17 must-read childrens books like The Don't Worry Book by Todd Parr

Cover of The Don't Worry Book by Todd Parr

The Don't Worry Book

By: Todd Parr

4.15

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From bestselling and beloved author Todd Parr, a new book that reassures kids everywhere that even …

If you liked the childrens plot in The Don't Worry Book by Todd Parr , here is a list of 17 books like this:

Cover of Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña, Christian Robinson

1. Last Stop on Market Street

By: Matt de la Peña , Christian Robinson

4.30

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

"Sometimes when you're surrounded by dirt, CJ, you're a better witness for what's beautiful." CJ… read more

Similar categories in Matt de la Peña's Last Stop on Market Street book and Todd Parr's The Don't Worry Book

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
  • juvenile
"He wondered how his nana always found beautiful where he never even thought to look."

-Matt de la Peña, Last Stop on Market Street

"Sometimes when you're surrounded by dirt...you're a better witness for what's beautiful."

-Matt de la Peña, Last Stop on Market Street

"Nana, how come we don't got a car?' 'Boy, what do we need a car for? We got a bus that breathes fire, and old Mr. Daniels, who always has a trick for you."

-Matt de la Peña, Last Stop on Market Street

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2. Children Make Terrible Pets

By: Peter Brown

4.11

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Meet Lucy. Meet Lucy's Pet. She calls him Squeaker. Lucy and Squeaker have the best day eve… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of Tacky the Penguin by Lynn Munsinger, Helen Lester

3. Tacky the Penguin

By: Lynn Munsinger , Helen Lester

3.76

Format: None pages, Paperback

Tacky's perfect friends find him annoying until his odd behavior saves the day. read more

Similar categories in Lynn Munsinger's Tacky the Penguin book and Todd Parr's The Don't Worry Book

  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
Cover of Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler

4. Room on the Broom

By: Julia Donaldson , Axel Scheffler

4.46

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

This fun family read-aloud i s the perfect way to start Halloween celebrations and an ideal gift bo… read more

Similar categories in Julia Donaldson's Room on the Broom book and Todd Parr's The Don't Worry Book

  • picture books
  • childrens
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5. In the Night Kitchen

By: Maurice Sendak

4.12

Format: None pages, Paperback

Sendak's hero Mickey falls through the dark into the Night Kitchen where three fat bakers are makin… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of And Tango Makes Three by Henry Cole, Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell

6. And Tango Makes Three

By: Henry Cole , Justin Richardson , Peter Parnell

4.30

Format: None pages,

In the zoo there are all kinds of animal families. But Tango's family is not like any of the others… read more

Similar categories in Henry Cole's And Tango Makes Three book and Todd Parr's The Don't Worry Book

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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7. Wemberly Worried

By: Kevin Henkes

4.17

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

Wemberly worried about everything. Big things. Little things. And things in between. Then it was ti… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • emotion

8. Lemonade in Winter: A Book About Two Kids Counting Money

By: G. Brian Karas , Emily Jenkins

4.56

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

In a starred review, Publishers Weeklydeclared this delightful picture book "a beautifully restrain… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Islandborn by Junot Díaz, Leo Espinosa

9. Islandborn

By: Junot Díaz , Leo Espinosa

3.77

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Diaz comes a debut picture book abou… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens

10. Good Dog, Carl (Good Dog, Carl #1)

By: Alexandra Day

3.75

Format: 148 pages, Board Book

The original, bestselling Good Dog, Carl is now a board book. This classic, wordless story will fin… read more

Similar categories in Alexandra Day's Good Dog, Carl (Good Dog, Carl #1) book and Todd Parr's The Don't Worry Book

  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens

11. If You Give a Moose a Muffin

By: Laura Joffe Numeroff , Felicia Bond

2.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

If a big hungry moose comes to visit, you might give him a muffin to make him feel at home. If you … read more

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12. Rooting for You

By: Susan Hood , Matthew Cordell

3.85

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

It's time for one little seed to come out of his shell. But he's afraid. It's a big world out there… read more

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13. Owl Babies

By: Patrick Benson , Martin Waddell

4.15

Format: None pages, Unknown Binding

This is the story of three baby owls who wake up one night in their hole in the tree to find that t… read more

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14. Owl Moon

By: Jane Yolen , John Schoenherr

3.56

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Late one winter night a little girl and her father go owling. The trees stand still as statues and … read more

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15. Giraffes Can't Dance

By: Guy Parker-Rees , Giles Andreae

4.33

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Gerald the giraffe longs to dance, but his legs are too skinny and his neck is too long. At the Jun… read more

Similar categories in Guy Parker-Rees's Giraffes Can't Dance book and Todd Parr's The Don't Worry Book

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
"We all can dance," he said, "when we find music that we love."

-Guy Parker-Rees, Giraffes Can't Dance

"But sometimes when you're different You just need a different song"

-Guy Parker-Rees, Giraffes Can't Dance

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16. 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 Todd Parr's The Don't Worry Book

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson

17. 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 Todd Parr's The Don't Worry Book

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Big Slide by Daniel Kirk

18. The Big Slide

By: Daniel Kirk

3.85

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this sweet story about facing fears, Little Pup has to call up all his courage--and the help of … read more

Similar categories in Daniel Kirk's The Big Slide book and Todd Parr's The Don't Worry Book

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of Bitsy Bat, School Star by Kaz Windness

19. Bitsy Bat, School Star

By: Kaz Windness

4.42

Format: None pages, None

A little bat struggles to fit in only to learn to celebrate differences in this heartfelt picture b… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of The Whatifs by Emily Kilgore

20. The Whatifs

By: Emily Kilgore

4.46

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Cora is struggling with her Whatif questions ahead of a big piano recital in this picture book abou… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • mental health
  • emotion
  • juvenile
Cover of The Don't Worry Book by Todd Parr

21. The Don't Worry Book

By: Todd Parr

4.15

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From bestselling and beloved author Todd Parr, a new book that reassures kids everywhere that even … read more

Similar categories in Todd Parr's The Don't Worry Book book and Todd Parr's The Don't Worry Book

  • parenting
  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • mental health
  • pre k
  • nonfiction
  • storytime
  • emotion
  • juvenile

17 Top picture books books like The Don't Worry Book by Todd Parr

Transform Your Habits

Last Stop on Market Street

Matt de la Peña , Christian Robinson

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Children Make Terrible Pets

Peter Brown

4.11

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Tacky the Penguin

Lynn Munsinger , Helen Lester

3.76

Transform Your Habits

Room on the Broom

Julia Donaldson , Axel Scheffler

4.46

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18 best-selling fiction books like The Whatifs by Emily Kilgore

Transform Your Habits

The Name Jar

Yangsook Choi

4.14

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Wemberly Worried

Kevin Henkes

4.17

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The Dot

Peter H. Reynolds

4.25

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The Kissing Hand

Audrey Penn , Ruth E. Harper , Nancy M. Leak

2.00

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