11 Top juvenile books like When Grandfather Flew by Patricia MacLachlan

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When Grandfather Flew

By: Patricia MacLachlan

4.18

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A grieving boy remembers his grandfather and the hobby they shared, in this moving evocation of lov…

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1. Katy and the Big Snow

By: Virginia Lee Burton

4.88

Format: 242 pages, Paperback

Katy, a brave and untiring tractor, who pushes a bulldozer in the summer and a snowplow in the wint… read more

Similar categories in Virginia Lee Burton's Katy and the Big Snow book and Patricia MacLachlan's When Grandfather Flew

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

2. The Treasure Box

By: Margaret Wild , Freya Blackwood

3.67

Format: 542 pages, Hardcover

When the enemy bombed the library, everything burned. As war rages, Peter and his father feel their… read more

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3. Hot Dog

By: Doug Salati

4.29

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From a critically acclaimed creator comes this summery picture book featuring an overheated--and ov… read more

Similar categories in Doug Salati's Hot Dog book and Patricia MacLachlan's When Grandfather Flew

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • nature
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4. 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 Patricia MacLachlan's When Grandfather Flew

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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5. Someone Builds the Dream

By: Lisa Wheeler

4.37

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Buildings, bridges, and books don't exist without the laborers who are often invisible in the final… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Wheeler's Someone Builds the Dream book and Patricia MacLachlan's When Grandfather Flew

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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6. The Puppets of Spelhorst

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.19

Format: 149 pages, Hardcover

From master storyteller Kate DiCamillo comes an original fairy tale—with enchanting illustrations b… read more

Similar categories in Kate DiCamillo's The Puppets of Spelhorst book and Patricia MacLachlan's When Grandfather Flew

  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"The moon has no master," said the owl. "The moon is its own king." "Or queen," said the girl. The moon rose higher."

-Kate DiCamillo, The Puppets of Spelhorst

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7. Long Lost

By: Jacqueline West

4.14

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Eleven-year-old Fiona has just read a book that doesn’t exist. When Fiona’s family moves to be … read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline West's Long Lost book and Patricia MacLachlan's When Grandfather Flew

  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual by Carole Boston Weatherford

8. Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual

By: Carole Boston Weatherford

4.46

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A picture book based on the popular spiritual. The classic lyrics have been reworked to chronicle t… read more

Similar categories in Carole Boston Weatherford's Standing in the Need of Prayer: A Modern Retelling of the Classic Spiritual book and Patricia MacLachlan's When Grandfather Flew

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Milo Imagines the World by Matt de la Peña

9. 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 Patricia MacLachlan's When Grandfather Flew

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
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10. I Am Quiet: A Story for the Introvert in All of Us

By: Andie Powers

4.16

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Emile is not shy—he is quiet. Emile may seem timid and shy on the outside, but on the inside … read more

Similar categories in Andie Powers's I Am Quiet: A Story for the Introvert in All of Us book and Patricia MacLachlan's When Grandfather Flew

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"Strength can be quiet. Answers can be quiet. Friendship can be quiet."

-Andie Powers, I Am Quiet: A Story for the Introvert in All of Us

"l am quiet on the outside, but not on the inside. On the inside, my imagination shouts loudly and runs wild."

-Andie Powers, I Am Quiet: A Story for the Introvert in All of Us

"My mother says that "if you hold a shell close to your ear and are very quiet, you can hear the entire ocean sing."

-Andie Powers, I Am Quiet: A Story for the Introvert in All of Us

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11. 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 Patricia MacLachlan's When Grandfather Flew

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

-Micha Archer, Wonder Walkers

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12. Outside In

By: Deborah Underwood

4.24

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Outside is waiting, the most patient playmate of all. The most generous friend. The most miraculous… read more

Similar categories in Deborah Underwood's Outside In book and Patricia MacLachlan's When Grandfather Flew

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • nature
  • juvenile
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13. Poultrygeist

By: Eric Geron

3.69

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From a debut picture-book author and a #1 New York Times best-selling illustrator, a wry take on "W… read more

Similar categories in Eric Geron's Poultrygeist book and Patricia MacLachlan's When Grandfather Flew

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • death
  • fiction
"Cock-a-doodle-BOO!"

-Eric Geron, Poultrygeist

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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 Patricia MacLachlan's When Grandfather Flew

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • nature
  • juvenile
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15. In a Jar

By: Deborah Marcero

4.37

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Llewellyn, a little rabbit, is a collector. He gathers things in jars--ordinary things like butterc… read more

Similar categories in Deborah Marcero's In a Jar book and Patricia MacLachlan's When Grandfather Flew

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • nature
  • juvenile
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16. Ophie's Ghosts

By: Justina Ireland

4.28

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of Dread Nation makes her middle grade debut with a sweeping … read more

Similar categories in Justina Ireland's Ophie's Ghosts book and Patricia MacLachlan's When Grandfather Flew

  • fiction
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17. Under My Hijab

By: Hena Khan

4.39

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Grandma wears it clasped under her chin. Aunty pins hers up with a beautiful brooch. Jenna puts it … read more

Similar categories in Hena Khan's Under My Hijab book and Patricia MacLachlan's When Grandfather Flew

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
Cover of This Story Is Not About a Kitten by Carson Ellis

18. This Story Is Not About a Kitten

By: Carson Ellis

4.21

Format: 40 pages, Library Binding

A heartwarming picture book about a neighborhood coming together to help a kitten find a home, from… read more

Similar categories in Carson Ellis's This Story Is Not About a Kitten book and Patricia MacLachlan's When Grandfather Flew

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
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19. All the Beating Hearts

By: Julie Fogliano

3.76

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A tender and compassionate exploration of the shared experiences that bring us all together, be the… read more

Similar categories in Julie Fogliano's All the Beating Hearts book and Patricia MacLachlan's When Grandfather Flew

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of When Grandfather Flew by Patricia MacLachlan

20. When Grandfather Flew

By: Patricia MacLachlan

4.18

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A grieving boy remembers his grandfather and the hobby they shared, in this moving evocation of lov… read more

Similar categories in Patricia MacLachlan's When Grandfather Flew book and Patricia MacLachlan's When Grandfather Flew

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • animals
  • death
  • fiction
  • family
  • birds
  • nature
  • juvenile
Cover of Beautiful Useful Things: What William Morris Made by Beth Kephart

21. Beautiful Useful Things: What William Morris Made

By: Beth Kephart

3.99

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author Beth Kephart and illustrator Melodie Stacey’s poetic picture book, Beautiful U… read more

Similar categories in Beth Kephart's Beautiful Useful Things: What William Morris Made book and Patricia MacLachlan's When Grandfather Flew

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • nature
  • juvenile

17 Top fiction books like When Grandfather Flew by Patricia MacLachlan

Transform Your Habits

Katy and the Big Snow

Virginia Lee Burton

4.88

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Hot Dog

Doug Salati

4.29

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The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

Jon Klassen

4.26

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The Puppets of Spelhorst

Kate DiCamillo

4.19

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18 must-read fiction books like Wonder Walkers by Micha Archer

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

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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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