7 must-read picture books books like Shoemaker Martin (North-South Paperback) by Brigitte Hanhart

Cover of Shoemaker Martin (North-South Paperback) by Brigitte Hanhart

Shoemaker Martin (North-South Paperback)

By: Brigitte Hanhart

4.47

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

After showing kindness towards three strangers, a Russian shoemaker learns that Jesus visited him t…

If you liked the picture books plot in Shoemaker Martin (North-South Paperback) by Brigitte Hanhart , here is a list of 7 books like this:

Cover of Beauty Is a Wound by Eka Kurniawan, Annie Tucker

1. Beauty Is a Wound

By: Eka Kurniawan , Annie Tucker

4.05

Format: 470 pages, Paperback

The epic novel Beauty Is a Wound combines history, satire, family tragedy, legend, humor, and roman… read more

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"You don't need to belong to one another in order to love one another."

-Eka Kurniawan, Beauty Is a Wound

"If I might share my opinion, this world is hell, and our task is to create our own heaven."

-Eka Kurniawan, Beauty Is a Wound

"Semua perempuan itu pelacur, sebab seorang istri baik-baik pun menjual kemaluannya demi mas kawin dan uang belanja, atau cinta jika itu ada."

-Eka Kurniawan, Beauty Is a Wound

"It's not man's job to think about whether God exists or not, especially when you know that right in front of your eyes one person is stepping on another's neck."

-Eka Kurniawan, Beauty Is a Wound

Cover of Robinson Crusoe by Virginia Woolf, Daniel Defoe, Gerald McCann

2. Robinson Crusoe

By: Virginia Woolf , Daniel Defoe , Gerald McCann

3.68

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Daniel Defoe relates the tale of an English sailor marooned on a desert island for nearly three dec… read more

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  • classics
"For sudden Joys, like Griefs, confound at first. "

-Virginia Woolf, Robinson Crusoe

"On a horse? I was married on a horse? Gillian looked like she could kill the groom"

-Virginia Woolf, Robinson Crusoe

"All evils are to be considered with the good that is in them, and with what worse attends them."

-Virginia Woolf, Robinson Crusoe

"for me to think of such a voyage was the most preposterous thing that ever man in such circumstances could be guilty of."

-Virginia Woolf, Robinson Crusoe

Cover of The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare

3. The Witch of Blackbird Pond

By: Elizabeth George Speare

4.02

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Newbery Medal Winner (1959) Orphaned Kit Tyler knows, as she gazes for the first time at the col… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
"People are afraid of things they don’t understand."

-Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond

"Hannah's magic cure for every ill," he teased. "Blueberry cake and a kitten."

-Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond

"She snatched at the dream that had comforted her for so long. It was faded and thin, like a letter too often read."

-Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond

"She and Prudence sat on a cool grassy carpet. A pale green curtain of branches just brushed the grasses and threw a filigree of shadows, as delicate as the wrought silver, on the child’s face."

-Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond

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4. Flora and the Flamingo

By: Molly Idle

4.06

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this innovative wordless picture book with interactive flaps, Flora and her graceful flamingo fr… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (The Penderwicks, #1) by Jeanne Birdsall

5. The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (The Penderwicks, #1)

By: Jeanne Birdsall

4.19

Format: 262 pages, Paperback

The Penderwick sisters busily discover the summertime magic of Arundel estate’s sprawling gardens, … read more

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  • childrens
"The cuter the boy, the mushier your brain."

-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (The Penderwicks, #1)

"Don't kill her now, just when we've gone to all that trouble to rescue her," said Jeffrey."

-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (The Penderwicks, #1)

"Maybe it's fate Hound ate the map. Maybe we'll discover something wonderful while we're lost."

-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (The Penderwicks, #1)

"Toward the urn the three children raced in a dead heat, Jane still shouting . FOR CHURCHILL, NELSON, AND PRINCE WILLIAM!"

-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (The Penderwicks, #1)

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6. Hannah Coulter

By: Wendell Berry

4.38

Format: 190 pages, Paperback

Hannah Coulter is Wendell Berry's seventh novel and his first to employ the voice of a woman charac… read more

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  • classics
"Time doesn't stop. Your life doesn't stop and wait until you get ready to start living it."

-Wendell Berry, Hannah Coulter

"And so I learned about grief, and about the absence and emptiness that for a long time make grief unforgettable."

-Wendell Berry, Hannah Coulter

"Living right on called for nothing out of the ordinary. We made no changes. We only accepted the changes as they came."

-Wendell Berry, Hannah Coulter

"Grandmam came back from that distance in time that separates grandmothers from their grandchildren and made herself a mother to me."

-Wendell Berry, Hannah Coulter

Cover of How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe  by Thomas Cahill

7. How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe 

By: Thomas Cahill

3.81

Format: 246 pages, Paperback

From the fall of Rome to the rise of Charlemagne - the "dark ages" - learning, scholarship, and cul… read more

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"Each one of us will die, naked and alone, on some battlefield not of our own choosing."

-Thomas Cahill, How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe 

"Like the Jews before them, the Irish enshrined literacy as their central religious act."

-Thomas Cahill, How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe 

"By the mid-seventeenth century, the visible image has assumed far greater reality than the invisible thought."

-Thomas Cahill, How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe 

"Well, they may not be civilized, but they certainly are confident—and this confidence is one of the open-handed pleasures of early Irish literature."

-Thomas Cahill, How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe 

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8. Nativity

By: Cynthia Rylant

3.71

Format: 101 pages, Hardcover

In the spirit of her acclaimed Dog Heaven and Cat Heaven, Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant illustrat… read more

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  • christmas
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree by Robert E. Barry

9. Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree

By: Robert E. Barry

4.40

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A classic picture book celebrating all the joy a Christmas tree can bring. Christmas is here and Mr… read more

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  • christmas
  • classics
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business by Esphyr Slobodkina

10. Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business

By: Esphyr Slobodkina

3.76

Format: None pages, Paperback

Caps for Saleis a timeless classic beloved by millions...one of the most popular picture books ever… read more

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  • classics
  • picture books
  • childrens

11. The Princess in Black (The Princess in Black, #1)

By: Shannon Hale , LeUyen Pham , Dean Hale

3.89

Format: 575 pages, Hardcover

Who says princesses don't wear black? When trouble raises its blue monster head, Princess Magnolia … read more

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Cover of The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes, Louis Slobodkin

12. The Hundred Dresses

By: Eleanor Estes , Louis Slobodkin

4.11

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

This Newbery Honor classic, illustrated by a Caldecott Medalist, is a beautifully written tribute t… read more

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  • classics
  • picture books
  • childrens

13. Atlas Shrugged

By: Ayn Rand , Leonard Peikoff

4.14

Format: 152 pages, Paperback

This is the story of a man who said that he would stop the motor of the world and did. Was he a des… read more

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14. Peace Like a River

By: Leif Enger

4.09

Format: 315 pages,

Once in a great while, we encounter a novel in our voluminous reading that begs to be read aloud. L… read more

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15. The Story of My Life

By: Helen Keller

3.88

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

An American classic rediscovered by each generation, The Story of My Lifeis Helen Keller's account … read more

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16. The Silver Pencil

By: Alice Dalgliesh

4.30

Format: 373 pages, Paperback

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17. Johnny Tremain

By: Lynd Ward , Esther Forbes

3.78

Format: None pages, Paperback

Johnny Tremain, a young apprentice silversmith, is caught up in the danger and excitement of 1775 B… read more

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18. The Little Duke

By: Charlotte Mary Yonge

4.13

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful sca… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
Cover of A Spindle Splintered (Fractured Fables, #1) by Alix E. Harrow

19. A Spindle Splintered (Fractured Fables, #1)

By: Alix E. Harrow

3.62

Format: 119 pages, Hardcover

It's Zinnia Gray's twenty-first birthday, which is extra-special because it's the last birthday she… read more

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"Well, Harold,"

-Alix E. Harrow, A Spindle Splintered (Fractured Fables, #1)

"If you like something, like it hard, because you don't have a lot of time to waste"

-Alix E. Harrow, A Spindle Splintered (Fractured Fables, #1)

"I should have spent more time thinking about your life than worrying about your death."

-Alix E. Harrow, A Spindle Splintered (Fractured Fables, #1)

"I never stopped trying to save you, so don't you fucking dare stop trying to save yourself."

-Alix E. Harrow, A Spindle Splintered (Fractured Fables, #1)

Cover of The Mysterious Benedict Society (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #1) by Trenton Lee Stewart

20. The Mysterious Benedict Society (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #1)

By: Trenton Lee Stewart

4.20

Format: 497 pages, Kindle Edition

"Are you a gifted child looking for special opportunities?"When this peculiar ad appears in the new… read more

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  • childrens
"Poor Kate,"

-Trenton Lee Stewart, The Mysterious Benedict Society (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #1)

"Remember the White Knight."

-Trenton Lee Stewart, The Mysterious Benedict Society (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #1)

"Children are capable of such open rudeness."

-Trenton Lee Stewart, The Mysterious Benedict Society (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #1)

"Every great thinker keeps a journal, you know."

-Trenton Lee Stewart, The Mysterious Benedict Society (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #1)

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21. The Christmas Pig

By: J.K. Rowling

4.17

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A heartwarming, page-turning adventure about one child's love for his most treasured thing, and how… read more

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  • christmas
  • childrens
"Nobody's heart broke when we disappeared. We're easy to replace."

-J.K. Rowling, The Christmas Pig

"I may not shine as brightly as my friend Happiness, but my flame is harder to extinguish."

-J.K. Rowling, The Christmas Pig

Cover of We Don't Lose Our Class Goldfish (Penelope Rex, #3) by Ryan T.  Higgins

22. We Don't Lose Our Class Goldfish (Penelope Rex, #3)

By: Ryan T. Higgins

4.30

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Penelope Rex faces her biggest (and fishiest) fear in this companion to the #1 New York Times best-… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Ember Rising (The Green Ember, #3) by S.D.   Smith

23. Ember Rising (The Green Ember, #3)

By: S.D. Smith

4.58

Format: 480 pages, Perfect Paperback

A harrowing adventure inside enemy territory. Heather and Picket are plunged into the darkness of M… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of Hope in Times of Fear: The Resurrection and the Meaning of Easter by Timothy J. Keller

24. Hope in Times of Fear: The Resurrection and the Meaning of Easter

By: Timothy J. Keller

4.43

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The Resurrection accounts of Jesus in the Gospels are the most dramatic and impactful stories ever … read more

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Cover of Shoemaker Martin (North-South Paperback) by Brigitte Hanhart

25. Shoemaker Martin (North-South Paperback)

By: Brigitte Hanhart

4.47

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

After showing kindness towards three strangers, a Russian shoemaker learns that Jesus visited him t… read more

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  • russia
  • classics
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • christmas

8 Top classics books like Shoemaker Martin (North-South Paperback) by Brigitte Hanhart

Transform Your Habits

Robinson Crusoe

Virginia Woolf , Daniel Defoe , Gerald McCann

3.68

Transform Your Habits

The Witch of Blackbird Pond

Elizabeth George Speare

4.02

Transform Your Habits

Hannah Coulter

Wendell Berry

4.38

Transform Your Habits

Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree

Robert E. Barry

4.40

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10 must-read fiction books like Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business by Esphyr Slobodkina

Transform Your Habits

Strega Nona

Tomie dePaola , Castellanos Prada Ruth de

4.26

Transform Your Habits

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

Virginia Lee Burton

5.00

Transform Your Habits

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, #1)

Judi Barrett , Ron Barrett

4.18

Transform Your Habits

Curious George

H.A. Rey

3.66

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