14 must-read fiction books like The Mailbox in the Forest (Forest Friends) by Kyoko Hara

Cover of The Mailbox in the Forest (Forest Friends) by Kyoko Hara

The Mailbox in the Forest (Forest Friends)

By: Kyoko Hara

3.89

Format: 74 pages, Hardcover

While spending a vacation with her grandparents, Mayu, a Japanese first-grader, finds a mysterious …

If you liked the fiction plot in The Mailbox in the Forest (Forest Friends) by Kyoko Hara , here is a list of 14 books like this:

1. Dragon Gets By

By: Dav Pilkey

4.14

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

Award-winning author/illustrator of the Captain Underpants series, Dav Pilkey's gentle blue Dragon … read more

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2. Inside Out & Back Again

By: Thanhhà Lại

3.92

Format: 594 pages, Hardcover

For all the ten years of her life, Ha has only known Saigon: the thrills of its markets, the joy of… read more

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3. 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

Similar categories in Jon Klassen's The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale book and Kyoko Hara's The Mailbox in the Forest (Forest Friends)

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
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4. The 1619 Project: Born on the Water

By: Nikole Hannah-Jones

4.69

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The 1619 Project’s lyrical picture book in verse chronicles the consequences of slavery and the his… read more

Similar categories in Nikole Hannah-Jones's The 1619 Project: Born on the Water book and Kyoko Hara's The Mailbox in the Forest (Forest Friends)

  • picture books
  • childrens
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5. Shuna's Journey

By: Hayao Miyazaki

4.34

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

From legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki comes a new manga classic about a prince on a quest for a go… read more

Similar categories in Hayao Miyazaki's Shuna's Journey book and Kyoko Hara's The Mailbox in the Forest (Forest Friends)

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • japan
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6. When Stars Are Scattered

By: Victoria Jamieson

4.62

Format: None pages, Audio CD

Heartbreak and hope exist together in this remarkable graphic novel about growing up in a refugee c… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Jamieson's When Stars Are Scattered book and Kyoko Hara's The Mailbox in the Forest (Forest Friends)

  • childrens
"Pass or fail—I’ve done my best. It’s in God’s hands now."

-Victoria Jamieson, When Stars Are Scattered

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7. The Puppets of Spelhorst

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.19

Format: 149 pages, Hardcover

From master storyteller Kate DiCamillo comes an original fairy tale—with enchanting illustrations b… read more

Similar categories in Kate DiCamillo's The Puppets of Spelhorst book and Kyoko Hara's The Mailbox in the Forest (Forest Friends)

  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
"The moon has no master," said the owl. "The moon is its own king." "Or queen," said the girl. The moon rose higher."

-Kate DiCamillo, The Puppets of Spelhorst

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8. We Deserve Monuments

By: Jas Hammonds

4.30

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Family secrets, a swoon-worthy romance, and a slow-burn mystery collide in We Deserve Monuments, a … read more

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  • fiction
"Home to the richest soil on Earth. A Great Place to Grow!"

-Jas Hammonds, We Deserve Monuments

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9. Something Like Home

By: Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Library Binding

A novel in verse in which a lost dog helps a lonely girl find a way home to her family . . . only f… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Beatriz Arango's Something Like Home book and Kyoko Hara's The Mailbox in the Forest (Forest Friends)

  • animals
  • childrens
  • fiction
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10. Melissa

By: Alex Gino

4.10

Format: 213 pages, Kindle Edition

When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she… read more

Similar categories in Alex Gino's Melissa book and Kyoko Hara's The Mailbox in the Forest (Forest Friends)

  • childrens
  • fiction
"Girl problems?"

-Alex Gino, Melissa

"My dad’s cleaning!"

-Alex Gino, Melissa

"Some of us take death very seriously."

-Alex Gino, Melissa

"I still don’t see why I can’t just take the next bus,"

-Alex Gino, Melissa

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11. Simon Sort of Says

By: Erin Bow

4.31

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Simon O’Keeffe’s biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad accidentally gave a squirrel a ho… read more

Similar categories in Erin Bow's Simon Sort of Says book and Kyoko Hara's The Mailbox in the Forest (Forest Friends)

  • childrens
  • fiction
"Dad picks Denver [to get his rabies shots], and he's totally fine, but he's going to be away for three days. "Just like Jesus," Mom says. I can hear the phone say, "Isobel!"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"In the tabernacle did the [squirrel]--" "Eat the Host?" says Dad. "Yes he did." "And was it--" "Consecrated?" says Dad. "Yes it was." ... "What, uh, happened to the squirrel?" "That squirrel is now 3…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"The dog- Todd?- looks up from its leaking beer, puffs a sigh, then crosses the room to head-butt the fridge door closed. "Ummm" I manage "Did you see he got a--" "It's okay," she says. "He only has o…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

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12. Farmhouse

By: Sophie Blackall

4.53

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall invites readers to peek through windows that shine like… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Blackall's Farmhouse book and Kyoko Hara's The Mailbox in the Forest (Forest Friends)

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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13. In Every Life

By: Marla Frazee

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A simple and profound meditation on the many wonders of life from two-time Caldecott Honor recipien… read more

Similar categories in Marla Frazee's In Every Life book and Kyoko Hara's The Mailbox in the Forest (Forest Friends)

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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14. Cornbread & Poppy

By: Matthew Cordell

4.18

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott medalist Matthew Cordell debuts his first early reader series about two best friends who … read more

Similar categories in Matthew Cordell's Cornbread & Poppy book and Kyoko Hara's The Mailbox in the Forest (Forest Friends)

  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
Cover of Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond

15. Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky

By: Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond

4.42

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Discover a world of creativity and tradition in this fascinating picture book that explores the his… read more

Similar categories in Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond's Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky book and Kyoko Hara's The Mailbox in the Forest (Forest Friends)

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Shirley and Jamila's Big Fall (Shirley & Jamila, 2) by Gillian Goerz

16. Shirley and Jamila's Big Fall (Shirley & Jamila, 2)

By: Gillian Goerz

4.13

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

For fans of Raina Telgemeier and Victoria Jamieson, this middle grade graphic novel series tells th… read more

Similar categories in Gillian Goerz's Shirley and Jamila's Big Fall (Shirley & Jamila, 2) book and Kyoko Hara's The Mailbox in the Forest (Forest Friends)

  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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17. Once Upon a Tim (Once Upon a Tim, #1)

By: Stuart Gibbs

3.96

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade series about a peasant boy who wants to be a knight.Tim is just a peasant, but he dr… read more

Similar categories in Stuart Gibbs's Once Upon a Tim (Once Upon a Tim, #1) book and Kyoko Hara's The Mailbox in the Forest (Forest Friends)

  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
Cover of Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine by Hannah Moushabeck

18. Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine

By: Hannah Moushabeck

4.56

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

As bedtime approaches, three young girls eagerly await the return of their father who tells them st… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Moushabeck's Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine book and Kyoko Hara's The Mailbox in the Forest (Forest Friends)

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Concrete: From the Ground Up by Larissa Theule

19. Concrete: From the Ground Up

By: Larissa Theule

4.05

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A stylish, eye-opening, utterly engaging, and often wry look at one of the marvels of the material … read more

Similar categories in Larissa Theule's Concrete: From the Ground Up book and Kyoko Hara's The Mailbox in the Forest (Forest Friends)

  • picture books
  • childrens
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20. The Mailbox in the Forest (Forest Friends)

By: Kyoko Hara

3.89

Format: 74 pages, Hardcover

While spending a vacation with her grandparents, Mayu, a Japanese first-grader, finds a mysterious … read more

Similar categories in Kyoko Hara's The Mailbox in the Forest (Forest Friends) book and Kyoko Hara's The Mailbox in the Forest (Forest Friends)

  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • writing
  • fantasy
  • japan
  • juvenile
Cover of Charlie & Mouse Are Magic (Charlie & Mouse, #6) by Laurel Snyder

21. Charlie & Mouse Are Magic (Charlie & Mouse, #6)

By: Laurel Snyder

4.06

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Charlie and Mouse are stirring up some magic! The two brothers are mixing up a magical potion—with … read more

Similar categories in Laurel Snyder's Charlie & Mouse Are Magic (Charlie & Mouse, #6) book and Kyoko Hara's The Mailbox in the Forest (Forest Friends)

  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • juvenile

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Jon Klassen

4.26

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Hayao Miyazaki

4.34

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4.19

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Matthew Cordell

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4.24

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Isaac Blum

4.01

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