21 must-read fiction books like Natsumi's Song of Summer by Robert Paul Weston

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Natsumi's Song of Summer

By: Robert Paul Weston

3.98

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This sweet and gentle picture book celebrates summer in Japan, as one little girl shares her love f…

If you liked the fiction plot in Natsumi's Song of Summer by Robert Paul Weston , here is a list of 21 books like this:

Cover of Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña, Christian Robinson

1. Last Stop on Market Street

By: Matt de la Peña , Christian Robinson

4.30

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

"Sometimes when you're surrounded by dirt, CJ, you're a better witness for what's beautiful." CJ… read more

Similar categories in Matt de la Peña's Last Stop on Market Street book and Robert Paul Weston's Natsumi's Song of Summer

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
"He wondered how his nana always found beautiful where he never even thought to look."

-Matt de la Peña, Last Stop on Market Street

"Sometimes when you're surrounded by dirt...you're a better witness for what's beautiful."

-Matt de la Peña, Last Stop on Market Street

"Nana, how come we don't got a car?' 'Boy, what do we need a car for? We got a bus that breathes fire, and old Mr. Daniels, who always has a trick for you."

-Matt de la Peña, Last Stop on Market Street

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2. Ina May's Guide to Childbirth

By: Ina May Gaskin

4.36

Format: 348 pages, Paperback

What you need to know to have the best birth experience for you. Drawing upon her thirty-plus year… read more

Similar categories in Ina May Gaskin's Ina May's Guide to Childbirth book and Robert Paul Weston's Natsumi's Song of Summer

  • childrens
  • family
"It is important to keep in mind that our bodies must work pretty well, or their wouldn't be so many humans on the planet."

-Ina May Gaskin, Ina May's Guide to Childbirth

"Even if it has not been your habit throughout your life so far, I recommend that you learn to think positively about your body."

-Ina May Gaskin, Ina May's Guide to Childbirth

"It would be a mistake, though, to consider care by family doctors or midwives inferior to that offered by obstetricians simply on the grounds that obstetricians need not refer care to a family physic…"

-Ina May Gaskin, Ina May's Guide to Childbirth

"Gardeners know that you must nourish the soil if you want healthy plants. You must water the plants adequately, especially when seeds are germinating and sprouting, and they should be planted in a nu…"

-Ina May Gaskin, Ina May's Guide to Childbirth

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3. Angelina Ballerina

By: Helen Craig , Katharine Holabird

4.02

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Angelina is so busy dancing that she does nothing else. Her parents are in despair until they send … read more

Similar categories in Helen Craig's Angelina Ballerina book and Robert Paul Weston's Natsumi's Song of Summer

  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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4. No Kimchi for Me!

By: Aram Kim

3.73

Format: None pages,

Yoomi hates stinky, spicy kimchi―the pickled cabbage condiment served at Korean meals. So her broth… read more

Similar categories in Aram Kim's No Kimchi for Me! book and Robert Paul Weston's Natsumi's Song of Summer

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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5. A Color of His Own

By: Leo Lionni

3.11

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Elephants are gray. Pigs are pink. Only the chameleon has no color of his own. He is purple like th… read more

Similar categories in Leo Lionni's A Color of His Own book and Robert Paul Weston's Natsumi's Song of Summer

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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6. Penguin on Vacation

By: Salina Yoon

4.00

Format: 4 pages, Hardcover

Penguin's tired of the snow and cold--so he decides to go on vacation! But where should he go? And … read more

Similar categories in Salina Yoon's Penguin on Vacation book and Robert Paul Weston's Natsumi's Song of Summer

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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7. The Name Jar

By: Yangsook Choi

4.14

Format: None pages,

The new kid in school needs a new name! Or does she? Being the new kid in school is hard enough, bu… read more

Similar categories in Yangsook Choi's The Name Jar book and Robert Paul Weston's Natsumi's Song of Summer

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • asian literature

8. Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes

By: James Dean , Eric Litwin

4.19

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Time to head back to school with this bestselling groovy Pete the Cat book! Pete the Cat is rocking… read more

Similar categories in James Dean's Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes book and Robert Paul Weston's Natsumi's Song of Summer

  • picture books
  • childrens

9. The Sound of Silence

By: Julia Kuo , Katrina Goldsaito

4.00

Format: 142 pages, Hardcover

"Do you have a favorite sound?" little Yoshio asks. The musician answers, "The most beautiful sound… read more

Similar categories in Julia Kuo's The Sound of Silence book and Robert Paul Weston's Natsumi's Song of Summer

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • japan
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10. I Want My Hat Back

By: Jon Klassen

4.35

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A picture-book delight by a rising talent tells a cumulative tale with a mischievous twist. The … read more

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  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • canada
"What if I never see it again? What if nobody ever finds it? My poor hat. I miss it so much."

-Jon Klassen, I Want My Hat Back

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11. The Monster at the End of this Book

By: Michael J. Smollin , Jon Stone

4.46

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

"On the first page, what did that say? Did that say there will be a Monster at the end of the book?… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

12. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

By: Eric Carle , Bill Martin Jr.

4.11

Format: None pages,

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? is a children's picture book published in 1967. Written an… read more

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13. Madeline

By: Ludwig Bemelmans

4.00

Format: 112 pages,

Madeline is one of the best-loved characters in children's literature. Set in picturesque Paris, th… read more

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14. 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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15. 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

Similar categories in Vashti Harrison's Big book and Robert Paul Weston's Natsumi's Song of Summer

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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16. A Friend for Henry

By: Jenn Bailey

3.93

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

In Classroom Six, second left down the hall, Henry has been on the lookout for a friend. A friend w… read more

Similar categories in Jenn Bailey's A Friend for Henry book and Robert Paul Weston's Natsumi's Song of Summer

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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17. 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 Robert Paul Weston's Natsumi's Song of Summer

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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18. Love in the Library

By: Maggie Tokuda-Hall

4.47

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Set in an internment camp where the United States cruelly detained Japanese Americans during WWII a… read more

Similar categories in Maggie Tokuda-Hall's Love in the Library book and Robert Paul Weston's Natsumi's Song of Summer

  • asian literature
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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19. Dear Librarian

By: Lydia M. Sigwarth

4.49

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

When Lydia was five years old, she and her family had to leave their home. They hopped from Grandma… read more

Similar categories in Lydia M. Sigwarth's Dear Librarian book and Robert Paul Weston's Natsumi's Song of Summer

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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20. When Lola Visits

By: Michelle Sterling

4.26

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

What does summer mean to you? For one young girl, summer is the season of no school, of days spe… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Sterling's When Lola Visits book and Robert Paul Weston's Natsumi's Song of Summer

  • poetry
  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • asian literature
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21. The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

By: Karina Yan Glaser

4.41

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Return to Harlem's "wildly entertaining" family in this funny, heartwarming sequel. When catastroph… read more

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  • family
  • childrens
  • fiction
"Music makes a garden bloom. -Isa"

-Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

"Keep calm and garden on! -Oliver"

-Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

"Being in a garden makes we want to dance! -Laney"

-Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

"A garden should always have a party in it. -Jessie"

-Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

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22. The Rice in the Pot Goes Round and Round

By: Wendy Wan-Long Shang

3.73

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The rice in the pot goes round and round, Round and round, round and round, The rice in the pot goe… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Wan-Long Shang's The Rice in the Pot Goes Round and Round book and Robert Paul Weston's Natsumi's Song of Summer

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • asian literature
Cover of Oona and the Shark (Oona, 2) by Kelly DiPucchio

23. Oona and the Shark (Oona, 2)

By: Kelly DiPucchio

4.02

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The big sea's littlest mischief-maker, Oona, is back in another delightful tale from New York Times… read more

Similar categories in Kelly DiPucchio's Oona and the Shark (Oona, 2) book and Robert Paul Weston's Natsumi's Song of Summer

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

24. 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 Robert Paul Weston's Natsumi's Song of Summer

  • picture books
  • childrens
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25. My Papi Has a Motorcycle

By: Isabel Quintero

4.34

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A celebration of the love between a father and daughter, and of a vibrant immigrant neighborhood, b… read more

Similar categories in Isabel Quintero's My Papi Has a Motorcycle book and Robert Paul Weston's Natsumi's Song of Summer

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
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26. Oona in the Arctic

By: Kelly DiPucchio

4.15

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Kelly DiPucchio and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award winner … read more

Similar categories in Kelly DiPucchio's Oona in the Arctic book and Robert Paul Weston's Natsumi's Song of Summer

  • nature
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of We Belong to the Drum / mistikwaskihk kitipêyimikonaw (Cree and English Edition) by Sandra Lamouche

27. We Belong to the Drum / mistikwaskihk kitipêyimikonaw (Cree and English Edition)

By: Sandra Lamouche

4.13

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The drum represents the heartbeat of Mother Earth. We all belong to the earth and we all belong to … read more

Similar categories in Sandra Lamouche's We Belong to the Drum / mistikwaskihk kitipêyimikonaw (Cree and English Edition) book and Robert Paul Weston's Natsumi's Song of Summer

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Natsumi's Song of Summer by Robert Paul Weston

28. Natsumi's Song of Summer

By: Robert Paul Weston

3.98

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This sweet and gentle picture book celebrates summer in Japan, as one little girl shares her love f… read more

Similar categories in Robert Paul Weston's Natsumi's Song of Summer book and Robert Paul Weston's Natsumi's Song of Summer

  • poetry
  • cultural
  • childrens
  • canada
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • japan
  • asian literature
  • family
  • nature
Cover of That's Not My Name! by Anoosha Syed

29. That's Not My Name!

By: Anoosha Syed

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

A debut picture book about loving your name, finding your voice, and standing up for yourself from … read more

Similar categories in Anoosha Syed's That's Not My Name! book and Robert Paul Weston's Natsumi's Song of Summer

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
Cover of Battle of the Butts: The Science Behind Animal Behinds by Jocelyn Rish

30. Battle of the Butts: The Science Behind Animal Behinds

By: Jocelyn Rish

4.65

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Did you know manatees swim using farts? Or that herrings communicate by passing gas?Butts are used … read more

Similar categories in Jocelyn Rish's Battle of the Butts: The Science Behind Animal Behinds book and Robert Paul Weston's Natsumi's Song of Summer

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • nature
Cover of Miles of Style: Eunice W. Johnson and the EBONY Fashion Fair by Lisa D Brathwaite

31. Miles of Style: Eunice W. Johnson and the EBONY Fashion Fair

By: Lisa D Brathwaite

3.98

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A chic biography about Eunice W. Johnson who brought elegant and contemporary fashion to Black Amer… read more

Similar categories in Lisa D Brathwaite's Miles of Style: Eunice W. Johnson and the EBONY Fashion Fair book and Robert Paul Weston's Natsumi's Song of Summer

  • picture books
  • childrens

28 must-read childrens books like Natsumi's Song of Summer by Robert Paul Weston

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Last Stop on Market Street

Matt de la Peña , Christian Robinson

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Ina May's Guide to Childbirth

Ina May Gaskin

4.36

Transform Your Habits

Angelina Ballerina

Helen Craig , Katharine Holabird

4.02

Transform Your Habits

No Kimchi for Me!

Aram Kim

3.73

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Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)

Kwame Alexander

4.63

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A Day With No Words

Tiffany Hammond

4.68

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This is a Story

John Schu

4.34

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