17 Best childrens books like The Usborne Illustrated Odyssey by Anna Milbourne

Cover of The Usborne Illustrated Odyssey by Anna Milbourne

The Usborne Illustrated Odyssey

By: Anna Milbourne

4.28

Format: 255 pages, Paperback

“In this new edition of The Odyssey, Homer’s classic tale has been vividly retold to delight modern…

If you liked the childrens plot in The Usborne Illustrated Odyssey by Anna Milbourne , here is a list of 17 books like this:

Cover of George's Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake

1. George's Marvellous Medicine

By: Roald Dahl , Quentin Blake

4.03

Format: 120 pages, Hardcover

George's Grandma is a grizzly, grumpy, selfish old woman with pale brown teeth and a small puckered… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Gooney Bird Greene by Lois Lowry, Middy Thomas

2. Gooney Bird Greene

By: Lois Lowry , Middy Thomas

3.99

Format: 88 pages, Paperback

Two-time Newbery Medalist Lois Lowry introduces a new girl in class who loves being the center of a… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

3. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

By: Grace Lin

4.18

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In the valley of Fruitless Mountain, a young girl named Minli spends her days working hard in the f… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

4. The Invention of Hugo Cabret

By: Brian Selznick

4.14

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Orphan, clock keeper, and thief, Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his s… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo, Chris Sheban

5. Because of Winn-Dixie

By: Kate DiCamillo , Chris Sheban

3.00

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Kate DiCamillo's beloved, best-selling debut novel is now available in a paperback digest edition. … read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness by Timothy J. Keller

6. The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness

By: Timothy J. Keller

4.51

Format: 46 pages, Paperback

‘What are the marks of a supernaturally changed heart?’ This is one of the questions the Apostle… read more

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"...the essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less."

-Timothy J. Keller, The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness

"In other words, we are only proud of being more successful, more intelligent or more good-looking than the next person, and we are in the presence of someone who is more successful, intelligent and g…"

-Timothy J. Keller, The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness

"Up until the 20th century, traditional cultures (and this is still true of most cultures in the world) always believed that too high a view of yourself was the root cause of all the evil in the world…"

-Timothy J. Keller, The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness

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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  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1) by Andrew       Peterson

8. On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

By: Andrew Peterson

4.33

Format: 290 pages, Paperback

Once, in a cottage above the cliffs on the Dark Sea of Darkness, there lived three children and the… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
"Even if hope is just a low ember at night, in the morning you can still start a fire."

-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

"Esben Igiby was seeping into Janner’s thoughts, and there was no way to seal the leak."

-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

"But other than the cruel fangs and the constant threat of death and torture, there wasn't much to fear in Skree."

-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

"There's just something about the way he sings. It makes me think of when it snows outside, and the fire is warm, and Podo is telling us a story while you're cooking, and there's no place I'd rather b…"

-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

9. The Biggest Story: How the Snake Crusher Brings Us Back to the Garden

By: Don Clark , Kevin DeYoung

3.52

Format: 257 pages, Hardcover

Once upon a time there lived a man and a woman. They were the happiest people on the planet. True, … read more

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10. A Single Shard

By: Linda Sue Park

3.85

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Tree-ear, an orphan, lives under a bridge in Ch'ulp'o, a potters' village famed for delicate celado… read more

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Cover of Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater, Florence Atwater, Robert Lawson

11. Mr. Popper's Penguins

By: Richard Atwater , Florence Atwater , Robert Lawson

3.97

Format: 139 pages, Paperback

The Poppers unexpectedly come into possession of a penguin, then get a penguin from the zoo who mat… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • fiction

12. All Join In

By: Quentin Blake

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

'And if Ferdinand decides to make a chocolate fudge banana cake What do we do? For goodness sake! W… read more

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13. Falling Up

By: Shel Silverstein

3.00

Format: None pages,

Millie McDeevit screamed a scream So loud it made her eyebrows steam. She screamed so loud Her jawb… read more

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14. Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

By: Rick Riordan , John Rocco

3.59

Format: 32 pages,

Who could tell the origin stories of the gods of Olympus better than a modern-day demigod? Percy Ja… read more

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15. The Wild Robot (The Wild Robot, #1)

By: Peter Brown

4.05

Format: 12 pages, Hardcover

When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild… read more

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16. The Golden Goose

By: Jacob Grimm , Wilhelm Grimm

2.57

Format: None pages,

It's a day like any other when young Hans enters the forest to chop wood for his father. Then he di… read more

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17. The Book of Three (The Chronicles of Prydain, #1)

By: Lloyd Alexander

3.92

Format: 314 pages, Paperback

Taran wanted to be a hero, and looking after a pig wasn't exactly heroic, even though Hen Wen was a… read more

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Cover of The Green Ember (The Green Ember, #1) by S.D.   Smith

18. The Green Ember (The Green Ember, #1)

By: S.D. Smith

4.28

Format: 400 pages, Perfect Paperback

Heather and Picket are extraordinary rabbits with ordinary lives until calamitous events overtake t… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
"Was Father getting sadder, or was she just getting old enough to see it?"

-S.D. Smith, The Green Ember (The Green Ember, #1)

"You can choose what you believe, Shuffler, but you can't change what's true."

-S.D. Smith, The Green Ember (The Green Ember, #1)

Cover of The Danger Gang by Tom    Fletcher

19. The Danger Gang

By: Tom Fletcher

4.23

Format: 0 pages, Paperback

The electrifying new adventure from bestselling author of The Christmasaurus and The Creakers, Tom … read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Odder by Katherine Applegate

20. Odder

By: Katherine Applegate

4.25

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Meet Odder, the Queen of Play: Nobody has her moves. She doesn't just swim to the bottom, s… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Big Shot (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #16) by Jeff Kinney

21. Big Shot (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #16)

By: Jeff Kinney

4.21

Format: 226 pages, Hardcover

An instant #1 USA Today , Wall Street Journal , and New York Times bestseller! In Big Shot , boo… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids by Sarah       Mackenzie

22. The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids

By: Sarah Mackenzie

4.47

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Connecting deeply with our kids can be difficult in our busy, technology-driven lives. Reading alou… read more

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  • childrens
"What better education can we offer our children than the shaping of their hearts to love others as we have been loved by God ourselves?"

-Sarah Mackenzie, The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids

"It is tempting to idolize certain aspects of education. We value good grades, high test scores, elite college degrees, and lucrative careers. But out obsession keeps us from remembering what educatio…"

-Sarah Mackenzie, The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids

"Truth rises above literal facts... stories, especially fictional ones have the power to speak to the hearts of readers in a profound and lasting way. "Story has been the vehicle for truth for as long…"

-Sarah Mackenzie, The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids

Cover of No Brainer (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #18) by Jeff Kinney

23. No Brainer (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #18)

By: Jeff Kinney

4.30

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In No Brainer , book 18 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1 international bestselling author… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Being Elisabeth Elliot: The Authorized Biography: Elisabeth’s Later Years by Ellen Vaughn

24. Being Elisabeth Elliot: The Authorized Biography: Elisabeth’s Later Years

By: Ellen Vaughn

4.38

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Elisabeth Elliot was a young missionary in Ecuador when members of a remote Amazonian indigenous pe… read more

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Cover of Becoming Elisabeth Elliot by Ellen Vaughn

25. Becoming Elisabeth Elliot

By: Ellen Vaughn

4.62

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Elisabeth Elliot was a young missionary in Ecuador when members of a violent Amazonian tribe savage… read more

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Cover of In His Image: 10 Ways God Calls Us to Reflect His Character by Jen Wilkin

26. In His Image: 10 Ways God Calls Us to Reflect His Character

By: Jen Wilkin

4.45

Format: 167 pages, Paperback

Sometimes we ask What is God's will for my life? when we should really be asking Who should I be? T… read more

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"How should the knowledge that God is ______ change the way I live?"

-Jen Wilkin, In His Image: 10 Ways God Calls Us to Reflect His Character

"God's will for our lives is that we conform to the image of Christ, whose incarnation shows us humanity perfectly conformed to the image of God."

-Jen Wilkin, In His Image: 10 Ways God Calls Us to Reflect His Character

"No longer can we parse our fellow humans into the categories of ‘lovable’ and ‘unlovable.’ If love is an act of the will — not motivated by need, not measuring worth, not requiring reciprocity — then…"

-Jen Wilkin, In His Image: 10 Ways God Calls Us to Reflect His Character

"If we focus on our actions without addressing our hearts, we may end up merely as better behaved lovers of self (...) The hope of the gospel in our sanctification is not simply that we would make bet…"

-Jen Wilkin, In His Image: 10 Ways God Calls Us to Reflect His Character

Cover of The Usborne Illustrated Odyssey by Anna Milbourne

27. The Usborne Illustrated Odyssey

By: Anna Milbourne

4.28

Format: 255 pages, Paperback

“In this new edition of The Odyssey, Homer’s classic tale has been vividly retold to delight modern… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Illustrated History of India by Wilco Books

28. Illustrated History of India

By: Wilco Books

3.81

Format: None pages, Paperback

India has always remained a center of attraction for the world, be it for her technological prowess… read more

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4.03

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4.10

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