20 must-read picture books books like I'm Trying to Love Math by Bethany Barton

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I'm Trying to Love Math

By: Bethany Barton

3.93

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Children's Choice Award winner Bethany Barton applies her signature humor to the scariest subject o…

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Cover of Beautiful Oops [Board book] by Barney Saltzberg

1. Beautiful Oops [Board book]

By: Barney Saltzberg

4.56

Format: 28 pages, Hardcover

*Holiday Gifts that Give Back! Orders Feed & Care for Rescued Animals* Beautiful Oops! from Workman… read more

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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • teaching
Cover of Sky Color (Creatrilogy) by Peter H. Reynolds

2. Sky Color (Creatrilogy)

By: Peter H. Reynolds

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The sky’s no limit as the author-illustrator of The Dot and Ish winds up his Creatrilogy with a whi… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • school
  • teaching
Cover of The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi

3. 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
  • school
Cover of Penguin Problems by Lane Smith, Jory John

4. Penguin Problems

By: Lane Smith , Jory John

4.00

Format: 45 pages, Hardcover

What?! Oh, you're going to read this book? Somehow I seriously doubt that. I bet you won't even fin… read more

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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
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5. Mother Bruce

By: Ryan T. Higgins

3.83

Format: 95 pages, Hardcover

Bruce the bear likes to keep to himself. That, and eat eggs. But when his hard-boiled goose eggs tu… read more

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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
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6. Millions of Cats

By: Wanda Gág

4.08

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Newbery Medal Honor Title (1929) An American classic with a refrain that millions of kids love t… read more

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  • mathematics
  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens

7. Harold and the Purple Crayon

By: Crockett Johnson

4.50

Format: 60 pages, Hardcover

"One night, after thinking it over for some time, Harold decided to go for a walk in the moonlight.… read more

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8. Grapes Of Math

By: Greg Tang , Harry Briggs

4.00

Format: 212 pages, Paperback

Let Scholastic Bookshelf be your guide through the whole range of your child's experiences-laugh wi… read more

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9. Decibella and Her 6-Inch Voice

By: Julia Cook

3.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

Isabella is a spirited girl who enjoys shouting out her thoughts, ideas and feelings. In fact, she … read more

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10. Shortcut

By: Donald Crews

3.98

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

The train tracks ran right by Bigmama's house in Cottondale, and the children were warned to stay o… read more

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11. Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Méndez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation

By: Duncan Tonatiuh

3.92

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Almost 10 years before Brown vs. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez and her parents helped end schoo… read more

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12. The Tiger Rising

By: Kate DiCamillo

3.22

Format: 111 pages, Paperback

The National Book Award finalist from the best-selling author of BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE - now in pap… read more

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13. School's First Day of School

By: Adam Rex , Christian Robinson

4.15

Format: 447 pages,

It's the first day of school at Frederick Douglass Elementary and everyone's just a little bit nerv… read more

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14. How to Read a Story

By: Kate Messner , None

4.64

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Step One: Find a story. (A good one.) Step Two: Find a reading buddy. (Someone nice.) Step Three: F… read more

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15. The Leaf Thief

By: Alice Hemming

4.15

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A brilliantly funny picture book about seasons, written by Alice Hemming and illustrated by Nicola … read more

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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard

16. Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story

By: Kevin Noble Maillard

4.42

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

Fry bread is food. It is warm and delicious, piled high on a plate. Fry bread is time. It brin… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Smart Cookie (The Food Group #5) by Jory John

17. The Smart Cookie (The Food Group #5)

By: Jory John

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This cookie has never felt like a smart cookie no matter how hard she tries, especially in comparis… read more

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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • school
Cover of Our Class is a Family (The Classroom Community Collection) by Shannon Olsen

18. Our Class is a Family (The Classroom Community Collection)

By: Shannon Olsen

4.57

Format: 27 pages, Paperback

Teachers do so much more than just teach academics. They build a sense of community within their cl… read more

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

19. 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

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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn by Shawn Harris

20. The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn

By: Shawn Harris

3.76

Format: 48 pages, Library Binding

Meet Teeny-Weeny! A pint-sized unicorn in this funny, modern fairy tale about perception and self-c… read more

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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of It Fell from the Sky by Terry Fan

21. It Fell from the Sky

By: Terry Fan

4.20

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A picture book about community, art, the importance of giving back—and the wonder that fell from th… read more

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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir by Pedro Martín

22. Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

By: Pedro Martín

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican-American boy’s family and t… read more

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  • humor
  • nonfiction
  • childrens
"It was like the driveway at Disneyland but with way more automatic weapons."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

"I like to say that my stories are 100% true 90% of the time. My memory and my heart like to play tricks on each other. The results are what makes my stories."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

Cover of The One and Only Ruby (The One and Only #3) by Katherine Applegate

23. The One and Only Ruby (The One and Only #3)

By: Katherine Applegate

4.28

Format: 210 pages, Hardcover

Ruby’s story picks up a few months after the events of The One and Only Bob. Now living in a wildli… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of Milo Imagines the World by Matt de la Peña

24. Milo Imagines the World

By: Matt de la Peña

4.49

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Milo is on a long subway ride with his older sister. To pass the time, he studies the faces around … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Big Tree by Brian Selznick

25. Big Tree

By: Brian Selznick

4.04

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

The fate of all life on Earth may depend on the bravery of two little seeds in this epic adventure … read more

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  • childrens
Cover of All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold

26. All Are Welcome

By: Alexandra Penfold

4.48

Format: 44 pages, Library Binding

A warm, welcoming picture book that celebrates diversity and gives encouragement and support to all… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • school
Cover of I Promise by LeBron James

27. I Promise

By: LeBron James

4.24

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

NBA champion and superstar LeBron James pens a slam-dunk picture book inspired by his foundation’s … read more

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

28. 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

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  • childrens
  • mathematics
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • space
  • science
Cover of I Wonder by K.A. Holt

29. I Wonder

By: K.A. Holt

3.85

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

Kids who love the intrigue of titles such as What Do You Do with an Idea? will be inspired to ask t… read more

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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • school
Cover of Out Cold (A Little Bruce Book) by Ryan T.  Higgins

30. Out Cold (A Little Bruce Book)

By: Ryan T. Higgins

4.01

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

It’s wintertime in Soggy Hollow and the mice are doing all their favorite outdoor things, like ski … read more

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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of I'm Trying to Love Math by Bethany Barton

31. I'm Trying to Love Math

By: Bethany Barton

3.93

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Children's Choice Award winner Bethany Barton applies her signature humor to the scariest subject o… read more

Similar categories in Bethany Barton's I'm Trying to Love Math book and Bethany Barton's I'm Trying to Love Math

  • childrens
  • school
  • mathematics
  • humor
  • picture books
  • number
  • teaching
  • nonfiction
  • space
  • science

23 best-selling childrens books like I'm Trying to Love Math by Bethany Barton

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Beautiful Oops [Board book]

Barney Saltzberg

4.56

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Sky Color (Creatrilogy)

Peter H. Reynolds

4.28

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The Name Jar

Yangsook Choi

4.14

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Penguin Problems

Lane Smith , Jory John

4.00

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15 best-selling childrens books like Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir by Pedro Martín

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The Eyes and the Impossible

Dave Eggers

4.25

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Ferris

Kate DiCamillo

4.30

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The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

Nicholas Day

4.15

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The Lost Year

Katherine Marsh

4.50

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