22 must-read childrens books like Will You Be My Friend? by Russell Ayto

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Will You Be My Friend?

By: Russell Ayto

3.86

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Bush Baby is so lonely - nobody wants to be her friend. Giraffe thinks she's too small. She's not p…

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1. Wolf in the Snow

By: Matthew Cordell

4.54

Format: 380 pages, Hardcover

A girl is lost in a snowstorm. A wolf cub is lost, too. How will they find their way home? Painting… read more

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2. This is Not My Hat

By: Jon Klassen

3.91

Format: 631 pages, Hardcover

When a tiny fish shoots into view wearing a round blue topper (which happens to fit him perfectly),… read more

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3. The Gruffalo's Child

By: Julia Donaldson , Axel Scheffler

3.80

Format: 212 pages, Hardcover

The Gruffalo said that no gruffalo should ever set foot in the deep dark wood. But one wild and win… read more

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4. Cave Baby

By: Julia Donaldson , Emily Gravett

3.60

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A hairy mammoth takes a cheeky little baby on a thrilling ride through a moonlit landscape populate… read more

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5. We're Going on a Bear Hunt

By: Michael Rosen , Helen Oxenbury

4.29

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

Come along on a bear hunt in this award-winning classic from Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury. We’r… read more

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  • picture books
  • animals
  • storytime
  • childrens
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6. Ada Twist, Scientist: A Picture Book (The Questioneers)

By: David Roberts , Andrea Beaty

4.50

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Scientist Ada has a boundless imagination and has always been hopelessly curious. Why are there poi… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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7. 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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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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8. Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

By: Joanna Ho

4.60

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

A young Asian girl notices that her eyes look different from her peers'. They have big, round eyes … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
"When Mama tucks me in at night, her eyes tell me I'm a miracle."

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

"Some people have eyes like sapphire lagoons with lashes like lace trims on ballgowns, sweeping their cheeks as they twirl."

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

"My eyes crinkle into crescent moons and sparkle like the stars. Gold flecks dance and twirl while stories whirl in their oolong pools, carrying tales of the past and hope for the future."

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

"Some people have eyes like sapphire lagoons with lashes like lace trim on ballgowns, sweeping their cheeks as they twirl. Big eyes, long lashes. Not me. I have eyes that kiss on the corners and glow …"

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

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9. If I Was a Horse

By: Sophie Blackall

3.79

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In her funniest book yet, two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall captures the astonishing spec… read more

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  • picture books
  • animals
  • storytime
  • childrens
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10. I Am Quiet: A Story for the Introvert in All of Us

By: Andie Powers

4.16

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Emile is not shy—he is quiet. Emile may seem timid and shy on the outside, but on the inside … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
"Strength can be quiet. Answers can be quiet. Friendship can be quiet."

-Andie Powers, I Am Quiet: A Story for the Introvert in All of Us

"l am quiet on the outside, but not on the inside. On the inside, my imagination shouts loudly and runs wild."

-Andie Powers, I Am Quiet: A Story for the Introvert in All of Us

"My mother says that "if you hold a shell close to your ear and are very quiet, you can hear the entire ocean sing."

-Andie Powers, I Am Quiet: A Story for the Introvert in All of Us

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11. Penguinaut!

By: Marcie Colleen

3.91

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The story of a small penguin with a big dream that's out of this world! Orville lives at the zoo, s… read more

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  • picture books
  • animals
  • storytime
  • childrens
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12. I Am a Tornado

By: Drew Beckmeyer

3.75

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An emotionally unaware tornado carves a path of destruction until it picks up a very empathetic cow… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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13. Maybe...

By: Chris Haughton

4.01

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A trio of misbehaving, mango-loving monkeys have a close call as the creator of Don’t Worry, Little… read more

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  • picture books
  • animals
  • storytime
  • childrens
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14. 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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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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15. Octopants

By: Suzy Senior

3.99

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

There are all-in-ones for urchins and slipper-socks for eels... but will Octopus ever find a pair o… read more

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  • animals
  • storytime
  • childrens
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16. When Sadness is at Your Door

By: Eva Eland

4.39

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In the style of Harold and the Purple Crayon comes a picture-book primer in emotional literacy and … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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17. Just Because

By: Mac Barnett

3.80

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Why is the ocean blue? What is the rain? What happened to the dinosaurs? It might be time for bed, … read more

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  • picture books
  • animals
  • storytime
  • childrens
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18. Punky Aloha

By: Shar Tuiasoa

4.12

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Meet Punky Aloha: a girl who uses the power of saying "aloha" to experience exciting and unexpecte… read more

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  • picture books
  • animals
  • storytime
  • childrens
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19. Just One of Those Days

By: Jill Murphy

4.06

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

It had been a long night... so Mr and Mrs Bear woke up late. When Mr and Mrs Bear wake up late,… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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20. 10 Dogs

By: Emily Gravett

3.96

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning, bestselling author and illustrator Emily Gravett delivers a hilarious tale of mishap… read more

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  • picture books
  • animals
  • childrens
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21. Again, Essie? (Storytelling Math)

By: Jenny Lacika

3.95

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Celebrate diversity, math, and the power of storytelling! Rafael wants to protect his toys from hi… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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22. The Bear and Her Book

By: Frances Tosdevin

4.49

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

“The world is big and there’s much to see, and a bear must go where she wants to be. And a bear as … read more

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  • picture books
  • animals
  • childrens
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23. Such a Good Boy

By: Marianna Coppo

3.18

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The ultimate kids' book about dogs, being good, being bad, and being yourself!From the award-winnin… read more

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  • picture books
  • animals
  • storytime
  • childrens
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24. My Pocket Bathroom

By: Yan Du

3.98

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A sweet story about the importance of self-care and having a place of one’s own. Po is a small girl… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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25. When A Dragon Goes To School

By: Hart Caryl; Beardsh

3.47

Format: None pages, Paperback

A companion book to the manners must-have When A Dragon Comes to Stay, this book helps kids get fir… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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26. Let's Find Superworm

By: Julia Donaldson

3.65

Format: None pages, Board book

None read more

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27. Ten Little Bugs

By: Mike Brownlow

3.47

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

Join ten playful bugs for moonlight fun in this charming rhyming counting adventure! The Bug Hotel … read more

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28. Will You Be My Friend?

By: Russell Ayto

3.86

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Bush Baby is so lonely - nobody wants to be her friend. Giraffe thinks she's too small. She's not p… read more

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  • picture books
  • animals
  • storytime
  • childrens
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29. Snow White In Space

By: Peter Bently

3.89

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Snow White is on a mission to defeat the wicked Queen Mortilda of Planet Zo and her robot army! Wit… read more

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30. Don't Look At It! Don't Touch It!: A SPOOK-tacular story book

By: Steve Patschke

4.17

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

What do you do when you're told not to do something? You do it anyway, of course! But when four fri… read more

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31. Oh me, oh my, a pie!

By: Jan Fearnley

4.37

Format: None pages, Hardcover

"A nice old grandma bakes a pie, but oh me, oh my! that yummy treat is stolen by a greedy fox, then… read more

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  • picture books

23 must-read picture books books like Will You Be My Friend? by Russell Ayto

Transform Your Habits

We're Going on a Bear Hunt

Michael Rosen , Helen Oxenbury

4.29

Transform Your Habits

Ada Twist, Scientist: A Picture Book (The Questioneers)

David Roberts , Andrea Beaty

4.50

Transform Your Habits

The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7)

Jory John

4.17

Transform Your Habits

Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

Joanna Ho

4.60

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18 Top childrens books like Ada Twist, Scientist: A Picture Book (The Questioneers) by David Roberts, Andrea Beaty

Transform Your Habits

Last Stop on Market Street

Matt de la Peña , Christian Robinson

4.30

The Day the Crayons Quit

Oliver Jeffers , Drew Daywalt

3.53

What Do You Do with an Idea?

Kobi Yamada , Mae Besom

4.60

Transform Your Habits

Ada Twist, Scientist: A Picture Book (The Questioneers)

David Roberts , Andrea Beaty

4.50

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