25 Best picture books books like The First Notes: The Story of Do, Re, Mi by Julie Andrews

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The First Notes: The Story of Do, Re, Mi

By: Julie Andrews

4.33

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A stunning new picture book from beloved icon Julie Andrews and her daughter, Emma Walton Hamilton,…

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1. The Watermelon Seed

By: Greg Pizzoli

4.09

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

With perfect comic pacing, Greg Pizzoli introduces us to one funny crocodile who has one big fear: … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
"I love watermelon! Chomp! Chomp! Chomp!"

-Greg Pizzoli, The Watermelon Seed

2. Beyond the Pond

By: Joseph Kuefler

3.91

Format: 2 pages, Hardcover

Just behind an ordinary house filled with too little fun, Ernest D. decides that today will be the … read more

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3. Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music

By: Margarita Engle , Rafael López

3.40

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Girls cannot be drummers.Long ago on an island filled with music, no one questioned that rule--unti… read more

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4. Twenty and Ten

By: William Pène du Bois , Claire Huchet Bishop

2.76

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

During the Nazi occupation of France, twenty ordinary French kids in a boarding school agree to hid… read more

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5. A Boy, a Mouse, and a Spider: The Story of E. B. White

By: Lauren Castillo , Barbara Herkert

3.97

Format: 12 pages, Hardcover

A lyrical biography of E. B. White, beloved author of Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little, written by… read more

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6. I Can Be Anything! Don't Tell Me I Can't

By: Diane Dillon

3.82

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Like most girls and boys, Zoe enthusiastically embraces the wonders of our world and its infinite p… read more

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7. Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear

By: Sophie Blackall , Lindsay Mattick

4.34

Format: 640 pages, Hardcover

Before there was Winnie-the-Pooh, there was a real bear named Winnie. In 1914, during World War I, … read more

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8. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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9. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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10. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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11. Home in the Woods

By: Eliza Wheeler

4.57

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This picture book from Eliza Wheeler is based on her grandmother's childhood and pays homage to a f… read more

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  • historical
  • picture books
  • childrens
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12. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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13. Grumpy Monkey

By: Suzanne Lang

4.39

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A hilarious picture book about dealing with unexplained feelings…and the danger in suppressing them… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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14. 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 Julie Andrews's The First Notes: The Story of Do, Re, Mi

  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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15. 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

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  • art
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • juvenile
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16. The Christmas Book Flood

By: Emily Kilgore

4.17

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

This lovely and lyrical picture book, based on a real Icelandic tradition, brings all the sparkle … read more

Similar categories in Emily Kilgore's The Christmas Book Flood book and Julie Andrews's The First Notes: The Story of Do, Re, Mi

  • art
  • historical
  • picture books
  • childrens
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17. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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18. Very Good Hats

By: Emma Straub

4.02

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The first picture book by bestselling novelist Emma Straub, this joyous and inventive read-aloud wi… read more

Similar categories in Emma Straub's Very Good Hats book and Julie Andrews's The First Notes: The Story of Do, Re, Mi

  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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19. Outside In

By: Deborah Underwood

4.24

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Outside is waiting, the most patient playmate of all. The most generous friend. The most miraculous… read more

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  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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20. Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Sleigh!

By: Mo Willems

4.25

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning author and illustrator Mo Willems comes a new hol… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion by Shannon Stocker

21. Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion

By: Shannon Stocker

4.50

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

This picture book tells the true story of world-famous deaf percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie. T… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Stocker's Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion book and Julie Andrews's The First Notes: The Story of Do, Re, Mi

  • music
  • art
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
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22. Song After Song: The Musical Life of Julie Andrews

By: Julie Hedlund

4.46

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This picture book biography explores the early life of film star, theater performer, singer, and pu… read more

Similar categories in Julie Hedlund's Song After Song: The Musical Life of Julie Andrews book and Julie Andrews's The First Notes: The Story of Do, Re, Mi

  • music
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust by Elisa Boxer

23. Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust

By: Elisa Boxer

4.47

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The remarkable true story of how a toy duck smuggled forged identity papers for Jewish refugees dur… read more

Similar categories in Elisa Boxer's Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust book and Julie Andrews's The First Notes: The Story of Do, Re, Mi

  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
Cover of Stars of the Night: The Courageous Children of the Czech Kindertransport by Caren Stelson

24. Stars of the Night: The Courageous Children of the Czech Kindertransport

By: Caren Stelson

4.47

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This powerful story is told from the collective perspective of the children who were rescued from C… read more

Similar categories in Caren Stelson's Stars of the Night: The Courageous Children of the Czech Kindertransport book and Julie Andrews's The First Notes: The Story of Do, Re, Mi

  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
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25. 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

Similar categories in Nikki Grimes's A Walk in the Woods book and Julie Andrews's The First Notes: The Story of Do, Re, Mi

  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of by Kirsten W. Larson

26. The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of

By: Kirsten W. Larson

4.35

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A poetic picture book celebrating the life and scientific discoveries of the groundbreaking astrono… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
Cover of The Corgi and the Queen by Caroline L. Perry

27. The Corgi and the Queen

By: Caroline L. Perry

4.55

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Even a monarch needs a best friend and Queen Elizabeth II found one in a corgi pup she named Susan.… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
Cover of The First Notes: The Story of Do, Re, Mi by Julie Andrews

28. The First Notes: The Story of Do, Re, Mi

By: Julie Andrews

4.33

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A stunning new picture book from beloved icon Julie Andrews and her daughter, Emma Walton Hamilton,… read more

Similar categories in Julie Andrews's The First Notes: The Story of Do, Re, Mi book and Julie Andrews's The First Notes: The Story of Do, Re, Mi

  • music
  • art
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
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29. Gertie, The Darling Duck of WWII

By: Shari Swanson

4.29

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In 1945, the attention of the United States, along with the rest of the world, was focused on World… read more

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  • history
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Mr. McCloskey's Marvelous Mallards: The Making of Make Way for Ducklings by Emma Bland Smith

30. Mr. McCloskey's Marvelous Mallards: The Making of Make Way for Ducklings

By: Emma Bland Smith

4.19

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the classic and beloved picture book Make Way for Du… read more

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  • art
  • history
  • biography
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Elephants Remember: A True Story by Jennifer  O'Connell

31. Elephants Remember: A True Story

By: Jennifer O'Connell

4.41

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The deep bond between Lawrence Anthony and the traumatized matriarch of the wild elephant herd he s… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • biography
  • childrens

10 must-read history books like The First Notes: The Story of Do, Re, Mi by Julie Andrews

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An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)

Kwame Alexander

4.63

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Shannon Stocker

4.50

Transform Your Habits

Song After Song: The Musical Life of Julie Andrews

Julie Hedlund

4.46

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Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust

Elisa Boxer

4.47

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10 must-read history books like Mr. McCloskey's Marvelous Mallards: The Making of Make Way for Ducklings by Emma Bland Smith

Transform Your Habits

An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)

Kwame Alexander

4.63

Transform Your Habits

Make Way: The Story of Robert McCloskey, Nancy Schön, and Some Very Famous Ducklings

Angela Burke Kunkel

4.39

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Caroline L. Perry

4.55

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Chana Stiefel

4.63

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