31 must-read picture books books like How This Book Got Red by Margaret Chiu Greanias

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How This Book Got Red

By: Margaret Chiu Greanias

4.20

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this clever picture book tale about the power of representation, a red panda decides to write he…

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Cover of Big by Vashti Harrison

1. Big

By: Vashti Harrison

4.66

Format: 60 pages, Kindle Edition

This deeply moving story shares valuable lessons about fitting in, standing out, and the beauty of … read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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2. 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

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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7) by Jory John

3. The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7)

By: Jory John

4.17

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

The Big Cheese is the best at everything, and brags about it, too. When the annual Cheese-cathlon c… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
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4. This Book Is Banned

By: Raj Haldar

4.13

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling author of P Is for Pterodactyl Raj Haldar comes a silly and irre… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • books about books
Cover of There Was a Party for Langston by Jason Reynolds

5. There Was a Party for Langston

By: Jason Reynolds

4.48

Format: 56 pages, ebook

New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds’s debut picture book is a snappy… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Simon and the Better Bone by Corey R. Tabor

6. Simon and the Better Bone

By: Corey R. Tabor

4.32

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Using the same innovative format as his Caldecott Honor winner, Mel Fell, Corey R. Tabor reimagines… read more

Similar categories in Corey R. Tabor's Simon and the Better Bone book and Margaret Chiu Greanias's How This Book Got Red

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
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7. If I Was a Horse

By: Sophie Blackall

3.79

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In her funniest book yet, two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall captures the astonishing spec… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
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8. I Don't Want to Read This Book Aloud

By: Max Greenfield

3.53

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Another hilarious picture book from actor Max Greenfield, author of I Don't Want To Read This Book … read more

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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • books about books
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9. Mole Is Not Alone

By: Maya Tatsukawa

4.28

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this cozy picture book about friendship, Mole anxiously decides to journey through underground t… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
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10. Something, Someday

By: Amanda Gorman

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The stunning new picture book by presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman and Caldecott Honor-winn… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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11. In Every Life

By: Marla Frazee

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A simple and profound meditation on the many wonders of life from two-time Caldecott Honor recipien… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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12. Remember

By: Joy Harjo

4.42

Format: 40 pages, None

Michaela Goade, invites young readers to pause and reflect on the wonder of the world around them, … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? by Mac Barnett

13. How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?

By: Mac Barnett

4.26

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The beloved, multi-award-winning duo of Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen tackle a perennial question. … read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider by Jessica Lanan

14. Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider

By: Jessica Lanan

4.40

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A nonfiction story following a day in the life of a backyard jumping spider.What if you were small … read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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15. Dim Sum Palace

By: X. Fang

4.08

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A little girl's love of dim sum spills over into her dreams, taking her on a fantastical food-fille… read more

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  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
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16. Nell Plants a Tree

By: Anne Wynter

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This gorgeous picture book shows how one little girl’s careful tending of a pecan tree creates the… read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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17. Butt or Face?

By: Kari Lavelle

4.46

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Using a cheeky guessing game format, Butt or Face? is a hilarious nonfiction picture book that teac… read more

Similar categories in Kari Lavelle's Butt or Face? book and Margaret Chiu Greanias's How This Book Got Red

  • animals
  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book by Carole Lindstrom

18. My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book

By: Carole Lindstrom

4.57

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning and bestselling author of We Are Water Protectors comes an empowering pictur… read more

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  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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19. Glitter Everywhere!

By: Chris Barton

4.22

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

If you love glitter, this book is for you. If you hate glitter, this book is also for you. … read more

Similar categories in Chris Barton's Glitter Everywhere! book and Margaret Chiu Greanias's How This Book Got Red

  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
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20. The World's Best Class Plant

By: Liz Garton Scanlon

4.32

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An irresistible picture book about a boy and his classmates who long for a class pet, but discover … read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of I’m From by Gary R. Gray Jr.

21. I’m From

By: Gary R. Gray Jr.

4.16

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A poetic, heartwarming ode to the small, defining moments of a boy’s life, by a brilliant new debut… read more

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  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of It's Fall! (Celebrate the Seasons, 1) by Renee Kurilla

22. It's Fall! (Celebrate the Seasons, 1)

By: Renee Kurilla

4.23

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

An homage to the joys of the season—from jumping into piles of leaves, to trick-or-treating, to bak… read more

Similar categories in Renee Kurilla's It's Fall! (Celebrate the Seasons, 1) book and Margaret Chiu Greanias's How This Book Got Red

  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Every Dreaming Creature by Brendan Wenzel

23. Every Dreaming Creature

By: Brendan Wenzel

3.79

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for bedtime or at any time, here is a visually stunning exploration of animal senses throug… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of Catside Up, Catside Down: A Book of Prepositions by Anna Hrachovec

24. Catside Up, Catside Down: A Book of Prepositions

By: Anna Hrachovec

4.24

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Filled with whimsical knitted cats, Anna Hrachovec's debut picture book Catside Up, Catside Down bl… read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
Cover of I Want 100 Dogs by Stacy McAnulty

25. I Want 100 Dogs

By: Stacy McAnulty

4.20

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this funny, feel-good first-pet book, one aspiring dog owner and her parents ponder—in wildly im… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of More than Words: So Many Ways to Say What We Mean by Roz Maclean

26. More than Words: So Many Ways to Say What We Mean

By: Roz Maclean

4.41

Format: 48 pages, Kindle Edition

A CBC Kids Reads Competition FinalistIn the tradition of All Are Welcome and The Day You Begin come… read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Papá's Magical Water-Jug Clock (Little Jesús, #1) by Jesus Trejo

27. Papá's Magical Water-Jug Clock (Little Jesús, #1)

By: Jesus Trejo

4.23

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Is this jug really magical? In Mexican American comedian Jesus Trejo’s debut picture book, little J… read more

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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Squish by Breanna Carzoo

28. 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

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of How This Book Got Red by Margaret Chiu Greanias

29. How This Book Got Red

By: Margaret Chiu Greanias

4.20

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this clever picture book tale about the power of representation, a red panda decides to write he… read more

Similar categories in Margaret Chiu Greanias's How This Book Got Red book and Margaret Chiu Greanias's How This Book Got Red

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • writing
  • social issues
  • storytime
  • books about books
Cover of Flamingos Are Pretty Funky: A (Not So) Serious Guide by Abi Cushman

30. Flamingos Are Pretty Funky: A (Not So) Serious Guide

By: Abi Cushman

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Flamingos Are Pretty Funky introduces young readers to flamingos and their fantastic and (truly) fa… read more

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  • picture books
  • animals
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31. Sourgrass

By: Hope Lim

4.17

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

What do you do when your best friend moves away? This hopeful and resonant book filled with soft, v… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

24 Top fiction books like How This Book Got Red by Margaret Chiu Greanias

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

Pretty Ugly

David Sedaris

3.55

Transform Your Habits

The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7)

Jory John

4.17

Transform Your Habits

This Book Is Banned

Raj Haldar

4.13

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21 best-selling picture books books like Nell Plants a Tree by Anne Wynter

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

There Was a Party for Langston

Jason Reynolds

4.48

Transform Your Habits

Simon and the Better Bone

Corey R. Tabor

4.32

Transform Your Habits

The Truth About Dragons

Julie Leung

4.38

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