16 Best fiction books like Explorers by Matthew Cordell

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Explorers

By: Matthew Cordell

3.67

Format: 40 pages, None

From Caldecott Medalist Matthew Cordell, Explorers is a new picture book about an extraordinary tri…

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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

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  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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2. In the Night Kitchen

By: Maurice Sendak

4.12

Format: None pages, Paperback

Sendak's hero Mickey falls through the dark into the Night Kitchen where three fat bakers are makin… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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3. The Matchbox Diary

By: Bagram Ibatoulline , Paul Fleischman

4.50

Format: 122 pages, Hardcover

Newbery Medalist Paul Fleischman and Bagram Ibatoulline tell a breathtaking immigration tale with a… read more

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  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
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4. The Frog Prince, Continued

By: Jon Scieszka , Steve Johnson

4.11

Format: 528 pages, Paperback

After the Princess kissed the frog, he turned into a handsome prince and they lived happily ever af… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

5. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

By: William Steig

3.12

Format: None pages, Hardcover

One rainy day, Sylvester finds a magic pebble that can make wishes come true. But when a lion frigh… read more

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  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

6. The Judas Strain (Sigma Force, #4)

By: James Rollins

3.88

Format: None pages,

New York Times bestselling author James Rollins returns with a terrifying story of an ancient menac… read more

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7. Creepy Pair of Underwear!

By: None , Peter Brown

4.67

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

Jasper Rabbit is NOT a little bunny anymore. He's not afraid of the dark, and he's definitely not a… read more

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8. 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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9. Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

By: Bryan Collier , Doreen Rappaport

4.71

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The Barnes & Noble Review Acclaimed author Doreen Rappaport and Coretta Scott King Award winner Bry… read more

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10. Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad

By: Kadir Nelson , Ellen Levine

3.57

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A stirring, dramatic story of a slave who mails himself to freedom by a Jane Addams Peace Award-win… read more

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11. We Are All in the Dumps with Jack and Guy

By: Maurice Sendak

4.00

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

We are all in the dumps For diamonds are trumps The kittens are gone to St. Paul's! The baby is bit… read more

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12. Chicken Soup with Rice: A Book of Months

By: Maurice Sendak

3.00

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Maurice Sendak, the Caldecott Medal-winning creator of the iconic Where the Wild Things Are,created… read more

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13. Hensel and Gretel: Ninja Chicks

By: Dan Santat , Corey Rosen Schwartz , Rebecca J. Gomez

3.83

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

These ninja chicks are anything but chicken! When Hensel and Gretel's dad gets snatched by a fox, t… read more

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14. It's Shoe Time! (Elephant & Piggie Like Reading!, #4)

By: Mo Willems , Bryan Collier

3.95

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Bryan Collier turns the closet on its heel and redefines what it means to be a pair. read more

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15. The Book of Mistakes

By: Corinna Luyken

4.19

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

Zoommeets Beautiful Oops!in this memorable picture book debut about the creative process, and the w… read more

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16. The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes

By: Mark Pett , Gary Rubinstein

3.82

Format: 160 pages,

Beatrice Bottomwell has NEVER (not once!) made a mistake... Meet Beatrice Bottomwell: a nine-year-o… read more

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17. Neither

By: Airlie Anderson

4.17

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

In this colorful and touching story that celebrates what makes each of us unique, a little creature… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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18. Snapdragon

By: Kat Leyh

4.48

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Kat Leyh’s Snapdragon is a magical realist graphic novel about a young girl who befriends her town’… read more

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  • magic
  • fiction
Cover of Maybe: A Story About the Endless Potential in All of Us by Kobi Yamada

19. Maybe: A Story About the Endless Potential in All of Us

By: Kobi Yamada

4.65

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

You are the only you there ever has been or ever will be. You are unique in all the universe. Just … read more

Similar categories in Kobi Yamada's Maybe: A Story About the Endless Potential in All of Us book and Matthew Cordell's Explorers

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
"There will be struggles, there will be fears, and it won't always be easy. At times it will feel really hard. And you might make a mess of things. You may fall down. You may fail. But you will also g…"

-Kobi Yamada, Maybe: A Story About the Endless Potential in All of Us

Cover of A Stone Sat Still by Brendan Wenzel

20. A Stone Sat Still

By: Brendan Wenzel

4.24

Format: 50 pages, Hardcover

The follow-up to They All Saw a CatA Stone Sat Still tells the story of a seemingly ordinary rock—b… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Don't Hug Doug (He Doesn't Like It) by Carrie Finison

21. Don't Hug Doug (He Doesn't Like It)

By: Carrie Finison

4.39

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Meet Doug, an ordinary kid who doesn’t like hugs, in this fun and exuberant story which aims to spa… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued by Peter Sís

22. Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued

By: Peter Sís

4.48

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

In 1938, twenty-nine-year-old Nicholas Winton saved the lives of almost 700 children trapped in Naz… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Itchy Book! (Elephant & Piggie Like Reading!, #5) by LeUyen Pham

23. The Itchy Book! (Elephant & Piggie Like Reading!, #5)

By: LeUyen Pham

3.86

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

Triceratops has an itch. . . so does Pterodactyl. . . and Brontosaurus. . . and T-Rex! But Dino-Mo … read more

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  • dinosaurs
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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24. My Dad Is a Tree

By: Jon Agee

3.90

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A dad and daughter take pretending to an adorable extreme in this funny book that's perfect for Fat… read more

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  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Sprout Branches Out by Jessika von Innerebner

25. Sprout Branches Out

By: Jessika von Innerebner

3.80

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Discover the unbe- leaf -ably adorable story of a young plant with mulch to learn in this feel-good… read more

Similar categories in Jessika von Innerebner's Sprout Branches Out book and Matthew Cordell's Explorers

  • picture books
  • childrens
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26. Ahoy!

By: Sophie Blackall

4.09

Format: 48 pages, Library Binding

Join a child captain and parent first mate as they embark on a wild high seas adventure…all without… read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
Cover of Anzu and the Realm of Darkness: A Graphic Novel by Mai K. Nguyen

27. Anzu and the Realm of Darkness: A Graphic Novel

By: Mai K. Nguyen

4.27

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

5 Worlds meets Spirited Away in this tale of a girl fighting her way back home after getting trappe… read more

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  • magic
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure
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28. Kumo the Bashful Cloud

By: Kyo Maclear

3.83

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

The uplifting journey of a bashful cloud ("kumo" in Japanese) who discovers the rewards of feeling … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Explorers by Matthew Cordell

29. Explorers

By: Matthew Cordell

3.67

Format: 40 pages, None

From Caldecott Medalist Matthew Cordell, Explorers is a new picture book about an extraordinary tri… read more

Similar categories in Matthew Cordell's Explorers book and Matthew Cordell's Explorers

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • picture books
  • magic
  • museums
  • dinosaurs
  • urban
  • fiction
  • family
Cover of What Isabella Wanted: Isabella Stewart Gardner Builds a Museum by Candace Fleming

30. What Isabella Wanted: Isabella Stewart Gardner Builds a Museum

By: Candace Fleming

3.98

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From multiple award-winning author Candace Fleming and Caldecott Medalist Matthew Cordell comes the… read more

Similar categories in Candace Fleming's What Isabella Wanted: Isabella Stewart Gardner Builds a Museum book and Matthew Cordell's Explorers

  • picture books
  • childrens
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31. Barnaby Unboxed!

By: Terry Fan

4.21

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

Follow perfect pet Barnaby on his perilous journey home through bustling streets, mysterious alleyw… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens

19 Top childrens books like Explorers by Matthew Cordell

Transform Your Habits

The Name Jar

Yangsook Choi

4.14

Transform Your Habits

In the Night Kitchen

Maurice Sendak

4.12

Transform Your Habits

The Matchbox Diary

Bagram Ibatoulline , Paul Fleischman

4.50

Transform Your Habits

The Frog Prince, Continued

Jon Scieszka , Steve Johnson

4.11

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16 best-selling fiction books like Maybe: A Story About the Endless Potential in All of Us by Kobi Yamada

Transform Your Habits

You Belong Here

M.H. Clark , Isabelle Arsenault

4.46

Transform Your Habits

Return (Journey Trilogy, #3)

Aaron Becker

3.54

Transform Your Habits

Journey (Journey Trilogy #1)

Aaron Becker

4.37

Transform Your Habits

They All Saw a Cat

Brendan Wenzel

3.13

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