15 must-read picture books books like Countdown to Christmas by Bill Peet

Cover of Countdown to Christmas by Bill Peet

Countdown to Christmas

By: Bill Peet

3.69

Format: 52 pages, Paperback

Santa adopts a plastic toy sack and paints his sleigh psychedelic colors only to discover he has de…

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Cover of The Snow Ghosts by Beryl Netherclift, Joseph Cellini

1. The Snow Ghosts

By: Beryl Netherclift , Joseph Cellini

4.24

Format: 183 pages, Paperback

Caroline, Kit, and Richard have gone to stay in the English countryside with their Aunt Amethyst at… read more

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  • childrens
"You must learn to look through the dark and not at it,' a voice seemed to say in her ear."

-Beryl Netherclift, The Snow Ghosts

Cover of Popcorn by Frank Asch

2. Popcorn

By: Frank Asch

4.29

Format: 48 pages, Paperback

Sam Bear invites his friends to an impromptu Halloween party and asks them to bring a treat. read more

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  • holiday
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Captain Cat by Inga Moore

3. Captain Cat

By: Inga Moore

3.60

Format: 316 pages, Hardcover

A trader who loves cats discovers an island plagued by rats in Inga Moore's lavishly illustrated ta… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Life by Cynthia Rylant, Brendan Wenzel

4. Life

By: Cynthia Rylant , Brendan Wenzel

4.16

Format: 76 pages, Hardcover

Cynthia Rylant and Brendan Wenzel explore the beauty and tenacity of life. Life begins small, then … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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5. Notes from the Dog

By: Gary Paulsen

3.63

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

"Sometimes having company is not all it's cracked up to be." Fifteen-year-old Finn is a loner, livi… read more

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Cover of Frozen Anna's Icy Adventure by Walt Disney Company, Elise Allen

6. Frozen Anna's Icy Adventure

By: Walt Disney Company , Elise Allen

4.12

Format: 428 pages,

When the kingdom of Arendelle is trapped in an eternal winter, Anna, a fearless optimist, teams up … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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7. The Horse in Harry's Room

By: Syd Hoff

4.00

Format: 205 pages, Hardcover

In the middle of a big city, a boy named Harry has a horse in his room! No one else can see the hor… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown by Cressida Cowell, Neal Layton

8. That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown

By: Cressida Cowell , Neal Layton

4.21

Format: 96 pages,

Emily Brown's rabbit, Stanley, is NOT FOR SALE. Not even to her Most Royal Highness Queen Gloriana … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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9. Homer Price

By: Robert McCloskey

4.09

Format: 149 pages, Paperback

Welcome to Centerburg! Where you can win a hundred dollars by eating all the doughnuts you want; wh… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
"By the time Uncle Ulysses and the sheriff arrived and pushed through the crowd, the lunchroom was a calamity of doughnuts! Doughnuts in the window, doughnuts piled high on the shelves, doughnuts stac…"

-Robert McCloskey, Homer Price

"Homer got down from the chair and pushed a button on the machine marked, "start". Rings of batter started dropping into the hot fat. After a ring of batter was cooked on one side, an automatic gadget…"

-Robert McCloskey, Homer Price

10. Many Moons

By: James Thurber , Louis Slobodkin

3.72

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A wise tale of a little princess who wanted the moon and got it. read more

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11. Bears on Wheels

By: Stan Berenstain , Jan Berenstain

3.00

Format: 282 pages, Paperback

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12. One Hundred Silly Summertime Jokes

By: Stephanie Calmenson

3.00

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

Why is a dog so hot in the summer? Because he wears a coat and pants! This assortment of funny summ… read more

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13. Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper

By: Charles Perrault , Marcia Brown

3.76

Format: 205 pages, Hardcover

Brown's illustrated translation of Perrault's tale in which Cinderella leaves behind a glass slippe… read more

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14. Durinda's Dangers (Sisters Eight, #2)

By: Greg Logsted , Lauren Baratz-Logsted , Jackie Logsted , None

4.25

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A rather large problem has befallen the Huit girls. (Sisters, actually. Octuplets to be exact.) One… read more

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15. Tod and Copper from "The Fox and the Hound"

By: Walt Disney Company

4.17

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A young fox and a puppy form a friendship, but as they grow up, they realize that their relationshi… read more

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16. What Is A Whispery Secret?

By: Martha Alexander , None

4.70

Format: None pages,

A big sister shares with her little brother the true meaning of a secret. read more

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17. Perrault's Fairy Tales

By: Charles Perrault , Gustave Doré

3.49

Format: None pages, Paperback

Here are the original eight stories from the 1697 volume Contes de temps passeby the great Charles … read more

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18. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

By: Kate DiCamillo , Bagram Ibatoulline

4.38

Format: 228 pages, Hardcover

A timeless tale by the incomparable Kate DiCamillo, complete with stunning full-color plates by Bag… read more

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  • childrens
"I have been loved said Edward to the stars."

-Kate DiCamillo, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

"Someone will come for you, but first you must open your heart..."

-Kate DiCamillo, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

"He was agitated for some reason that he could not name. (page 35)"

-Kate DiCamillo, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

"But answer me this: how can a story end happily if there is no love?"

-Kate DiCamillo, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

19. The Snow Queen

By: Hans Christian Andersen , None

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Reprinted here for the first time since the 19th century, these color illustrations by T. Pym make … read more

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20. Albert's Impossible Toothache

By: Barbara Williams

4.60

Format: None pages, Paperback

Albert Turtle wakes up one morning and complains that he has toothache. But turtles don't have teet… read more

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21. A Child's Garden of Verses

By: Robert Louis Stevenson , Eloise Wilkin

4.35

Format: None pages, Hardcover

All the joys and sorrows, fears and fantasies of an imaginative solitary child are brought together… read more

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Cover of You Bet Your Britches, Claude by Joan Lowery Nixon

22. You Bet Your Britches, Claude

By: Joan Lowery Nixon

3.80

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Shirley and Claude's peaceful home threatens to erupt when Shirley goes to town to retrieve Bessie,… read more

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  • picture books
Cover of The Little Tiny Rooster by William Lipkind

23. The Little Tiny Rooster

By: William Lipkind

3.79

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The story is a captivating one about a little rooster who is smaller than any other creature in the… read more

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  • picture books
Cover of The New Friend (Sanrio Hello Kitty Picture Clues) by Elizabeth Bennett

24. The New Friend (Sanrio Hello Kitty Picture Clues)

By: Elizabeth Bennett

3.78

Format: 24 pages, Paperback

From the back: A new student is joining Hello Kitty's class! But when her friends pay special atten… read more

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25. Countdown to Christmas

By: Bill Peet

3.69

Format: 52 pages, Paperback

Santa adopts a plastic toy sack and paints his sleigh psychedelic colors only to discover he has de… read more

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  • christmas
  • holiday
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of A Day at the Fair (Angelina Ballerina) by Helen Craig

26. A Day at the Fair (Angelina Ballerina)

By: Helen Craig

3.70

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

When Angelina takes her little cousin Henry to the local fair, they have many adventures and surpri… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Fish School (Disney/Pixar Finding Nemo) by Seymour Mackerel

27. Fish School (Disney/Pixar Finding Nemo)

By: Seymour Mackerel

3.58

Format: 24 pages, Paperback

Before you see Disney/Pixar Finding Dory in theaters on June 17, 2016, relive the magic of Disney/P… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Opposite World (My First Book) by Agnese Baruzzi

28. Opposite World (My First Book)

By: Agnese Baruzzi

3.59

Format: 22 pages, Board Book

A colorful and captivating early concept book—illustrated in Agnese Baruzzi’s inimitable style! Fir… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Brave Little Kittens by Piotr Wilkoń

29. The Brave Little Kittens

By: Piotr Wilkoń

3.40

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Three little kittens go outdoors for the first time and enjoy scaring away all the animals they mee… read more

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  • picture books

30. The Elves and the Shoemaker

By: Carolyn Quattrocki

3.89

Format: 18 pages, Hardcover

An adaptation of the classic tale in which a pair of industrious elves brings prosperity to a kindl… read more

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Cover of The Ugly Duckling (Fairy Tale Treasury) by Jane Jerrard

31. The Ugly Duckling (Fairy Tale Treasury)

By: Jane Jerrard

3.96

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Because of his ugly and awkward appearance, a duckling is ostracized by other animals. read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens

14 Top childrens books like Countdown to Christmas by Bill Peet

Transform Your Habits

The Snow Ghosts

Beryl Netherclift , Joseph Cellini

4.24

Transform Your Habits

Popcorn

Frank Asch

4.29

Transform Your Habits

Captain Cat

Inga Moore

3.60

Transform Your Habits

Life

Cynthia Rylant , Brendan Wenzel

4.16

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15 Top fiction books like The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo, Bagram Ibatoulline

Transform Your Habits

Wishtree

Katherine Applegate , Charles Santoso

4.29

Transform Your Habits

Stone Fox

John Reynolds Gardiner , Greg Hargreaves

4.04

Transform Your Habits

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

E.L. Konigsburg

3.76

Transform Your Habits

The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Brian Selznick

4.14

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