15 must-read fiction books like Come Again, Pelican by Don Freeman

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Come Again, Pelican

By: Don Freeman

4.41

Format: 44 pages, Hardcover

From the creator of Corduroy, a newly restored classic picture book that celebrates a child’s bond …

If you liked the fiction plot in Come Again, Pelican by Don Freeman , here is a list of 15 books like this:

1. Psalms: The Prayer Book of the Bible

By: Dietrich Bonhoeffer

3.27

Format: None pages, Paperback

In this beautiful little book, Bonhoeffer guides the Christian to the Scriptures for lessons in how… read more

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2. No Cats in the Library

By: Lauren Emmons

4.46

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A stray cat follows her love of books all the way to a new library home in this charming debut pict… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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3. The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading

By: James Patterson

3.92

Format: 335 pages, Hardcover

Booksellers and librarians are superheroes, saving lives every single day. Here are their amazing, … read more

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"Different books speak to us at different times."

-James Patterson, The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading

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4. The Swans of Harlem: Five Black Ballerinas, Fifty Years of Sisterhood, and Their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking History

By: Karen Valby

4.31

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The forgotten story of a pioneering group of five Black ballerinas and their fifty-year sisterhood,… read more

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5. Delicates (Sheets, #2)

By: Brenna Thummler

4.19

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Following the events of the bestselling graphic novel Sheets, Delicates brings Brenna Thummler’s be… read more

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  • fiction
"Everyone has ghosts. I think we all need to learn that there's no shame in letting them out."

-Brenna Thummler, Delicates (Sheets, #2)

"Humans are delicate too. The teensiest mistake can ruin them, even if you do everything else right. Just because mistakes seem small and insignificant doesn’t mean they are."

-Brenna Thummler, Delicates (Sheets, #2)

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6. The Coast Road

By: Alan Murrin

3.99

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A poignant and heartbreaking debut novel set in the 1990s in a claustrophobic coast town. With divo… read more

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  • fiction
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7. Sleepy Sheepy and the Sheepover

By: Lucy Ruth Cummins

3.94

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

From critically acclaimed author Lucy Ruth Cummins and Pete Oswald, New York Times bestselling illu… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Love on a Whim (Cape Cod Creamery, #3) by Suzanne Woods Fisher

8. Love on a Whim (Cape Cod Creamery, #3)

By: Suzanne Woods Fisher

4.29

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Brynn Haywood's impulsive marriage to a man she'd known less than 24 hours leaves her with deep reg… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Ursula Upside Down by Corey R. Tabor

9. Ursula Upside Down

By: Corey R. Tabor

4.36

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Ursula the catfish finds confidence in seeing the world her own way in another innovative, flipped-… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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10. Come Again, Pelican

By: Don Freeman

4.41

Format: 44 pages, Hardcover

From the creator of Corduroy, a newly restored classic picture book that celebrates a child’s bond … read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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11. How to Heal a Gryphon (Giada the Healer #1)

By: Meg Cannistra

3.89

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

To save her family, she’ll have to make a dangerous bargain and tip the scales off balance. With… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Women in the Valley of the Kings: The Untold Story of Women Egyptologists in the Gilded Age by Kathleen Sheppard

12. Women in the Valley of the Kings: The Untold Story of Women Egyptologists in the Gilded Age

By: Kathleen Sheppard

3.65

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The never-before-told story of the women Egyptologists who paved the way of exploration in Egypt an… read more

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13. The Night of Baba Yaga

By: Akira Otani

3.40

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

In this no-holds-barred queer thriller, a fierce mixed-race fighter develops a powerful attachment … read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Between Two Sounds: Arvo Pärt’s Journey to His Musical Language by Joonas  Sildre

14. Between Two Sounds: Arvo Pärt’s Journey to His Musical Language

By: Joonas Sildre

4.61

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Between Two Sounds follows the life of world-famous composer Arvo Pärt from his birth in Estonia in… read more

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15. The Journey of The Little Prince: With stars that glow in the dark!

By: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

4.03

Format: 22 pages, Board Book

A magical retelling of the timeless classic - With stars that glow in the dark! The Little Prince v… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of The Inconvenient Gospel: A Southern Prophet Tackles War, Wealth, Race, and Religion by Clarence Jordan

16. The Inconvenient Gospel: A Southern Prophet Tackles War, Wealth, Race, and Religion

By: Clarence Jordan

4.51

Format: 152 pages, Paperback

"Clarence Jordan spoke with an unwavering prophetic voice. He firmly rejected materialism, militari… read more

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17. Home in a Lunchbox

By: Cherry Mo

4.62

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Cherry Mo's stunning debut is about a young girl who immigrates to America and finds home in an une… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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18. The Booklover's Library

By: Madeline Martin

4.24

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

A heartwarming story about a mother and daughter in wartime England and the power of the books that… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Masala Chai, Fast and Slow by Rajani LaRocca

19. Masala Chai, Fast and Slow

By: Rajani LaRocca

4.30

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Newbery Honoree Rajani LaRocca, author of I’ll Go and Come Back, turns her focus to a careful, deli… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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20. Duck Duck Taco Truck

By: Laura Lavoie

4.12

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

It's a summer showdown at the beach as two taco slinging ducks see their turf taken over by an ente… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Advent for Everyone: A Journey with the Apostles: A Daily Devotional by N.T. Wright

21. Advent for Everyone: A Journey with the Apostles: A Daily Devotional

By: N.T. Wright

4.16

Format: 136 pages, Paperback

Advent for Everyone: A Journey with the Apostles provides readers with an inspirational guide throu… read more

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Cover of City of Secrets (Detective Margaret Nolan, #4) by P.J. Tracy

22. City of Secrets (Detective Margaret Nolan, #4)

By: P.J. Tracy

4.10

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

LAPD Detective Margaret Nolan returns in P. J. Tracy’s City of Secrets, the next book in the series… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Pearl's Lost Pearls (Gossie & Friends) by Olivier Dunrea

23. Pearl's Lost Pearls (Gossie & Friends)

By: Olivier Dunrea

3.60

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Pearl wears her pearl necklace everywhere, every day—until it goes missing! A book for anyone who's… read more

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  • picture books
Cover of Big Bear and Little Bear Go Fishing by Amy Hest

24. Big Bear and Little Bear Go Fishing

By: Amy Hest

4.10

Format: None pages, None

An unhurried fishing trip, with blueberry scones in tow, introduces a new bear duo sure to charm fa… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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25. Bear's Lost Glasses

By: Leo Timmers

4.24

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Beer gaat op zoek naar zijn bril. Hij moet hem terugvinden! Misschien weet Giraf waar hij is geblev… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Snow Thief (A Squirrel & Bird Book) by Alice Hemming

26. The Snow Thief (A Squirrel & Bird Book)

By: Alice Hemming

4.23

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author of The Leaf Thief comes the funny snowy companion picture bo… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of The Minor Miracle: The Amazing Adventures of Noah Minor by Meredith   Davis

27. The Minor Miracle: The Amazing Adventures of Noah Minor

By: Meredith Davis

4.21

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

What happens when an average kid finds out he has not-so-average powers? And what if the bad guy th… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of This is the Way in Dogtown by Ya-Ling Huang

28. This is the Way in Dogtown

By: Ya-Ling Huang

4.08

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

This is the way we brush our teeth, brush our teeth, brush our teeth, This is the way we brush … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of A Dragon for Hanukkah by Sarah Mlynowski

29. A Dragon for Hanukkah

By: Sarah Mlynowski

4.06

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Just in time for the holiday season, New York Times bestselling author Sarah Mlynowski makes her da… read more

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  • picture books
Cover of With or Without Me: A Memoir of Losing and Finding by Esther Maria Magnis

30. With or Without Me: A Memoir of Losing and Finding

By: Esther Maria Magnis

4.24

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

Where is God when your loved one gets cancer? The easy answers are all wrong. With or Without Me… read more

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31. Finding the Way to Faraway Valley

By: Cecilia Heikkila

4.08

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Discover and protect wild places with a little polar bear and his grandpa in this heart-warming and… read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens

15 Best childrens books like Come Again, Pelican by Don Freeman

Transform Your Habits

No Cats in the Library

Lauren Emmons

4.46

Transform Your Habits

Sleepy Sheepy and the Sheepover

Lucy Ruth Cummins

3.94

Transform Your Habits

Ursula Upside Down

Corey R. Tabor

4.36

Transform Your Habits

Come Again, Pelican

Don Freeman

4.41

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8 must-read religion books like With or Without Me: A Memoir of Losing and Finding by Esther Maria Magnis

Transform Your Habits

Humble Roots: How Humility Grounds and Nourishes Your Soul

Hannah Anderson

3.95

Transform Your Habits

Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved

Kate Bowler

3.80

Transform Your Habits

All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir

Beth Moore

4.47

Transform Your Habits

Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church

Nijay K. Gupta

4.35

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