11 Top family books like The Sorry Life of Timothy Shmoe by Stephanie Simpson McLellan

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The Sorry Life of Timothy Shmoe

By: Stephanie Simpson McLellan

3.74

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

An impulsive little boy experiences the power of unconditional love Timothy Shmoe isn’t a bad ki…

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1. Sidewalk Flowers

By: JonArno Lawson , Sydney Smith

2.50

Format: 62 pages, Hardcover

In this wordless picture book, a little girl collects wildflowers while her distracted father pays … read more

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  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • canada
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2. The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse

By: Eric Carle

3.64

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant new Eric Carle picture book for the artist in us all Every child has an artist inside t… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens

3. 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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4. I Am Love: A Book of Compassion (I Am Books)

By: Susan Verde

4.40

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Companion to I Am Human and I Am Peace “Practical and empowering for young ones learning how to emo… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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5. The Year We Learned to Fly

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.39

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Jacqueline Woodson and Rafael López’s highly anticipated companion to their #1 New York Times bests… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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6. The Wall in the Middle of the Book

By: Jon Agee

4.23

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

A foolish knight is certain that his side of the wall is the safe side in this meta picture book. … read more

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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
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7. The Smart Cookie (The Food Group #5)

By: Jory John

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This cookie has never felt like a smart cookie no matter how hard she tries, especially in comparis… read more

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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
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8. The Cool Bean (The Food Group #3)

By: Jory John

4.41

Format: 33 pages, Hardcover

Everyone knows the cool beans. They’re sooooo cool. And then there’s the uncool has-bean . . . … read more

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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
"Throughout all of this, I realised that it's not about how you look or any of that other silly stuff. It's about a wink or nod or a smile at just the right moment. It's about dusting somebody off, he…"

-Jory John, The Cool Bean (The Food Group #3)

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9. Friends Are Friends, Forever

By: Dane Liu

4.28

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A picture book based on the author's own immigration story, the infinite impact of friendship, and … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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10. A Walk in the Words

By: Hudson Talbott

4.33

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When Hudson Talbott was a little boy, he loved drawing, and it came naturally to him. But reading? … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • writing
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11. Waypoints: My Scottish Journey

By: Sam Heughan

4.29

Format: 270 pages, Hardcover

Journey deep into the Scottish Highlands in the first memoir by #1 New York Times bestselling autho… read more

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12. A Sky-Blue Bench

By: Bahram Rahman

4.27

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

It's Afghani schoolgirl Aria's first day back at school since her accident. She's excited, but she'… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • canada
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13. What Is Love?

By: Mac Barnett

4.04

Format: 44 pages, Hardcover

A beautiful fable about the nature of love from beloved award-winning picture book creators Mac Bar… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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14. Beautifully Me

By: Nabela Noor

4.37

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From designer, creator, and self-love advocate Nabela Noor (@Nabela) comes a much-needed picture bo… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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15. Carmela Full of Wishes

By: Matt de la Peña

4.05

Format: 36 pages, None

When Carmela wakes up on her birthday, her wish has already come true--she's finally old enough to … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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16. Dandelion

By: Jamie Chai Yun Liew

3.94

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

When Lily was eleven years old, her mother, Swee Hua, walked away from the family, never to be seen… read more

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  • canada
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17. Boxitects

By: Kim Smith

4.13

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

A STEAM-centered, adorably illustrated picture book about Meg, a brilliant and creative boxitect wh… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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18. The Library Bus

By: Bahram Rahman

4.20

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

It is still dark in Kabul, Afghanistan when the library bus rumbles out of the city. There are no b… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • canada
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19. Bad Dog

By: Mike Boldt

4.19

Format: 40 pages, ebook

The differences between cats and dogs have never been funnier! In this hilarious new story from the… read more

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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • canada
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20. Grandmother School

By: Rina Singh

4.40

Format: 33 pages, Kindle Edition

Orca has bought the picture book Grandmother School by Rina Singh, illustrated by Renné Benoit. The… read more

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  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • canada
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21. When We Are Kind

By: Monique Gray Smith

4.26

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

"Notably centering Indigenous families and characters of color in personal and communal activities―… read more

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  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • canada
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22. The Doll

By: Nhung N. Tran-Davies

4.24

Format: 24 pages, Hardcover

A young girl and her family arrive in an airport in a new country. They are refugees, migrants who … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • canada
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23. 48 Grasshopper Estates

By: Sara de Waal

3.80

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A little girl uses imagination and inventiveness to spread friendship through her community. But wi… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • canada
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24. No More Plastic

By: Alma Fullerton

3.84

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A young girl takes action against ocean pollution in a timely story with unique plastic-waste diora… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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25. Malaika’s Surprise (The Malaika Series, 3)

By: Nadia L. Hohn

3.76

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When Malaika finds out she is going to have a new baby brother or sister, she worries that her moth… read more

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  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • canada
Cover of Thunder and the Noise Storms by Jeffrey Ansloos

26. Thunder and the Noise Storms

By: Jeffrey Ansloos

4.04

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

When the world gets too loud and chaotic, a young boy’s grandfather helps him listen with wonder in… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • canada
"There is wonder all around us, and inside us too."

-Jeffrey Ansloos, Thunder and the Noise Storms

"Thunder, Thunder, listen with wonder. Can you hear our relative the wind? The wind is singing a soothing song."

-Jeffrey Ansloos, Thunder and the Noise Storms

"Sometimes life is noisy, and sometimes life is wonderful… especially when you listen to the quiet things. There is wonder all around us."

-Jeffrey Ansloos, Thunder and the Noise Storms

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27. Harley the Hero

By: Peggy Collins

4.19

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

An exciting picture book inspired by a real-life classroom service dog with themes of friendship, n… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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28. The Sorry Life of Timothy Shmoe

By: Stephanie Simpson McLellan

3.74

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

An impulsive little boy experiences the power of unconditional love Timothy Shmoe isn’t a bad ki… read more

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  • childrens
  • canada
  • humor
  • picture books
  • family
  • writing
Cover of That's Not My Name! by Anoosha Syed

29. That's Not My Name!

By: Anoosha Syed

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

A debut picture book about loving your name, finding your voice, and standing up for yourself from … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Beep Beep Bubbie by Bonnie Sherr Klein

30. Beep Beep Bubbie

By: Bonnie Sherr Klein

3.80

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Kate is upset when grandma (Bubbie) gets a motorized scooter. Will Bubbie still be Bubbie in that s… read more

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  • picture books
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31. The Truth about Wind

By: Hazel Hutchins

3.94

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When Jesse finds a toy horse and makes it his very own, his imagination runs wild. This horse is th… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • canada

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Transform Your Habits

Sidewalk Flowers

JonArno Lawson , Sydney Smith

2.50

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The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse

Eric Carle

3.64

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I Am Love: A Book of Compassion (I Am Books)

Susan Verde

4.40

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The Year We Learned to Fly

Jacqueline Woodson

4.39

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Pig the Pug

Aaron Blabey

4.17

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Shh! We Have a Plan

Chris Haughton

3.09

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Mo Willems

3.90

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Brendan Wenzel

3.13

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