10 must-read animals books like The Elephant and the Sea by Ed Vere

Cover of The Elephant and the Sea by Ed Vere

The Elephant and the Sea

By: Ed Vere

3.84

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

An inspiring, seafaring fable about a determined and brave elephant who reaches for his dreams, fro…

If you liked the animals plot in The Elephant and the Sea by Ed Vere , here is a list of 10 books like this:

Cover of You Choose by Nick Sharratt, Pippa Goodhart

1. You Choose

By: Nick Sharratt , Pippa Goodhart

4.47

Format: 28 pages, Paperback

Imagine you could go anywhere, with anyone and do anything. Where would you live? Where would you s… read more

Similar categories in Nick Sharratt's You Choose book and Ed Vere's The Elephant and the Sea

  • picture books
  • animals
  • childrens

2. What Do You Do with an Idea?

By: Kobi Yamada , Mae Besom

4.60

Format: None pages, Hardcover

This is the story of one brilliant idea and the child who helps to bring it into the world. As the … read more

Similar categories in Kobi Yamada's What Do You Do with an Idea? book and Ed Vere's The Elephant and the Sea

  • picture books
  • childrens

3. The Snail and the Whale

By: Julia Donaldson , Axel Scheffler

4.40

Format: None pages, Paperback

A snail longs to see the world and hitches a lift on a whale's tail. Together they go on an amazing… read more

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4. Bear at Work

By: Tessa Strickland , Debbie Harter , Stella Blackstone

4.23

Format: 400 pages, Board Book

In this addition to the best-selling Bear series, we find Bear hard at work as a postman. Follow Be… read more

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5. The Paper Bag Princess

By: Robert Munsch , Michael Martchenko

4.50

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

The Princess Elizabeth is slated to marry Prince Ronald when a dragon attacks the castle and kidnap… read more

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6. 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

Similar categories in Lauren Emmons's No Cats in the Library book and Ed Vere's The Elephant and the Sea

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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7. Summer Is Here

By: Renée Watson

4.34

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling creators Renée Watson and Bea Jackson offer a picture book ode to a pict… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
  • adventure
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8. Grandpa's Stories

By: Joseph Coelho

4.43

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

One young girl reflects on a year with her beloved grandpa. She remembers the fields and parks they… read more

Similar categories in Joseph Coelho's Grandpa's Stories book and Ed Vere's The Elephant and the Sea

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Joyful Song: A Naming Story by Lesléa Newman

9. Joyful Song: A Naming Story

By: Lesléa Newman

4.30

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

What a happy day! Zachary’s baby sister will have her naming ceremony. In the temple! With his moms… read more

Similar categories in Lesléa Newman's Joyful Song: A Naming Story book and Ed Vere's The Elephant and the Sea

  • picture books
  • childrens
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10. Finding Things

By: Kevin Henkes

3.51

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From bestselling husband-and-wife team Kevin Henkes and Laura Dronzek, Finding Things is a child-ce… read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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11. Built to Last

By: Minh Lê

4.21

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Meet two friends who think they're building imaginative worlds with blocks but come to realize they… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
  • adventure
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12. All That Grows

By: Jack Wong

3.89

Format: 33 pages, Kindle Edition

From Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winner Jack Wong, a story of a boy who discovers that the more he… read more

Similar categories in Jack Wong's All That Grows book and Ed Vere's The Elephant and the Sea

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Yellow Bus by Loren Long

13. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
  • adventure
Cover of Being Home by Traci Sorell

14. Being Home

By: Traci Sorell

4.18

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From Sibert honor–winning author Traci Sorell and Caldecott Medal–winning artist Michaela Goade com… read more

Similar categories in Traci Sorell's Being Home book and Ed Vere's The Elephant and the Sea

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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15. Two Together

By: Brendan Wenzel

4.13

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

In this companion book to They All Saw a Cat and Inside Cat , a journey home leads to unexpected ad… read more

Similar categories in Brendan Wenzel's Two Together book and Ed Vere's The Elephant and the Sea

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • picture books
  • animals
  • storytime
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16. The Spaceman

By: Randy Cecil

4.20

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Lovingly illustrated, this wry and gentle fantasy will speak to adults as well as children—and cast… read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • picture books
  • animals
  • storytime
Cover of So Much! by Trish Cooke

17. So Much!

By: Trish Cooke

4.27

Format: 48 pages, Paperback

Auntie and Uncle and Nannie and Gran-Gran and all the cousins want to hug and kiss the new baby—the… read more

Similar categories in Trish Cooke's So Much! book and Ed Vere's The Elephant and the Sea

  • picture books
  • childrens
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18. Emergency Quarters

By: Carlos Matias

4.33

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Author Carlos Matias and Ezra Jack Keats Award–winning illustrator Gracey Zhang deliver a stunning … read more

Similar categories in Carlos Matias's Emergency Quarters book and Ed Vere's The Elephant and the Sea

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of One Day This Tree Will Fall by Leslie Barnard Booth

19. One Day This Tree Will Fall

By: Leslie Barnard Booth

4.50

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Discover how a tree’s wounds and decay bring new life to the forest ecosystem in this lyrical nonfi… read more

Similar categories in Leslie Barnard Booth's One Day This Tree Will Fall book and Ed Vere's The Elephant and the Sea

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
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20. That Always Happens Sometimes

By: Kiley Frank

4.06

Format: 42 pages, Library Binding

Max is not exactly a perfect kid. From sunup through his school day and right until bedtime, he’s g… read more

Similar categories in Kiley Frank's That Always Happens Sometimes book and Ed Vere's The Elephant and the Sea

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of More Dung!: A Beetle Tale by Frank Weber

21. More Dung!: A Beetle Tale

By: Frank Weber

3.83

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Jon Klassen and Peter Brown comes MORE DUNG!, a slyly funny and stunningly illustrated … read more

Similar categories in Frank Weber's More Dung!: A Beetle Tale book and Ed Vere's The Elephant and the Sea

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
Cover of Daughter of the Light-Footed People: The Story of Indigenous Marathon Champion Lorena Ramírez by Belen Medina

22. Daughter of the Light-Footed People: The Story of Indigenous Marathon Champion Lorena Ramírez

By: Belen Medina

4.29

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Meet Lorena Ramírez, an Indigenous Rarámuri athlete from Mexico who is internationally known for wi… read more

Similar categories in Belen Medina's Daughter of the Light-Footed People: The Story of Indigenous Marathon Champion Lorena Ramírez book and Ed Vere's The Elephant and the Sea

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Elephant and the Sea by Ed Vere

23. The Elephant and the Sea

By: Ed Vere

3.84

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

An inspiring, seafaring fable about a determined and brave elephant who reaches for his dreams, fro… read more

Similar categories in Ed Vere's The Elephant and the Sea book and Ed Vere's The Elephant and the Sea

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • picture books
  • animals
  • storytime
Cover of Heatwave by Lauren Redniss

24. Heatwave

By: Lauren Redniss

3.72

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A picture book from an award-winning artist that uses vibrant reds and blues to stunningly evoke th… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Redniss's Heatwave book and Ed Vere's The Elephant and the Sea

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Terrible Horses by Raymond Antrobus

25. Terrible Horses

By: Raymond Antrobus

3.72

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In a relatable tale about two siblings at constant odds, a child discovers that expressing himself … read more

Similar categories in Raymond Antrobus's Terrible Horses book and Ed Vere's The Elephant and the Sea

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Dictionary Story by Sam Winston

26. The Dictionary Story

By: Sam Winston

4.35

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

The much-anticipated new picture book from the best-selling, award-winning creators of A Child of B… read more

Similar categories in Sam Winston's The Dictionary Story book and Ed Vere's The Elephant and the Sea

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
  • adventure
Cover of Dare to Be Daring by Chelsea Lin Wallace

27. Dare to Be Daring

By: Chelsea Lin Wallace

4.15

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From rising star Chelsea Lin Wallace comes a rhyming, rollicking picture book read-aloud about faci… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
Cover of The Boldest White: A Story of Hijab and Community (The Proudest Blue, 3) by Ibtihaj Muhammad

28. The Boldest White: A Story of Hijab and Community (The Proudest Blue, 3)

By: Ibtihaj Muhammad

4.49

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this call to bravery from Olympic medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad, Faizah learns to overcome her fears… read more

Similar categories in Ibtihaj Muhammad's The Boldest White: A Story of Hijab and Community (The Proudest Blue, 3) book and Ed Vere's The Elephant and the Sea

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Eye Spy by Ruth Brown

29. Eye Spy

By: Ruth Brown

4.04

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

"I spy with my little eye, Something beginning with M. It curls its tail around the stalk and eats … read more

Similar categories in Ruth Brown's Eye Spy book and Ed Vere's The Elephant and the Sea

  • picture books
  • animals
  • childrens
Cover of Bloom (TINY OWL PUBLIS) by Anne Booth

30. Bloom (TINY OWL PUBLIS)

By: Anne Booth

4.29

Format: None pages, Print on Demand (Paperback)

There was once a beautiful flower and a little girl who loved it. She talked to it every morning on… read more

Similar categories in Anne Booth's Bloom (TINY OWL PUBLIS) book and Ed Vere's The Elephant and the Sea

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of One Foggy Christmas Eve by Kerilynn Wilson

31. One Foggy Christmas Eve

By: Kerilynn Wilson

3.95

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

One little girl has the perfect present for her grandparents, and she can’t wait to give it to them… read more

Similar categories in Kerilynn Wilson's One Foggy Christmas Eve book and Ed Vere's The Elephant and the Sea

  • picture books
  • childrens

28 must-read childrens books like The Elephant and the Sea by Ed Vere

Transform Your Habits

You Choose

Nick Sharratt , Pippa Goodhart

4.47

What Do You Do with an Idea?

Kobi Yamada , Mae Besom

4.60

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No Cats in the Library

Lauren Emmons

4.46

Transform Your Habits

Summer Is Here

Renée Watson

4.34

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Transform Your Habits

Orris and Timble: The Beginning

Kate DiCamillo

4.37

Transform Your Habits

Luigi, the Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten

Michelle Knudsen

4.43

Transform Your Habits

I Lived Inside a Whale

Xin Li

4.35

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The Last Zookeeper

Aaron Becker

4.24

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