16 Best humor books like When Santa Came to Stay by Billy Sharff

Cover of When Santa Came to Stay by Billy Sharff

When Santa Came to Stay

By: Billy Sharff

3.85

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The Grinch meets Snowmen at Christmas in this rollicking, rhyming picture book that answers the que…

If you liked the humor plot in When Santa Came to Stay by Billy Sharff , here is a list of 16 books like this:

Cover of Sophie's Squash by Pat Zietlow Miller, Anne Wilsdorf

1. Sophie's Squash

By: Pat Zietlow Miller , Anne Wilsdorf

4.27

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

On a trip to the farmers' market with her parents, Sophie chooses a squash, but instead of letting … read more

Similar categories in Pat Zietlow Miller's Sophie's Squash book and Billy Sharff's When Santa Came to Stay

  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore, Jan Brett

2. The Night Before Christmas

By: Clement Clarke Moore , Jan Brett

4.39

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

This poem first appeared in a newspaper in Troy, New York, USA, on December 23, 1823, as "A Visit F… read more

Similar categories in Clement Clarke Moore's The Night Before Christmas book and Billy Sharff's When Santa Came to Stay

  • christmas
  • holiday
  • picture books
  • childrens
"Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse."

-Clement Clarke Moore, The Night Before Christmas

"Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be t…"

-Clement Clarke Moore, The Night Before Christmas

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3. Pig the Elf

By: Aaron Blabey

3.97

Format: 172 pages,

No one loves Christmas more than Pig. And the world's greediest Pug will stay up all night to get h… read more

Similar categories in Aaron Blabey's Pig the Elf book and Billy Sharff's When Santa Came to Stay

  • childrens
  • holiday
  • humor
  • picture books
  • christmas

4. Christmas Tapestry

By: Patricia Polacco

3.34

Format: None pages, Hardcover

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5. Madeline

By: Ludwig Bemelmans

4.00

Format: 112 pages,

Madeline is one of the best-loved characters in children's literature. Set in picturesque Paris, th… read more

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6. Angela and the Baby Jesus

By: Loren Long , Frank McCourt

3.75

Format: None pages,

"When my mother, Angela, was six years old, she felt sorry for the Baby Jesus in the Christmas crib… read more

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7. Peace (Secrets of Crittenden County, #3.5)

By: Shelley Shepard Gray

4.19

Format: 496 pages, Paperback

After a year of secrets and scandal, will this Amish community finally find peace under the bright … read more

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8. 'Twas Nochebuena

By: Roseanne Thong , Sara Palacios

4.24

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

'Twas Nochebuenaand all through our casa, every creature was kneading tamale masa... It's Christmas… read more

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9. Bear Stays Up for Christmas

By: Karma Wilson , Jane Chapman

4.02

Format: 424 pages, Hardcover

"The day before Christmas, snuggled on his floor, Bear sleeps soundly with a great big snore...." B… read more

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10. 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 Billy Sharff's When Santa Came to Stay

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Puppets of Spelhorst by Kate DiCamillo

11. The Puppets of Spelhorst

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.19

Format: 149 pages, Hardcover

From master storyteller Kate DiCamillo comes an original fairy tale—with enchanting illustrations b… read more

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  • childrens
"The moon has no master," said the owl. "The moon is its own king." "Or queen," said the girl. The moon rose higher."

-Kate DiCamillo, The Puppets of Spelhorst

Cover of We Don't Eat Our Classmates (Penelope Rex, #1) by Ryan T.  Higgins

12. We Don't Eat Our Classmates (Penelope Rex, #1)

By: Ryan T. Higgins

4.51

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Penelope the dinosaur starts school, but it’s hard to make friends when her classmates are so delic… read more

Similar categories in Ryan T. Higgins's We Don't Eat Our Classmates (Penelope Rex, #1) book and Billy Sharff's When Santa Came to Stay

  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Sour Grape (The Food Group #6) by Jory John

13. The Sour Grape (The Food Group #6)

By: Jory John

4.40

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The Sour Grape holds grudges for every reason under the sun. Lime never returned a scarf they borro… read more

Similar categories in Jory John's The Sour Grape (The Food Group #6) book and Billy Sharff's When Santa Came to Stay

  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
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14. A First Time for Everything

By: Dan Santat

4.39

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkwa… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of Don't Eat Bees: Life Lessons from Chip the Dog by Dev Petty

15. Don't Eat Bees: Life Lessons from Chip the Dog

By: Dev Petty

4.09

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The comic duo behind I Don't Want to Be a Frog brings you Chip the dog, a hilarious pup who's got s… read more

Similar categories in Dev Petty's Don't Eat Bees: Life Lessons from Chip the Dog book and Billy Sharff's When Santa Came to Stay

  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of A Very Mercy Christmas by Kate DiCamillo

16. A Very Mercy Christmas

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.08

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Stella Endicott felt joyful. She felt like something miraculous might happen. She wanted to sing. … read more

Similar categories in Kate DiCamillo's A Very Mercy Christmas book and Billy Sharff's When Santa Came to Stay

  • childrens
  • holiday
  • humor
  • picture books
  • christmas
Cover of Mr. S: A First Day of School Book by Monica Arnaldo

17. 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 Billy Sharff's When Santa Came to Stay

  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Dasher Can't Wait for Christmas by Matt Tavares

18. Dasher Can't Wait for Christmas

By: Matt Tavares

4.04

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Matt Tavares's sequel to the New York Times best-selling Dasher is a joyful ode to helping others--… read more

Similar categories in Matt Tavares's Dasher Can't Wait for Christmas book and Billy Sharff's When Santa Came to Stay

  • christmas
  • holiday
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of A Christmas Haven: An Amish Christmas Romance by Cindy Woodsmall

19. A Christmas Haven: An Amish Christmas Romance

By: Cindy Woodsmall

4.15

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Old Order Amish Ivy Zook is wrestling with her need to shed her community's ways so she can grow th… read more

Similar categories in Cindy Woodsmall's A Christmas Haven: An Amish Christmas Romance book and Billy Sharff's When Santa Came to Stay

  • christmas
Cover of How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? by Mac Barnett

20. 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 Billy Sharff's When Santa Came to Stay

  • childrens
  • holiday
  • humor
  • picture books
  • christmas
Cover of Murray Christmas by E.G. Keller

21. Murray Christmas

By: E.G. Keller

4.17

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From bestselling Marlon Bundo illustrator E. G. Keller comes a hilarious “first Christmas” story to… read more

Similar categories in E.G. Keller's Murray Christmas book and Billy Sharff's When Santa Came to Stay

  • childrens
  • holiday
  • humor
  • picture books
  • christmas
Cover of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Sleigh! by Mo Willems

22. Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Sleigh!

By: Mo Willems

4.25

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning author and illustrator Mo Willems comes a new hol… read more

Similar categories in Mo Willems's Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Sleigh! book and Billy Sharff's When Santa Came to Stay

  • childrens
  • holiday
  • humor
  • picture books
  • christmas
Cover of Green Is for Christmas by Drew Daywalt

23. Green Is for Christmas

By: Drew Daywalt

3.78

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this Christmas story starring the crayons from the #1 New York Times bestseller The Day The Cray… read more

Similar categories in Drew Daywalt's Green Is for Christmas book and Billy Sharff's When Santa Came to Stay

  • childrens
  • holiday
  • humor
  • picture books
  • christmas
Cover of The Twelve Cats of Christmas by Feather Flores

24. The Twelve Cats of Christmas

By: Feather Flores

4.20

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Celebrate the holidays with twelve adorable cats—and one kitten—with this festive feline take on th… read more

Similar categories in Feather Flores's The Twelve Cats of Christmas book and Billy Sharff's When Santa Came to Stay

  • childrens
  • holiday
  • humor
  • picture books
  • christmas
Cover of How to Eat a Book by Mrs. MacLeod

25. How to Eat a Book

By: Mrs. MacLeod

3.49

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

“Sheila sat down to eat her first book and the strangest thing happened…The book ate HER.”   One by… read more

Similar categories in Mrs. MacLeod's How to Eat a Book book and Billy Sharff's When Santa Came to Stay

  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
"Strange it is, Strange but true, the way to eat a book is to let the book eat you!"

-Mrs. MacLeod, How to Eat a Book

Cover of Through the North Pole Snow by Polly Faber

26. Through the North Pole Snow

By: Polly Faber

4.13

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

What happens when a little white fox meets a certain jolly old soul? A sweet, enchantingly illustra… read more

Similar categories in Polly Faber's Through the North Pole Snow book and Billy Sharff's When Santa Came to Stay

  • christmas
  • holiday
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of When Santa Came to Stay by Billy Sharff

27. When Santa Came to Stay

By: Billy Sharff

3.85

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The Grinch meets Snowmen at Christmas in this rollicking, rhyming picture book that answers the que… read more

Similar categories in Billy Sharff's When Santa Came to Stay book and Billy Sharff's When Santa Came to Stay

  • childrens
  • holiday
  • humor
  • picture books
  • christmas
Cover of A Human For Kingsley by Gabriel Evans

28. A Human For Kingsley

By: Gabriel Evans

4.21

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

"Kingsley had decided to own a human. This was not a decision to be taken lightly. After all, owni… read more

Similar categories in Gabriel Evans's A Human For Kingsley book and Billy Sharff's When Santa Came to Stay

  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Santa's Gotta Go! by Derrick Barnes

29. Santa's Gotta Go!

By: Derrick Barnes

3.78

Format: 33 pages, Kindle Edition

We all know that Santa Claus is one cool dude! But how is he as a houseguest? Find out in this hila… read more

Similar categories in Derrick Barnes's Santa's Gotta Go! book and Billy Sharff's When Santa Came to Stay

  • childrens
  • holiday
  • humor
  • picture books
  • christmas
Cover of One Stormy Christmas by M. Christina Butler

30. One Stormy Christmas

By: M. Christina Butler

3.57

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Après une terrible tempête de neige, Petit Hérisson est soulagé : il va pouvoir retrouver ses amis … read more

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Cover of Santa Shark: A Great White Christmas by Mike Lowery

31. Santa Shark: A Great White Christmas

By: Mike Lowery

3.98

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Here's Santa as you've never seen him before -- get ready for a hilariously, fin tastic underwater … read more

Similar categories in Mike Lowery's Santa Shark: A Great White Christmas book and Billy Sharff's When Santa Came to Stay

  • christmas
  • holiday
  • picture books
  • childrens

23 best-selling childrens books like When Santa Came to Stay by Billy Sharff

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Sophie's Squash

Pat Zietlow Miller , Anne Wilsdorf

4.27

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The Night Before Christmas

Clement Clarke Moore , Jan Brett

4.39

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Pig the Elf

Aaron Blabey

3.97

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The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

Jon Klassen

4.26

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Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

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Simon and the Better Bone

Corey R. Tabor

4.32

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The Truth About Dragons

Julie Leung

4.38

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Sophie Blackall

3.79

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