17 Best childrens books like Shadow Play: Night Haiku by Penny Harter

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Shadow Play: Night Haiku

By: Penny Harter

3.58

Format: 1 pages, Hardcover

A collection of haiku devoted to night-related themes

If you liked the childrens plot in Shadow Play: Night Haiku by Penny Harter , here is a list of 17 books like this:

Cover of The Sign of the Seahorse by Graeme Base

1. The Sign of the Seahorse

By: Graeme Base

3.31

Format: 180 pages, Hardcover

Romance, mystery and intrigue revolve around the Seahorse Cafe, where the beautiful Pearl Trout fal… read more

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  • poetry
  • picture books
  • childrens
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2. Jumanji

By: Chris Van Allsburg

4.05

Format: 31 pages, Hardcover

The game under the tree looked like a hundred others Peters and Judy had at home... But they wer… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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3. 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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  • picture books
  • childrens
"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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4. A Ball for Daisy

By: Chris Raschka

3.88

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the 2012 Randolph Caldecott Medal This New York Times Bestseller and New York Times Best… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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5. Snowflake Bentley

By: Jacqueline Briggs Martin , Mary Azarian

3.76

Format: None pages, Hardcover

"Of all the forms of water the tiny six-pointed crystals of ice called snow are incomparably the mo… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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6. Twilight Comes Twice

By: Ralph Fletcher , Kate Kiesler

3.94

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Free-verse text describes the transition from day to night and from night to day, revealing the mag… read more

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  • poetry
  • picture books
  • childrens
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7. Joseph Had a Little Overcoat

By: Simms Taback

2.50

Format: 32 pages,

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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8. Children of the Dust Bowl: The True Story of the School at Weedpatch Camp

By: Jerry Stanley

3.32

Format: 344 pages, Paperback

Illus. with photographs from the Dust Bowl era. This true story took place at the emergency farm-la… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of A Jar of Tiny Stars: Poems by NCTE Award-Winning Poets by Bernice E. Cullinan, None, Marc Nadel

9. A Jar of Tiny Stars: Poems by NCTE Award-Winning Poets

By: Bernice E. Cullinan , None , Marc Nadel

3.32

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In this lively, luminous anthology, Dr. Bernice Cullinan has gathered poems by winners of the Natio… read more

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  • poetry
  • picture books
  • childrens
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10. The Children We Remember

By: Chana Byers Abells

4.00

Format: 117 pages, Paperback

Through moving photographs from the Yad Vashem Archives in Jerusalem, Israel, archivist Chana Byers… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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11. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens

12. If You Take a Mouse to School

By: Laura Joffe Numeroff , Felicia Bond

2.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The Barnes & Noble Review Bringing a plucky mouse to school isn't the wisest idea, no matter how mu… read more

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13. The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend

By: Dan Santat

3.95

Format: 620 pages, Hardcover

This magical story begins on an island far away where an imaginary friend is born. He patiently wai… read more

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14. Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type

By: Doreen Cronin , Betsy Lewin

3.90

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

Farmer Brownhas a problem. His cows like to type. All day long he hears Click, clack, MOO. Click, c… read more

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15. A Tree Is Nice

By: Marc Simont , Janice May Udry

4.08

Format: None pages, Paperback

"Trees are very nice," says Janice May Udry in her first book for children. She goes on to explain … read more

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16. My Friend Rabbit

By: Eric Rohmann

2.75

Format: None pages, Paperback

Rabbit saves the day in a most ingeneous way. When Mouse lets his best friend, Rabbit, play with hi… read more

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17. Bullfrog Pops!

By: Rick Walton , None

4.30

Format: 503 pages, Paperback

Last seen hopping a stage . . . (coach) and finding his hop in Once There was a Bull . . . (frog), … read more

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18. This is Not My Hat

By: Jon Klassen

3.91

Format: 631 pages, Hardcover

When a tiny fish shoots into view wearing a round blue topper (which happens to fit him perfectly),… read more

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19. Firetalking

By: Patricia Polacco

4.00

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

read more

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20. Fireflies In The Dark: The Story Of Friedl Dicker Brandeis And The Children Of Terezin

By: Susan Goldman Rubin

3.50

Format: 295 pages, Paperback

In December 1942 Freidl Dicker-Brandeis packed her suitcase for the last time. What did she fill it… read more

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21. Where the Wild Things Are

By: Maurice Sendak

3.00

Format: 81 pages, Paperback

One night Max puts on his wolf suit and makes mischief of one kind and another, so his mother calls… read more

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22. The Mitten

By: Jan Brett

3.96

Format: None pages, Hardcover

When Nicki drops his white mitten in the snow, he goes on without realizing that it is missing. One… read more

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23. Through the Cracks

By: None , None , None

5.00

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Every concerned parent needs to read this book! Through the Cracks addresses one of the most import… read more

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24. Alma and How She Got Her Name

By: Juana Martinez-Neal

3.47

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In which the protagonist asks her father about the long name he gave her. read more

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25. Animalia

By: Graeme Base

3.77

Format: None pages, Hardcover

More than three million copies of Animaliahave been sold around the world, making Graeme Base's ama… read more

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26. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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27. Me & Mama

By: Cozbi A. Cabrera

4.14

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

Mama's love is brighter than the sun, even on the rainiest of days. In the tradition of Someday, th… read more

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

28. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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29. Outside In

By: Deborah Underwood

4.24

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Outside is waiting, the most patient playmate of all. The most generous friend. The most miraculous… read more

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  • poetry
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart by Zetta Elliott

30. A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart

By: Zetta Elliott

4.40

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this poem, a Black child explores his shifting emotions throughout the year. There is a place in… read more

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  • poetry
  • picture books
  • childrens
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31. Shadow Play: Night Haiku

By: Penny Harter

3.58

Format: 1 pages, Hardcover

A collection of haiku devoted to night-related themes read more

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  • poetry
  • picture books
  • childrens

17 Top picture books books like Shadow Play: Night Haiku by Penny Harter

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The Sign of the Seahorse

Graeme Base

3.31

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Jumanji

Chris Van Allsburg

4.05

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Last Stop on Market Street

Matt de la Peña , Christian Robinson

4.30

Transform Your Habits

A Ball for Daisy

Chris Raschka

3.88

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24 Best childrens books like A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart by Zetta Elliott

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Last Stop on Market Street

Matt de la Peña , Christian Robinson

4.30

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A Ball for Daisy

Chris Raschka

3.88

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The Name Jar

Yangsook Choi

4.14

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Leave Me Alone!

Vera Brosgol

3.97

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