18 best-selling fiction books like What to Do with a String by Jane Yolen

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What to Do with a String

By: Jane Yolen

3.62

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Snag the spirit of adventure and lasso the limitless horizons of imagination to discover all the si…

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1. The Night Before Christmas

By: Clement Clarke Moore , Jan Brett

4.39

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

This poem first appeared in a newspaper in Troy, New York, USA, on December 23, 1823, as "A Visit F… read more

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  • poetry
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
"Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse."

-Clement Clarke Moore, The Night Before Christmas

"Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be t…"

-Clement Clarke Moore, The Night Before Christmas

Cover of Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist by Jess Keating, Marta Álvarez Miguéns

2. Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist

By: Jess Keating , Marta Álvarez Miguéns

3.00

Format: 126 pages,

At 9 years old, Eugenie Clark developed an unexpected passion for sharks after a visit to the Batte… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback

3. Joseph Had a Little Overcoat

By: Simms Taback

2.50

Format: 32 pages,

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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4. Mix It Up!

By: Hervé Tullet

4.00

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Accept Herve Tullet's irresistible invitation to mix it up in a dazzling adventure of whimsy and wo… read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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5. The Gardener

By: David Small , Sarah Stewart

4.24

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

By the author-and-illustrator team of the bestselling The Library Lydia Grace Finch brings a suitca… read more

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  • poetry
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Julie Vivas, Mem Fox

6. Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge

By: Julie Vivas , Mem Fox

3.57

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge lives next door to a nursing home in which several of his good fr… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

7. The Snail and the Whale

By: Julia Donaldson , Axel Scheffler

4.40

Format: None pages, Paperback

A snail longs to see the world and hitches a lift on a whale's tail. Together they go on an amazing… read more

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8. Perfectly Norman

By: Tom Percival

3.86

Format: 250 pages, Paperback

Norman had always been perfectly normal. That was until the day he grew a pair of wings! Norman is … read more

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9. John Ronald's Dragons: The Story of J. R. R. Tolkien

By: Eliza Wheeler , Caroline McAlister

3.25

Format: 40 pages,

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10. Hot Dog

By: Doug Salati

4.29

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From a critically acclaimed creator comes this summery picture book featuring an overheated--and ov… read more

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  • poetry
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
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11. 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

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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12. Berry Song

By: Michaela Goade

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott Medalist Michaela Goade's first self-authored picture book is a celebration of the land s… read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Bad Seed (The Food Group #1) by Jory John

13. 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

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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14. Me & Mama

By: Cozbi A. Cabrera

4.14

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

Mama's love is brighter than the sun, even on the rainiest of days. In the tradition of Someday, th… read more

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  • poetry
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
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15. 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

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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16. Frizzy

By: Claribel A. Ortega

4.48

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A middle grade graphic novel about Marlene, a young girl who stops straightening her hair and embra… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
"We learn things from our parents, who learn things from their parents, who learned that from their parents. It doesn't make those things okay to believe..."

-Claribel A. Ortega, Frizzy

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17. Farmhouse

By: Sophie Blackall

4.53

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall invites readers to peek through windows that shine like… read more

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  • poetry
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
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18. Dasher

By: Matt Tavares

4.19

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From the celebrated creator of Red and Lulu comes the story of a brave little doe who meets Santa a… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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19. The Three Billy Goats Gruff

By: Mac Barnett

4.34

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Once there was a bridge and a terrible and VERY hungry troll lived underneath it. When the three Bi… read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Thank You, Omu! (Caldecott Honor Book) by Oge Mora

20. Thank You, Omu! (Caldecott Honor Book)

By: Oge Mora

4.44

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

A generous woman is rewarded by her community in this remarkable author-illustrator debut that's pe… read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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21. From the Tops of the Trees

By: Kao Kalia Yang

4.25

Format: 40 pages, ebook

Father, is all of the world a refugee camp? Young Kalia has never known life beyond the fences o… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Outside, Inside by LeUyen Pham

22. Outside, Inside

By: LeUyen Pham

4.47

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From Caldecott honoree LeUyen Pham, Outside, Inside is a moving picture book celebrating essential … read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of How to Apologize by David LaRochelle

23. How to Apologize

By: David LaRochelle

4.23

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From the team behind See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog comes a funny and handy guide that expl… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
Cover of The Digger and the Butterfly (The Digger Series) by Joseph Kuefler

24. The Digger and the Butterfly (The Digger Series)

By: Joseph Kuefler

3.83

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From Joseph Kuefler, the acclaimed author-illustrator of The Digger and the Flower , comes a new bo… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
Cover of Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book) by Angela Joy

25. Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book)

By: Angela Joy

4.66

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

A picture book biography of the mother of Emmett Till, and how she channeled grief over her son's d… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Bear Went Over the Mountain (Jane Cabrera's Story Time) by Jane Cabrera

26. The Bear Went Over the Mountain (Jane Cabrera's Story Time)

By: Jane Cabrera

3.87

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

What's over the mountain? A little bear and his best friends, of course! Story time darling Jane Ca… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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27. Snap!

By: Anna Walker

3.95

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Tap, tap tap … Frog thinks there’s no one else in the forest, but you never know what’s just aro… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
Cover of Did God Learn His ABCs?: A Book About God’s Knowledge (Tiny Theologians™) by Amy Gannett

28. Did God Learn His ABCs?: A Book About God’s Knowledge (Tiny Theologians™)

By: Amy Gannett

4.66

Format: 20 pages, Board book

Did God ever go to school? Does God need someone to teach Him? Is there anything God doesn’t know? … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of What to Do with a String by Jane Yolen

29. What to Do with a String

By: Jane Yolen

3.62

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Snag the spirit of adventure and lasso the limitless horizons of imagination to discover all the si… read more

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  • poetry
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of Grandpa Grumps by Katrina Moore

30. Grandpa Grumps

By: Katrina Moore

4.30

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Daisy's Yeh-Yeh is visiting from China, and try as she might, Daisy can't get her grumpy grandpa to… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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31. The Tale of the Tiny Man

By: Barbro Lindgren

3.77

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

A classic picture book from Sweden with a very happy ending about feeling lonely and finding friend… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens

28 Best childrens books like What to Do with a String by Jane Yolen

Transform Your Habits

The Night Before Christmas

Clement Clarke Moore , Jan Brett

4.39

Transform Your Habits

Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean's Most Fearless Scientist

Jess Keating , Marta Álvarez Miguéns

3.00

Transform Your Habits

Joseph Had a Little Overcoat

Simms Taback

2.50

Transform Your Habits

Mix It Up!

Hervé Tullet

4.00

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18 Best fiction books like Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1) by Christopher Denise

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

Hot Dog

Doug Salati

4.29

Transform Your Habits

Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

Christopher Denise

4.51

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Berry Song

Michaela Goade

4.43

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