5 best-selling family books like Song of the River by Joy Cowley

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Song of the River

By: Joy Cowley

3.93

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this resonant story, Cam the mountain boy follows the river from its trickling source in the mou…

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Cover of The Emerald Berries (The Adventures of Sophie Mouse, #2) by Poppy Green, Jennifer A. Bell

1. The Emerald Berries (The Adventures of Sophie Mouse, #2)

By: Poppy Green , Jennifer A. Bell

4.18

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

In this second book of The Adventures of Sophie Mouse, Sophie and her friend Hattie Frog go on a da… read more

Similar categories in Poppy Green's The Emerald Berries (The Adventures of Sophie Mouse, #2) book and Joy Cowley's Song of the River

  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Once Upon an Alphabet: Short Stories for all the Letters by Oliver Jeffers

2. Once Upon an Alphabet: Short Stories for all the Letters

By: Oliver Jeffers

4.26

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

THE alphabet book to top all others, from the illustrator of the #1 New York Times bestselling The … read more

Similar categories in Oliver Jeffers's Once Upon an Alphabet: Short Stories for all the Letters book and Joy Cowley's Song of the River

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Charlie Bucket, #2) by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake

3. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Charlie Bucket, #2)

By: Roald Dahl , Quentin Blake

3.68

Format: 159 pages, Paperback

Last seen flying through the sky in a giant elevator in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie … read more

Similar categories in Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Charlie Bucket, #2) book and Joy Cowley's Song of the River

  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure
"You'll never get anywhere if you go about what-iffing like that."

-Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Charlie Bucket, #2)

"It was an unhappy truth, he told himself, that nearly all people in the world behave badly when there is something really big at stake."

-Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Charlie Bucket, #2)

"The President said a very rude word into the microphone and ten million children across the nation began repeating it gleefully and got smacked by their parents."

-Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Charlie Bucket, #2)

"It's very difficult to phone people in China, Mr President,' said the Postmaster General. 'The country's so full of Wings and Wongs, every time you wing you get the wong number."

-Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Charlie Bucket, #2)

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4. Town Is by the Sea

By: Joanne Schwartz , Sydney Smith

4.17

Format: 52 pages, Hardcover

A young boy wakes up on a summer morning and looks out at the sea. He goes about his day, calling o… read more

Similar categories in Joanne Schwartz's Town Is by the Sea book and Joy Cowley's Song of the River

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • nature
Cover of Quantum Physics for Babies (Baby University) by Chris Ferrie

5. Quantum Physics for Babies (Baby University)

By: Chris Ferrie

4.04

Format: 24 pages, Board Book

Simple explanations of complex ideas for your future genius! Written by an expert, Quantum Physi… read more

Similar categories in Chris Ferrie's Quantum Physics for Babies (Baby University) book and Joy Cowley's Song of the River

  • picture books
  • childrens
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6. Ollie's Halloween

By: Olivier Dunrea

3.68

Format: 205 pages, Hardcover

This Halloween, Gossie is a wizard and Gertie is a chicken. Peedie is a dragon and BooBoo is a bunn… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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7. The Tale of Two Bad Mice

By: Beatrix Potter

3.47

Format: 156 pages, Hardcover

To celebrate Peter's birthday, Frederick Warne is publishing new editions of all 23 of Potter's ori… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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8. The Dot

By: Peter H. Reynolds

4.25

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

With a simple, witty story and free-spirited illustrations, Peter H. Reynolds entices even the stub… read more

Similar categories in Peter H. Reynolds's The Dot book and Joy Cowley's Song of the River

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

9. The Day the Crayons Quit

By: Oliver Jeffers , Drew Daywalt

3.53

Format: 39 pages, Hardcover

Poor Duncan just wants to color. But when he opens his box of crayons, he finds only letters, all s… read more

Similar categories in Oliver Jeffers's The Day the Crayons Quit book and Joy Cowley's Song of the River

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

10. Winnie: The True Story of the Bear Who Inspired Winnie-the-Pooh

By: Sally M. Walker , Jonathan D. Voss

4.11

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Who could care for a bear? When Harry Colebourn saw a baby bear for sale at the train station, he k… read more

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11. Olivia

By: Ian Falconer

3.88

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Have fun with Olivia... dressing up, singing songs, building sand castles, napping (maybe), dancing… read more

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12. A New Friend (The Adventures of Sophie Mouse, #1)

By: Poppy Green

2.50

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

Springtime has arrived at Riverlake Forest! Buds are blooming on trees, and the air smells of honey… read more

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13. Click, Clack, Boo!: A Tricky Treat

By: Doreen Cronin , Betsy Lewin

4.12

Format: 260 pages, ebook

Will the barnyard animals trick--or treat--Farmer Brown? Find out in this Halloween tale from the #… read more

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14. Mercy Watson to the Rescue (Mercy Watson #1)

By: Chris Van Dusen , Kate DiCamillo

3.49

Format: 465 pages, Hardcover

To Mr. and Mrs. Watson, Mercy is not just a pig -- she's a porcine wonder. And to the portly and go… read more

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15. Reading Makes You Feel Good

By: Todd Parr

4.67

Format: 107 pages, Hardcover

Reading makes you feel good because... You can imagine you are a scary dinosaur, You can make someo… read more

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16. The Bear and the Piano

By: David Litchfield

4.23

Format: 11 pages, Hardcover

One day, a young bear stumbles upon something he has never seen before in the forest. As time passe… read more

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17. 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

Similar categories in Doug Salati's Hot Dog book and Joy Cowley's Song of the River

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

18. 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 Joy Cowley's Song of the River

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans by Michaeleen Doucleff

19. Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans

By: Michaeleen Doucleff

4.15

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

When Dr. Michaeleen Doucleff becomes a mother, she examines the studies behind modern parenting gui… read more

Similar categories in Michaeleen Doucleff's Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans book and Joy Cowley's Song of the River

  • childrens
  • family
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20. As Cool as It Gets

By: Jory John

3.95

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

When the Cool Bean picks the name of the coolest of the cool beans, Beanadette, out of a hat for th… read more

Similar categories in Jory John's As Cool as It Gets book and Joy Cowley's Song of the River

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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21. A Stone Sat Still

By: Brendan Wenzel

4.24

Format: 50 pages, Hardcover

The follow-up to They All Saw a CatA Stone Sat Still tells the story of a seemingly ordinary rock—b… read more

Similar categories in Brendan Wenzel's A Stone Sat Still book and Joy Cowley's Song of the River

  • nature
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • environment
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22. 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

Similar categories in Sophie Blackall's Farmhouse book and Joy Cowley's Song of the River

  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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23. The Three Billy Goats Gruff

By: Mac Barnett

4.34

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Once there was a bridge and a terrible and VERY hungry troll lived underneath it. When the three Bi… read more

Similar categories in Mac Barnett's The Three Billy Goats Gruff book and Joy Cowley's Song of the River

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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24. Sometimes It's Nice to Be Alone

By: Amy Hest

3.87

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A celebration of the joy and comfort to be found in alone time and the joy and comfort that a frien… read more

Similar categories in Amy Hest's Sometimes It's Nice to Be Alone book and Joy Cowley's Song of the River

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Car, Car, Truck, Jeep (New Nursery Rhymes) by Katrina Charman

25. Car, Car, Truck, Jeep (New Nursery Rhymes)

By: Katrina Charman

4.23

Format: 24 pages, Board Book

Handpicked by Amazon kids’ books editor, Seira Wilson, for Prime Book Box – a children’s subscripti… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Hey, Bruce!: An Interactive Book (Mother Bruce Series) by Ryan T.  Higgins

26. Hey, Bruce!: An Interactive Book (Mother Bruce Series)

By: Ryan T. Higgins

4.25

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

In Hey, Bruce!, Bruce the bear experiences . . . well, whatever readers want him to. Rupert, Thistl… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Baby on the Fire Escape: Creativity, Motherhood, and the Mind-Baby Problem by Julie Phillips

27. The Baby on the Fire Escape: Creativity, Motherhood, and the Mind-Baby Problem

By: Julie Phillips

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An NPR Best Book of 2022 An insightful, provocative, and witty exploration of the relationship bet… read more

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28. Good Night, Little Bookstore

By: Amy Cherrix

4.30

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Part lullaby, part love song, this perfectly pitched bedtime book gives a nod to its classic predec… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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29. Construction Site Mission: Demolition!

By: Sherri Duskey Rinker

4.06

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The newest adventure in the #1 New York Times bestselling Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site s… read more

Similar categories in Sherri Duskey Rinker's Construction Site Mission: Demolition! book and Joy Cowley's Song of the River

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Song of the River by Joy Cowley

30. Song of the River

By: Joy Cowley

3.93

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this resonant story, Cam the mountain boy follows the river from its trickling source in the mou… read more

Similar categories in Joy Cowley's Song of the River book and Joy Cowley's Song of the River

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • geography
  • environment
  • nature
Cover of That's Not My Name! by Anoosha Syed

31. That's Not My Name!

By: Anoosha Syed

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

A debut picture book about loving your name, finding your voice, and standing up for yourself from … read more

Similar categories in Anoosha Syed's That's Not My Name! book and Joy Cowley's Song of the River

  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

20 Top fiction books like Song of the River by Joy Cowley

Transform Your Habits

The Emerald Berries (The Adventures of Sophie Mouse, #2)

Poppy Green , Jennifer A. Bell

4.18

Transform Your Habits

Once Upon an Alphabet: Short Stories for all the Letters

Oliver Jeffers

4.26

Transform Your Habits

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Charlie Bucket, #2)

Roald Dahl , Quentin Blake

3.68

Transform Your Habits

Town Is by the Sea

Joanne Schwartz , Sydney Smith

4.17

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Transform Your Habits

Creepy Carrots!

None , Peter Brown

4.29

Transform Your Habits

First Day Jitters

Judy Love , Julie Danneberg

4.02

The Day the Crayons Quit

Oliver Jeffers , Drew Daywalt

3.53

Transform Your Habits

Dragons Love Tacos

Adam Rubin , Daniel Salmieri

4.19

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