16 must-read picture books books like Madame Badobedah by Sophie Dahl

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Madame Badobedah

By: Sophie Dahl

4.05

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

Who is Madame Badobedah? Mabel sets out to prove that an eccentric new hotel guest is really a supe…

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1. The Little Yellow Leaf

By: Carin Berger

4.03

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

As all the other leaves float off and fly past, Little Yellow Leaf thinks, I'm not ready yet. As… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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2. The Name Jar

By: Yangsook Choi

4.14

Format: None pages,

The new kid in school needs a new name! Or does she? Being the new kid in school is hard enough, bu… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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3. The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me

By: Roald Dahl , Quentin Blake

3.83

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Who needs a ladder when you’ve got a giraffe with an extended neck? The Ladderless Window-Cleani… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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4. The Noisy Paint Box

By: Mary GrandPré , Barb Rosenstock

3.58

Format: 366 pages, Hardcover

In this exuberant celebration of creativity, Barb Rosenstock and Mary Grandpre tell the fascinating… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens

5. A Sick Day for Amos McGee

By: Philip C. Stead , Erin E. Stead

4.00

Format: None pages,

Amos McGee, a friendly zookeeper, always made time to visit his good friends: the elephant, the tor… read more

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6. Winnie's Pirate Adventure

By: Korky Paul , Valerie Thomas

4.40

Format: None pages, Hardcover

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7. The Fox and the Star

By: Coralie Bickford-Smith

4.02

Format: 982 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning designer of the iconic Penguin Hardcover Classics comes a beautifully illust… read more

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8. The Magic Finger

By: Roald Dahl , Quentin Blake

3.70

Format: 67 pages, Paperback

What happens when the hunter becomes the hunted?To the Gregg family, hunting is just plain fun. To … read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Just look at that beastly duck cooking at my stove!" Cried Mrs Gregg as she flew past the kitchen window. "How dare she!"

-Roald Dahl, The Magic Finger

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9. Blueberries for Sal

By: Robert McCloskey

4.21

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott Honor Book What happens when Sal and her mother meet a mother bear and her cub? A belo… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

10. Rosie Revere, Engineer

By: David Roberts , Andrea Beaty

4.34

Format: 592 pages, Hardcover

Rosie may seem quiet during the day, but at night she's a brilliant inventor of gizmos and gadgets … read more

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11. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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12. Hot Dog

By: Doug Salati

4.29

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From a critically acclaimed creator comes this summery picture book featuring an overheated--and ov… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure
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13. The Twat Files: a Life of Mistakes - No Regrets

By: Dawn French

3.87

Format: 363 pages, Kindle Edition

Discover the truth behind the many, many times Dawn French has been a complete twat over the last s… read more

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  • humor
  • audiobook
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14. 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
  • adventure
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"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

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15. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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16. Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

By: Joanna Ho

4.60

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

A young Asian girl notices that her eyes look different from her peers'. They have big, round eyes … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
"When Mama tucks me in at night, her eyes tell me I'm a miracle."

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

"Some people have eyes like sapphire lagoons with lashes like lace trims on ballgowns, sweeping their cheeks as they twirl."

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

"My eyes crinkle into crescent moons and sparkle like the stars. Gold flecks dance and twirl while stories whirl in their oolong pools, carrying tales of the past and hope for the future."

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

"Some people have eyes like sapphire lagoons with lashes like lace trim on ballgowns, sweeping their cheeks as they twirl. Big eyes, long lashes. Not me. I have eyes that kiss on the corners and glow …"

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

Cover of If I Was a Horse by Sophie Blackall

17. 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

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Change Sings: a Children's Anthem by Amanda Gorman

18. Change Sings: a Children's Anthem

By: Amanda Gorman

4.56

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A lyrical picture book debut from Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman and illustrator Loren Long … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
"I can hear change humming In its loudest, proudest song. I don’t fear change coming, And so I sing along."

-Amanda Gorman, Change Sings: a Children's Anthem

"I hum with a hundred hearts, Each of us lifting a hand. I use my strengths and my smarts, Take a knee to make a stand."

-Amanda Gorman, Change Sings: a Children's Anthem

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19. Borders

By: Thomas King

3.93

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

A stunning graphic-novel adaptation based on the work of one of Canada’s most revered and bestselli… read more

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  • fiction
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20. The Tea Ladies (The Tea Ladies, #1)

By: Amanda Hampson

3.79

Format: 368 pages, Trade Paperback

They keep everyone's secrets, until there's a murder... Sydney, 1965: After a chance encounter w… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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21. In Every Life

By: Marla Frazee

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A simple and profound meditation on the many wonders of life from two-time Caldecott Honor recipien… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Mystery of Locked Rooms by Lindsay Currie

22. The Mystery of Locked Rooms

By: Lindsay Currie

4.03

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Crack the codes. Find the treasure. Escape the house. From the acclaimed author of Scritch Scratch … read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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23. The Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall

By: Ali Standish

3.93

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

What if young Arthur Conan Doyle really went to a secret school for extraordinarily gifted children… read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Sleeping Murder (Miss Marple #13) by Michael Bakewell

24. Sleeping Murder (Miss Marple #13)

By: Michael Bakewell

4.02

Format: 2 pages, Audio CD

Despite her best efforts, Gwenda is unable to modernize her new home. Worse still, she feels an irr… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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25. Begin Again

By: Oliver Jeffers

4.24

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

A powerful, thoughtful and bold comment on humanity and its future from one of today’s most thought… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Greta Thunberg (Volume 40) (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 40) by Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara

26. Greta Thunberg (Volume 40) (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 40)

By: Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara

4.21

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAM… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Tomfoolery!: Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming-of-Age of Children's Books by Michelle Markel

27. Tomfoolery!: Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming-of-Age of Children's Books

By: Michelle Markel

4.22

Format: 44 pages, Kindle Edition

FIVE STARRED REVIEWS! "Exuberant."―Horn Book Magazine, starred review "Excellent."—Booklist, starre… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Markel's Tomfoolery!: Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming-of-Age of Children's Books book and Sophie Dahl's Madame Badobedah

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Madame Badobedah by Sophie Dahl

28. Madame Badobedah

By: Sophie Dahl

4.05

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

Who is Madame Badobedah? Mabel sets out to prove that an eccentric new hotel guest is really a supe… read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • mermaids
  • humor
  • picture books
  • pirates
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1) by Katherine Rundell

29. Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

By: Katherine Rundell

4.18

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The day Christopher saved a drowning baby griffin from a hidden lake would change his life forever.… read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"I'm no philosopher, and I prefer, in an ideal world, to go uneaten. (p. 111)"

-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

"What is this rainfall of children? Did I go sailing just to have storms of infants cascading down my sail at me? (p. 74)"

-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

"Nighthand grunted, and signalled for another bottle of wine. "Are you sure?" said Irian. "Shouldn't we keep our wits about us?" "I see no reason to. I prefer the world drunk. It disappoints me less."…"

-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

Cover of Murder at the Ritz (Hotel Mysteries, #1) by Jim Eldridge

30. Murder at the Ritz (Hotel Mysteries, #1)

By: Jim Eldridge

3.92

Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition

August 1940. On the streets of London, locals watch with growing concern as German fighter planes p… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
  • audiobook

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