7 must-read childrens books like Usborne Illustrated Stories From Around The World by Lesley Sims

Cover of Usborne Illustrated Stories From Around The World by Lesley Sims

Usborne Illustrated Stories From Around The World

By: Lesley Sims

4.29

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A wonderful collection of ten folktales specially chosen from around the globe. Stories are The Bao…

If you liked the childrens plot in Usborne Illustrated Stories From Around The World by Lesley Sims , here is a list of 7 books like this:

Cover of The World’s Worst Children by Tony Ross, David Walliams

1. The World’s Worst Children

By: Tony Ross , David Walliams

4.14

Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition

From the world’s favourite author, David Walliams – ten cautionary tales and a delightfully dreadfu… read more

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  • short stories
  • childrens
Cover of The Twits by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake

2. The Twits

By: Roald Dahl , Quentin Blake

3.97

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

How do you outwit a Twit? Mr. and Mrs. Twit are the smelliest, ugliest people in the world. They ha… read more

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  • childrens
"Hey, my spaghetti’s moving!"

-Roald Dahl, The Twits

"No one who is good can ever be ugly."

-Roald Dahl, The Twits

"What a lot of hairy-faced men there are around nowadays."

-Roald Dahl, The Twits

"If a person has ugly thoughts, it begins to show on their face"

-Roald Dahl, The Twits

Cover of The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down: Guidance on the Path to Mindfulness from a Spiritual Leader by Chi-Young Kim, Haemin Sunim, Youngcheol Lee

3. The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down: Guidance on the Path to Mindfulness from a Spiritual Leader

By: Chi-Young Kim , Haemin Sunim , Youngcheol Lee

4.12

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A multimillion-copy bestselling book of spiritual wisdom about the importance of slowing down in ou… read more

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4. The Blue Umbrella

By: Ruskin Bond

3.79

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

'The umbrella was like a flower, a great blue flower that had sprung up on the dry brown hillside.'… read more

Similar categories in Ruskin Bond's The Blue Umbrella book and Lesley Sims's Usborne Illustrated Stories From Around The World

  • short stories
  • childrens
Cover of Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa, Alison  Watts

5. Sweet Bean Paste

By: Durian Sukegawa , Alison Watts

3.95

Format: None pages, Paperback

Sentaro has failed: he has a criminal record, drinks too much, and hasn't managed to fulfil his dre… read more

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Cover of Matilda by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake

6. Matilda

By: Roald Dahl , Quentin Blake

4.33

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

“The Trunchbull” is no match for Matilda! Matilda is a little girl who is far too good to be tru… read more

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  • childrens
"If you are good life is good."

-Roald Dahl, Matilda

"You chose books. I chose looks."

-Roald Dahl, Matilda

"Never do anything by halves if you want to get away with it. Be outrageous..."

-Roald Dahl, Matilda

"She resented being told constantly that she was stupid, when she knew she wasn't."

-Roald Dahl, Matilda

7. One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

By: Dr. Seuss

3.99

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish is a 1960 children's book by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel).… read more

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Cover of The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake

8. The Magic Finger

By: Roald Dahl , Quentin Blake

3.70

Format: 67 pages, Paperback

What happens when the hunter becomes the hunted?To the Gregg family, hunting is just plain fun. To … read more

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  • childrens
"Just look at that beastly duck cooking at my stove!" Cried Mrs Gregg as she flew past the kitchen window. "How dare she!"

-Roald Dahl, The Magic Finger

Cover of The Miracles of the Namiya General Store by Keigo Higashino

9. The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

By: Keigo Higashino

4.43

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

When three delinquents hole up in an abandoned general store after their most recent robbery, to th… read more

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"People who live with their head in the clouds deserve to hit the ground every once in a while."

-Keigo Higashino, The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

"Believe me. No matter how bad things are today, they’ll be far better tomorrow. — Namiya General Store"

-Keigo Higashino, The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

"Be a fighter. Give it everything you’ve got. Even a losing battle is worth fighting. Go out and make your mark."

-Keigo Higashino, The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

"It would destroy the very meaning of a family unit if everyone with their separate ways over fleeting feelings of anger or impatience."

-Keigo Higashino, The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

Cover of What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama

10. What You Are Looking For Is in the Library

By: Michiko Aoyama

4.09

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

For fans of The Midnight Library and Before the Coffee Gets Cold, this charming Japanese novel show… read more

Similar categories in Michiko Aoyama's What You Are Looking For Is in the Library book and Lesley Sims's Usborne Illustrated Stories From Around The World

  • short stories
Cover of Fing by David Walliams

11. Fing

By: David Walliams

4.04

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The jaw-achingly funny children’s book from No. 1 bestselling author David Walliams – a deliciously… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of Gopi Diaries: Finding Love - Sneak Peek by Sudha Murty

12. Gopi Diaries: Finding Love - Sneak Peek

By: Sudha Murty

4.36

Format: 15 pages, Kindle Edition

'Gopi, I can't believe a year has passed since I met you. You have brought me so much happiness!' … read more

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Cover of Usborne Illustrated Stories From Around The World by Lesley Sims

13. Usborne Illustrated Stories From Around The World

By: Lesley Sims

4.29

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A wonderful collection of ten folktales specially chosen from around the globe. Stories are The Bao… read more

Similar categories in Lesley Sims's Usborne Illustrated Stories From Around The World book and Lesley Sims's Usborne Illustrated Stories From Around The World

  • short stories
  • childrens

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