13 best-selling juvenile books like The Perfect Place by Matt de la Peña

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The Perfect Place

By: Matt de la Peña

3.96

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

From the Newbery Medal-winning author of Last Stop on Market Street comes this moving picture book …

If you liked the juvenile plot in The Perfect Place by Matt de la Peña , here is a list of 13 books like this:

Cover of Pretty Ugly by David Sedaris

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 Matt de la Peña's The Perfect Place

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
  • 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 Matt de la Peña's The Perfect Place

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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3. The Truth About Dragons

By: Julie Leung

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An unforgettable lyrical picture book that celebrates biracial identity from the award-winning auth… read more

Similar categories in Julie Leung's The Truth About Dragons book and Matt de la Peña's The Perfect Place

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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4. The First State of Being

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Michael Rosario meets a mysterious boy from the future, his life is changed fo… read more

Similar categories in Erin Entrada Kelly's The First State of Being book and Matt de la Peña's The Perfect Place

  • childrens
  • juvenile
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5. Tree. Table. Book.

By: Lois Lowry

4.39

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Everyone knows the two Sophies are best friends. One is in elementary school, and one is . . . well… read more

Similar categories in Lois Lowry's Tree. Table. Book. book and Matt de la Peña's The Perfect Place

  • childrens
  • family
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6. The Night War

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words com… read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's The Night War book and Matt de la Peña's The Perfect Place

  • childrens
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7. Buffalo Fluffalo

By: Bess Kalb

4.16

Format: None pages, None

Introducing a sweet and silly buffalo who tries to bluff and fluff his way into being bigger than h… read more

Similar categories in Bess Kalb's Buffalo Fluffalo book and Matt de la Peña's The Perfect Place

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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8. Summer Is Here

By: Renée Watson

4.34

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling creators Renée Watson and Bea Jackson offer a picture book ode to a pict… read more

Similar categories in Renée Watson's Summer Is Here book and Matt de la Peña's The Perfect Place

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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9. The Last Zookeeper

By: Aaron Becker

4.24

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A master of the wordless form imagines a futuristic Noah’s Ark in a luminous sci-fi parable for our… read more

Similar categories in Aaron Becker's The Last Zookeeper book and Matt de la Peña's The Perfect Place

  • picture books
  • childrens
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10. The Book That Almost Rhymed

By: Omar Abed

4.45

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

Every great adventure needs a hero—or two! This playful take on storytelling and equity proves that… read more

Similar categories in Omar Abed's The Book That Almost Rhymed book and Matt de la Peña's The Perfect Place

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Ursula Upside Down by Corey R. Tabor

11. Ursula Upside Down

By: Corey R. Tabor

4.36

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Ursula the catfish finds confidence in seeing the world her own way in another innovative, flipped-… read more

Similar categories in Corey R. Tabor's Ursula Upside Down book and Matt de la Peña's The Perfect Place

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller by Breanna J. McDaniel

12. Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller

By: Breanna J. McDaniel

4.41

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

From an award-winning author and illustrator comes this picture book biography about beloved librar… read more

Similar categories in Breanna J. McDaniel's Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller book and Matt de la Peña's The Perfect Place

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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13. Finding Things

By: Kevin Henkes

3.51

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From bestselling husband-and-wife team Kevin Henkes and Laura Dronzek, Finding Things is a child-ce… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Henkes's Finding Things book and Matt de la Peña's The Perfect Place

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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14. 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 Matt de la Peña's The Perfect Place

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • school
  • juvenile
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15. The Squish

By: Breanna Carzoo

3.94

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Meet Sandcastle. Sandcastle’s world was new and exciting until their very first... SQUISH! … read more

Similar categories in Breanna Carzoo's The Squish book and Matt de la Peña's The Perfect Place

  • picture books
  • childrens
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16. Just Like Millie

By: Lauren Castillo

4.35

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In a gentle story from Caldecott Honoree Lauren Castillo, a shy young girl finds exploring her new … read more

Similar categories in Lauren Castillo's Just Like Millie book and Matt de la Peña's The Perfect Place

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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17. Being Home

By: Traci Sorell

4.18

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From Sibert honor–winning author Traci Sorell and Caldecott Medal–winning artist Michaela Goade com… read more

Similar categories in Traci Sorell's Being Home book and Matt de la Peña's The Perfect Place

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of The Perfect Place by Matt de la Peña

18. The Perfect Place

By: Matt de la Peña

3.96

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

From the Newbery Medal-winning author of Last Stop on Market Street comes this moving picture book … read more

Similar categories in Matt de la Peña's The Perfect Place book and Matt de la Peña's The Perfect Place

  • cultural
  • love
  • school
  • childrens
  • inspirational
  • picture books
  • family
  • poverty
  • juvenile
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19. 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 Matt de la Peña's The Perfect Place

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • school
  • picture books
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Millie Fleur's Poison Garden by Christy Mandin

20. 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 Matt de la Peña's The Perfect Place

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of I'm Sorry You Got Mad by Kyle Lukoff

21. 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 Matt de la Peña's The Perfect Place

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • school
  • juvenile

21 best-selling childrens books like The Perfect Place by Matt de la Peña

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Pretty Ugly

David Sedaris

3.55

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Orris and Timble: The Beginning

Kate DiCamillo

4.37

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The Truth About Dragons

Julie Leung

4.38

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The First State of Being

Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

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20 Top fiction books like The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly

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Ferris

Kate DiCamillo

4.30

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A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

Lisa Yee

3.82

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The First State of Being

Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

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Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

Dan Gemeinhart

4.54

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