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Some books are about a single wish. Some books are about three wishes. The infallible team of Amy K… read more

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8. Extra Yarn

By: Mac Barnett , Jon Klassen

3.88

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

This looks like an ordinary box full of ordinary yarn. But it turns out it isn't. read more

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9. This is Not My Hat

By: Jon Klassen

3.91

Format: 631 pages, Hardcover

When a tiny fish shoots into view wearing a round blue topper (which happens to fit him perfectly),… read more

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10. The Sandwich Swap

By: Kelly DiPucchio , Tricia Tusa , None

2.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Lily and Salma are best friends. They like doing all the same things, and they always eat lunch tog… read more

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Cover of Giraffes Can't Dance by Guy Parker-Rees, Giles Andreae

11. Giraffes Can't Dance

By: Guy Parker-Rees , Giles Andreae

4.33

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Gerald the giraffe longs to dance, but his legs are too skinny and his neck is too long. At the Jun… read more

Similar categories in Guy Parker-Rees's Giraffes Can't Dance book and Lynne Cherry's The Great Kapok Tree

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
"We all can dance," he said, "when we find music that we love."

-Guy Parker-Rees, Giraffes Can't Dance

"But sometimes when you're different You just need a different song"

-Guy Parker-Rees, Giraffes Can't Dance

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12. Blueberries for Sal

By: Robert McCloskey

4.21

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott Honor Book What happens when Sal and her mother meet a mother bear and her cub? A belo… read more

Similar categories in Robert McCloskey's Blueberries for Sal book and Lynne Cherry's The Great Kapok Tree

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • nature
Cover of Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard

13. Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story

By: Kevin Noble Maillard

4.42

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

Fry bread is food. It is warm and delicious, piled high on a plate. Fry bread is time. It brin… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Noble Maillard's Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story book and Lynne Cherry's The Great Kapok Tree

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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14. 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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  • picture books
  • childrens
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15. The Word Collector

By: Peter H. Reynolds

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Some people collect stamps. Some people collect coins. Some people collect art. And Jerome? … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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16. The Proudest Blue

By: Ibtihaj Muhammad

4.56

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

A powerful, vibrantly illustrated story about the first day of school–and two sisters on one’s firs… read more

Similar categories in Ibtihaj Muhammad's The Proudest Blue book and Lynne Cherry's The Great Kapok Tree

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • school
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17. Vegetables in Underwear

By: Jared Chapman

4.07

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

A bunch of friendly vegetables wear colorful underwear of all varieties—big, small, clean, dirty, s… read more

Similar categories in Jared Chapman's Vegetables in Underwear book and Lynne Cherry's The Great Kapok Tree

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly

18. Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race

By: Margot Lee Shetterly

4.44

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden were good at math...really g… read more

Similar categories in Margot Lee Shetterly's Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race book and Lynne Cherry's The Great Kapok Tree

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • science
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19. Baby, Sleepy Baby

By: Atinuke

3.72

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Lyrical and full of love, this gentle picture book--based on a song that Atinuke's father sang to h… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry

20. The Great Kapok Tree

By: Lynne Cherry

4.25

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

The author and artist Lynne Cherry journeyed deep into the rain forests of Brazil to write and illu… read more

Similar categories in Lynne Cherry's The Great Kapok Tree book and Lynne Cherry's The Great Kapok Tree

  • childrens
  • school
  • brazil
  • picture books
  • animals
  • nonfiction
  • geography
  • environment
  • nature
  • science
Cover of Yuck, You Suck!: Poems about Animals That Sip, Slurp, Suck by Heidi E. Y. Stemple

21. Yuck, You Suck!: Poems about Animals That Sip, Slurp, Suck

By: Heidi E. Y. Stemple

3.73

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

this book sucks! It bites, slurps, and sticks too. Dare to open these pages and you'll find ticks,… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • nonfiction
  • science

17 Top childrens books like The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry

Transform Your Habits

The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin (Amazing Scientists, 1)

Julia Finley Mosca , Daniel Rieley

4.38

Transform Your Habits

Ish (Creatrilogy)

Peter H. Reynolds

4.39

Transform Your Habits

Library Lion

Kevin Hawkes , Michelle Knudsen

4.43

Transform Your Habits

The Grouchy Ladybug

Eric Carle

4.33

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14 must-read childrens books like Baby, Sleepy Baby by Atinuke

Transform Your Habits

Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes

Mem Fox , Helen Oxenbury

4.25

Transform Your Habits

Bear Says Thanks

Karma Wilson , Jane Chapman

4.20

Transform Your Habits

The Book with No Pictures

B.J. Novak

4.34

Snuggle Puppy!

Sandra Boynton

4.00

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