18 Best realistic fiction books like Simon at the Art Museum by Christina Soontornvat

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Simon at the Art Museum

By: Christina Soontornvat

3.83

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A little boy visits an art museum for the first time in this fun, sweet picture book about first ex…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in Simon at the Art Museum by Christina Soontornvat , here is a list of 18 books like this:

1. The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors

By: Adam Rex , Drew Daywalt

5.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

You've played the game. Now read the legend of how it all began . . . Long ago, in an ancient and d… read more

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2. Attack of the Black Rectangles

By: Amy Sarig King

4.21

Format: 258 pages, Hardcover

When Mac first opens his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic and finds some words… read more

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  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • childrens
  • family
"Why do they treat kids like we don't mean anything?"

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"If you're comfortable learning history, it's the wrong history."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"I love banned books. I used to read as many to you as I could when you were little, Mac."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"But if we want to change the world so it's good for everyone, it's important to talk about the truth."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

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3. Freewater

By: Amina Luqman-Dawson

4.18

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade novel about two enslaved children’s escape from a plantation and the many ways they … read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
"Lord only knows how many of us they keep from running. How many of us stay in these hateful places out of love. I used to think it was from scaring us - beating, cutting, or whipping us that did it. …"

-Amina Luqman-Dawson, Freewater

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4. Alone

By: Megan E. Freeman

4.14

Format: 404 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover with her two best friends, she … read more

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  • realistic fiction
  • childrens
  • fiction
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5. The Boy at the Back of the Class

By: Onjali Q. Raúf

4.39

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

Told with humor and heart, 'THE BOY AT THE BACK OF THE CLASS' offers a child's perspective on the r… read more

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  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • childrens
  • family
"Sometimes all you really need is somewhere to cry without anyone ever knowing."

-Onjali Q. Raúf, The Boy at the Back of the Class

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6. Creepy Crayon!

By: Aaron Reynolds

4.32

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

A #1 New York Times bestseller! From the team behind the New York Times bestselling Creepy Carro… read more

Similar categories in Aaron Reynolds's Creepy Crayon! book and Christina Soontornvat's Simon at the Art Museum

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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7. Ferris

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The beloved author of Because of Winn-Dixie has outdone herself with a hilarious and achingly real … read more

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  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • childrens
  • family
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8. 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

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  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • childrens
  • family
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9. Odder

By: Katherine Applegate

4.25

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Meet Odder, the Queen of Play: Nobody has her moves. She doesn't just swim to the bottom, s… read more

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  • realistic fiction
  • childrens
  • fiction
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10. Simon and the Better Bone

By: Corey R. Tabor

4.32

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Using the same innovative format as his Caldecott Honor winner, Mel Fell, Corey R. Tabor reimagines… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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11. Unplugged

By: Gordon Korman

3.96

Format: 324 pages, Hardcover

From Gordon Korman comes a middle grade novel about a group of kids forced to “unplug” at a wellne… read more

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  • realistic fiction
  • childrens
  • fiction
"Fertilizer, meet fan"

-Gordon Korman, Unplugged

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12. Bathe the Cat

By: Alice B. McGinty

4.36

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Bathe the floor? Sweep the dishes? This riotous romp of a picture book follows a frantic family as … read more

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  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Milo Imagines the World by Matt de la Peña

13. Milo Imagines the World

By: Matt de la Peña

4.49

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Milo is on a long subway ride with his older sister. To pass the time, he studies the faces around … read more

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  • art
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
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14. Invisible

By: Christina Diaz Gonzalez

4.16

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

For fans of Twins and Allergic, a must-have graphic novel about five very different students who ar… read more

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  • realistic fiction
  • childrens
  • fiction
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15. Merci Suárez Changes Gears

By: Meg Medina

4.19

Format: 355 pages, Hardcover

Thoughtful, strong-willed sixth-grader Merci Suarez navigates difficult changes with friends, famil… read more

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  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • childrens
  • family
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16. Gibberish

By: Young Vo

4.40

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

It's Dat's first day of school in a new country! Dat and his Mah made a long journey to get here, a… read more

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  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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17. The Ogress and the Orphans

By: Kelly Barnhill

4.28

Format: 392 pages, Hardcover

A fantasy about the power of generosity and love, and how a community suffers when they disappear. … read more

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  • fiction
  • childrens
  • family
"The antidote to anger is tenderness, and the antidote to discord is reconciliation."

-Kelly Barnhill, The Ogress and the Orphans

"Life is long, after all. And over time, the paths we take tend to intertwine and overlap."

-Kelly Barnhill, The Ogress and the Orphans

"Books are funny things. The ideas and knowledge contained inside their pages have mass and velocity and gravity. They bend both space and time. They have minds of their own. There is a power in a boo…"

-Kelly Barnhill, The Ogress and the Orphans

"So maybe the Reading Room is magic because books really are magic. I read once that books bend both space and time, and the more books you have in one place, the more space and time will bend and twi…"

-Kelly Barnhill, The Ogress and the Orphans

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18. Ground Zero

By: Alan Gratz

4.33

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

It's September 11, 2001. Brandon, a 9-year-old boy, goes to work for the day with his dad . . . at … read more

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  • realistic fiction
  • childrens
  • fiction
"And without a dream, without ambition, what point was there to living?"

-Alan Gratz, Ground Zero

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19. Maizy Chen's Last Chance

By: Lisa Yee

4.29

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to The Golden Palace! Maizy has never been to Last Chance, Minnesota. . . until now. Her… read more

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  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • childrens
  • family
"When you're in a position to help, that means you're in a good place in your own life."

-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance

"Sometimes people don't know their dreams until they're in it. Other times, their dreams escape them because they are too busy being busy."

-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance

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20. Thirst

By: Varsha Bajaj

4.14

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

The riveting story of a heroic girl who fights for her belief that water should be for everyone. … read more

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  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • childrens
  • family
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21. Hum and Swish

By: Matt Myers

4.18

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Jamie's day at the beach turns into the perfect place for an artistic adventure. All Jamie wants… read more

Similar categories in Matt Myers's Hum and Swish book and Christina Soontornvat's Simon at the Art Museum

  • art
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
Cover of Jovita Wore Pants by Aida Salazar

22. Jovita Wore Pants

By: Aida Salazar

4.20

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Scholastic/Levine has acquired Aida Salazar's debut picture book, Jovita Wore Pants, the story of J… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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23. Say My Name

By: Joanna Ho

4.22

Format: None pages, None

"In moving, lyrical prose, the book celebrates the beauty and sounds of each name alongside their c… read more

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  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Nacho's Nachos: The Story Behind the World's Favorite Snack by Sandra Nickel

24. Nacho's Nachos: The Story Behind the World's Favorite Snack

By: Sandra Nickel

4.01

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The delicious true story of an inventive chef and the serendipitous events that led to the creation… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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25. When You Can Swim

By: Jack Wong

4.15

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Picture Book Award A reverent celebration of learning to s… read more

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  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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26. Every Little Letter

By: Deborah Underwood

4.33

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

For fans of The Word Collector and Be Kind comes a story of words, walls, and widening your world, … read more

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  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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27. Something About Grandma

By: Tania de Regil

4.24

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

On a first solo visit to her grandmother’s home outside Mexico City, a young girl discovers what ma… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
Cover of Loujain Dreams of Sunflowers by Lina al-Hathloul

28. Loujain Dreams of Sunflowers

By: Lina al-Hathloul

4.28

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A courageous girl follows her dream of learning to fly in this beautifully illustrated story inspir… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Drawing Outdoors by Jairo Buitrago

29. Drawing Outdoors

By: Jairo Buitrago

3.32

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

Let’s all draw dinosaurs … outdoors! In this remarkable picture book, a group of students spend … read more

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  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Roots of Rap: 16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip-Hop by Carole Boston Weatherford

30. The Roots of Rap: 16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip-Hop

By: Carole Boston Weatherford

4.26

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Explore the roots of rap in this stunning, rhyming, triple-timing picture book! A generation voi… read more

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  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Simon at the Art Museum by Christina Soontornvat

31. Simon at the Art Museum

By: Christina Soontornvat

3.83

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A little boy visits an art museum for the first time in this fun, sweet picture book about first ex… read more

Similar categories in Christina Soontornvat's Simon at the Art Museum book and Christina Soontornvat's Simon at the Art Museum

  • art
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • museums
  • family
  • fiction

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4.21

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