18 must-read picture books books like Poetree by Shauna LaVoy Reynolds

Cover of Poetree by Shauna LaVoy Reynolds

Poetree

By: Shauna LaVoy Reynolds

4.16

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A girl writes a poem to a tree, but then is surprised when the tree writes back in this wondrous an…

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Cover of The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi

1. The Name Jar

By: Yangsook Choi

4.14

Format: None pages,

The new kid in school needs a new name! Or does she? Being the new kid in school is hard enough, bu… read more

Similar categories in Yangsook Choi's The Name Jar book and Shauna LaVoy Reynolds's Poetree

  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
Cover of Why Johnny Doesn't Flap: NT is OK! by Alex Merry, Clay Morton, Gail Morton

2. Why Johnny Doesn't Flap: NT is OK!

By: Alex Merry , Clay Morton , Gail Morton

4.12

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Johnny is different. He is never exactly on time, he can't seem to stick to a routine and he often … read more

Similar categories in Alex Merry's Why Johnny Doesn't Flap: NT is OK! book and Shauna LaVoy Reynolds's Poetree

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

3. My Name Is Not Isabella

By: Jennifer Fosberry , Mike Litwin

4.21

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From breakfast to bedtime, a young girl imagines being different women who made history, and ends t… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Fosberry's My Name Is Not Isabella book and Shauna LaVoy Reynolds's Poetree

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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4. A Friend For Dragon

By: Dav Pilkey

4.51

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Dragon's the butt of a practical joke, but in his innocence, he emerges the winner . . . The sillin… read more

Similar categories in Dav Pilkey's A Friend For Dragon book and Shauna LaVoy Reynolds's Poetree

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

5. How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?

By: Jane Yolen , Mark Teague

4.07

Format: 248 pages, Hardcover

In a few simple lines of verse on each spread, fathers and mothers are ready to put their youngster… read more

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6. Stick and Stone

By: Tom Lichtenheld , Beth Ferry

3.45

Format: None pages, Hardcover

When Stick rescues Stone from a prickly situation with a Pinecone, the pair becomes fast friends. B… read more

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7. Jabari Jumps

By: Gaia Cornwall

3.71

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Working up the courage to take a big, important leap is hard, but Jabari is almostabsolutely ready … read more

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8. Pretty Ugly

By: David Sedaris

3.55

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

David Sedaris and Ian Falconer make a spectacular splash with this tale of a monster turned ugly—st… read more

Similar categories in David Sedaris's Pretty Ugly book and Shauna LaVoy Reynolds's Poetree

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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9. Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

By: Christopher Denise

4.51

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A Caldecott Honor Winner and  New York Times  Bestseller!  A determined Owl builds strength and … read more

Similar categories in Christopher Denise's Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1) book and Shauna LaVoy Reynolds's Poetree

  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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10. Watercress

By: Andrea Wang

4.53

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Gathering watercress by the side of the road brings a girl closer to her family's Chinese Heritage.… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Wang's Watercress book and Shauna LaVoy Reynolds's Poetree

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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11. Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

By: Joanna Ho

4.60

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

A young Asian girl notices that her eyes look different from her peers'. They have big, round eyes … read more

Similar categories in Joanna Ho's Eyes that Kiss in the Corners book and Shauna LaVoy Reynolds's Poetree

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
"When Mama tucks me in at night, her eyes tell me I'm a miracle."

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

"Some people have eyes like sapphire lagoons with lashes like lace trims on ballgowns, sweeping their cheeks as they twirl."

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

"My eyes crinkle into crescent moons and sparkle like the stars. Gold flecks dance and twirl while stories whirl in their oolong pools, carrying tales of the past and hope for the future."

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

"Some people have eyes like sapphire lagoons with lashes like lace trim on ballgowns, sweeping their cheeks as they twirl. Big eyes, long lashes. Not me. I have eyes that kiss on the corners and glow …"

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

Cover of Milo Imagines the World by Matt de la Peña

12. Milo Imagines the World

By: Matt de la Peña

4.49

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Milo is on a long subway ride with his older sister. To pass the time, he studies the faces around … read more

Similar categories in Matt de la Peña's Milo Imagines the World book and Shauna LaVoy Reynolds's Poetree

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner) by Carole Lindstrom

13. We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner)

By: Carole Lindstrom

4.51

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the many Indigenous-led movements across North America, We Are Water Protectors issues … read more

Similar categories in Carole Lindstrom's We Are Water Protectors: (Caldecott Medal Winner) book and Shauna LaVoy Reynolds's Poetree

  • environment
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • nature
Cover of Mr. S: A First Day of School Book by Monica Arnaldo

14. Mr. S: A First Day of School Book

By: Monica Arnaldo

4.21

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

It was the first day of school. But even the kindergarteners of room 2B could tell something was se… read more

Similar categories in Monica Arnaldo's Mr. S: A First Day of School Book book and Shauna LaVoy Reynolds's Poetree

  • childrens
  • school
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
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15. Wonder Walkers

By: Micha Archer

4.19

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Micha Archer's detailed collages give readers an outlook on the splendors of nature. When two cu… read more

Similar categories in Micha Archer's Wonder Walkers book and Shauna LaVoy Reynolds's Poetree

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • environment
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • nature
"Is rain the day's tears? Is the moon the world's night light? I wonder. Me too."

-Micha Archer, Wonder Walkers

Cover of Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry

16. Hair Love

By: Matthew A. Cherry

4.59

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When mommy is away, it’s up to daddy to do his daughter’s hair in this ode to self-confidence and t… read more

Similar categories in Matthew A. Cherry's Hair Love book and Shauna LaVoy Reynolds's Poetree

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
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17. The Day You Begin

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.44

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson and two-time Pura Belpre Illustrator Award winner Raf… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Woodson's The Day You Begin book and Shauna LaVoy Reynolds's Poetree

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
Cover of How Do Dinosaurs Learn to Be Kind? by Jane Yolen

18. How Do Dinosaurs Learn to Be Kind?

By: Jane Yolen

3.65

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Laugh out loud as our bestselling dinosaurs learn to be kind despite their sometimes mischievous an… read more

Similar categories in Jane Yolen's How Do Dinosaurs Learn to Be Kind? book and Shauna LaVoy Reynolds's Poetree

  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Just Like Me by Vanessa Brantley-Newton

19. Just Like Me

By: Vanessa Brantley-Newton

4.16

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An ode to the girl with scrapes on her knees and flowers in her hair, and every girl in between, th… read more

Similar categories in Vanessa Brantley-Newton's Just Like Me book and Shauna LaVoy Reynolds's Poetree

  • poetry
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Poetree by Shauna LaVoy Reynolds

20. Poetree

By: Shauna LaVoy Reynolds

4.16

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A girl writes a poem to a tree, but then is surprised when the tree writes back in this wondrous an… read more

Similar categories in Shauna LaVoy Reynolds's Poetree book and Shauna LaVoy Reynolds's Poetree

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • environment
  • fiction
  • writing
  • storytime
  • nature
Cover of Nana and Me: Special Poems Just for Us by Jane Yolen

21. Nana and Me: Special Poems Just for Us

By: Jane Yolen

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From the pen of world-reknowned poet, author, and Nana, Jane Yolen, come 19 poems about grandmother… read more

Similar categories in Jane Yolen's Nana and Me: Special Poems Just for Us book and Shauna LaVoy Reynolds's Poetree

  • poetry
  • picture books

14 Best fiction books like Poetree by Shauna LaVoy Reynolds

Transform Your Habits

The Name Jar

Yangsook Choi

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Why Johnny Doesn't Flap: NT is OK!

Alex Merry , Clay Morton , Gail Morton

4.12

Transform Your Habits

A Friend For Dragon

Dav Pilkey

4.51

Transform Your Habits

Pretty Ugly

David Sedaris

3.55

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18 Best fiction books like Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1) by Christopher Denise

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

Hot Dog

Doug Salati

4.29

Transform Your Habits

Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

Christopher Denise

4.51

Transform Your Habits

Berry Song

Michaela Goade

4.43

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