27 must-read fiction books like Song in the City by Daniel Bernstrom

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Song in the City

By: Daniel Bernstrom

4.33

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From Daniel Bernstrom, the acclaimed author of One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree, comes a …

If you liked the fiction plot in Song in the City by Daniel Bernstrom , here is a list of 27 books like this:

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1. 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 Daniel Bernstrom's Song in the City

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • african american
  • storytime
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2. 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 Daniel Bernstrom's Song in the City

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
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3. Berry Song

By: Michaela Goade

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott Medalist Michaela Goade's first self-authored picture book is a celebration of the land s… read more

Similar categories in Michaela Goade's Berry Song book and Daniel Bernstrom's Song in the City

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • storytime
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4. 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

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's There Was a Party for Langston book and Daniel Bernstrom's Song in the City

  • music
  • poetry
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • african american
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5. The Truth About Dragons

By: Julie Leung

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An unforgettable lyrical picture book that celebrates biracial identity from the award-winning auth… read more

Similar categories in Julie Leung's The Truth About Dragons book and Daniel Bernstrom's Song in the City

  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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6. A Library

By: Nikki Giovanni

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this lyrical picture book, world-renowned poet, New York Times bestselling author, and Coretta S… read more

Similar categories in Nikki Giovanni's A Library book and Daniel Bernstrom's Song in the City

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • african american
  • storytime
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7. Every Dog in the Neighborhood

By: Philip C. Stead

4.36

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Louis and his eccentric Grandma set out to count every dog in the neighborhood when they find out a… read more

Similar categories in Philip C. Stead's Every Dog in the Neighborhood book and Daniel Bernstrom's Song in the City

  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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8. I'm a Unicorn

By: Helen Yoon

4.16

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

What happens when a one-horned calf with impeccable logic is convinced they’re a unicorn? Helen Yoo… read more

Similar categories in Helen Yoon's I'm a Unicorn book and Daniel Bernstrom's Song in the City

  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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9. Bathe the Cat

By: Alice B. McGinty

4.36

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Bathe the floor? Sweep the dishes? This riotous romp of a picture book follows a frantic family as … read more

Similar categories in Alice B. McGinty's Bathe the Cat book and Daniel Bernstrom's Song in the City

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • storytime
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10. An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)

By: Kwame Alexander

4.63

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times Bestselling and award-winning author  of  The Undefeated , Kwame Alexander, pens … read more

Similar categories in Kwame Alexander's An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner) book and Daniel Bernstrom's Song in the City

  • poetry
  • african american
  • picture books
  • childrens
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11. 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 Daniel Bernstrom's Song in the City

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • storytime
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12. 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

Similar categories in Amanda Gorman's Something, Someday book and Daniel Bernstrom's Song in the City

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • african american
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13. Across the Desert

By: Dusti Bowling

4.23

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

One girl sets out on a journey across the treacherous Arizona desert to rescue a young pilot strand… read more

Similar categories in Dusti Bowling's Across the Desert book and Daniel Bernstrom's Song in the City

  • family
  • childrens
  • fiction
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14. In Every Life

By: Marla Frazee

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A simple and profound meditation on the many wonders of life from two-time Caldecott Honor recipien… read more

Similar categories in Marla Frazee's In Every Life book and Daniel Bernstrom's Song in the City

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
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15. Remember

By: Joy Harjo

4.42

Format: 40 pages, None

Michaela Goade, invites young readers to pause and reflect on the wonder of the world around them, … read more

Similar categories in Joy Harjo's Remember book and Daniel Bernstrom's Song in the City

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
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16. Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider

By: Jessica Lanan

4.40

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A nonfiction story following a day in the life of a backyard jumping spider.What if you were small … read more

Similar categories in Jessica Lanan's Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider book and Daniel Bernstrom's Song in the City

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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17. Just One Flake

By: Travis Jonker

4.00

Format: 48 pages, Kindle Edition

Just One Flake is a hilarious celebration of wintertime, curiosity, and outdoor play in this author… read more

Similar categories in Travis Jonker's Just One Flake book and Daniel Bernstrom's Song in the City

  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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18. Our Pool

By: Lucy Ruth Cummins

4.25

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

On a hot day, people come from all over the city to spend the day at the pool in this joyful pictur… read more

Similar categories in Lucy Ruth Cummins's Our Pool book and Daniel Bernstrom's Song in the City

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • storytime
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19. Buffalo Fluffalo

By: Bess Kalb

4.16

Format: None pages, None

Introducing a sweet and silly buffalo who tries to bluff and fluff his way into being bigger than h… read more

Similar categories in Bess Kalb's Buffalo Fluffalo book and Daniel Bernstrom's Song in the City

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
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20. Beneath

By: Cori Doerrfeld

4.42

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this stunning story from New York Times bestselling creator Cori Doerrfeld, a child and their gr… read more

Similar categories in Cori Doerrfeld's Beneath book and Daniel Bernstrom's Song in the City

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of This Story Is Not About a Kitten by Carson Ellis

21. 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

Similar categories in Carson Ellis's This Story Is Not About a Kitten book and Daniel Bernstrom's Song in the City

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • storytime
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22. A Delicious Story

By: Barney Saltzberg

3.67

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

"You ate the story?" says one mouse to the other in this funny, heartfelt read-aloud with pitch-per… read more

Similar categories in Barney Saltzberg's A Delicious Story book and Daniel Bernstrom's Song in the City

  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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23. My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book

By: Carole Lindstrom

4.57

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning and bestselling author of We Are Water Protectors comes an empowering pictur… read more

Similar categories in Carole Lindstrom's My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book book and Daniel Bernstrom's Song in the City

  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of I’m From by Gary R. Gray Jr.

24. I’m From

By: Gary R. Gray Jr.

4.16

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A poetic, heartwarming ode to the small, defining moments of a boy’s life, by a brilliant new debut… read more

Similar categories in Gary R. Gray Jr.'s I’m From book and Daniel Bernstrom's Song in the City

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • african american
  • storytime
Cover of Still This Love Goes On by Buffy Sainte-Marie

25. Still This Love Goes On

By: Buffy Sainte-Marie

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A love letter to Indigenous communities everywhere, this picture book gorgeously illustrated by Jul… read more

Similar categories in Buffy Sainte-Marie's Still This Love Goes On book and Daniel Bernstrom's Song in the City

  • music
  • poetry
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
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26. The Talk

By: Alicia D. Williams

4.58

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

As a little boy grows into a bigger boy, ready to take on the world, he first must have that very d… read more

Similar categories in Alicia D. Williams's The Talk book and Daniel Bernstrom's Song in the City

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • african american
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27. Dancing Hands: A Story of Friendship in Filipino Sign Language

By: Joanna Que

4.13

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This picture book about friendship and sign language, originally published in the Philippines in co… read more

Similar categories in Joanna Que's Dancing Hands: A Story of Friendship in Filipino Sign Language book and Daniel Bernstrom's Song in the City

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • disability
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28. Song in the City

By: Daniel Bernstrom

4.33

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From Daniel Bernstrom, the acclaimed author of One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree, comes a … read more

Similar categories in Daniel Bernstrom's Song in the City book and Daniel Bernstrom's Song in the City

  • music
  • poetry
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • cities
  • african american
  • storytime
  • disability
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29. The Red Jacket

By: Bob Holt

4.14

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Jory John and Pete Oswald's The Bad Seed and Jon Klassen's I Want My Hat Back !… read more

Similar categories in Bob Holt's The Red Jacket book and Daniel Bernstrom's Song in the City

  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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30. The Together Tree

By: Aisha Saeed

4.27

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

All Are Welcome meets Be Kind in this poignant and accessible picture book about the power every by… read more

Similar categories in Aisha Saeed's The Together Tree book and Daniel Bernstrom's Song in the City

  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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31. The Yellow Bus

By: Loren Long

4.36

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Love and Hello, Lighthouse , The Yellow Bus from #1 New York Times bestselling … read more

Similar categories in Loren Long's The Yellow Bus book and Daniel Bernstrom's Song in the City

  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

31 best-selling childrens books like Song in the City by Daniel Bernstrom

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

Hot Dog

Doug Salati

4.29

Transform Your Habits

Berry Song

Michaela Goade

4.43

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There Was a Party for Langston

Jason Reynolds

4.48

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18 Top fiction books like The Yellow Bus by Loren Long

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Orris and Timble: The Beginning

Kate DiCamillo

4.37

Transform Your Habits

Luigi, the Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten

Michelle Knudsen

4.43

Transform Your Habits

I Lived Inside a Whale

Xin Li

4.35

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The Last Zookeeper

Aaron Becker

4.24

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