14 must-read storytime books like The Truth About Max by Alice Provensen

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The Truth About Max

By: Alice Provensen

3.77

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A new, never-before-published original work from renowned children's book duo Alice and Martin Prov…

If you liked the storytime plot in The Truth About Max by Alice Provensen , here is a list of 14 books like this:

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1. 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

Similar categories in Vashti Harrison's Big book and Alice Provensen's The Truth About Max

  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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2. The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

By: Jon Klassen

4.26

Format: 105 pages, None

Jon Klassen's retelling of a traditional Tyrolean folktale.In a big abandoned house, on a barren hi… read more

Similar categories in Jon Klassen's The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale book and Alice Provensen's The Truth About Max

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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3. There Was a Party for Langston

By: Jason Reynolds

4.48

Format: 56 pages, ebook

New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds’s debut picture book is a snappy… read more

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's There Was a Party for Langston book and Alice Provensen's The Truth About Max

  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
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4. Simon and the Better Bone

By: Corey R. Tabor

4.32

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Using the same innovative format as his Caldecott Honor winner, Mel Fell, Corey R. Tabor reimagines… read more

Similar categories in Corey R. Tabor's Simon and the Better Bone book and Alice Provensen's The Truth About Max

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
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5. If I Was a Horse

By: Sophie Blackall

3.79

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In her funniest book yet, two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall captures the astonishing spec… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Blackall's If I Was a Horse book and Alice Provensen's The Truth About Max

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • family
  • storytime
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6. 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 Alice Provensen's The Truth About Max

  • picture books
  • childrens
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7. Mole Is Not Alone

By: Maya Tatsukawa

4.28

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this cozy picture book about friendship, Mole anxiously decides to journey through underground t… read more

Similar categories in Maya Tatsukawa's Mole Is Not Alone book and Alice Provensen's The Truth About Max

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
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8. Mr. S: A First Day of School Book

By: Monica Arnaldo

4.21

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

It was the first day of school. But even the kindergarteners of room 2B could tell something was se… read more

Similar categories in Monica Arnaldo's Mr. S: A First Day of School Book book and Alice Provensen's The Truth About Max

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
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9. How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?

By: Mac Barnett

4.26

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The beloved, multi-award-winning duo of Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen tackle a perennial question. … read more

Similar categories in Mac Barnett's How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? book and Alice Provensen's The Truth About Max

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
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10. How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee

By: Carole Boston Weatherford

4.44

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book From a multi-award-winning pair comes a deeply affecting … read more

Similar categories in Carole Boston Weatherford's How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee book and Alice Provensen's The Truth About Max

  • picture books
  • childrens
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11. Evergreen

By: Matthew Cordell

4.30

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A picture book by Caldecott medal winner Matt Cordell about a timid squirrel who makes a brave jour… read more

Similar categories in Matthew Cordell's Evergreen book and Alice Provensen's The Truth About Max

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • family
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12. How Dinosaurs Went Extinct: A Safety Guide

By: Ame Dyckman

3.87

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From author Ame Dyckman and illustrator Jenn Harney comes a faux-cautionary tale featuring dad joke… read more

Similar categories in Ame Dyckman's How Dinosaurs Went Extinct: A Safety Guide book and Alice Provensen's The Truth About Max

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • family
  • storytime
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13. Our Pool

By: Lucy Ruth Cummins

4.25

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

On a hot day, people come from all over the city to spend the day at the pool in this joyful pictur… read more

Similar categories in Lucy Ruth Cummins's Our Pool book and Alice Provensen's The Truth About Max

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • storytime
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14. Sometimes It's Nice to Be Alone

By: Amy Hest

3.87

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A celebration of the joy and comfort to be found in alone time and the joy and comfort that a frien… read more

Similar categories in Amy Hest's Sometimes It's Nice to Be Alone book and Alice Provensen's The Truth About Max

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
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15. What You Need to Be Warm

By: Neil Gaiman

4.20

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

During the coldest season, when the world feels scary—what do you remember about being warm? Baked … read more

Similar categories in Neil Gaiman's What You Need to Be Warm book and Alice Provensen's The Truth About Max

  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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16. Once Upon a Book

By: Grace Lin

4.21

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From Caldecott and Newbery Honoree Grace Lin and bestselling author Kate Messner comes a modern fol… read more

Similar categories in Grace Lin's Once Upon a Book book and Alice Provensen's The Truth About Max

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • storytime
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17. The Book of Turtles

By: Sy Montgomery

4.50

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Everyone loves turtles. And no wonder: long-lived, unhurried, and ancient, these shelled reptiles a… read more

Similar categories in Sy Montgomery's The Book of Turtles book and Alice Provensen's The Truth About Max

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
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18. A Letter for Bob

By: Kim Rogers

4.03

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

With humor and heart, and brought to life by Jonathan Nelson’s warm, distinctive artwork, Kim Roger… read more

Similar categories in Kim Rogers's A Letter for Bob book and Alice Provensen's The Truth About Max

  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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19. Jovita Wore Pants

By: Aida Salazar

4.20

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Scholastic/Levine has acquired Aida Salazar's debut picture book, Jovita Wore Pants, the story of J… read more

Similar categories in Aida Salazar's Jovita Wore Pants book and Alice Provensen's The Truth About Max

  • picture books
  • childrens
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20. 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 Alice Provensen's The Truth About Max

  • art
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • family
Cover of My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book by Carole Lindstrom

21. My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book

By: Carole Lindstrom

4.57

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning and bestselling author of We Are Water Protectors comes an empowering pictur… read more

Similar categories in Carole Lindstrom's My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book book and Alice Provensen's The Truth About Max

  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Stickler Loves the World (A Stickler Story) by Lane Smith

22. Stickler Loves the World (A Stickler Story)

By: Lane Smith

4.18

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author/illustrator Lane Smith comes Stickler, a woodland creature who reminds us… read more

Similar categories in Lane Smith's Stickler Loves the World (A Stickler Story) book and Alice Provensen's The Truth About Max

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
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23. Ancestory: The Mystery and Majesty of Ancient Cave Art

By: Hannah Salyer

4.21

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

This striking nonfiction picture book investigates who created ancient wall art that’s been discove… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Salyer's Ancestory: The Mystery and Majesty of Ancient Cave Art book and Alice Provensen's The Truth About Max

  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
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24. Every Dreaming Creature

By: Brendan Wenzel

3.79

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for bedtime or at any time, here is a visually stunning exploration of animal senses throug… read more

Similar categories in Brendan Wenzel's Every Dreaming Creature book and Alice Provensen's The Truth About Max

  • art
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
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25. My Baba's Garden

By: Jordan Scott

4.35

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The bond between a child and his grandmother grows as they tend her garden together. A young boy… read more

Similar categories in Jordan Scott's My Baba's Garden book and Alice Provensen's The Truth About Max

  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Truth About Max by Alice Provensen

26. The Truth About Max

By: Alice Provensen

3.77

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A new, never-before-published original work from renowned children's book duo Alice and Martin Prov… read more

Similar categories in Alice Provensen's The Truth About Max book and Alice Provensen's The Truth About Max

  • art
  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • cats
  • fiction
  • family
  • storytime
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27. Remembering

By: Xelena González

4.45

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

>A family remembers their beloved pet dog through the traditions of Día de Muertos.A child and thei… read more

Similar categories in Xelena González's Remembering book and Alice Provensen's The Truth About Max

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • family
  • fiction
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28. Dear Stray

By: Kirsten Hubbard

4.20

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A prickly kitten and the child who chooses it revel in being kindred spirits while they both learn … read more

Similar categories in Kirsten Hubbard's Dear Stray book and Alice Provensen's The Truth About Max

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • cats
  • fiction
  • family
Cover of Contenders: Two Native Baseball Players, One World Series by Traci Sorell

29. Contenders: Two Native Baseball Players, One World Series

By: Traci Sorell

4.00

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The true story of John Meyers and Charles Bender, who in 1911 became the first two Native pro baseb… read more

Similar categories in Traci Sorell's Contenders: Two Native Baseball Players, One World Series book and Alice Provensen's The Truth About Max

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of How This Book Got Red by Margaret Chiu Greanias

30. How This Book Got Red

By: Margaret Chiu Greanias

4.20

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this clever picture book tale about the power of representation, a red panda decides to write he… read more

Similar categories in Margaret Chiu Greanias's How This Book Got Red book and Alice Provensen's The Truth About Max

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
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31. Zora, the Story Keeper

By: Ebony Joy Wilkins

4.31

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A young Black girl and her aunt celebrate the wonder and magic of their family's legacy through sto… read more

Similar categories in Ebony Joy Wilkins's Zora, the Story Keeper book and Alice Provensen's The Truth About Max

  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

23 must-read fiction books like The Truth About Max by Alice Provensen

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

Jon Klassen

4.26

Transform Your Habits

Simon and the Better Bone

Corey R. Tabor

4.32

Transform Your Habits

If I Was a Horse

Sophie Blackall

3.79

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19 must-read fiction books like Dear Stray by Kirsten Hubbard

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

No Cats in the Library

Lauren Emmons

4.46

Transform Your Habits

The Truth About Dragons

Julie Leung

4.38

Transform Your Habits

Something, Someday

Amanda Gorman

4.38

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