15 must-read humor books like Battle of the Books by Melanie Ellsworth

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Battle of the Books

By: Melanie Ellsworth

3.79

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

It's time to choose a bedtime story! In this hilarious competition for the right to be read, may th…

If you liked the humor plot in Battle of the Books by Melanie Ellsworth , here is a list of 15 books like this:

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1. Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

By: Mo Willems

4.33

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

When a bus driver takes a break from his route, a very unlikely volunteer springs up to take his pl… read more

Similar categories in Mo Willems's Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! book and Melanie Ellsworth's Battle of the Books

  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
"I bet your mom would let me." -Pigeon, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus-"

-Mo Willems, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

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2. Pig the Pug

By: Aaron Blabey

4.17

Format: 24 pages, Hardcover

"Pig was a Pug and I'm sorry to say, he was greedy and selfish in most every way." Pig is the gr… read more

Similar categories in Aaron Blabey's Pig the Pug book and Melanie Ellsworth's Battle of the Books

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • juvenile

3. The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog!

By: Mo Willems

4.32

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

When Pigeon finds a delicious hot dog, he can hardly wait to shove the entire thing in his beak. Bu… read more

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4. How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?

By: Jane Yolen , Mark Teague

4.07

Format: 248 pages, Hardcover

In a few simple lines of verse on each spread, fathers and mothers are ready to put their youngster… read more

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5. 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

Similar categories in Jory John's The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7) book and Melanie Ellsworth's Battle of the Books

  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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6. 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

Similar categories in Christopher Denise's Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1) book and Melanie Ellsworth's Battle of the Books

  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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7. The Pigeon Has to Go to School

By: Mo Willems

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Una aventura del nostre colom preferit! El divertit i famós personatge de Mo Willems s’enfronta a u… read more

Similar categories in Mo Willems's The Pigeon Has to Go to School book and Melanie Ellsworth's Battle of the Books

  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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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
  • juvenile
"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)

Cover of The Sour Grape (The Food Group #6) by Jory John

9. The Sour Grape (The Food Group #6)

By: Jory John

4.40

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The Sour Grape holds grudges for every reason under the sun. Lime never returned a scarf they borro… read more

Similar categories in Jory John's The Sour Grape (The Food Group #6) book and Melanie Ellsworth's Battle of the Books

  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
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10. Don't Eat Bees: Life Lessons from Chip the Dog

By: Dev Petty

4.09

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The comic duo behind I Don't Want to Be a Frog brings you Chip the dog, a hilarious pup who's got s… read more

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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
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11. Pretty Perfect Kitty-Corn: A Picture Book

By: Shannon Hale

3.91

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling and award-winning superstar duo Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham, c… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Hale's Pretty Perfect Kitty-Corn: A Picture Book book and Melanie Ellsworth's Battle of the Books

  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust by Elisa Boxer

12. Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust

By: Elisa Boxer

4.47

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The remarkable true story of how a toy duck smuggled forged identity papers for Jewish refugees dur… read more

Similar categories in Elisa Boxer's Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust book and Melanie Ellsworth's Battle of the Books

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of by Kirsten W. Larson

13. The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of

By: Kirsten W. Larson

4.35

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A poetic picture book celebrating the life and scientific discoveries of the groundbreaking astrono… read more

Similar categories in Kirsten W. Larson's The Fire of Stars: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars Are Made Of book and Melanie Ellsworth's Battle of the Books

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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14. Monet's Cat

By: Lily Murray

4.23

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Monet’s Cat tells the story of a magical pottery cat, Chika, who comes alive to explore Monet’s pai… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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15. Anni Dreams of Biryani

By: Namita Moolani Mehra

4.35

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Anni’s on a mission to YUM! The café across the street from Anni’s home in Little India makes the … read more

Similar categories in Namita Moolani Mehra's Anni Dreams of Biryani book and Melanie Ellsworth's Battle of the Books

  • picture books
  • childrens
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16. Monsters in the Briny

By: Lynn Becker

4.08

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

What do you do with a grumpy kraken, a sickly sea serpent, and a tearful gigantic tortoise? You sin… read more

Similar categories in Lynn Becker's Monsters in the Briny book and Melanie Ellsworth's Battle of the Books

  • poetry
  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
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17. Rainbow Shopping

By: Qing Zhuang

4.10

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Sharing a delicious meal helps a child feel loved in this heartfelt tribute to Chinatown and spendi… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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18. Summer Is For Cousins

By: Rajani LaRocca

4.12

Format: None pages, Hardcover

There's nothing better than a summer with cousins. But this year Ravi's oldest cousin is even bigge… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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19. Lulu and Zoey: A Sister Story

By: Carrie Finison

4.46

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A Massachusetts Book Awards Must-Read for 2022! Sometimes Lulu wants to play, but her big sister Z… read more

Similar categories in Carrie Finison's Lulu and Zoey: A Sister Story book and Melanie Ellsworth's Battle of the Books

  • picture books
  • childrens
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20. No Snowball!

By: Isabella Kung

4.26

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Her Majesty is back in this hilarious and quirky picture book follow-up to Isabella Kung’s No Fuzzb… read more

Similar categories in Isabella Kung's No Snowball! book and Melanie Ellsworth's Battle of the Books

  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
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21. 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 Melanie Ellsworth's Battle of the Books

  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • books about books
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22. Battle of the Books

By: Melanie Ellsworth

3.79

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

It's time to choose a bedtime story! In this hilarious competition for the right to be read, may th… read more

Similar categories in Melanie Ellsworth's Battle of the Books book and Melanie Ellsworth's Battle of the Books

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • books about books
  • juvenile
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23. The Quiet Forest

By: Charlotte Offsay

4.15

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

When a small action creates a snowball effect that disrupts the peace of the animals, the forest an… read more

Similar categories in Charlotte Offsay's The Quiet Forest book and Melanie Ellsworth's Battle of the Books

  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of A Geoduck Is Not a Duck: A Story of a Unique Pacific Northwest Mollusk by Candy Wellins

24. A Geoduck Is Not a Duck: A Story of a Unique Pacific Northwest Mollusk

By: Candy Wellins

4.74

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Learn about the Pacific Northwest’s most unique shellfish in this hilarious account of mistaken ide… read more

Similar categories in Candy Wellins's A Geoduck Is Not a Duck: A Story of a Unique Pacific Northwest Mollusk book and Melanie Ellsworth's Battle of the Books

  • picture books
Cover of Outdoor Farm, Indoor Farm by Lindsay H. Metcalf

25. Outdoor Farm, Indoor Farm

By: Lindsay H. Metcalf

4.41

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Discover how both outdoor and indoor farms sustainably grow the food we eat throughout the year in … read more

Similar categories in Lindsay H. Metcalf's Outdoor Farm, Indoor Farm book and Melanie Ellsworth's Battle of the Books

  • picture books
  • childrens
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26. 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
  • juvenile
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27. No World Too Big: Young People Fighting Global Climate Change

By: Lindsay H. Metcalf

4.44

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Fans of No Voice Too Small will be inspired by young climate activists who made an impact around cl… read more

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  • poetry
  • picture books
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28. Hooked on Books

By: Margaret Chiu Greanias

3.93

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Pearl just wants to read her book in peace, but the other fish won’t leave her alone! Pearl can’t … read more

Similar categories in Margaret Chiu Greanias's Hooked on Books book and Melanie Ellsworth's Battle of the Books

  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • books about books
Cover of Mabel's Topsy-Turvy Homes by Candy Wellins

29. Mabel's Topsy-Turvy Homes

By: Candy Wellins

4.31

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

This is Mabel's house . . . and this is also Mabel's house. New routines, rules, and after her par… read more

Similar categories in Candy Wellins's Mabel's Topsy-Turvy Homes book and Melanie Ellsworth's Battle of the Books

  • picture books
  • childrens
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30. I'm an American

By: Darshana Khiani

4.49

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A breathtaking, eye-opening look at the patchwork of cultures that make up our nation and the many … read more

Similar categories in Darshana Khiani's I'm an American book and Melanie Ellsworth's Battle of the Books

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime! by Mia Wenjen

31. Boxer Baby Battles Bedtime!

By: Mia Wenjen

4.70

Format: 36 pages, Paperback

Mom is counting on Dad to get Boxer Baby down for her nap, but Boxer Baby is the G.O.A.T. of sleep … read more

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  • picture books

26 Best childrens books like Battle of the Books by Melanie Ellsworth

Transform Your Habits

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

Mo Willems

4.33

Transform Your Habits

Pig the Pug

Aaron Blabey

4.17

Transform Your Habits

The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7)

Jory John

4.17

Transform Your Habits

Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

Christopher Denise

4.51

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21 Best childrens books like Outdoor Farm, Indoor Farm by Lindsay H. Metcalf

Transform Your Habits

Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust

Elisa Boxer

4.47

Transform Your Habits

First Laugh--Welcome, Baby!

Rose Ann Tahe

4.17

Transform Your Habits

This Book Is Full of Holes: From Underground to Outer Space and Everywhere In Between

Nora Nickum

4.45

Transform Your Habits

Ursula Upside Down

Corey R. Tabor

4.36

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