12 Top storytime books like The Old Boat by Jarrett Pumphrey

Cover of The Old Boat by Jarrett Pumphrey

The Old Boat

By: Jarrett Pumphrey

3.60

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

Off a small island, a boy and his grandmother set sail in their beloved fishing boat. They ride the…

If you liked the storytime plot in The Old Boat by Jarrett Pumphrey , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. Dad and the Dinosaur

By: Dan Santat , Gennifer Choldenko

3.24

Format: 202 pages, Hardcover

A heartwarming father-son story about bravery and facing fears. Nicholas was afraid of the dark ou… read more

Similar categories in Dan Santat's Dad and the Dinosaur book and Jarrett Pumphrey's The Old Boat

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family

2. Frédéric

By: Leo Lionni

3.28

Format: 5 pages,

While other mice are gathering food for the winter, Frederick seems to daydream the summer away. Wh… read more

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3. Watercress

By: Andrea Wang

4.53

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Gathering watercress by the side of the road brings a girl closer to her family's Chinese Heritage.… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Wang's Watercress book and Jarrett Pumphrey's The Old Boat

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
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4. Eyes That Speak to the Stars

By: Joanna Ho

4.37

Format: None pages, None

A young Asian boy notices that his eyes look different from his peers' after seeing his friend’s dr… read more

Similar categories in Joanna Ho's Eyes That Speak to the Stars book and Jarrett Pumphrey's The Old Boat

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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5. 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

Similar categories in Joanna Ho's Eyes that Kiss in the Corners book and Jarrett Pumphrey's The Old Boat

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • storytime
"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

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6. Mel Fell

By: Corey R. Tabor

4.47

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A tale about self-confidence and taking a leap of faith, starring a kingfisher. Sometimes, you m… read more

Similar categories in Corey R. Tabor's Mel Fell book and Jarrett Pumphrey's The Old Boat

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • nature
  • juvenile
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7. Remember

By: Joy Harjo

4.42

Format: 40 pages, None

Michaela Goade, invites young readers to pause and reflect on the wonder of the world around them, … read more

Similar categories in Joy Harjo's Remember book and Jarrett Pumphrey's The Old Boat

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • nature
  • juvenile
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8. The Proudest Blue

By: Ibtihaj Muhammad

4.56

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

A powerful, vibrantly illustrated story about the first day of school–and two sisters on one’s firs… read more

Similar categories in Ibtihaj Muhammad's The Proudest Blue book and Jarrett Pumphrey's The Old Boat

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
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9. Wonder Walkers

By: Micha Archer

4.19

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Micha Archer's detailed collages give readers an outlook on the splendors of nature. When two cu… read more

Similar categories in Micha Archer's Wonder Walkers book and Jarrett Pumphrey's The Old Boat

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • environment
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • nature
  • juvenile
"Is rain the day's tears? Is the moon the world's night light? I wonder. Me too."

-Micha Archer, Wonder Walkers

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10. The Day You Begin

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.44

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson and two-time Pura Belpre Illustrator Award winner Raf… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Woodson's The Day You Begin book and Jarrett Pumphrey's The Old Boat

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Have You Ever Seen a Flower? by Shawn   Harris

11. Have You Ever Seen a Flower?

By: Shawn Harris

3.87

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

One child experiences a flower with all five senses—from its color to its fragrance to the entire u… read more

Similar categories in Shawn Harris's Have You Ever Seen a Flower? book and Jarrett Pumphrey's The Old Boat

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • nature
  • juvenile
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12. The Little Guys

By: Vera Brosgol

3.54

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

We are the Little Guys. Yes, we are small. But there are a lot of us. Together we are strong, an… read more

Similar categories in Vera Brosgol's The Little Guys book and Jarrett Pumphrey's The Old Boat

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • nature
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13. In a Jar

By: Deborah Marcero

4.37

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Llewellyn, a little rabbit, is a collector. He gathers things in jars--ordinary things like butterc… read more

Similar categories in Deborah Marcero's In a Jar book and Jarrett Pumphrey's The Old Boat

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • nature
  • juvenile
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14. Somewhere in the Bayou

By: Jerome Pumphrey

3.91

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

Simple, subtle, and drolly funny, the Pumphrey brothers’ newest picture book is a layered explorati… read more

Similar categories in Jerome Pumphrey's Somewhere in the Bayou book and Jarrett Pumphrey's The Old Boat

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • nature
  • juvenile
Cover of Hey, Bruce!: An Interactive Book (Mother Bruce Series) by Ryan T.  Higgins

15. Hey, Bruce!: An Interactive Book (Mother Bruce Series)

By: Ryan T. Higgins

4.25

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

In Hey, Bruce!, Bruce the bear experiences . . . well, whatever readers want him to. Rupert, Thistl… read more

Similar categories in Ryan T. Higgins's Hey, Bruce!: An Interactive Book (Mother Bruce Series) book and Jarrett Pumphrey's The Old Boat

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of Jovita Wore Pants by Aida Salazar

16. 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 Jarrett Pumphrey's The Old Boat

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of A Seed Grows by Antoinette Portis

17. A Seed Grows

By: Antoinette Portis

4.12

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From tiny seed to a huge, fold-out bloom, the transformative life cycle of a sunflower plays out. … read more

Similar categories in Antoinette Portis's A Seed Grows book and Jarrett Pumphrey's The Old Boat

  • nature
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • storytime
  • environment
  • juvenile
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18. Red

By: Laura Vaccaro Seeger

4.01

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From the author/illustrator of Green and Blue comes Red, a story about a lost fox that explores em… read more

Similar categories in Laura Vaccaro Seeger's Red book and Jarrett Pumphrey's The Old Boat

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • nature
  • juvenile
Cover of Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly

19. Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race

By: Margot Lee Shetterly

4.44

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden were good at math...really g… read more

Similar categories in Margot Lee Shetterly's Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race book and Jarrett Pumphrey's The Old Boat

  • picture books
  • childrens
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20. Ahoy!

By: Sophie Blackall

4.09

Format: 48 pages, Library Binding

Join a child captain and parent first mate as they embark on a wild high seas adventure…all without… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Blackall's Ahoy! book and Jarrett Pumphrey's The Old Boat

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of The Old Boat by Jarrett Pumphrey

21. The Old Boat

By: Jarrett Pumphrey

3.60

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

Off a small island, a boy and his grandmother set sail in their beloved fishing boat. They ride the… read more

Similar categories in Jarrett Pumphrey's The Old Boat book and Jarrett Pumphrey's The Old Boat

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • environment
  • fiction
  • family
  • transport
  • storytime
  • nature
  • juvenile

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3.24

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4.53

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4.37

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