7 Top middle grade books like Little Shrew by Akiko Miyakoshi

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Little Shrew

By: Akiko Miyakoshi

4.33

Format: 72 pages, Hardcover

Akiko Miyakoshi returns with a beguiling, quietly magical appreciation of life’s little pleasures. …

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1. Pretty Ugly

By: David Sedaris

3.55

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

David Sedaris and Ian Falconer make a spectacular splash with this tale of a monster turned ugly—st… read more

Similar categories in David Sedaris's Pretty Ugly book and Akiko Miyakoshi's Little Shrew

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
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2. Orris and Timble: The Beginning

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.37

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

From beloved storyteller Kate DiCamillo comes the first book in a warm and funny early-reader trilo… read more

Similar categories in Kate DiCamillo's Orris and Timble: The Beginning book and Akiko Miyakoshi's Little Shrew

  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
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3. Plain Jane and the Mermaid

By: Vera Brosgol

4.38

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From Eisner Award winner Vera Brosgol comes an instant classic about courage, confidence, and inner… read more

Similar categories in Vera Brosgol's Plain Jane and the Mermaid book and Akiko Miyakoshi's Little Shrew

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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4. 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

Similar categories in Sophie Blackall's Ahoy! book and Akiko Miyakoshi's Little Shrew

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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5. Godfather Death

By: Sally Nicholls

4.45

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A soul-stirring reimagined Grimm tale by award-winning author Sally Nicholls and hauntingly illustr… read more

Similar categories in Sally Nicholls's Godfather Death book and Akiko Miyakoshi's Little Shrew

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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6. Woe: A Housecat's Story of Despair

By: Lucy Knisley

4.43

Format: 208 pages, Library Binding

WOE! SCREAM! MEOW! ...PURR? Join the hilarious and of course dramatic world of Linney the House Cat… read more

Similar categories in Lucy Knisley's Woe: A Housecat's Story of Despair book and Akiko Miyakoshi's Little Shrew

  • animals
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7. Island of Whispers

By: Frances Hardinge

4.35

Format: 120 pages, Hardcover

The award-winning, bestselling Frances Hardinge and Emily Gravett unite for the first time to conju… read more

Similar categories in Frances Hardinge's Island of Whispers book and Akiko Miyakoshi's Little Shrew

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Kindness is not weakness. To be kind in this unkind world is walking through a battlefield without armour or sword. It takes courage and strength to be kind."

-Frances Hardinge, Island of Whispers

"They do not touch you. But they will trick you into touching them. Falter-moths, grief-winged. Things of doubt and confusion that feed on loss. If you touch them, they will feed on you..."

-Frances Hardinge, Island of Whispers

"There was a trick to seeing and hearing the Dead, like the trick to falling asleep. You had to not quite listen, not quite look, not quite think. You let the edges of your mind slip into the right so…"

-Frances Hardinge, Island of Whispers

"Everywhere Milo saw traces of his father - his chair, his bowl, the roof he had planned to mend. The worst thing about losing somebody is that, even after you survive a difficult day, the next mornin…"

-Frances Hardinge, Island of Whispers

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8. The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman

By: Gennifer Choldenko

4.55

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Readers will be rooting for a happy ending for Hank in Newbery-Honor-winner Gennifer Choldenko’s gr… read more

Similar categories in Gennifer Choldenko's The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman book and Akiko Miyakoshi's Little Shrew

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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9. The Yellow Bus

By: Loren Long

4.36

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Love and Hello, Lighthouse , The Yellow Bus from #1 New York Times bestselling … read more

Similar categories in Loren Long's The Yellow Bus book and Akiko Miyakoshi's Little Shrew

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Little Shrew by Akiko Miyakoshi

10. Little Shrew

By: Akiko Miyakoshi

4.33

Format: 72 pages, Hardcover

Akiko Miyakoshi returns with a beguiling, quietly magical appreciation of life’s little pleasures. … read more

Similar categories in Akiko Miyakoshi's Little Shrew book and Akiko Miyakoshi's Little Shrew

  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • picture books
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • japan
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
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11. Two Together

By: Brendan Wenzel

4.13

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

In this companion book to They All Saw a Cat and Inside Cat , a journey home leads to unexpected ad… read more

Similar categories in Brendan Wenzel's Two Together book and Akiko Miyakoshi's Little Shrew

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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12. Home in a Lunchbox

By: Cherry Mo

4.62

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Cherry Mo's stunning debut is about a young girl who immigrates to America and finds home in an une… read more

Similar categories in Cherry Mo's Home in a Lunchbox book and Akiko Miyakoshi's Little Shrew

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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13. The Quacken

By: Justin Colón

4.23

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Fans of The Bad Seed and Creepy Carrots will flock to this hilarious, lightly spooky picture book a… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
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14. Millie Fleur's Poison Garden

By: Christy Mandin

4.46

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Wednesday Addams meets The Curious Garden in this delightfully peculiar story about finding joy in … read more

Similar categories in Christy Mandin's Millie Fleur's Poison Garden book and Akiko Miyakoshi's Little Shrew

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
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15. Into the Goblin Market

By: Vikki VanSickle

4.30

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A picture book ode to Christina Rossetti’s classic poem and a clever homage to familiar fairy-tale … read more

Similar categories in Vikki VanSickle's Into the Goblin Market book and Akiko Miyakoshi's Little Shrew

  • fantasy
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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16. Itty Bitty Betty Blob

By: Constance Lombardo

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Itty Bitty Betty Blob wants to growl for the camera on monster picture day, but every year it goes … read more

Similar categories in Constance Lombardo's Itty Bitty Betty Blob book and Akiko Miyakoshi's Little Shrew

  • fantasy
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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17. We Are Definitely Human

By: X. Fang

4.47

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A hilarious alien invasion story with a feel-good message about what it means to be human. Perfect … read more

Similar categories in X. Fang's We Are Definitely Human book and Akiko Miyakoshi's Little Shrew

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Houses with a Story: A Dragon’s Den, a Ghostly Mansion, a Library of Lost Books, and 30 More Amazing Places to Explore by Seiji Yoshida

18. Houses with a Story: A Dragon’s Den, a Ghostly Mansion, a Library of Lost Books, and 30 More Amazing Places to Explore

By: Seiji Yoshida

4.54

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Studio Ghibli, artist Seiji Yoshida’s fantastical art book is a perfect gift that trans… read more

Similar categories in Seiji Yoshida's Houses with a Story: A Dragon’s Den, a Ghostly Mansion, a Library of Lost Books, and 30 More Amazing Places to Explore book and Akiko Miyakoshi's Little Shrew

  • middle grade
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • japan
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19. The Dictionary Story

By: Sam Winston

4.35

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

The much-anticipated new picture book from the best-selling, award-winning creators of A Child of B… read more

Similar categories in Sam Winston's The Dictionary Story book and Akiko Miyakoshi's Little Shrew

  • picture books
  • childrens
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20. I'm Sorry You Got Mad

By: Kyle Lukoff

4.54

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Newbery Honor-winner Kyle Lukoff explores the importance of learning to apologize. Jack wants to… read more

Similar categories in Kyle Lukoff's I'm Sorry You Got Mad book and Akiko Miyakoshi's Little Shrew

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Noodles on a Bicycle by Kyo Maclear

21. Noodles on a Bicycle

By: Kyo Maclear

4.28

Format: 40 pages, Library Binding

A vibrant historical picture book about Tokyo's bicycle food deliverers, or demae, who balanced tow… read more

Similar categories in Kyo Maclear's Noodles on a Bicycle book and Akiko Miyakoshi's Little Shrew

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • japan

15 Best fiction books like Little Shrew by Akiko Miyakoshi

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Orris and Timble: The Beginning

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3.78

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