19 must-read juvenile books like Straw (The Spoon Series, 3) by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Cover of Straw (The Spoon Series, 3) by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Straw (The Spoon Series, 3)

By: Amy Krouse Rosenthal

3.78

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Meet Straw! He's always rushed straight to the finish. But when his speedy streak gets the best …

If you liked the juvenile plot in Straw (The Spoon Series, 3) by Amy Krouse Rosenthal , here is a list of 19 books like this:

Cover of Spooky Pookie by Sandra Boynton

1. Spooky Pookie

By: Sandra Boynton

4.12

Format: 18 pages, Board Book

It’s Halloween! What will little Pookie decide to be this year? Pookie tries on costumes one by one… read more

Similar categories in Sandra Boynton's Spooky Pookie book and Amy Krouse Rosenthal's Straw (The Spoon Series, 3)

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • kids
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of Look and Be Grateful by Tomie dePaola

2. Look and Be Grateful

By: Tomie dePaola

4.16

Format: 331 pages, Hardcover

In this meditative and joyful book, a young boy awakens with the dawn, opens his eyes and looks clo… read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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3. A Pocket for Corduroy

By: Don Freeman

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Don Freeman's classic character, Corduroy, is even more popular today then he was when he first cam… read more

Similar categories in Don Freeman's A Pocket for Corduroy book and Amy Krouse Rosenthal's Straw (The Spoon Series, 3)

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • kids

4. Little Blue Truck's Halloween

By: Jill McElmurry , Alice Schertle

3.97

Format: None pages, Board Book

Beep! Beep! It's Halloween! Little Blue Truck is picking up his animal friends for a costume party.… read more

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5. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site

By: Tom Lichtenheld , Sherri Duskey Rinker

4.60

Format: 431 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Timesbestseller As the sun sets behind the big construction site, all the hardworki… read more

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6. 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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7. Nate the Great and the Sticky Case

By: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat , Marc Simont

4.28

Format: None pages, Paperback

These chapter books introduce beginning readers to the detective mystery genre. Perfect for the Com… read more

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Cover of The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7) by Jory John

8. The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7)

By: Jory John

4.17

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

The Big Cheese is the best at everything, and brags about it, too. When the annual Cheese-cathlon c… read more

Similar categories in Jory John's The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7) book and Amy Krouse Rosenthal's Straw (The Spoon Series, 3)

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • food
  • fiction
  • kids
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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9. A Friend for Henry

By: Jenn Bailey

3.93

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

In Classroom Six, second left down the hall, Henry has been on the lookout for a friend. A friend w… read more

Similar categories in Jenn Bailey's A Friend for Henry book and Amy Krouse Rosenthal's Straw (The Spoon Series, 3)

  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of We Don't Eat Our Classmates (Penelope Rex, #1) by Ryan T.  Higgins

10. 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 Amy Krouse Rosenthal's Straw (The Spoon Series, 3)

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

11. 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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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • food
  • fiction
  • kids
  • storytime
Cover of Simon and the Better Bone by Corey R. Tabor

12. Simon and the Better Bone

By: Corey R. Tabor

4.32

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Using the same innovative format as his Caldecott Honor winner, Mel Fell, Corey R. Tabor reimagines… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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13. Farmhouse

By: Sophie Blackall

4.53

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall invites readers to peek through windows that shine like… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of Pete the Cat's Groovy Imagination by Kimberly  Dean

14. Pete the Cat's Groovy Imagination

By: Kimberly Dean

4.30

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

An Instant New York Times Bestseller! When a cloudy gray sky cancels Pete the Cat’s beach day plan… read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Dean's Pete the Cat's Groovy Imagination book and Amy Krouse Rosenthal's Straw (The Spoon Series, 3)

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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15. Very Good Hats

By: Emma Straub

4.02

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The first picture book by bestselling novelist Emma Straub, this joyous and inventive read-aloud wi… read more

Similar categories in Emma Straub's Very Good Hats book and Amy Krouse Rosenthal's Straw (The Spoon Series, 3)

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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16. A Walk in the Words

By: Hudson Talbott

4.33

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When Hudson Talbott was a little boy, he loved drawing, and it came naturally to him. But reading? … read more

Similar categories in Hudson Talbott's A Walk in the Words book and Amy Krouse Rosenthal's Straw (The Spoon Series, 3)

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Don't Hug Doug (He Doesn't Like It) by Carrie Finison

17. Don't Hug Doug (He Doesn't Like It)

By: Carrie Finison

4.39

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Meet Doug, an ordinary kid who doesn’t like hugs, in this fun and exuberant story which aims to spa… read more

Similar categories in Carrie Finison's Don't Hug Doug (He Doesn't Like It) book and Amy Krouse Rosenthal's Straw (The Spoon Series, 3)

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of Bruce and the Legend of Soggy Hollow by Ryan T.  Higgins

18. Bruce and the Legend of Soggy Hollow

By: Ryan T. Higgins

4.13

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Celebrate all things scary with #1 New York Times best-selling author Ryan T. Higgins's beloved Mot… read more

Similar categories in Ryan T. Higgins's Bruce and the Legend of Soggy Hollow book and Amy Krouse Rosenthal's Straw (The Spoon Series, 3)

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of Pizza!: A Slice of History by Greg Pizzoli

19. Pizza!: A Slice of History

By: Greg Pizzoli

4.24

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

From Geisel Award-winning author Greg Pizzoli comes a hilarious and mouth-watering history of pizza… read more

Similar categories in Greg Pizzoli's Pizza!: A Slice of History book and Amy Krouse Rosenthal's Straw (The Spoon Series, 3)

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • food
  • kids
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of We Will Rock Our Classmates (Penelope Rex, #2) by Ryan T.  Higgins

20. We Will Rock Our Classmates (Penelope Rex, #2)

By: Ryan T. Higgins

4.23

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Readers will twist and shout for this headbanging companion to the #1 New York Times best-selling W… read more

Similar categories in Ryan T. Higgins's We Will Rock Our Classmates (Penelope Rex, #2) book and Amy Krouse Rosenthal's Straw (The Spoon Series, 3)

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of The Wrong Book by Drew Daywalt

21. The Wrong Book

By: Drew Daywalt

3.82

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

What if the narrator of the book you're reading is just...WRONG?! This hilarious book from the auth… read more

Similar categories in Drew Daywalt's The Wrong Book book and Amy Krouse Rosenthal's Straw (The Spoon Series, 3)

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • kids
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of How to Apologize by David LaRochelle

22. How to Apologize

By: David LaRochelle

4.23

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From the team behind See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog comes a funny and handy guide that expl… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • kids
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of Memory Jars by Vera Brosgol

23. Memory Jars

By: Vera Brosgol

3.87

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A young girl finds a clever way to keep her favorite things--and people--close to her forever. F… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • food
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of How to Read a Book by Kwame Alexander

24. How to Read a Book

By: Kwame Alexander

3.84

Format: 32 pages, None

A poetic journey about the experience of reading. Find a tree—a black tupelo or dawn redwo… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
"don’t rush though: your eyes need time to taste. your soul needs room to bloom."

-Kwame Alexander, How to Read a Book

Cover of Bloom Boom! by April Pulley Sayre

25. Bloom Boom!

By: April Pulley Sayre

4.12

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Discover the magic—and the science—behind spring flower blooms with this companion to the celebrate… read more

Similar categories in April Pulley Sayre's Bloom Boom! book and Amy Krouse Rosenthal's Straw (The Spoon Series, 3)

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
Cover of Hattie Harmony: Worry Detective (Hattie Harmony, #1) by Elizabeth Olsen

26. Hattie Harmony: Worry Detective (Hattie Harmony, #1)

By: Elizabeth Olsen

4.40

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

Award-winning actress Elizabeth Olsen and esteemed musician Robbie Arnett have created a fresh appr… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • kids
  • juvenile
Cover of Ursula Upside Down by Corey R. Tabor

27. Ursula Upside Down

By: Corey R. Tabor

4.36

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Ursula the catfish finds confidence in seeing the world her own way in another innovative, flipped-… read more

Similar categories in Corey R. Tabor's Ursula Upside Down book and Amy Krouse Rosenthal's Straw (The Spoon Series, 3)

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • kids
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of The Glow Show by Susi Schaefer

28. The Glow Show

By: Susi Schaefer

3.91

Format: 35 pages, Hardcover

Meet Glow! Glow is a squid, he is bioluminescent, and he knows how to TWIRL! And the fa… read more

Similar categories in Susi Schaefer's The Glow Show book and Amy Krouse Rosenthal's Straw (The Spoon Series, 3)

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
Cover of Straw (The Spoon Series, 3) by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

29. Straw (The Spoon Series, 3)

By: Amy Krouse Rosenthal

3.78

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Meet Straw! He's always rushed straight to the finish. But when his speedy streak gets the best … read more

Similar categories in Amy Krouse Rosenthal's Straw (The Spoon Series, 3) book and Amy Krouse Rosenthal's Straw (The Spoon Series, 3)

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • food
  • fiction
  • kids
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of Digestion! The Musical by Adam Rex

30. Digestion! The Musical

By: Adam Rex

3.56

Format: 76 pages, Hardcover

The Magic School Inside the Human Body meets Hamilton in this hilarious picture book about the mos… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • food
  • juvenile
Cover of Are You Small? by Mo Willems

31. Are You Small?

By: Mo Willems

3.69

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Mo Willems, #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning author-illustrator, zooms in on the smalle… read more

Similar categories in Mo Willems's Are You Small? book and Amy Krouse Rosenthal's Straw (The Spoon Series, 3)

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
  • juvenile

21 Top fiction books like Straw (The Spoon Series, 3) by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Transform Your Habits

Spooky Pookie

Sandra Boynton

4.12

Transform Your Habits

Look and Be Grateful

Tomie dePaola

4.16

Transform Your Habits

A Pocket for Corduroy

Don Freeman

4.00

Transform Your Habits

The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7)

Jory John

4.17

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20 must-read fiction books like We Will Rock Our Classmates (Penelope Rex, #2) by Ryan T. Higgins

Transform Your Habits

Dragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel

Adam Rubin , Daniel Salmieri

3.20

Transform Your Habits

The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7)

Jory John

4.17

Transform Your Habits

The Cool Bean (The Food Group #3)

Jory John

4.41

Transform Your Habits

Creepy Crayon!

Aaron Reynolds

4.32

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