18 must-read picture books books like Bella & Blue by Berrie Torgan-Randall

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Bella & Blue

By: Berrie Torgan-Randall

4.83

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

Eight year old Bella has anxiety. Small things aren't so small for Bella. But with the help of …

If you liked the picture books plot in Bella & Blue by Berrie Torgan-Randall , here is a list of 18 books like this:

1. One Crazy Summer (Gaither Sisters, #1)

By: Rita Williams-Garcia

4.30

Format: 373 pages, Hardcover

In the summer of 1968, after travelling from Brooklyn to Oakland, California, to spend a month with… read more

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2. The Last Mapmaker

By: Christina Soontornvat

4.15

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A high-seas adventure set in a Thai-inspired fantasy world. As assistant to Mangkon’s most celeb… read more

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  • childrens
"I couldn't see it then, but I could see it now. I opened my eyes, releasing another stream of tears. I had been trying so hard to run from my past. But the past was like mottlefish ink. Even if it fa…"

-Christina Soontornvat, The Last Mapmaker

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3. Simon Sort of Says

By: Erin Bow

4.31

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Simon O’Keeffe’s biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad accidentally gave a squirrel a ho… read more

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"Dad picks Denver [to get his rabies shots], and he's totally fine, but he's going to be away for three days. "Just like Jesus," Mom says. I can hear the phone say, "Isobel!"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"In the tabernacle did the [squirrel]--" "Eat the Host?" says Dad. "Yes he did." "And was it--" "Consecrated?" says Dad. "Yes it was." ... "What, uh, happened to the squirrel?" "That squirrel is now 3…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"The dog- Todd?- looks up from its leaking beer, puffs a sigh, then crosses the room to head-butt the fridge door closed. "Ummm" I manage "Did you see he got a--" "It's okay," she says. "He only has o…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

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4. Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping

By: Matthew Salesses

4.47

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A groundbreaking resource for fiction writers, teachers, and students, this manifesto and practica… read more

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"Workshops operate on the golden-rule policy: do for others as you want for yourself. Your fellow classmates will see from your comments what kind of feedback to give no matter how much of a push the …"

-Matthew Salesses, Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping

"You should ask macro questions and point out macro opportunities. Which means, for example, you might state your understanding (or not) of the story, list observations that seem especially juicy, ask…"

-Matthew Salesses, Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping

"When you are workshopped, it is important to remember that you will not connect with everything that is said. You shouldn’t! Don’t listen to everything; don’t take every suggestion—trust your instinc…"

-Matthew Salesses, Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping

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5. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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6. Lila Lou's Little Library: A Gift From the Heart

By: Nikki Bergstresser

4.40

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Lila Lou loves to read , morning, noon and night. Books are everywhere in her house. Lila Lou has s… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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7. One Perfect Plan: The Bible's Big Story in Tiny Poems

By: Nancy Tupper Ling

4.72

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

A visually stunning picture book that introduces young readers to the Bible with poetry and art, ex… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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8. Paisley's Big Birthday

By: Heather Pierce Stigall

4.88

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Paisley’s birthday is today, right? Then why doesn’t she feel any older? She still has trouble read… read more

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9. Hello, Can I Bug You

By: Sherry Roberts

4.92

Format: 30 pages, Paperback

Jasper likes bugs. Briella likes to swing. Both of them are quiet and shy. One day Briella takes a… read more

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  • picture books
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10. If I Were a Tiger: A Picture Book

By: Caroline Coleman

4.63

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A whimsical and playful rhyming picture book about a young boy who imagines himself as a tiger to o… read more

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11. The Moon from Dehradun: A Story of Partition

By: Shirin Shamsi

4.57

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In time for the 75th anniversary of the Partition of British India, this picture book is a stirring… read more

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  • childrens
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12. Bella & Blue

By: Berrie Torgan-Randall

4.83

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

Eight year old Bella has anxiety. Small things aren't so small for Bella. But with the help of … read more

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13. Peril at Price Manor

By: Laura Parnum

4.15

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A tween aspiring horror movie actress pairs up with the twin children of her favorite director to d… read more

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  • childrens
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14. Absurd Words: A kids' fun and hilarious vocabulary builder and back to school gift

By: Tara Lazar

4.56

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Why use boring old words when you can expand and build your vocabulary―and have fun doing it! A use… read more

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  • childrens
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15. Mending the Moon

By: Emma Pearl

4.37

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

One fateful night, the moon shines so big and so bright that it is too heavy to hold itself up in t… read more

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  • childrens
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16. The Star in the Christmas Play

By: Lynne Marie

4.36

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

All of the savannah animals are excited to audition for the school Christmas Play, except Raffi the… read more

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  • picture books
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17. Bodega Cats: Picture Purrfect

By: Hilda Eunice Burgos

4.19

Format: 140 pages, Kindle Edition

In the Heights meets Front Desk in this heartwarming and funny illustrated story about the friendsh… read more

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  • childrens
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18. Curlilocks & the Three Hares (A Modern Fairy-Tale Series, 2)

By: Andrew Hacket

4.93

Format: 54 pages, Hardcover

Dripping dye, sizzling styles, and excess accessories -just-right? Curlilocks & the Three Hares is … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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19. SKRUM

By: Bernard Gumz

5.00

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

From the animator of MTV's, In Your Head, and kid's gaming channel, SPACECAT, comes SKRUM, the debu… read more

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20. Pedal, Balance, Steer: Annie Londonderry, the First Woman to Cycle Around the World

By: Vivian Kirkfield

4.59

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Annie Londonderry proves women can do anything they set their minds to—even cycle around the world—… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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21. Bathtime Fun!

By: Kathleen Gauer

4.83

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Bathtime is FUN!!! Find out why in this bubbly, fun-to-read-aloud, tugboat adventure. With bright… read more

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  • childrens
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22. Tu Youyou's Discovery: Finding a Cure for Malaria (She Made History)

By: Songju Ma Daemicke

4.37

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Tu Youyou had been interested in science and medicine since she was a child, so when malaria starte… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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23. Calling the Moon

By: Aida Salazar

4.29

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

An essential, highly relatable collection of short fiction and poems around the topic of menstruati… read more

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  • childrens
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24. Our Wish for You: A Story About Open Adoption

By: Dano Moreno

4.32

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

This moving picture book about open adoption shares all parents’ wish for their child’s life to be … read more

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  • childrens
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25. For No Reason

By: Kathleen Gauer

4.81

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Jamie Higgins has a problem. The new boy in her class, Brad Lugsley, keeps picking on her...FOR NO… read more

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26. A Picture Day to Remember

By: Natalia Paruzel-Gibson

4.53

Format: None pages, Hardcover

It’s picture day at school! All the kids come dressed and ready for it! But not Lola. Lola hides un… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of BUILDING BRIDGES: PEACE, SALAAM, SHALOM by Melissa Stoller

27. BUILDING BRIDGES: PEACE, SALAAM, SHALOM

By: Melissa Stoller

4.97

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From the same team who created PLANTING FRIENDSHIP: PEACE, SALAAM, SHALOM . . . Three friends f… read more

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28. My Love for You Is Like a Garden

By: Laura Smetana

4.52

Format: 36 pages, Kindle Edition

A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2023!With bright, watercolor collages, My Love for You Is Like a Gard… read more

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29. Super Big Brother: Finding Your Hero

By: Deanna Bussadori

5.00

Format: 28 pages, Paperback

Super Big Brother: Finding Your Hero is told primarily through the toddler eyes of Lulu the Little,… read more

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30. Addie and the Amazing Acrobats

By: Shauna Cagan

3.80

Format: 42 pages, Kindle Edition

Want an adorable Halloween appropriate picture book that's not scary at all? Addie and the Amazing … read more

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  • childrens
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31. High in the Sky

By: Kathleen Gauer

4.55

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

With its bouncy, fun-to-read text and charming watercolours, High in the Sky follows a child's ener… read more

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Christina Soontornvat

4.15

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Simon Sort of Says

Erin Bow

4.31

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Ellen L. Ramsey

4.17

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Nikki Bergstresser

4.40

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Ann Suk Wang

4.35

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Audrey Perrott

4.31

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Jolene Gutiérrez

4.80

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Sylvia Chen

4.30

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