27 Top picture books books like Year of the Cat by Richard Ho

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Year of the Cat

By: Richard Ho

3.77

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Every year is the Year of the Cat! A legendary race determined the order of the animals in the Chin…

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Cover of Not Quite Narwhal (Not Quite Narwhal and Friends) by Jessie Sima

1. Not Quite Narwhal (Not Quite Narwhal and Friends)

By: Jessie Sima

4.46

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The story of a young unicorn who was born under the sea to a family of narwhals.Growing up in the o… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
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2. 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
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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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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4. 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

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
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5. No Cats in the Library

By: Lauren Emmons

4.46

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A stray cat follows her love of books all the way to a new library home in this charming debut pict… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • cats
  • fiction
  • storytime
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6. The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

By: Jon Klassen

4.26

Format: 105 pages, None

Jon Klassen's retelling of a traditional Tyrolean folktale.In a big abandoned house, on a barren hi… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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7. The Drifting Classroom, Vol. 1

By: Kazuo Umezz

4.03

Format: 744 pages, Hardcover

A definitive edition featuring an all-new translation and deluxe hardcover design that reestablishe… read more

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  • fiction
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8. A First Time for Everything

By: Dan Santat

4.39

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkwa… read more

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  • childrens
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9. The Truth About Dragons

By: Julie Leung

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An unforgettable lyrical picture book that celebrates biracial identity from the award-winning auth… read more

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  • asian literature
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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10. Seen and Unseen: What Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams's Photographs Reveal About the Japanese American Incarceration

By: Elizabeth Partridge

4.53

Format: 132 pages, Hardcover

This important work of nonfiction features powerful images of the Japanese American incarceration c… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Partridge's Seen and Unseen: What Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams's Photographs Reveal About the Japanese American Incarceration book and Richard Ho's Year of the Cat

  • childrens
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11. Ploof

By: Ben Clanton

4.19

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

Come play with Ploof! Meet a friendly cloud full of feelings in this interactive picture book for f… read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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12. Perfectly Pegasus (Not Quite Narwhal and Friends)

By: Jessie Sima

4.24

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

A lonely pegasus looks for the perfect friend in this sweet and adorable picture book companion to … read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
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13. Mr. S: A First Day of School Book

By: Monica Arnaldo

4.21

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

It was the first day of school. But even the kindergarteners of room 2B could tell something was se… read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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14. Woo Hoo! You're Doing Great!

By: Sandra Boynton

4.48

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times bestseller! Beloved author Sandra Boynton—and a very exuberant chicken!—have an im… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
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15. Evergreen

By: Matthew Cordell

4.30

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A picture book by Caldecott medal winner Matt Cordell about a timid squirrel who makes a brave jour… read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of How Dinosaurs Went Extinct: A Safety Guide by Ame Dyckman

16. How Dinosaurs Went Extinct: A Safety Guide

By: Ame Dyckman

3.87

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From author Ame Dyckman and illustrator Jenn Harney comes a faux-cautionary tale featuring dad joke… read more

Similar categories in Ame Dyckman's How Dinosaurs Went Extinct: A Safety Guide book and Richard Ho's Year of the Cat

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
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17. 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

Similar categories in X. Fang's Dim Sum Palace book and Richard Ho's Year of the Cat

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • asian literature
  • china
  • storytime
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18. On Account of the Gum

By: Adam Rex

4.10

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

On Account of the Gum is a book about how the best intentions lead to some of the worst (and funnie… read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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19. Once Upon a Book

By: Grace Lin

4.21

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From Caldecott and Newbery Honoree Grace Lin and bestselling author Kate Messner comes a modern fol… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • asian literature
  • storytime
Cover of No Is All I Know! by Chris Grabenstein

20. No Is All I Know!

By: Chris Grabenstein

3.79

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Do you know anyone like Oliver McSnow...who only knows the word NO?! Introducing a story about th… read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly

21. Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race

By: Margot Lee Shetterly

4.44

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden were good at math...really g… read more

Similar categories in Margot Lee Shetterly's Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race book and Richard Ho's Year of the Cat

  • picture books
  • childrens
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22. Ahoy!

By: Sophie Blackall

4.09

Format: 48 pages, Library Binding

Join a child captain and parent first mate as they embark on a wild high seas adventure…all without… read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Eat Pete! by Michael Rex

23. Eat Pete!

By: Michael Rex

3.87

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From the creator of Goodnight Goon , a laugh-out-loud friendship story that perfectly captures the … read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Queen of Chess: How Judit Polgár Changed the Game by Laurie Wallmark

24. The Queen of Chess: How Judit Polgár Changed the Game

By: Laurie Wallmark

4.18

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

This is the true story of how Judit Polgár captivated the world as she battled to become the younge… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Stealing Home by J. Torres

25. Stealing Home

By: J. Torres

3.99

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

When a boy struggles after moving to a Japanese internment camp during WWII, baseball shows him ano… read more

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Cover of Dragon Noodle Party by Ying Chang Compestine

26. Dragon Noodle Party

By: Ying Chang Compestine

3.73

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Join the animals of the zodiac as they make noodles for a party in this festive book from an award-… read more

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  • childrens
  • holiday
  • picture books
  • animals
  • asian literature
  • storytime
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27. Once Upon A Dragon's Fire

By: Beatrice Blue

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

By the author of Once Upon a Unicorn Horn, shortlisted for the 2020 Waterstones Children's Book Pri… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of Moon’s Ramadan by Natasha Khan Kazi

28. Moon’s Ramadan

By: Natasha Khan Kazi

4.49

Format: None pages, None

With radiant and welcoming art, this debut picture book and modern holiday classic captures the mag… read more

Similar categories in Natasha Khan Kazi's Moon’s Ramadan book and Richard Ho's Year of the Cat

  • holiday
  • picture books
  • childrens
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29. The Yellow Bus

By: Loren Long

4.36

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Love and Hello, Lighthouse , The Yellow Bus from #1 New York Times bestselling … read more

Similar categories in Loren Long's The Yellow Bus book and Richard Ho's Year of the Cat

  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Year of the Cat by Richard Ho

30. Year of the Cat

By: Richard Ho

3.77

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Every year is the Year of the Cat! A legendary race determined the order of the animals in the Chin… read more

Similar categories in Richard Ho's Year of the Cat book and Richard Ho's Year of the Cat

  • asian literature
  • childrens
  • holiday
  • picture books
  • animals
  • cats
  • fiction
  • folk tales
  • china
  • storytime
Cover of Mahogany: A Little Red Riding Hood Tale by JaNay Brown-Wood

31. Mahogany: A Little Red Riding Hood Tale

By: JaNay Brown-Wood

3.72

Format: 35 pages, Kindle Edition

A clever, Black contemporary twist on Little Red Riding Hood, Mahogany embraces the beauty—and magi… read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

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