21 best-selling childrens books like It Could Have Been Worse by A.H. Benjamin

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It Could Have Been Worse

By: A.H. Benjamin

4.08

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

While walking home, an "unlucky" mouse suffers minor mishaps which repeatedly save him from being e…

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1. Would You Rather...

By: John Burningham

4.02

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Would you rather have supper in a castle, breakfast in a balloon, or tea on the river? Would you ra… read more

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  • picture books
  • animals
  • childrens
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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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  • animals
  • fiction
  • childrens
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3. The Tiger Who Came to Tea

By: Judith Kerr

4.25

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

For over 30 years children have been enthralled and delighted by this fanciful tale of a tiger join… read more

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  • animals
  • fiction
  • childrens
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4. Where's My Mom?

By: Julia Donaldson , Axel Scheffler

4.30

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When little monkey can't find his mother, butterfly offers to help in the search. Little monkey say… read more

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  • animals
  • fiction
  • childrens
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5. The Day the Crayons Came Home

By: Oliver Jeffers , Drew Daywalt

4.40

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Duncan's Crayons are back with yet another wild range of colorful demands! Boy, Duncan's crayons… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
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6. The Very Hungry Caterpillar

By: Eric Carle

4.33

Format: 26 pages, Board book

THE all-time classic story, from generation to generation, sold somewhere in the world every 30 sec… read more

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  • animals
  • fiction
  • childrens
"On Saturday, he ate through one piece of chocolate cake, one ice-cream cone, one pickle, one slice of Swiss cheese, one slice of salami, one lollipop, one piece of cherry pie, one sausage, one cupcak…"

-Eric Carle, The Very Hungry Caterpillar

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7. Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?

By: Shel Silverstein

4.30

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Looking for a new pet? Bored with cats, dogs, goldfish, gerbils, and hamsters? How about a cheap rh… read more

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  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • childrens
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8. And Tango Makes Three

By: Henry Cole , Justin Richardson , Peter Parnell

4.30

Format: None pages,

In the zoo there are all kinds of animal families. But Tango's family is not like any of the others… read more

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  • animals
  • childrens
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9. Tabby McTat

By: Julia Donaldson , Axel Scheffler

3.75

Format: None pages,

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  • animals
  • fiction
  • childrens
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10. Grandad's Island

By: Benji Davies

4.50

Format: 122 pages, ebook

After the phenomenal success of The Storm Whale and On Sudden Hill, this new book by Benji Davies d… read more

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  • picture books
  • animals
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  • childrens
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11. A Bear Called Paddington (Paddington, #1)

By: Michael Bond , Peggy Fortnum

4.23

Format: 159 pages, Paperback

An alternate cover edition of this ISBN can be found here. Mr. and Mrs. Brown first met Paddingt… read more

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  • animals
  • fiction
  • childrens
"I'm not a criminal,"

-Michael Bond, A Bear Called Paddington (Paddington, #1)

"[Paddington] looked up to see that Mrs Brown had been joined by a little girl, with laughing blue eyes and long, fair hair."

-Michael Bond, A Bear Called Paddington (Paddington, #1)

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12. Guess How Much I Love You

By: Sam McBratney , Anita Jeram

3.10

Format: 151 pages, Board book

"Guess how much I love you," says Little Nutbrown Hare. Little Nutbrown Hare shows his daddy how mu… read more

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  • animals
  • fiction
  • childrens

13. 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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  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Harry and the Dinosaurs Go To School (Harry and the Dinosaurs) by Ian Whybrow

14. Harry and the Dinosaurs Go To School (Harry and the Dinosaurs)

By: Ian Whybrow

4.40

Format: None pages, Hardcover

It's the first day of school! Harry is nervous because he isn't sure what to expect. Triceratops is… read more

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  • animals
  • fiction
  • childrens
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15. On the Way Home

By: Jill Murphy

4.67

Format: 121 pages, Paperback

Claire has hurt her knee so she sets off home to tell her mom all about it. On the way she meets he… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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16. The Crunching Munching Caterpillar

By: Jack Tickle , Sheridan Cain

4.30

Format: None pages, Paperback

Hungry Caterpillar crunches and munches his way through the blackberry bush; all the while his frie… read more

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  • animals
  • childrens

17. Poo in the Zoo!

By: Steve Smallman , Ada Grey

4.27

Format: 217 pages, Hardcover

Bob McGrew, the head keeper at the zoo, loves his job -- except when he has to clean up the poo! On… read more

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18. Rumble in the Jungle

By: Giles Andreae , David Wojtowycz

3.87

Format: 291 pages, Paperback

"There's a rumble in the jungle, there's a whisper in the trees; the animals are waking up and rust… read more

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19. The Bumblebear

By: Nadia Shireen

3.43

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

There's a new bee at Bee School. But that bee is not a bee. . . . It's a Bear! Cheeky, sneaky Norma… read more

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20. Life Doesn't Frighten Me

By: Maya Angelou , Jean-Michel Basquiat , None

4.50

Format: 142 pages, Hardcover

"Shadows on the wall Noises down the hall Life doesn't frighten me at all" Maya Angelou's brave, de… read more

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21. The Snail and the Whale

By: Julia Donaldson , Axel Scheffler

4.40

Format: None pages, Paperback

A snail longs to see the world and hitches a lift on a whale's tail. Together they go on an amazing… read more

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22. Pirates Love Underpants

By: Claire Freedman , Ben Cort

3.99

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

Grab your peg leg and your parrot--and don't forget the underpants! This wacky picture book pairs p… read more

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23. The Gruffalo's Child

By: Julia Donaldson , Axel Scheffler

3.80

Format: 212 pages, Hardcover

The Gruffalo said that no gruffalo should ever set foot in the deep dark wood. But one wild and win… read more

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24. The Gruffalo (Gruffalo, #1)

By: Julia Donaldson , Axel Scheffler

4.46

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Just what is the Gruffalo? He has terrible tusks... and terrible claws... and terrible teeth in … read more

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  • animals
  • fiction
  • childrens

25. Up and Down (The Boy, #4)

By: Oliver Jeffers

4.34

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From the illustrator of the #1 smash hitThe Day the Crayons Quit comes a humorous, resonant tale ab… read more

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26. Poppleton

By: Cynthia Rylant , Mark Teague

2.83

Format: 24 pages, Paperback

Poppleton the pig makes a friend, reads a library book about adventure, and helps a sick friend get… read more

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27. Fox in Socks

By: Dr. Seuss

4.44

Format: 212 pages, Paperback

In this hilarious book, the irrepressible Fox in Socks teaches a baffled Mr. Knox some of the slick… read more

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28. I Am a Tiger

By: Karl Newson

3.95

Format: 26 pages, Hardcover

When is a mouse not a mouse? When he's a tiger of course! This funny story is all about being who y… read more

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  • animals
  • fiction
  • childrens
Cover of It Could Have Been Worse by A.H. Benjamin

29. It Could Have Been Worse

By: A.H. Benjamin

4.08

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

While walking home, an "unlucky" mouse suffers minor mishaps which repeatedly save him from being e… read more

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  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • childrens
Cover of Laughing Giraffe (African Animal Tales) by Adrienne Hadithi, Mwenye; Kennaway

30. Laughing Giraffe (African Animal Tales)

By: Adrienne Hadithi, Mwenye; Kennaway

3.90

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In the days long ago, Giraffe was the noisiest animal on the Great African Plain. He shouted a lot … read more

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31. Here Comes Frankie!

By: Tim Hopgood

4.20

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

When Frankie starts to play, amazing things happen! Frankie is a quiet boy. He lives on a quiet str… read more

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16 must-read fiction books like It Could Have Been Worse by A.H. Benjamin

Transform Your Habits

Lost and Found (The Boy, #2)

Oliver Jeffers

4.34

Transform Your Habits

The Tiger Who Came to Tea

Judith Kerr

4.25

Transform Your Habits

Where's My Mom?

Julia Donaldson , Axel Scheffler

4.30

Transform Your Habits

The Day the Crayons Came Home

Oliver Jeffers , Drew Daywalt

4.40

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11 must-read childrens books like Here Comes Frankie! by Tim Hopgood

Transform Your Habits

Lost and Found (The Boy, #2)

Oliver Jeffers

4.34

Transform Your Habits

The Tiger Who Came to Tea

Judith Kerr

4.25

Transform Your Habits

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Eric Carle

4.33

Transform Your Habits

Tiddler: The Story-Telling Fish

Julia Donaldson , Axel Scheffler

4.49

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