16 must-read picture books books like What the Ladybird Heard at Christmas by Julia Donaldson

Cover of What the Ladybird Heard at Christmas by Julia Donaldson

What the Ladybird Heard at Christmas

By: Julia Donaldson

4.05

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Join everyone's favourite crime-busting ladybird this festive season as she saves the day with anot…

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Cover of The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak

1. The Book with No Pictures

By: B.J. Novak

4.34

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Warning! This book looks serious but it is actually completely ridiculous! A book with no pictur… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1) by Beatrix Potter

2. The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1)

By: Beatrix Potter

4.22

Format: 72 pages, Paperback

"Now, my dears," said old Mrs Rabbit one morning, "you may go into the fields or down the lane, but… read more

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  • childrens
"I am aware these little books don't last long even if they are a success."

-Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1)

"Peter was not very well during the evening. His mother put him to bed, and made some chamomile tea: "One table-spoonful to be taken at bedtime."

-Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1)

Cover of Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake

3. Fantastic Mr. Fox

By: Roald Dahl , Quentin Blake

4.08

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

Fantastic Mr. Fox is on the run! The three meanest farmers around are out to get him. Fat Boggis, s… read more

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"I dare not do that, said Mr. Fox, because this place I am hoping to get is so marvelous that if I described it to you now you would go crazy with excitement"

-Roald Dahl, Fantastic Mr. Fox

Cover of The Jolly Christmas Postman by Allan Ahlberg, Janet Ahlberg

4. The Jolly Christmas Postman

By: Allan Ahlberg , Janet Ahlberg

3.76

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The Jolly Postman brings a batch of wonderful letters for Christmas, including notes from the Big B… read more

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5. Socks

By: Nick Sharratt , Elizabeth Lindsay

3.91

Format: 337 pages, Hardcover

Laugh your socks off! Stripy sharks and woolly crocs, Purple dogs with polka dots! What can you see… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of Hansel and Gretel by Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm

6. Hansel and Gretel

By: Jacob Grimm , Wilhelm Grimm

3.50

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

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7. Oi Cat!

By: Kes Gray , Jim Field

3.51

Format: 235 pages,

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8. I Want My Hat Back

By: Jon Klassen

4.35

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A picture-book delight by a rising talent tells a cumulative tale with a mischievous twist. The … read more

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"What if I never see it again? What if nobody ever finds it? My poor hat. I miss it so much."

-Jon Klassen, I Want My Hat Back

9. Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1)

By: Gail Carriger

4.36

Format: 209 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Alexia Tarabotti is laboring under a great many social tribulations. First, she has no soul. Second… read more

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10. Owl Babies

By: Patrick Benson , Martin Waddell

4.15

Format: None pages, Unknown Binding

This is the story of three baby owls who wake up one night in their hole in the tree to find that t… read more

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11. Dear Zoo: A Lift-the-Flap Book

By: Rod Campbell

4.60

Format: None pages, Board Book

A child writes to the zoo for a pet. The zoo send a series of unsuitable pets, revealed behind flap… read more

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12. The Tale of Benjamin Bunny

By: Beatrix Potter

3.25

Format: 198 pages, Hardcover

The Tale of Benjamin Bunnyis an original classic by Beatrix Potter. Peter Rabbit's cousin, Benjamin… read more

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Cover of Giraffes Can't Dance by Guy Parker-Rees, Giles Andreae

13. 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

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  • childrens
"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

14. Peace At Last

By: Jill Murphy

3.98

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

The hour was late and Mr Bear was tired. But he could not sleep - however he tried and wherever he … read more

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15. Elmer

By: David McKee

4.04

Format: None pages, Hardcover

"McKee's gentle humor and love of irony are in full force in this celebration of individuality and … read more

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Cover of We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen, Helen Oxenbury

16. We're Going on a Bear Hunt

By: Michael Rosen , Helen Oxenbury

4.29

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

Come along on a bear hunt in this award-winning classic from Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury. We’r… read more

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  • childrens

17. Where's Spot?

By: Eric Hill

3.24

Format: 324 pages,

When Where's Spot? was published in 1980, children all over America took Eric Hill's lovable puppy … read more

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18. The Christmasaurus

By: None , Tom Fletcher

4.20

Format: None pages, Audio CD

The Christmasaurus is a story about a boy named William Trundle, and a dinosaur, the Christmasaurus… read more

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  • childrens
"Music is a magic like no other, which can do incredible, unexplainable things."

-None, The Christmasaurus

"Belief is the most powerful magic there is. Believing is the only magic that makes the utterly impossible completely possible, and the undoubtedly undoable undeniable doable!"

-None, The Christmasaurus

"Feeling rottten is much worse than feeling just bad or sad. Feeling rotten is when it seems like no one else in the world understands how you're feeling. When you're feeling rotten everything seems r…"

-None, The Christmasaurus

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19. Honeybees and Distant Thunder

By: Riku Onda

3.94

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Tender and intense, Honeybees and Distant Thunder is the unflinching story of love, courage and riv… read more

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"The highest form of human achievement was music. Human beings might have dirty, repulsive aspects to them, but out of the sordid swamp that was humanity - no, it was precisely because of this chaotic…"

-Riku Onda, Honeybees and Distant Thunder

"Music always had to be of the now. It couldn't just be something preserved in a museum, and it was meaningless unless it was alive in the present. If you were satisfied with merely unearthing a lovel…"

-Riku Onda, Honeybees and Distant Thunder

"What kind of job was it to be a musician? What sort of vocation was it, anyway? Vocation - that was the perfect word for it. It really was a calling, a living calling. It didn't fill your stomach, di…"

-Riku Onda, Honeybees and Distant Thunder

"What a strange thing music was. It was just one small individual up there performing, and the notes created by those fingers were here one moment and gone the next. Yet what was there was almost the …"

-Riku Onda, Honeybees and Distant Thunder

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20. The Worrysaurus

By: Rachel Bright

4.39

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A fun and reassuring tale about dealing with worries from the author of the bestselling The Lion In… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of The Dinosaur that Pooped Halloween!: A spooky lift-the-flap adventure by Tom    Fletcher

21. The Dinosaur that Pooped Halloween!: A spooky lift-the-flap adventure

By: Tom Fletcher

4.19

Format: 24 pages, Paperback

Join Danny and Dino for a POOPTASTIC Halloween - the first story in a brand new series! With rip-ro… read more

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Cover of The Case of the Missing Treasure (Murder Most Unladylike, #6.5) by Robin Stevens

22. The Case of the Missing Treasure (Murder Most Unladylike, #6.5)

By: Robin Stevens

4.05

Format: 148 pages, Paperback

A mini-mystery from the world of Murder Most Unladylike, starring detectives Daisy Wells and Hazel … read more

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Cover of Tooth Fairy in Training by Michelle Robinson

23. Tooth Fairy in Training

By: Michelle Robinson

3.65

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

Think that being a tooth fairy is all about sparkly fairy dust, shiny coins and collecting teeny-ti… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of Finn's Little Fibs (Big Bright Feelings) by Tom Percival

24. Finn's Little Fibs (Big Bright Feelings)

By: Tom Percival

4.20

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

What happens when one little lie turns into a big problem? From the creator of Ruby Finds a Worry c… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of Our Kid Ross, Tony by Tony Ross

25. Our Kid Ross, Tony

By: Tony Ross

3.20

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

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Cover of What the Ladybird Heard at Christmas by Julia Donaldson

26. What the Ladybird Heard at Christmas

By: Julia Donaldson

4.05

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Join everyone's favourite crime-busting ladybird this festive season as she saves the day with anot… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of Christopher Pumpkin by Sue Hendra

27. Christopher Pumpkin

By: Sue Hendra

4.12

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Fans of Room on the Broom and How to Catch a Monster will love this creepy-cute tale about one pump… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of Rainbowsaurus by Steve Antony

28. Rainbowsaurus

By: Steve Antony

3.26

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A joyful and fun read-along tale of one family's quest to find the Rainbowsaurus, featuring lots of… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of There's a Dinosaur in Your Book (Who's in Your Book? 9) by Tom    Fletcher

29. There's a Dinosaur in Your Book (Who's in Your Book? 9)

By: Tom Fletcher

4.22

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Help Noisy Dinosaur learn to use her voice in this new interactive adventure from Tom Fletcher! … read more

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Cover of Luna and the Sky Dragon: A Stargazing Adventure Story by Bethan Woollvin

30. Luna and the Sky Dragon: A Stargazing Adventure Story

By: Bethan Woollvin

3.67

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

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31. Balancing Bernie

By: Sandall, Ellie

4.33

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Bernie is a dog with a very special talent - he can balance absolutely ANYTHING! A playful, bounci… read more

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B.J. Novak

4.34

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4.22

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4.08

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4.23

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4.30

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4.46

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