30 must-read picture books books like Saving the Butterfly by Helen Cooper

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Saving the Butterfly

By: Helen Cooper

3.84

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Two resourceful siblings begin a new life as refugees in a poetic picture book about thriving—in yo…

If you liked the picture books plot in Saving the Butterfly by Helen Cooper , here is a list of 30 books like this:

1. Chopsticks

By: Scott Magoon , Amy Krouse Rosenthal

3.97

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

Meet Chopsticks! They've been best friends forever. But one day, this inseparable pair comes to a f… read more

Similar categories in Scott Magoon's Chopsticks book and Helen Cooper's Saving the Butterfly

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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2. Nighttime Ninja

By: Ed Young , Barbara DaCosta

3.91

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Late at night, when all is quiet and everyone is asleep, a ninja creeps silently through the house … read more

Similar categories in Ed Young's Nighttime Ninja book and Helen Cooper's Saving the Butterfly

  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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3. They All Saw a Cat

By: Brendan Wenzel

3.13

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

The cat walked through the world, with its whiskers, ears, and paws . . . In this celebration of ob… read more

Similar categories in Brendan Wenzel's They All Saw a Cat book and Helen Cooper's Saving the Butterfly

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

4. And Then It's Spring

By: Julie Fogliano , Erin E. Stead

3.26

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Following a snow-filled winter, a young boy and his dog decide that they've had enough of all that … read more

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5. The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

By: Jon Klassen

4.26

Format: 105 pages, None

Jon Klassen's retelling of a traditional Tyrolean folktale.In a big abandoned house, on a barren hi… read more

Similar categories in Jon Klassen's The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale book and Helen Cooper's Saving the Butterfly

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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6. 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

Similar categories in Aaron Reynolds's Creepy Crayon! book and Helen Cooper's Saving the Butterfly

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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7. Mel Fell

By: Corey R. Tabor

4.47

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A tale about self-confidence and taking a leap of faith, starring a kingfisher. Sometimes, you m… read more

Similar categories in Corey R. Tabor's Mel Fell book and Helen Cooper's Saving the Butterfly

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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8. Bathe the Cat

By: Alice B. McGinty

4.36

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Bathe the floor? Sweep the dishes? This riotous romp of a picture book follows a frantic family as … read more

Similar categories in Alice B. McGinty's Bathe the Cat book and Helen Cooper's Saving the Butterfly

  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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9. 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 Helen Cooper's Saving the Butterfly

  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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10. Snail Crossing

By: Corey R. Tabor

4.32

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A determined snail. A plump cabbage. A truly epic journey . . . In a book as cheerful and … read more

Similar categories in Corey R. Tabor's Snail Crossing book and Helen Cooper's Saving the Butterfly

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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11. I Can Open It for You

By: Shinsuke Yoshitake

4.16

Format: 52 pages, Kindle Edition

From acclaimed author-illustrator Shinsuke Yoshitake comes a humorous picture book about the empowe… read more

Similar categories in Shinsuke Yoshitake's I Can Open It for You book and Helen Cooper's Saving the Butterfly

  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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12. The Boring Book

By: Shinsuke Yoshitake

3.75

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The Boring Book is a humorous picture book that follows the story of one particularly bored child.A… read more

Similar categories in Shinsuke Yoshitake's The Boring Book book and Helen Cooper's Saving the Butterfly

  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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13. Lift

By: Minh Lê

4.37

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

When Iris's elevator button-pushing is disrupted by a new member of the family, she's pretty put ou… read more

Similar categories in Minh Lê's Lift book and Helen Cooper's Saving the Butterfly

  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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14. Have You Ever Seen a Flower?

By: Shawn Harris

3.87

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

One child experiences a flower with all five senses—from its color to its fragrance to the entire u… read more

Similar categories in Shawn Harris's Have You Ever Seen a Flower? book and Helen Cooper's Saving the Butterfly

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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15. See the Dog: Three Stories About a Cat (See the Cat)

By: David LaRochelle

4.32

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

What happens when a cat tries to be a dog? With this second wry primer, the creators of See the Cat… read more

Similar categories in David LaRochelle's See the Dog: Three Stories About a Cat (See the Cat) book and Helen Cooper's Saving the Butterfly

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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16. Saturday

By: Oge Mora

4.50

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this warm and tender story by the Caldecott Honor-winning creator of Thank You, Omu!, join a mot… read more

Similar categories in Oge Mora's Saturday book and Helen Cooper's Saving the Butterfly

  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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17. Capybara Is Friends with Everyone

By: Maddie Frost

3.95

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Learn what lengths you do and DON'T need to go to in order to be a good friend! This hilarious pict… read more

Similar categories in Maddie Frost's Capybara Is Friends with Everyone book and Helen Cooper's Saving the Butterfly

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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18. Punky Aloha

By: Shar Tuiasoa

4.12

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Meet Punky Aloha: a girl who uses the power of saying "aloha" to experience exciting and unexpecte… read more

Similar categories in Shar Tuiasoa's Punky Aloha book and Helen Cooper's Saving the Butterfly

  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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19. Ada and the Galaxies

By: Alan Lightman

3.75

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Stargazers rejoice! In his first book for children, renowned physicist Alan Lightman and collaborat… read more

Similar categories in Alan Lightman's Ada and the Galaxies book and Helen Cooper's Saving the Butterfly

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of This Book Is Not for You! by Shannon Hale

20. This Book Is Not for You!

By: Shannon Hale

3.94

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling and Newbery Honor–winning author Shannon Hale and award-winning ill… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Hale's This Book Is Not for You! book and Helen Cooper's Saving the Butterfly

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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21. Happy Right Now

By: Julie Berry

4.19

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

An illustrated picture book that teaches the best way to be happy is to embrace the circumstances w… read more

Similar categories in Julie Berry's Happy Right Now book and Helen Cooper's Saving the Butterfly

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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22. My Beautiful Voice

By: Joseph Coelho

4.60

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

A moving, lyrical picture book about a shy child unlocking the power of their own voice through poe… read more

Similar categories in Joseph Coelho's My Beautiful Voice book and Helen Cooper's Saving the Butterfly

  • picture books
  • childrens
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23. Some Questions About Trees

By: Toni Yuly

3.83

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An utterly charming picture book that celebrates a child’s sense of curiosity about the world with … read more

Similar categories in Toni Yuly's Some Questions About Trees book and Helen Cooper's Saving the Butterfly

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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24. Hope at Sea: An Adventure Story

By: Daniel Miyares

4.06

Format: 44 pages, Hardcover

A stow-away girl's adventures on board a 19th century sailing ship. Papa is about to set sail ag… read more

Similar categories in Daniel Miyares's Hope at Sea: An Adventure Story book and Helen Cooper's Saving the Butterfly

  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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25. Rainbow Hands

By: Mamta Nainy

3.94

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When a young boy paints his nails with his mom’s nail polish, he discovers the most important thing… read more

Similar categories in Mamta Nainy's Rainbow Hands book and Helen Cooper's Saving the Butterfly

  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Saving the Butterfly by Helen  Cooper

26. Saving the Butterfly

By: Helen Cooper

3.84

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Two resourceful siblings begin a new life as refugees in a poetic picture book about thriving—in yo… read more

Similar categories in Helen Cooper's Saving the Butterfly book and Helen Cooper's Saving the Butterfly

  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Dwayne Johnson (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 90) by Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara

27. Dwayne Johnson (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 90)

By: Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara

4.15

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAM… read more

Similar categories in Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara's Dwayne Johnson (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 90) book and Helen Cooper's Saving the Butterfly

  • picture books
  • childrens
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28. Gather Round

By: David Covell

3.84

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

New York Times Best Illustrated Book Award winner David Covell follows up Run Wild with a timely bo… read more

Similar categories in David Covell's Gather Round book and Helen Cooper's Saving the Butterfly

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Growing Up under a Red Flag: A Memoir of Surviving the Chinese Cultural Revolution by Ying Chang Compestine

29. Growing Up under a Red Flag: A Memoir of Surviving the Chinese Cultural Revolution

By: Ying Chang Compestine

4.32

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

A stirring and magnificently illustrated picture-book memoir of the author’s childhood during the C… read more

Similar categories in Ying Chang Compestine's Growing Up under a Red Flag: A Memoir of Surviving the Chinese Cultural Revolution book and Helen Cooper's Saving the Butterfly

  • picture books
Cover of Goodbye, Old House by Margaret Wild

30. Goodbye, Old House

By: Margaret Wild

3.91

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A joyful story about moving house and embracing change from a much-loved, award-winning team. Ho… read more

Similar categories in Margaret Wild's Goodbye, Old House book and Helen Cooper's Saving the Butterfly

  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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31. Daddy-Daughter Day

By: Pierce Freelon

3.54

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A celebration of the love #girldads share with their daughters, musician Pierce Freelon's picture b… read more

Similar categories in Pierce Freelon's Daddy-Daughter Day book and Helen Cooper's Saving the Butterfly

  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family

25 Best fiction books like Saving the Butterfly by Helen Cooper

Chopsticks

Scott Magoon , Amy Krouse Rosenthal

3.97

Transform Your Habits

Nighttime Ninja

Ed Young , Barbara DaCosta

3.91

Transform Your Habits

They All Saw a Cat

Brendan Wenzel

3.13

Transform Your Habits

The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

Jon Klassen

4.26

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24 Best fiction books like I Can Open It for You by Shinsuke Yoshitake

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

Pretty Ugly

David Sedaris

3.55

Transform Your Habits

The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

Jon Klassen

4.26

Transform Your Habits

If I Was a Horse

Sophie Blackall

3.79

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