8 Top family books like A Stopwatch from Grampa by Loretta Garbutt

Cover of A Stopwatch from Grampa by Loretta Garbutt

A Stopwatch from Grampa

By: Loretta Garbutt

4.16

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A child inherits a treasured stopwatch that belonged to a beloved grandparent in this touching stor…

If you liked the family plot in A Stopwatch from Grampa by Loretta Garbutt , here is a list of 8 books like this:

Cover of Library Lion by Kevin Hawkes, Michelle Knudsen

1. Library Lion

By: Kevin Hawkes , Michelle Knudsen

4.43

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

An affectionate storybook tribute to that truly wonderful place: the library. Miss Merriweather,… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Hawkes's Library Lion book and Loretta Garbutt's A Stopwatch from Grampa

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña, Christian Robinson

2. 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 Loretta Garbutt's A Stopwatch from Grampa

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
"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

Cover of Sam and Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett, Jon Klassen

3. Sam and Dave Dig a Hole

By: Mac Barnett , Jon Klassen

4.17

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

With perfect pacing, the multi-award-winning, New York Times best-selling team of Mac Barnett and J… read more

Similar categories in Mac Barnett's Sam and Dave Dig a Hole book and Loretta Garbutt's A Stopwatch from Grampa

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess by Shari Green

4. Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess

By: Shari Green

3.98

Format: 392 pages, Paperback

Sixth grade is coming to an end, and so is life as Macy McMillan knows it. Already a For Sale sign … read more

Similar categories in Shari Green's Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess book and Loretta Garbutt's A Stopwatch from Grampa

  • realistic fiction
  • childrens
  • family
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5. Roller Coaster

By: Marla Frazee

3.59

Format: None pages, Paperback

Clickity, clackity. Clickity, clackity. The roller coaster car is going up, up, up to the highest s… read more

Similar categories in Marla Frazee's Roller Coaster book and Loretta Garbutt's A Stopwatch from Grampa

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of I Don't Want to Be a Frog by Mike Boldt, Dev Petty

6. I Don't Want to Be a Frog

By: Mike Boldt , Dev Petty

3.00

Format: 50 pages, Hardcover

Frog wants to be anything but a slimy, wet frog. A cat, perhaps. Or a rabbit. An owl? But when a hu… read more

Similar categories in Mike Boldt's I Don't Want to Be a Frog book and Loretta Garbutt's A Stopwatch from Grampa

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak

7. The Book with No Pictures

By: B.J. Novak

4.34

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Warning! This book looks serious but it is actually completely ridiculous! A book with no pictur… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens

8. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

By: William Steig

3.12

Format: None pages, Hardcover

One rainy day, Sylvester finds a magic pebble that can make wishes come true. But when a lion frigh… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of They All Saw a Cat by Brendan Wenzel

9. They All Saw a Cat

By: Brendan Wenzel

3.13

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

The cat walked through the world, with its whiskers, ears, and paws . . . In this celebration of ob… read more

Similar categories in Brendan Wenzel's They All Saw a Cat book and Loretta Garbutt's A Stopwatch from Grampa

  • picture books
  • childrens

10. I Ain't Gonna Paint No More!

By: David Catrow , Karen Beaumont

4.20

Format: 488 pages, Hardcover

A dab of blue here, a splash of red there, a goopy smear of green . . . everywhere. To the tune of … read more

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11. Wolf in the Snow

By: Matthew Cordell

4.54

Format: 380 pages, Hardcover

A girl is lost in a snowstorm. A wolf cub is lost, too. How will they find their way home? Painting… read more

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12. A Tiger Tail:

By: Mike Boldt

3.76

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

Anya wakes up to discover that she has grown a tiger tail. Yes, a striped tiger tail. It also happe… read more

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13. Extra Yarn

By: Mac Barnett , Jon Klassen

3.88

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

This looks like an ordinary box full of ordinary yarn. But it turns out it isn't. read more

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14. Kitten's First Full Moon

By: Kevin Henkes

3.87

Format: 309 pages, Hardcover

The nationally bestselling picture book about a kitten, the moon, and a bowl of milk, written by th… read more

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15. 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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16. Stellaluna

By: Janell Cannon

3.62

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Stellalunais the tender story of a lost young bat who finally finds her way safely home to her moth… read more

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17. Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear

By: Sophie Blackall , Lindsay Mattick

4.34

Format: 640 pages, Hardcover

Before there was Winnie-the-Pooh, there was a real bear named Winnie. In 1914, during World War I, … read more

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18. Freewater

By: Amina Luqman-Dawson

4.18

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade novel about two enslaved children’s escape from a plantation and the many ways they … read more

Similar categories in Amina Luqman-Dawson's Freewater book and Loretta Garbutt's A Stopwatch from Grampa

  • childrens
"Lord only knows how many of us they keep from running. How many of us stay in these hateful places out of love. I used to think it was from scaring us - beating, cutting, or whipping us that did it. …"

-Amina Luqman-Dawson, Freewater

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19. When Stars Are Scattered

By: Victoria Jamieson

4.62

Format: None pages, Audio CD

Heartbreak and hope exist together in this remarkable graphic novel about growing up in a refugee c… read more

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  • realistic fiction
  • childrens
  • family
"Pass or fail—I’ve done my best. It’s in God’s hands now."

-Victoria Jamieson, When Stars Are Scattered

Cover of We Don't Eat Our Classmates (Penelope Rex, #1) by Ryan T.  Higgins

20. We Don't Eat Our Classmates (Penelope Rex, #1)

By: Ryan T. Higgins

4.51

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Penelope the dinosaur starts school, but it’s hard to make friends when her classmates are so delic… read more

Similar categories in Ryan T. Higgins's We Don't Eat Our Classmates (Penelope Rex, #1) book and Loretta Garbutt's A Stopwatch from Grampa

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

21. 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

Similar categories in Jory John's The Sour Grape (The Food Group #6) book and Loretta Garbutt's A Stopwatch from Grampa

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of There Was a Party for Langston by Jason Reynolds

22. 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

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's There Was a Party for Langston book and Loretta Garbutt's A Stopwatch from Grampa

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner) by Carole Lindstrom

23. We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner)

By: Carole Lindstrom

4.51

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the many Indigenous-led movements across North America, We Are Water Protectors issues … read more

Similar categories in Carole Lindstrom's We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner) book and Loretta Garbutt's A Stopwatch from Grampa

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? by Mac Barnett

24. How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?

By: Mac Barnett

4.26

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The beloved, multi-award-winning duo of Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen tackle a perennial question. … read more

Similar categories in Mac Barnett's How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? book and Loretta Garbutt's A Stopwatch from Grampa

  • picture books
  • childrens
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25. A Letter for Bob

By: Kim Rogers

4.03

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

With humor and heart, and brought to life by Jonathan Nelson’s warm, distinctive artwork, Kim Roger… read more

Similar categories in Kim Rogers's A Letter for Bob book and Loretta Garbutt's A Stopwatch from Grampa

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Ojiichan's Gift by Chieri Uegaki

26. Ojiichan's Gift

By: Chieri Uegaki

4.24

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When Mayumi was born, her grandfather created a garden for her. It was unlike any other garden she … read more

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  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Where Are You From? by Yamile Saied Méndez

27. Where Are You From?

By: Yamile Saied Méndez

4.38

Format: 32 pages, None

In which a girl who is asked where she's really from turns to her abuelo for the answer. read more

Similar categories in Yamile Saied Méndez's Where Are You From? book and Loretta Garbutt's A Stopwatch from Grampa

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of It's Not All Rainbows by Jessika von Innerebner

28. It's Not All Rainbows

By: Jessika von Innerebner

4.04

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A unicorn's bad day turns into a look at the pressure to be perfect and the importance of expressin… read more

Similar categories in Jessika von Innerebner's It's Not All Rainbows book and Loretta Garbutt's A Stopwatch from Grampa

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of A Stopwatch from Grampa by Loretta Garbutt

29. A Stopwatch from Grampa

By: Loretta Garbutt

4.16

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A child inherits a treasured stopwatch that belonged to a beloved grandparent in this touching stor… read more

Similar categories in Loretta Garbutt's A Stopwatch from Grampa book and Loretta Garbutt's A Stopwatch from Grampa

  • childrens
  • canada
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • death
  • family
Cover of The Wind and the Trees by Todd   Stewart

30. The Wind and the Trees

By: Todd Stewart

4.08

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A gentle meditation on the cycle of life, told by two trees. One day, a tiny pine seedling strik… read more

Similar categories in Todd Stewart's The Wind and the Trees book and Loretta Garbutt's A Stopwatch from Grampa

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • canada
Cover of When I Listen to Silence by Jean E. Pendziwol

31. When I Listen to Silence

By: Jean E. Pendziwol

3.63

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When a child is asked to “Please, be quiet!” they sit silent … and their imagination sweeps them aw… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens

23 Top childrens books like A Stopwatch from Grampa by Loretta Garbutt

Transform Your Habits

Library Lion

Kevin Hawkes , Michelle Knudsen

4.43

Transform Your Habits

Last Stop on Market Street

Matt de la Peña , Christian Robinson

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Sam and Dave Dig a Hole

Mac Barnett , Jon Klassen

4.17

Transform Your Habits

Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess

Shari Green

3.98

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14 best-selling fiction books like Where Are You From? by Yamile Saied Méndez

Transform Your Habits

Last Stop on Market Street

Matt de la Peña , Christian Robinson

4.30

Transform Your Habits

The Name Jar

Yangsook Choi

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Islandborn

Junot Díaz , Leo Espinosa

3.77

Transform Your Habits

Our Class is a Family (The Classroom Community Collection)

Shannon Olsen

4.57

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