27 best-selling childrens books like The Struggle Bus by Julie Koon

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The Struggle Bus

By: Julie Koon

4.36

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Sometimes things are really tough. It's just too hard, you've had enough. Grumble, rumble, bump, an…

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1. Mercy Watson: Something Wonky This Way Comes (Mercy Watson #6)

By: Chris Van Dusen , Kate DiCamillo

4.50

Format: 290 pages, Hardcover

The porcine wonder is off to the drive-in -- and driven to follow that buttery smell -- in a comic … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens

2. Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type

By: Doreen Cronin , Betsy Lewin

3.90

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

Farmer Brownhas a problem. His cows like to type. All day long he hears Click, clack, MOO. Click, c… read more

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3. After the Fall

By: Dan Santat

4.75

Format: 140 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times-bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator of Beekle: The Unimagi… read more

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4. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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5. Creepy Crayon!

By: Aaron Reynolds

4.32

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

A #1 New York Times bestseller! From the team behind the New York Times bestselling Creepy Carro… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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6. The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

By: Nicholas Day

4.15

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A propulsive work of narrative nonfiction about how the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, how t… read more

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  • childrens
"Leonard da Vinci had painted the Mona Lisa. But Vincenzo Perugia had turned it into The Mona Lisa."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"The Lourve, he concluded, with an insult designed to puncture French pride, "is less well protected than a Spanish museum."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"If the Mona Lisa is the most famous face in art history, Les Demoiselles is a hatchet thrown at it. It's not a pretty painting. Its brutal and uncomfortable."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"Word of his midnight activities gets out. 'The pope has found out that I have skinned three corpses,' Leonardo writes in his notebook. He gets off easy. He's simply told: please stop skinning corpses."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

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7. Little Witch Hazel: A Year in the Forest

By: Phoebe Wahl

4.64

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

An earthy and beautiful collection of four stories that celebrate the seasons, nature, and life, fr… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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8. Love in the Library

By: Maggie Tokuda-Hall

4.47

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Set in an internment camp where the United States cruelly detained Japanese Americans during WWII a… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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9. Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-first Century

By: Alice Wong

4.47

Format: 309 pages, Paperback

One in five people in the United States lives with a disability. Some disabilities are visible, oth… read more

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"Just knowing your rights (or your worth or value) will never be enough if you are powerless to force someone else to respect them."

-Alice Wong, Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-first Century

"The peculiar drama of my life has placed me in a world that by and large thinks it would be better if people like me did not exist. My fight has been for accommodation, the world to me and me to the …"

-Alice Wong, Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-first Century

"Advocacy is for all of us; advocacy is a way of life. It is a natural response to the injustice and inequality in the world. While you and I may not have sole responsibility for these inequities, tha…"

-Alice Wong, Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-first Century

"He understood that each individual group’s liberation was inextricably linked to the other—that justice and liberation could only be had if we all stand together and fight for the rights and libertie…"

-Alice Wong, Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-first Century

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10. The World Belonged to Us

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.47

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Two children's book superstars join forces to celebrate the joy and freedom of summer in the city, … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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11. Clovis Keeps His Cool

By: Katelyn Aronson

4.20

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Clovis used to struggle with his temper, but ever since he took over his late grandmother’s china s… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • emotion
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12. The Digger and the Duckling (The Digger Series)

By: Joseph Kuefler

4.07

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author-illustrator Joseph Kuefler comes a companion to his popular picture book … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Very Impatient Caterpillar (A Very Impatient Caterpillar, #1) by Ross Burach

13. The Very Impatient Caterpillar (A Very Impatient Caterpillar, #1)

By: Ross Burach

4.31

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

HEY! What are you guys doing? We're going to metamorphosize. Meta-WHAT-now? Transform into… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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14. All Are Welcome

By: Alexandra Penfold

4.48

Format: 44 pages, Library Binding

A warm, welcoming picture book that celebrates diversity and gives encouragement and support to all… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider by Jessica Lanan

15. Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider

By: Jessica Lanan

4.40

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A nonfiction story following a day in the life of a backyard jumping spider.What if you were small … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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16. Everything Will Be OK

By: Anna Dewdney

3.90

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The bestselling creators of Llama Llama and Skippyjon Jones bring warmth and humor to a story with … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • emotion
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17. The Book of Love

By: Kelly Link

3.50

Format: 628 pages, Hardcover

The Book of Love showcases Kelly Link at the height of her powers, channeling potent magic and attu… read more

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18. The Very Last Leaf

By: Stef Wade

3.87

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A young leaf conquers his fear of falling in this fun, empowering picture book for all seasons. Yo… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Ruby Finds a Worry (Big Bright Feelings) by Tom Percival

19. Ruby Finds a Worry (Big Bright Feelings)

By: Tom Percival

4.52

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A sensitive and reassuring story about what to do when a worry won't leave you alone. Meet Ruby… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • emotion
Cover of Finally Seen (Finally Seen #1) by Kelly Yang

20. Finally Seen (Finally Seen #1)

By: Kelly Yang

4.46

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes a “involving, realistic” ( Booklist … read more

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  • childrens
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21. Come Home Already!

By: Jory John

3.86

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From the creators of Goodnight Already! and I Love You Already! Duck wants to hang out with Bear… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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22. Ear Worm!

By: Jo Knowles

4.01

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A musical treat for the ear and eye, this antic tale of a worm on a mission doubles as a cozy bedti… read more

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  • childrens
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23. A Seed Grows

By: Antoinette Portis

4.12

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From tiny seed to a huge, fold-out bloom, the transformative life cycle of a sunflower plays out. … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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24. Over and Under the Waves

By: Kate Messner

4.17

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

Explore the wonders and beauties of the ocean's kelp forests in this latest addition to the acclaim… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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25. My Pet Feet

By: Josh Funk

4.22

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

When the letter R suddenly vanishes, a whole town goes upside-down in this side-splitting picture b… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Whale Fall: Exploring an Ocean-Floor Ecosystem by Melissa Stewart

26. Whale Fall: Exploring an Ocean-Floor Ecosystem

By: Melissa Stewart

4.41

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This fascinating nonfiction picture book filled with stunning illustrations details the end of life… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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27. Ways to Make Friends

By: Jairo Buitrago

3.36

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A quirky and uplifting guide to making new friends for kids 4 to 7 from a beloved, internationally … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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28. The Struggle Bus

By: Julie Koon

4.36

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Sometimes things are really tough. It's just too hard, you've had enough. Grumble, rumble, bump, an… read more

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  • childrens
  • emotion
Cover of Mr. Thatcher's House by Kristin Wauson

29. Mr. Thatcher's House

By: Kristin Wauson

4.51

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Mr. Thatcher has been working to build the perfect house. And working. And working . . . and so, qu… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Nothing Special (African American Life) by Desiree Cooper

30. Nothing Special (African American Life)

By: Desiree Cooper

4.37

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Selected as a Top Ten Children's Book of 2022 by the New York Public Library; a selection of Social… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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31. Stand as Tall as the Trees: How an Amazonian Community Protected the Rain Forest

By: Patricia Gualinga

4.23

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An inspiring true story about how an activist in the Amazon worked with other Indigenous communitie… read more

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  • childrens

25 Top picture books books like The Struggle Bus by Julie Koon

Transform Your Habits

Mercy Watson: Something Wonky This Way Comes (Mercy Watson #6)

Chris Van Dusen , Kate DiCamillo

4.50

Transform Your Habits

Watercress

Andrea Wang

4.53

Transform Your Habits

Creepy Crayon!

Aaron Reynolds

4.32

Transform Your Habits

Little Witch Hazel: A Year in the Forest

Phoebe Wahl

4.64

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31 Best childrens books like A Seed Grows by Antoinette Portis

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Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

Hot Dog

Doug Salati

4.29

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Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

Christopher Denise

4.51

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Berry Song

Michaela Goade

4.43

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