28 must-read picture books books like Lion Lullaby by Kate Banks

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Lion Lullaby

By: Kate Banks

3.51

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Follow ten lion cubs as they make their way home through the savanna in a lulling, lyrical read-alo…

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Cover of The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith

1. The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs

By: Jon Scieszka , Lane Smith

4.32

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

You thought you knew the story of the “The Three Little Pigs”… You thought wrong. In this hysterica… read more

Similar categories in Jon Scieszka's The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs book and Kate Banks's Lion Lullaby

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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2. Bark, George

By: Jules Feiffer

4.21

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

"Bark, George," says George's mother, and George goes: "Meow," which definitely isn't right, becaus… read more

Similar categories in Jules Feiffer's Bark, George book and Kate Banks's Lion Lullaby

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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3. The Napping House

By: Audrey Wood , None

4.27

Format: 16 pages, Board Book

Everyone knows the cumulative rhyme “This Is the House That Jack Built,” but The Napping House (198… read more

Similar categories in Audrey Wood's The Napping House book and Kate Banks's Lion Lullaby

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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4. The Watermelon Seed

By: Greg Pizzoli

4.09

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

With perfect comic pacing, Greg Pizzoli introduces us to one funny crocodile who has one big fear: … read more

Similar categories in Greg Pizzoli's The Watermelon Seed book and Kate Banks's Lion Lullaby

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"I love watermelon! Chomp! Chomp! Chomp!"

-Greg Pizzoli, The Watermelon Seed

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5. Julia's House for Lost Creatures

By: Ben Hatke

3.77

Format: None pages, Hardcover

When Julia and her walking house come to town, she likes everything about her new neighborhood exce… read more

Similar categories in Ben Hatke's Julia's House for Lost Creatures book and Kate Banks's Lion Lullaby

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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6. Leaf Man

By: Lois Ehlert

3.90

Format: 309 pages, Hardcover

Fall has come, the wind is gusting, and Leaf Man is on the move. Is he drifting east, over the mars… read more

Similar categories in Lois Ehlert's Leaf Man book and Kate Banks's Lion Lullaby

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

7. Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type

By: Doreen Cronin , Betsy Lewin

3.90

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

Farmer Brownhas a problem. His cows like to type. All day long he hears Click, clack, MOO. Click, c… read more

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8. The Paper Bag Princess

By: Robert Munsch , Michael Martchenko

4.50

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

The Princess Elizabeth is slated to marry Prince Ronald when a dragon attacks the castle and kidnap… read more

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9. Small Spaces (Small Spaces, #1)

By: Katherine Arden

4.01

Format: 218 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling adult author of The Bear and the Nightingale makes her middle grade debu… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Arden's Small Spaces (Small Spaces, #1) book and Kate Banks's Lion Lullaby

  • childrens
  • fiction
"You might get to know characters in books, Ollie thought, but getting to know a human was an entirely different thing."

-Katherine Arden, Small Spaces (Small Spaces, #1)

"You don't waste October sunshine. Soon the old autumn sun would bed down in cloud blankets and there would be weeks of gray rain before it finally decided to snow."

-Katherine Arden, Small Spaces (Small Spaces, #1)

"Other than her homework, Ollie was carrying Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini, a broken-spined paperback that she'd dug out of he dad's bookshelves. She mostly liked it. Peter Blood outsmarted everyon…"

-Katherine Arden, Small Spaces (Small Spaces, #1)

Cover of Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard

10. Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story

By: Kevin Noble Maillard

4.42

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

Fry bread is food. It is warm and delicious, piled high on a plate. Fry bread is time. It brin… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Noble Maillard's Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story book and Kate Banks's Lion Lullaby

  • picture books
  • childrens
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11. 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 Kate Banks's Lion Lullaby

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug by Jonathan Stutzman

12. Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug

By: Jonathan Stutzman

4.34

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Meet Tiny, a diminutive but determined T-Rex in a big world, as he embraces all obstacles against h… read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Stutzman's Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug book and Kate Banks's Lion Lullaby

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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13. Chez Bob (Chez Bob, 1)

By: Bob Shea

4.27

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From the hilarious author of Who Wet My Pants?, Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great, and the Dinosaur … read more

Similar categories in Bob Shea's Chez Bob (Chez Bob, 1) book and Kate Banks's Lion Lullaby

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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14. Lou

By: Breanna Carzoo

4.09

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Don't miss this humorous and heartwarming picture book by debut creator Breanna Carzoo about an unl… read more

Similar categories in Breanna Carzoo's Lou book and Kate Banks's Lion Lullaby

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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15. Out of a Jar

By: Deborah Marcero

4.41

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This highly anticipated follow-up to the critically acclaimed and bestselling picture book In a Jar… read more

Similar categories in Deborah Marcero's Out of a Jar book and Kate Banks's Lion Lullaby

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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16. Beneath

By: Cori Doerrfeld

4.42

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this stunning story from New York Times bestselling creator Cori Doerrfeld, a child and their gr… read more

Similar categories in Cori Doerrfeld's Beneath book and Kate Banks's Lion Lullaby

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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17. The Book Hog

By: Greg Pizzoli

4.14

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The Book Hog loves books-the way they look, the way they feel, the way they smell-and he'll grab wh… read more

Similar categories in Greg Pizzoli's The Book Hog book and Kate Banks's Lion Lullaby

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Llama Rocks the Cradle of Chaos (A Llama Book, 3) by Jonathan Stutzman

18. Llama Rocks the Cradle of Chaos (A Llama Book, 3)

By: Jonathan Stutzman

3.83

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Llama Devours the Past is the third installment in Jonathan Stutzman's and Heather Fox's Llama seri… read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Stutzman's Llama Rocks the Cradle of Chaos (A Llama Book, 3) book and Kate Banks's Lion Lullaby

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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19. A House

By: Kevin Henkes

3.84

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Where is the door to the house? Do you see any clouds? What does the house look like when it is sun… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Henkes's A House book and Kate Banks's Lion Lullaby

  • childrens
  • counting
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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20. How to Eat a Book

By: Mrs. MacLeod

3.49

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

“Sheila sat down to eat her first book and the strangest thing happened…The book ate HER.”   One by… read more

Similar categories in Mrs. MacLeod's How to Eat a Book book and Kate Banks's Lion Lullaby

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"Strange it is, Strange but true, the way to eat a book is to let the book eat you!"

-Mrs. MacLeod, How to Eat a Book

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21. The President of the Jungle

By: André Rodrigues

3.96

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this fabulous and funny introduction to how elections work, the animals decide they are tired of… read more

Similar categories in André Rodrigues's The President of the Jungle book and Kate Banks's Lion Lullaby

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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22. A Good Place

By: Lucy Cousins

4.05

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From the creator of Maisy, a joyful picture book with a gentle environmental message finds four ins… read more

Similar categories in Lucy Cousins's A Good Place book and Kate Banks's Lion Lullaby

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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23. Noticing

By: Kobi Yamada

4.51

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

This is a story about noticing the little things, the grand big things, the imaginary, and sometime… read more

Similar categories in Kobi Yamada's Noticing book and Kate Banks's Lion Lullaby

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Harold Loves His Woolly Hat (A Harold the Bear Story) by Vern Kousky

24. Harold Loves His Woolly Hat (A Harold the Bear Story)

By: Vern Kousky

4.12

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An Indie Next List Pick! "All libraries should make space on their shelves for Harold . "--School … read more

Similar categories in Vern Kousky's Harold Loves His Woolly Hat (A Harold the Bear Story) book and Kate Banks's Lion Lullaby

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of The First Notes: The Story of Do, Re, Mi by Julie Andrews

25. The First Notes: The Story of Do, Re, Mi

By: Julie Andrews

4.33

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A stunning new picture book from beloved icon Julie Andrews and her daughter, Emma Walton Hamilton,… read more

Similar categories in Julie Andrews's The First Notes: The Story of Do, Re, Mi book and Kate Banks's Lion Lullaby

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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26. Ice Cream Face

By: Heidi Woodward Sheffield

3.75

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The Ezra Jack Keats Award–winning creator of Brick by Brick brings to delicious life the anxiety an… read more

Similar categories in Heidi Woodward Sheffield's Ice Cream Face book and Kate Banks's Lion Lullaby

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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27. I Am a Baby

By: Bob Shea

4.01

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From the creator of the mega-popular Dinosaur vs. series comes a hilariously deadpan look at new pa… read more

Similar categories in Bob Shea's I Am a Baby book and Kate Banks's Lion Lullaby

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Little Owl's Love by Divya Srinivasan

28. Little Owl's Love

By: Divya Srinivasan

3.88

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The star of Little Owl’s Night returns to find love in his beloved nighttime forest. “What do I … read more

Similar categories in Divya Srinivasan's Little Owl's Love book and Kate Banks's Lion Lullaby

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Lion Lullaby by Kate Banks

29. Lion Lullaby

By: Kate Banks

3.51

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Follow ten lion cubs as they make their way home through the savanna in a lulling, lyrical read-alo… read more

Similar categories in Kate Banks's Lion Lullaby book and Kate Banks's Lion Lullaby

  • childrens
  • counting
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Every Little Seed by Cynthia Schumerth

30. Every Little Seed

By: Cynthia Schumerth

3.80

Format: 36 pages, Kindle Edition

Grandpa told Mom, and Mom told The secret of a plant lives in every little seed. Seeds are truly a… read more

Similar categories in Cynthia Schumerth's Every Little Seed book and Kate Banks's Lion Lullaby

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Leyla by Galia Bernstein

31. Leyla

By: Galia Bernstein

3.81

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Leyla is sick of her big, loud, overbearing family. They are always chatting, snuggling, and groomi… read more

Similar categories in Galia Bernstein's Leyla book and Kate Banks's Lion Lullaby

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

26 best-selling fiction books like Lion Lullaby by Kate Banks

Transform Your Habits

The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs

Jon Scieszka , Lane Smith

4.32

Transform Your Habits

Bark, George

Jules Feiffer

4.21

Transform Your Habits

The Napping House

Audrey Wood , None

4.27

Transform Your Habits

The Watermelon Seed

Greg Pizzoli

4.09

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12 best-selling fiction books like Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug by Jonathan Stutzman

Transform Your Habits

The Watermelon Seed

Greg Pizzoli

4.09

Transform Your Habits

Not Quite Narwhal (Not Quite Narwhal and Friends)

Jessie Sima

4.46

Transform Your Habits

There is a Bird on Your Head! (Elephant & Piggie, #4)

Mo Willems

4.03

Transform Your Habits

Good Night, Little Blue Truck

Alice Schertle

4.40

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