16 must-read picture books books like How to Find an Elephant by Kate Banks

Cover of How to Find an Elephant by Kate Banks

How to Find an Elephant

By: Kate Banks

3.67

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

What to do on a dull gray day? Head into the wilds and look for an elephant. You will need a pair o…

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Cover of Scuffy the Tugboat by Gertrude Crampton

1. Scuffy the Tugboat

By: Gertrude Crampton

4.32

Format: 285 pages, Hardcover

Meant for "bigger things," Scuffy the Tugboat sets off to explore the world. But on his daring adve… read more

Similar categories in Gertrude Crampton's Scuffy the Tugboat book and Kate Banks's How to Find an Elephant

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of The Wonderful Things You Will Be by Emily Winfield Martin

2. The Wonderful Things You Will Be

By: Emily Winfield Martin

3.97

Format: 250 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestsellerthat celebrates the dreams, acceptance, and love that parents have for… read more

Similar categories in Emily Winfield Martin's The Wonderful Things You Will Be book and Kate Banks's How to Find an Elephant

  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Tea Rex by Molly Idle

3. Tea Rex

By: Molly Idle

5.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Some tea parties are for grown-ups. Some are for girls. But this tea party is for a very special gu… read more

Similar categories in Molly Idle's Tea Rex book and Kate Banks's How to Find an Elephant

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney, Anita Jeram

4. Guess How Much I Love You

By: Sam McBratney , Anita Jeram

3.10

Format: 151 pages, Board book

"Guess how much I love you," says Little Nutbrown Hare. Little Nutbrown Hare shows his daddy how mu… read more

Similar categories in Sam McBratney's Guess How Much I Love You book and Kate Banks's How to Find an Elephant

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey

5. Make Way for Ducklings

By: Robert McCloskey

4.24

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

This classic tale of the famous Mallard ducks of Boston is available for the first time in a full-s… read more

Similar categories in Robert McCloskey's Make Way for Ducklings book and Kate Banks's How to Find an Elephant

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • juvenile

6. Harold and the Purple Crayon

By: Crockett Johnson

4.50

Format: 60 pages, Hardcover

"One night, after thinking it over for some time, Harold decided to go for a walk in the moonlight.… read more

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7. Giraffes Can't Dance

By: Guy Parker-Rees , Giles Andreae

4.33

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Gerald the giraffe longs to dance, but his legs are too skinny and his neck is too long. At the Jun… read more

Similar categories in Guy Parker-Rees's Giraffes Can't Dance book and Kate Banks's How to Find an Elephant

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
"We all can dance," he said, "when we find music that we love."

-Guy Parker-Rees, Giraffes Can't Dance

"But sometimes when you're different You just need a different song"

-Guy Parker-Rees, Giraffes Can't Dance

8. The Mouse and the Motorcycle (Ralph S. Mouse, #1)

By: Tracy Dockray , Beverly Cleary , Louis Darling

3.82

Format: None pages, Paperback

"Pb-pb-b-b-b. Pb-pb-b-b-b." With these magic vocables, Ralph the mouse revs up a dream come true--h… read more

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9. Strictly No Elephants

By: Lisa Mantchev , Taeeun Yoo

4.67

Format: None pages, Hardcover

When the local Pet Club won't admit a boy's tiny pet elephant, he finds a solution--one that involv… read more

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10. Nothing Rhymes with Orange

By: Adam Rex

4.33

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

We all know nothing rhymes with orange. But how does that make Orange feel? Well, left out! When a … read more

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11. Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes

By: James Dean , Eric Litwin

3.52

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Don't miss the first and bestselling book in the beloved Pete the Cat series! Pete the Cat goes wa… read more

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Cover of P is for Pterodactyl: The Worst Alphabet Book Ever by Raj Haldar

12. P is for Pterodactyl: The Worst Alphabet Book Ever

By: Raj Haldar

4.26

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Let's get real—the English language is bizarre. A might be for apple, but it's also for aisle and a… read more

Similar categories in Raj Haldar's P is for Pterodactyl: The Worst Alphabet Book Ever book and Kate Banks's How to Find an Elephant

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of Noodle and the No Bones Day (Noodle and Jonathan) by Jonathan Graziano

13. Noodle and the No Bones Day (Noodle and Jonathan)

By: Jonathan Graziano

4.52

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

From the creator of the viral “Bones or No Bones” TikTok videos comes a sweet and entertaining pict… read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Graziano's Noodle and the No Bones Day (Noodle and Jonathan) book and Kate Banks's How to Find an Elephant

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of The Little Guys by Vera Brosgol

14. The Little Guys

By: Vera Brosgol

3.54

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

We are the Little Guys. Yes, we are small. But there are a lot of us. Together we are strong, an… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • nature
Cover of Ronan the Librarian by Tara Luebbe

15. Ronan the Librarian

By: Tara Luebbe

4.25

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Ronan was a mighty barbarian.He invaded. He raided. And back home, he traded.He always found the gr… read more

Similar categories in Tara Luebbe's Ronan the Librarian book and Kate Banks's How to Find an Elephant

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of Mushroom Lullaby by Kenneth Kraegel

16. Mushroom Lullaby

By: Kenneth Kraegel

3.88

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From the creator of Wild Honey from the Moon comes a fanciful lullaby as cozy and unique as a mushr… read more

Similar categories in Kenneth Kraegel's Mushroom Lullaby book and Kate Banks's How to Find an Elephant

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

17. 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

Similar categories in Ryan T. Higgins's Hey, Bruce!: An Interactive Book (Mother Bruce Series) book and Kate Banks's How to Find an Elephant

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of I Lived Inside a Whale by Xin  Li

18. I Lived Inside a Whale

By: Xin Li

4.35

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Olive Jeffers and the Fan Brothers, this stunningly illustrated, whimsical picture book… read more

Similar categories in Xin Li's I Lived Inside a Whale book and Kate Banks's How to Find an Elephant

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of I Hate My Cats (A Love Story) by Davide Calì

19. I Hate My Cats (A Love Story)

By: Davide Calì

4.22

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Ginger is the weird one. She plays with peas, purrs at artichokes, and has a strange fondness for c… read more

Similar categories in Davide Calì's I Hate My Cats (A Love Story) book and Kate Banks's How to Find an Elephant

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of How to Find an Elephant by Kate Banks

20. How to Find an Elephant

By: Kate Banks

3.67

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

What to do on a dull gray day? Head into the wilds and look for an elephant. You will need a pair o… read more

Similar categories in Kate Banks's How to Find an Elephant book and Kate Banks's How to Find an Elephant

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • how to
  • storytime
  • nature
  • juvenile
Cover of On a Rainy Day by Sarah LuAnn Perkins

21. On a Rainy Day

By: Sarah LuAnn Perkins

3.60

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A sweet story of a father and daughter's cozy day together as they wait for a storm to pass Whe… read more

Similar categories in Sarah LuAnn Perkins's On a Rainy Day book and Kate Banks's How to Find an Elephant

  • nature
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime

13 must-read fiction books like How to Find an Elephant by Kate Banks

Transform Your Habits

Scuffy the Tugboat

Gertrude Crampton

4.32

Transform Your Habits

The Wonderful Things You Will Be

Emily Winfield Martin

3.97

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Tea Rex

Molly Idle

5.00

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Guess How Much I Love You

Sam McBratney , Anita Jeram

3.10

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24 must-read fiction books like Ronan the Librarian by Tara Luebbe

Transform Your Habits

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

Mo Willems

4.33

Transform Your Habits

Those Darn Squirrels!

Adam Rubin , Daniel Salmieri

4.22

Transform Your Habits

Wemberly Worried

Kevin Henkes

4.17

Transform Your Habits

Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Library

None , Julie Gassman

3.57

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