22 must-read childrens books like Animals in Surprising Shades: Poems About Earth's Colorful Creatures by Susan Johnston Taylor

Cover of Animals in Surprising Shades: Poems About Earth's Colorful Creatures by Susan Johnston Taylor

Animals in Surprising Shades: Poems About Earth's Colorful Creatures

By: Susan Johnston Taylor

4.83

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Rosy pinks, regal blues, radiant greens Adorn birds, bugs, snails, slugs. Instead of paint on can…

If you liked the childrens plot in Animals in Surprising Shades: Poems About Earth's Colorful Creatures by Susan Johnston Taylor , here is a list of 22 books like this:

Cover of The House Before Falling into the Sea by Ann Suk Wang

1. The House Before Falling into the Sea

By: Ann Suk Wang

4.35

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

A child and her family take in refugees during the Korean War in this poignant picture book about c… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Song After Song: The Musical Life of Julie Andrews by Julie Hedlund

2. 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

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Animals in Pants: A Poetry Picture Book by Suzy Levinson

3. Animals in Pants: A Poetry Picture Book

By: Suzy Levinson

4.33

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Author Suzy Levinson and artists Kristen and Kevin Howdeshell present an irreverently illustrated p… read more

Similar categories in Suzy Levinson's Animals in Pants: A Poetry Picture Book book and Susan Johnston Taylor's Animals in Surprising Shades: Poems About Earth's Colorful Creatures

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Loud Librarian by Jenna Beatrice

4. The Loud Librarian

By: Jenna Beatrice

4.06

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

A little librarian with a larger-than-life voice finds her place in this sweet and uproarious pictu… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of How to Hatch a Reader by Kari Ann Gonzalez

5. How to Hatch a Reader

By: Kari Ann Gonzalez

4.53

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Learning to read can be tricky, but a good teacher can make all the difference! When your feathe… read more

Similar categories in Kari Ann Gonzalez's How to Hatch a Reader book and Susan Johnston Taylor's Animals in Surprising Shades: Poems About Earth's Colorful Creatures

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Finley: A Moose on the Caboose by Candace Spizzirri

6. Finley: A Moose on the Caboose

By: Candace Spizzirri

4.66

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

"Rules are rules” and wild animals aren’t allowed on trains . . . or so says Conductor Jones. Yo… read more

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  • picture books
  • animals
  • childrens
Cover of Nudi Gill: Poison Powerhouse of the Sea by Bonnie Kelso

7. Nudi Gill: Poison Powerhouse of the Sea

By: Bonnie Kelso

4.55

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Meet Gill, a flashy nudibranch (noo-de-brank) living a fierce and fascinating life in the ocean wit… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of A Book for Bear by Ellen L. Ramsey

8. A Book for Bear

By: Ellen L. Ramsey

4.17

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this charming and heartfelt story, a book-loving bear and a book-loving girl hatch a plan to fin… read more

Similar categories in Ellen L. Ramsey's A Book for Bear book and Susan Johnston Taylor's Animals in Surprising Shades: Poems About Earth's Colorful Creatures

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Great Carrier Reef by Jessica Stremer

9. Great Carrier Reef

By: Jessica Stremer

4.52

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

An outstanding STEM picture book documenting the transformation of an aircraft carrier that was gut… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
Cover of River of Dust: The Life-Giving Link Between North Africa and the Amazon by Jilanne Hoffmann

10. River of Dust: The Life-Giving Link Between North Africa and the Amazon

By: Jilanne Hoffmann

4.60

Format: 48 pages, Kindle Edition

Over and Under the Rainforest meets This Is How We Do It in A River of Dust—a celebration of global… read more

Similar categories in Jilanne Hoffmann's River of Dust: The Life-Giving Link Between North Africa and the Amazon book and Susan Johnston Taylor's Animals in Surprising Shades: Poems About Earth's Colorful Creatures

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
Cover of Animals in Surprising Shades: Poems About Earth's Colorful Creatures by Susan Johnston Taylor

11. Animals in Surprising Shades: Poems About Earth's Colorful Creatures

By: Susan Johnston Taylor

4.83

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Rosy pinks, regal blues, radiant greens Adorn birds, bugs, snails, slugs. Instead of paint on can… read more

Similar categories in Susan Johnston Taylor's Animals in Surprising Shades: Poems About Earth's Colorful Creatures book and Susan Johnston Taylor's Animals in Surprising Shades: Poems About Earth's Colorful Creatures

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
Cover of Deep, Deep Down: The Secret Underwater Poetry of the Mariana Trench by Lydia Lukidis

12. Deep, Deep Down: The Secret Underwater Poetry of the Mariana Trench

By: Lydia Lukidis

4.66

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Deep, deep down, at the very bottom of the ocean, lies a secret world. Through lyrical narration, t… read more

Similar categories in Lydia Lukidis's Deep, Deep Down: The Secret Underwater Poetry of the Mariana Trench book and Susan Johnston Taylor's Animals in Surprising Shades: Poems About Earth's Colorful Creatures

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
Cover of Love Will Turn You Around by Mary  Munson

13. Love Will Turn You Around

By: Mary Munson

4.58

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Some days everything seems wrong, and life can make you feel . . . bent out of shape. In Love Wi… read more

Similar categories in Mary Munson's Love Will Turn You Around book and Susan Johnston Taylor's Animals in Surprising Shades: Poems About Earth's Colorful Creatures

  • picture books
Cover of A Stone Is a Story by Leslie Barnard Booth

14. A Stone Is a Story

By: Leslie Barnard Booth

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Follow a stone’s journey through time as it faces ice, water, wind, and scorching heat in this beau… read more

Similar categories in Leslie Barnard Booth's A Stone Is a Story book and Susan Johnston Taylor's Animals in Surprising Shades: Poems About Earth's Colorful Creatures

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
Cover of I Ship: A Container Ship's Colossal Journey by Kelly Rice Schmitt

15. I Ship: A Container Ship's Colossal Journey

By: Kelly Rice Schmitt

4.40

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Made of steel, / colossal, / strong, / I ship around the world. Come aboard a massive container shi… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Rice Schmitt's I Ship: A Container Ship's Colossal Journey book and Susan Johnston Taylor's Animals in Surprising Shades: Poems About Earth's Colorful Creatures

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Ofrenda That We Built by Jolene Gutiérrez

16. The Ofrenda That We Built

By: Jolene Gutiérrez

4.80

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Learn about and celebrate the Day of the Dead! With warmth and energy, this spirited picture book i… read more

Similar categories in Jolene Gutiérrez's The Ofrenda That We Built book and Susan Johnston Taylor's Animals in Surprising Shades: Poems About Earth's Colorful Creatures

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Planet We Call Home by Aimee Isaac

17. The Planet We Call Home

By: Aimee Isaac

4.39

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A lyrical and loving ode to Planet Earth and the ways in which its many features are interconnected… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • nature
Cover of A Dupatta Is... by Marzieh Abbas

18. A Dupatta Is...

By: Marzieh Abbas

4.39

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A Dupatta Is..., written by Marzieh Abbas and vividly brought to life by the artwork of Anu Chouhan… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Ladybug Launch: Inspired by a True Story of Chinitas in Space by Melissa Trempe

19. Ladybug Launch: Inspired by a True Story of Chinitas in Space

By: Melissa Trempe

4.69

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Based on a true story, this out-of-this-world picture book follows the exciting scientific journey … read more

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  • picture books
  • science
Cover of A Love Letter to My Library by Lisa Katzenberger

20. A Love Letter to My Library

By: Lisa Katzenberger

4.44

Format: 38 pages, Kindle Edition

A heartwarming picture book love letter to libraries and all the moments that make them so special!… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of This Book Is Definitely Not Cursed by Megan Woodward

21. This Book Is Definitely Not Cursed

By: Megan Woodward

4.45

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Engage even the most can’t-sit-still little ones with this laugh-out-loud, interactive picture book… read more

Similar categories in Megan Woodward's This Book Is Definitely Not Cursed book and Susan Johnston Taylor's Animals in Surprising Shades: Poems About Earth's Colorful Creatures

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of I Am a Thundercloud by Leah Moser

22. I Am a Thundercloud

By: Leah Moser

4.65

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Big feelings are hard to manage, especially when you’re a small person trying to understand yoursel… read more

Similar categories in Leah Moser's I Am a Thundercloud book and Susan Johnston Taylor's Animals in Surprising Shades: Poems About Earth's Colorful Creatures

  • picture books
Cover of Hanukkah Pajamakkahs by Dara Henry

23. Hanukkah Pajamakkahs

By: Dara Henry

4.84

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A lively picture book celebrating holiday traditions, the patience of parenting, sibling relationsh… read more

Similar categories in Dara Henry's Hanukkah Pajamakkahs book and Susan Johnston Taylor's Animals in Surprising Shades: Poems About Earth's Colorful Creatures

  • picture books
Cover of Remembering Mom's Kubbat Halab by Medeia Sharif

24. Remembering Mom's Kubbat Halab

By: Medeia Sharif

4.56

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When a loved one dies, remembering them through shared experiences and the ways they expressed thei… read more

Similar categories in Medeia Sharif's Remembering Mom's Kubbat Halab book and Susan Johnston Taylor's Animals in Surprising Shades: Poems About Earth's Colorful Creatures

  • picture books
Cover of Goat's Boat Won't Float: A Goat & Turkey Story (A Goat & Turkey, 1) by Kim A. Larson

25. Goat's Boat Won't Float: A Goat & Turkey Story (A Goat & Turkey, 1)

By: Kim A. Larson

4.92

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

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  • picture books
Cover of Milkweed for Monarchs by Christine Van Zandt

26. Milkweed for Monarchs

By: Christine Van Zandt

4.73

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Bold, gold, the chrysalis gleams. And deep down inside . . . the butterfly dreams. Every year, mona… read more

Similar categories in Christine Van Zandt's Milkweed for Monarchs book and Susan Johnston Taylor's Animals in Surprising Shades: Poems About Earth's Colorful Creatures

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
Cover of Abuelo's Flower Shop by Jackie Morera

27. Abuelo's Flower Shop

By: Jackie Morera

4.81

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

"Te recuerdo y te extraño." I remember you, and I miss you. Elena is finally old enough to sell flo… read more

Similar categories in Jackie Morera's Abuelo's Flower Shop book and Susan Johnston Taylor's Animals in Surprising Shades: Poems About Earth's Colorful Creatures

  • picture books
Cover of Debbie's Song by Ellen Leventhal

28. Debbie's Song

By: Ellen Leventhal

4.65

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Debbie Friedman always had music inside her, and she dreamed of using her love of singing to do wha… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of In a Cave by Heather Ferranti Kinser

29. In a Cave

By: Heather Ferranti Kinser

4.39

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Work up an appetite for cave popcorn as you journey into a subterranean world filled with dazzling … read more

Similar categories in Heather Ferranti Kinser's In a Cave book and Susan Johnston Taylor's Animals in Surprising Shades: Poems About Earth's Colorful Creatures

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • nature
Cover of A Christmas Eve Wish For Santa by Deb Adamson

30. A Christmas Eve Wish For Santa

By: Deb Adamson

4.88

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Cozy up with this sweet rhyming bedtime story this Christmas season and wish Santa a safe journey a… read more

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  • picture books
Cover of Up, Up, Ever Up! Junko Tabei: A Life in the Mountains by Anita Yasuda

31. Up, Up, Ever Up! Junko Tabei: A Life in the Mountains

By: Anita Yasuda

4.79

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The grit of  How to Solve a Problem  meets the lyricism of  Drum Dream Girl  in Anita Yasuda’s evoc… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books

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