20 must-read picture books books like The Girls by Lauren Ace

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The Girls

By: Lauren Ace

4.26

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Four little girls meet under an apple tree and form a bond that grows as they share secrets, dreams…

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1. LMNO Pea-quel (The Peas Series)

By: Keith Baker

3.87

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Keith Baker’s peas are back in this “pea-quel” to the New York Times bestselling LMNO Peas ! The p… read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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2. The Day the Crayons Came Home

By: Oliver Jeffers , Drew Daywalt

4.40

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Duncan's Crayons are back with yet another wild range of colorful demands! Boy, Duncan's crayons… read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Alan's Big, Scary Teeth by Jarvis

3. Alan's Big, Scary Teeth

By: Jarvis

4.11

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Meet Alan, an alligator with a secret. Famed for his big, scary teeth, he sneaks into the jungle ev… read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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4. If You Give a Cat a Cupcake

By: Laura Joffe Numeroff , Felicia Bond

4.00

Format: 162 pages, Hardcover

The lovable cat who first appeared in If You Give a Pig a Partynow has his very own book in the bel… read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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5. 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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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

6. 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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7. I Want My Hat Back

By: Jon Klassen

4.35

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A picture-book delight by a rising talent tells a cumulative tale with a mischievous twist. The … read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
"What if I never see it again? What if nobody ever finds it? My poor hat. I miss it so much."

-Jon Klassen, I Want My Hat Back

8. The Wonky Donkey

By: Craig Smith , None

3.14

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

In this cumulative song, each page tells us something new about the donkey until we end up with a s… read more

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9. I Love My Daddy

By: Giles Andreae , Emma Dodd

3.89

Format: 266 pages, Hardcover

This is an amusing, touching and heart-warming look at the special relationship between father and … read more

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10. The Snail and the Whale

By: Julia Donaldson , Axel Scheffler

4.40

Format: None pages, Paperback

A snail longs to see the world and hitches a lift on a whale's tail. Together they go on an amazing… read more

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11. Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?

By: Eric Carle , Bill Martin Jr.

4.14

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

What will you hear when you read this book to a preschool child? Lots of noise! Children will chant… read more

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12. 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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13. Peace At Last

By: Jill Murphy

3.98

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

The hour was late and Mr Bear was tired. But he could not sleep - however he tried and wherever he … read more

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14. The Pout-Pout Fish

By: Deborah Diesen , Dan Hanna , None

1.00

Format: 64 pages,

A NEW YORK TIMESBEST SELLER Deep in the water, Mr. Fish swims about With his fish face stuck In a p… read more

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15. The Snowy Day

By: Ezra Jack Keats

3.33

Format: 300 pages, Paperback

Winner of the 1963 Caldecott Medal! No book has captured the magic and sense of possibility of the … read more

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16. We're Going on a Bear Hunt

By: Michael Rosen , Helen Oxenbury

4.29

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

Come along on a bear hunt in this award-winning classic from Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury. We’r… read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

17. The Detective Dog

By: Julia Donaldson , Sara Ogilvie

3.50

Format: 424 pages, Hardcover

"There once was a dog with a keen sense of smell. She was known far and wide as Detective Dog Nell.… read more

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18. Big

By: Vashti Harrison

4.66

Format: 60 pages, Kindle Edition

This deeply moving story shares valuable lessons about fitting in, standing out, and the beauty of … read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
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19. 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
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
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20. The Blue House

By: Phoebe Wahl

4.30

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of Virginia Lee Burton's The Little House comes a heartfelt story about a father a… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
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21. Little Witch Hazel: A Year in the Forest

By: Phoebe Wahl

4.64

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

An earthy and beautiful collection of four stories that celebrate the seasons, nature, and life, fr… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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22. Love Makes a Family

By: Sophie Beer

4.39

Format: 24 pages, Board book

Whether you have two mums, two dads, one parent, or one of each, there's one thing that makes a fam… read more

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  • love
  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
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23. The Rabbit Listened

By: Cori Doerrfeld

4.60

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A universal, deeply moving exploration of grief and empathy With its spare, poignant text and ir… read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of What We'll Build: Plans for Our Together Future by Oliver Jeffers

24. What We'll Build: Plans for Our Together Future

By: Oliver Jeffers

4.16

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

What shall we build, you and I? We'll build a watch to keep our time. I'll build your future and… read more

Similar categories in Oliver Jeffers's What We'll Build: Plans for Our Together Future book and Lauren Ace's The Girls

  • love
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
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25. Julián Is a Mermaid

By: Jessica Love

4.51

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

In an exuberant picture book, a glimpse of costumed mermaids leaves one boy flooded with wonder and… read more

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  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
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26. A Dress with Pockets

By: Lily Murray

4.44

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A funny and frock-filled story for modern children who might want sequins and sparkles on their dre… read more

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  • childrens
  • feminism
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
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27. Grandma Bird

By: Benji Davies

4.20

Format: 80 pages, Kindle Edition

A tender and heart-warming story about the growing relationship between a boy and his grandmother, … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah: The Autobiography by Benjamin Zephaniah

28. The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah: The Autobiography

By: Benjamin Zephaniah

4.33

Format: 320 pages, ebook

Benjamin Zephaniah, who has travelled the world for his art and his humanitarianism, now tells the … read more

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29. Underwear!

By: Jenn Harney

3.98

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Bare bear! Stop right there! Underwear! Under where? So begins the dialogue between a tired bea… read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Girls by Lauren Ace

30. The Girls

By: Lauren Ace

4.26

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Four little girls meet under an apple tree and form a bond that grows as they share secrets, dreams… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Ace's The Girls book and Lauren Ace's The Girls

  • relationships
  • love
  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • coming of age
  • feminism
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of My Mama Is a Work of Art by Hana Acabado

31. My Mama Is a Work of Art

By: Hana Acabado

3.90

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Celebrate tattooed moms with this delightful, loving, and inclusive picture book.   A young boy who… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime

18 Best fiction books like The Girls by Lauren Ace

Transform Your Habits

LMNO Pea-quel (The Peas Series)

Keith Baker

3.87

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The Day the Crayons Came Home

Oliver Jeffers , Drew Daywalt

4.40

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Alan's Big, Scary Teeth

Jarvis

4.11

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If You Give a Cat a Cupcake

Laura Joffe Numeroff , Felicia Bond

4.00

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18 Best fiction books like Hot Dog by Doug Salati

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Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

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Hot Dog

Doug Salati

4.29

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Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

Christopher Denise

4.51

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Berry Song

Michaela Goade

4.43

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