17 Best storytime books like I Want a Dog by Jon Agee

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I Want a Dog

By: Jon Agee

3.77

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

A girl seeks her perfect pet at a wonderfully unusual animal shelter in this comical read-aloud by …

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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

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • 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. Bark, George

By: Jules Feiffer

4.21

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

"Bark, George," says George's mother, and George goes: "Meow," which definitely isn't right, becaus… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • dogs
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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3. Mr. Wuffles!

By: David Wiesner

4.75

Format: 335 pages, Hardcover

A 2014 Caldecott Honor BookIn a near wordless masterpiece that could only have been devised by Davi… read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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4. Each Peach Pear Plum

By: Allan Ahlberg , Janet Ahlberg

4.35

Format: None pages, Board book

Each Peach Pear Plum - the classic picture book by Janet and Allan Ahlberg. Each Peach Pear Plum is… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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5. The Princess and the Pony

By: Kate Beaton

3.70

Format: 339 pages, Hardcover

Princess Pinecone knows exactly what she wants for her birthday this year. A BIG horse. A STRONG ho… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime

6. Some Dogs Do

By: Jez Alborough

4.03

Format: None pages,

All dogs walk and jump and run, but dogs don't fly - it can't be done, can it? Jez Alborough's upli… read more

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7. All of Baby, Nose to Toes

By: Hiroe Nakata , Victoria Adler

4.27

Format: 197 pages, Hardcover

From eyes to ears, tummy to nose, legs to toes, there's a lot for baby to discover - and even more … read more

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8. What Pet Should I Get?

By: Dr. Seuss

4.20

Format: 172 pages, Hardcover

A never-before-seen picture book by Dr. Seuss! This never-ever-before-seen picture book by Dr. Seus… read more

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9. Thunder Boy Jr.

By: Sherman Alexie , Yuyi Morales

3.57

Format: 271 pages, Hardcover

Thunder Boy Jr. is named after his dad, but he wants a name that's all his own. Just because people… read more

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10. Go, Dog. Go!

By: P.D. Eastman

3.94

Format: 229 pages, Hardcover

Reading goes to the dogs in this timeless Beginner Book edited by Dr. Seuss. From big dogs and litt… read more

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11. Negative Cat

By: Sophie Blackall

4.11

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Two-time Caldecott winner Sophie Blackall spins a winning tale about Max, a feline whose behavior d… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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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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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • dogs
  • fiction
  • storytime
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13. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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14. The Cat Man of Aleppo

By: Irene Latham

4.24

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

The courageous and true story of Mohammad Alaa Aljaleel, who in the midst of the Syrian Civil War o… read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
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15. Something, Someday

By: Amanda Gorman

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The stunning new picture book by presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman and Caldecott Honor-winn… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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16. 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

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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17. Acorn Was a Little Wild

By: Jen Arena

4.20

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Jory John’s Bad Seed series meets After the Fall by Dan Santat in this charming picture book about … read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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18. Stacey’s Extraordinary Words (The Stacey Stories)

By: Stacey Abrams

4.54

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The debut picture book from iconic voting rights advocate and #1 New York Times bestselling author … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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19. Woo Hoo! You're Doing Great!

By: Sandra Boynton

4.48

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times bestseller! Beloved author Sandra Boynton—and a very exuberant chicken!—have an im… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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20. Can I Be Your Dog?

By: Troy Cummings

4.46

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A dog adoption story told through letters--from the dog, himself! Arfy, a homeless mutt lives in… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • dogs
  • adoption
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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21. My Dog Laughs

By: Rachel Isadora

3.60

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Dogs are amazing! Dogs are a lot of work! Illustrations show a variety of children learning what ma… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • dogs
  • fiction
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22. Petra

By: Marianna Coppo

3.98

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

The humorous adventures of an irresistible little rock who finds herself in constantly changing cir… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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23. It's a No-Money Day

By: Kate Milner

4.46

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Mum works really hard, but today there is no money left and no food in the cupboards. Forced to vis… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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24. The Weather Girls

By: Aki .

3.39

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Spring, summer, autumn or winter - the intrepid Weather Girls are ready for whatever the seasons mi… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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25. Scribble Stones

By: Diane Alber

4.41

Format: 17 pages, Kindle Edition

Scribble stones is about a little stone who thinks he will be become something amazing but then soo… read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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26. Sticks

By: Diane Alber

4.34

Format: 21 pages, Kindle Edition

Sticks is a story that almost anyone can relate to. It's about finding yourself in a situation that… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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27. I Want a Dog

By: Jon Agee

3.77

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

A girl seeks her perfect pet at a wonderfully unusual animal shelter in this comical read-aloud by … read more

Similar categories in Jon Agee's I Want a Dog book and Jon Agee's I Want a Dog

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • dogs
  • adoption
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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28. KINDergarten: Where Kindness Matters Every Day (A KINDergarten Book)

By: Vera Ahiyya

4.13

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Written by kindergarten teacher and Instagram influencer affectionately known as the Tutu Teacher, … read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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29. The New Rooster

By: Rilla Alexander

3.72

Format: 48 pages, Kindle Edition

A New York Times and New York Public Library Best Illustrated Book of the Year! Rooster has come a … read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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30. The Nature Girls

By: Aki

3.65

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Aki's The Nature Girls is a picture book starring an adorable troupe of girls exploring different b… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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31. This Is a Dog

By: Ross Collins

3.86

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Uh-oh! An excitable (but very lovable) dog has found his way into this book of animals, and he will… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • dogs
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile

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Last Stop on Market Street

Matt de la Peña , Christian Robinson

4.30

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Jules Feiffer

4.21

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Mr. Wuffles!

David Wiesner

4.75

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Each Peach Pear Plum

Allan Ahlberg , Janet Ahlberg

4.35

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Peter H. Reynolds

4.39

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4.21

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3.53

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