14 must-read fantasy books like I Got a Chicken for My Birthday by Laura Gehl

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I Got a Chicken for My Birthday

By: Laura Gehl

3.73

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

What a birthday girl wants more than anything from her Abuela are tickets to the amusement park. In…

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Cover of Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great by Bob Shea

1. Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great

By: Bob Shea

3.72

Format: 374 pages, Hardcover

Hi, I'm Goat. Things were just fine around here until UNICORN showed up. So what if he can fly? Or … read more

Similar categories in Bob Shea's Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great book and Laura Gehl's I Got a Chicken for My Birthday

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fantasy
  • storytime

2. The Day the Crayons Quit

By: Oliver Jeffers , Drew Daywalt

3.53

Format: 39 pages, Hardcover

Poor Duncan just wants to color. But when he opens his box of crayons, he finds only letters, all s… read more

Similar categories in Oliver Jeffers's The Day the Crayons Quit book and Laura Gehl's I Got a Chicken for My Birthday

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • storytime

3. If You Take a Mouse to School

By: Laura Joffe Numeroff , Felicia Bond

2.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The Barnes & Noble Review Bringing a plucky mouse to school isn't the wisest idea, no matter how mu… read more

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4. The Most Magnificent Thing

By: Ashley Spires

3.33

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author and illustrator Ashley Spires has created a charming picture book about an unn… read more

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5. Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

By: Christopher Denise

4.51

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A Caldecott Honor Winner and  New York Times  Bestseller!  A determined Owl builds strength and … read more

Similar categories in Christopher Denise's Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1) book and Laura Gehl's I Got a Chicken for My Birthday

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • birds
  • fantasy
  • storytime
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6. 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 Laura Gehl's I Got a Chicken for My Birthday

  • fantasy
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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7. Linked

By: Gordon Korman

4.18

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Link, Michael, and Dana live in a quiet town. But it's woken up very quickly when someone sneaks in… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Linked book and Laura Gehl's I Got a Chicken for My Birthday

  • childrens
  • fiction
"A paper chain can be done when it hits a certain number of links. But tolerance is a project you always have to keep working at."

-Gordon Korman, Linked

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8. The Bad Seed (The Food Group #1)

By: Jory John

4.33

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

This is a book about a bad seed. A baaaaaaaaaad seed. How bad? Do you really want to know? He has a… read more

Similar categories in Jory John's The Bad Seed (The Food Group #1) book and Laura Gehl's I Got a Chicken for My Birthday

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • storytime
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9. 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 Laura Gehl's I Got a Chicken for My Birthday

  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • construction
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10. The Eyes and the Impossible

By: Dave Eggers

4.25

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The illustrated story of a dog who unwittingly becomes a hero to a park full of animals. Johanne… read more

Similar categories in Dave Eggers's The Eyes and the Impossible book and Laura Gehl's I Got a Chicken for My Birthday

  • animals
  • fantasy
  • childrens
  • fiction
"What monster would turn up his snout at the thought-through help of all the friends he had?"

-Dave Eggers, The Eyes and the Impossible

"Every reasonable creature knows that the worst thing any creature can do all day is think of themselves. If there are troubles in your mind, you should think first of the troubles of others; it is th…"

-Dave Eggers, The Eyes and the Impossible

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11. We Don't Eat Our Classmates (Penelope Rex, #1)

By: Ryan T. Higgins

4.51

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Penelope the dinosaur starts school, but it’s hard to make friends when her classmates are so delic… read more

Similar categories in Ryan T. Higgins's We Don't Eat Our Classmates (Penelope Rex, #1) book and Laura Gehl's I Got a Chicken for My Birthday

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • storytime
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12. Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

By: Joanna Ho

4.60

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

A young Asian girl notices that her eyes look different from her peers'. They have big, round eyes … read more

Similar categories in Joanna Ho's Eyes that Kiss in the Corners book and Laura Gehl's I Got a Chicken for My Birthday

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • storytime
"When Mama tucks me in at night, her eyes tell me I'm a miracle."

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

"Some people have eyes like sapphire lagoons with lashes like lace trims on ballgowns, sweeping their cheeks as they twirl."

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

"My eyes crinkle into crescent moons and sparkle like the stars. Gold flecks dance and twirl while stories whirl in their oolong pools, carrying tales of the past and hope for the future."

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

"Some people have eyes like sapphire lagoons with lashes like lace trim on ballgowns, sweeping their cheeks as they twirl. Big eyes, long lashes. Not me. I have eyes that kiss on the corners and glow …"

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

Cover of Gustavo, the Shy Ghost (The World of Gustavo, #1) by Flavia Z. Drago

13. Gustavo, the Shy Ghost (The World of Gustavo, #1)

By: Flavia Z. Drago

4.38

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

This winning debut picture book from Mexican artist Flavia Z. Drago about finding the courage to ma… read more

Similar categories in Flavia Z. Drago's Gustavo, the Shy Ghost (The World of Gustavo, #1) book and Laura Gehl's I Got a Chicken for My Birthday

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • storytime
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14. Chez Bob (Chez Bob, 1)

By: Bob Shea

4.27

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From the hilarious author of Who Wet My Pants?, Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great, and the Dinosaur … read more

Similar categories in Bob Shea's Chez Bob (Chez Bob, 1) book and Laura Gehl's I Got a Chicken for My Birthday

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • birds
  • storytime
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15. Except Antarctica: A Hilarious Animal Picture Book for Kids

By: Todd Sturgell

4.16

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Featuring a rogue group of cheeky animals who love nothing more than a challenge and a flustered, h… read more

Similar categories in Todd Sturgell's Except Antarctica: A Hilarious Animal Picture Book for Kids book and Laura Gehl's I Got a Chicken for My Birthday

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • storytime
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16. A Rover's Story

By: Jasmine Warga

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade novel about the journey of a fictional Mars rover. Meet Resilience, a Mars rover… read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Warga's A Rover's Story book and Laura Gehl's I Got a Chicken for My Birthday

  • childrens
  • fiction
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17. Grumpy Monkey

By: Suzanne Lang

4.39

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A hilarious picture book about dealing with unexplained feelings…and the danger in suppressing them… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Lang's Grumpy Monkey book and Laura Gehl's I Got a Chicken for My Birthday

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • storytime
Cover of The Good Egg (The Food Group #2) by Jory John

18. The Good Egg (The Food Group #2)

By: Jory John

4.35

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

In this follow-up to Jory John and Pete Oswald’s popular picture book The Bad Seed, meet the next b… read more

Similar categories in Jory John's The Good Egg (The Food Group #2) book and Laura Gehl's I Got a Chicken for My Birthday

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • storytime
Cover of I Can Open It for You by Shinsuke Yoshitake

19. 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 Laura Gehl's I Got a Chicken for My Birthday

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
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20. Powwow Day

By: Traci Sorell

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Eight-year-old River is recovering from illness and can't dance at the powwow this year. Will she e… read more

Similar categories in Traci Sorell's Powwow Day book and Laura Gehl's I Got a Chicken for My Birthday

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Abdul's Story by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

21. Abdul's Story

By: Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

4.41

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A 2022 New York Public Library Best Book for Kids! A little boy who loves storytelling but strug… read more

Similar categories in Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow's Abdul's Story book and Laura Gehl's I Got a Chicken for My Birthday

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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22. Out of a Jar

By: Deborah Marcero

4.41

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This highly anticipated follow-up to the critically acclaimed and bestselling picture book In a Jar… read more

Similar categories in Deborah Marcero's Out of a Jar book and Laura Gehl's I Got a Chicken for My Birthday

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of The Door of No Return (The Door of No Return, #1) by Kwame Alexander

23. The Door of No Return (The Door of No Return, #1)

By: Kwame Alexander

4.32

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

An instant #1 New York Times Bestseller! From the Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award win… read more

Similar categories in Kwame Alexander's The Door of No Return (The Door of No Return, #1) book and Laura Gehl's I Got a Chicken for My Birthday

  • family
  • childrens
  • fiction
"A family tie is like the river. It can bend, but it cannot break."

-Kwame Alexander, The Door of No Return (The Door of No Return, #1)

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24. Evergreen

By: Matthew Cordell

4.30

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A picture book by Caldecott medal winner Matt Cordell about a timid squirrel who makes a brave jour… read more

Similar categories in Matthew Cordell's Evergreen book and Laura Gehl's I Got a Chicken for My Birthday

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • family
  • fantasy
Cover of How Dinosaurs Went Extinct: A Safety Guide by Ame Dyckman

25. How Dinosaurs Went Extinct: A Safety Guide

By: Ame Dyckman

3.87

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From author Ame Dyckman and illustrator Jenn Harney comes a faux-cautionary tale featuring dad joke… read more

Similar categories in Ame Dyckman's How Dinosaurs Went Extinct: A Safety Guide book and Laura Gehl's I Got a Chicken for My Birthday

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • family
  • storytime
Cover of It's Not Hansel and Gretel (It’s Not a Fairy Tale, 2) by Josh Funk

26. It's Not Hansel and Gretel (It’s Not a Fairy Tale, 2)

By: Josh Funk

4.09

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Hansel and Gretel will not listen to their storyteller. For one thing, who leaves a trail of bread … read more

Similar categories in Josh Funk's It's Not Hansel and Gretel (It’s Not a Fairy Tale, 2) book and Laura Gehl's I Got a Chicken for My Birthday

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • storytime
Cover of How to Party Like a Snail by Naseem Hrab

27. How to Party Like a Snail

By: Naseem Hrab

4.13

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An introverted snail throws his own kind of party to celebrate all things quiet Snail is a party… read more

Similar categories in Naseem Hrab's How to Party Like a Snail book and Laura Gehl's I Got a Chicken for My Birthday

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of Chickadee: Criminal Mastermind by Monica Silvie

28. Chickadee: Criminal Mastermind

By: Monica Silvie

4.07

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

A flying masked bandit (code name: Chickadee) discovers he isn't quite who he thinks he is in this … read more

Similar categories in Monica Silvie's Chickadee: Criminal Mastermind book and Laura Gehl's I Got a Chicken for My Birthday

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • birds
  • storytime
Cover of Snack Attack! by Terry Border

29. Snack Attack!

By: Terry Border

3.75

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From the creator of the popular world of Peanut Butter & Cupcake! comes a wry and witty story in wh… read more

Similar categories in Terry Border's Snack Attack! book and Laura Gehl's I Got a Chicken for My Birthday

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • storytime
Cover of I Got a Chicken for My Birthday by Laura Gehl

30. I Got a Chicken for My Birthday

By: Laura Gehl

3.73

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

What a birthday girl wants more than anything from her Abuela are tickets to the amusement park. In… read more

Similar categories in Laura Gehl's I Got a Chicken for My Birthday book and Laura Gehl's I Got a Chicken for My Birthday

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • family
  • construction
  • birds
  • fantasy
  • storytime
Cover of The Little Green Envelope by Gillian Sze

31. The Little Green Envelope

By: Gillian Sze

4.03

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A little green envelope longs to go on a journey. Will it be chosen to deliver Olive’s letter to he… read more

Similar categories in Gillian Sze's The Little Green Envelope book and Laura Gehl's I Got a Chicken for My Birthday

  • picture books
  • childrens

24 Best fiction books like I Got a Chicken for My Birthday by Laura Gehl

The Day the Crayons Quit

Oliver Jeffers , Drew Daywalt

3.53

Transform Your Habits

Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

Christopher Denise

4.51

Transform Your Habits

The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

Jon Klassen

4.26

Transform Your Habits

Linked

Gordon Korman

4.18

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Vashti Harrison

4.66

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Hot Dog

Doug Salati

4.29

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Christopher Denise

4.51

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Michaela Goade

4.43

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