13 must-read picture books books like Christopher: The Holy Giant by Tomie dePaola

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Christopher: The Holy Giant

By: Tomie dePaola

3.99

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A celebrated illustrator presents his interpretation of the legend of St. Christopher, who original…

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Cover of Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann

1. Good Night, Gorilla

By: Peggy Rathmann

4.23

Format: 32 pages, Board book

A must-have board book for all babies.Good night, Gorilla.Good night, Elephant. It's bedtime at the… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fantasy
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2. The Little Red Hen

By: J.P. Miller , Diane Muldrow

4.24

Format: 24 pages, Hardcover

Take a gander at his classic folk-tale about perseverance and merit, feature none-other than a hard… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fantasy
Cover of Bedtime for Frances by Russell Hoban, Garth Williams

3. Bedtime for Frances

By: Russell Hoban , Garth Williams

4.14

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

The big hand of the clock is at 12.The little hand is at 7.It is seven o' clock.It is bedtime for F… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fantasy
"There is a tiger in my room,' said Frances. 'Did he bite you?' said Father. 'No,' said Frances. 'Did he scratch you?' said Mother. 'No,' said Frances. 'Then he is a friendly tiger,' said Father. 'He …"

-Russell Hoban, Bedtime for Frances

"(Frances has gotten out of bed again and come to her parents' room...) 'How can the wind have a job?' asked Frances. ' Everybody has a job,' said Father. 'I have to go to my office every morning at n…"

-Russell Hoban, Bedtime for Frances

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4. Four Quartets

By: T.S. Eliot

3.67

Format: 230 pages, Paperback

The Four Quartets is a series of four poems by T.S. Eliot, published individually from 1936 to 1942… read more

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5. The Animals' Christmas Eve

By: Gale Wiersum , None

2.70

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In the barn on Christmas Eve, After all the people leave, The animals, in voices low, Remember Chri… read more

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  • christian
  • picture books
  • childrens
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6. Katy and the Big Snow

By: Virginia Lee Burton

4.88

Format: 242 pages, Paperback

Katy, a brave and untiring tractor, who pushes a bulldozer in the summer and a snowplow in the wint… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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7. Madeline's Rescue

By: Ludwig Bemelmans

4.24

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

It took Ludwig Bemelmans years to think of Madeline's next adventure after the 1939 original Madeli… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Golden Egg Book by Margaret Wise Brown, Leonard Weisgard

8. The Golden Egg Book

By: Margaret Wise Brown , Leonard Weisgard

3.50

Format: 92 pages, Hardcover

Once there was a little bunny. He was all alone. One day he found an egg. He could hear something m… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fantasy
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9. Emily

By: Barbara Cooney , Michael Bedard

3.77

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A young girl who lives across the street from the reclusive Emily Dickinson gets her chance to meet… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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10. The Little Drummer Boy

By: Ezra Jack Keats

3.68

Format: 191 pages, Paperback

A procession travels to Bethlehem, bringing gifts for the newborn baby Jesus. The little drummer bo… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens

11. The Vegetables We Eat

By: Gail Gibbons

3.32

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Nonfiction pro Gail Gibbons responds to the need for books on good nutrition with this accessible e… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens

12. Corduroy

By: Don Freeman

4.72

Format: 64 pages,

Have you ever dreamed of being locked in a department store at night? The endearing story of Cordur… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fantasy

13. Goodnight Moon

By: Margaret Wise Brown , Clement Hurd

3.38

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In a great green room, tucked away in bed, is a little bunny. "Goodnight room, goodnight moon." And… read more

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14. Homer Price

By: Robert McCloskey

4.09

Format: 149 pages, Paperback

Welcome to Centerburg! Where you can win a hundred dollars by eating all the doughnuts you want; wh… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
"By the time Uncle Ulysses and the sheriff arrived and pushed through the crowd, the lunchroom was a calamity of doughnuts! Doughnuts in the window, doughnuts piled high on the shelves, doughnuts stac…"

-Robert McCloskey, Homer Price

"Homer got down from the chair and pushed a button on the machine marked, "start". Rings of batter started dropping into the hot fat. After a ring of batter was cooked on one side, an automatic gadget…"

-Robert McCloskey, Homer Price

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15. The End of the Affair

By: Graham Greene , Monica Ali

3.90

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

"A story has no beginning or end: arbitrarily one chooses a moment of experience from which to look… read more

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"As long as one suffers one lives."

-Graham Greene, The End of the Affair

"I hate you, God. I hate you as though you actually exist."

-Graham Greene, The End of the Affair

"Why do we have this desire to tease the innocent? Is it envy?"

-Graham Greene, The End of the Affair

"I can never think of you as a friend. You can do without a friend."

-Graham Greene, The End of the Affair

16. Love Is

By: Diane Adams

3.99

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for Valentine's Day--or any tender moment--this story of a girl and a duckling who share a … read more

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17. 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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18. One Morning in Maine

By: Robert McCloskey

3.86

Format: 250 pages, Paperback

A Caldecott Honor Book! Today is a specidal day for Sal because she gets to go to Buck's Harbour wi… read more

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19. Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?

By: Dr. Seuss

4.44

Format: 212 pages, Paperback

Moo moo! Hoo hoo! Cock-a-doodle-doo! Oh, the wonderful sounds Mr. Brown can do. Now see if you can … read more

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20. Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder

By: Evelyn Waugh

4.00

Format: 452 pages, Paperback

An alternative cover for this ISBN can be found here. The most nostalgic and reflective of Evely… read more

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"Here my last love had died."

-Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder

"No one is ever holy without suffering."

-Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder

"I had been there before; I knew all about it."

-Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder

"My father greeted me with his usual air of mild regret."

-Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder

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21. Christopher: The Holy Giant

By: Tomie dePaola

3.99

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A celebrated illustrator presents his interpretation of the legend of St. Christopher, who original… read more

Similar categories in Tomie dePaola's Christopher: The Holy Giant book and Tomie dePaola's Christopher: The Holy Giant

  • christian
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • religion
  • catholic
  • fantasy

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Peggy Rathmann

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4.24

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4.14

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