20 must-read storytime books like The Chickens Are Coming! by Barbara Samuels

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The Chickens Are Coming!

By: Barbara Samuels

3.54

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Winston and Sophie live in a big city. When they see a sign for chickens that need a home, Mommy sa…

If you liked the storytime plot in The Chickens Are Coming! by Barbara Samuels , here is a list of 20 books like this:

Cover of 1, 2, 3 to the Zoo by Eric Carle

1. 1, 2, 3 to the Zoo

By: Eric Carle

3.92

Format: 20 pages, Board book

Joyously colored animals, riding on a train to the zoo, offer youngsters a first introduction to nu… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of Christmas in the Barn by Margaret Wise Brown, Diane Goode

2. Christmas in the Barn

By: Margaret Wise Brown , Diane Goode

3.72

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of classics like Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny comes a Christmas… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • family
  • storytime
Cover of Have You Seen My Monster? by Steve Light

3. Have You Seen My Monster?

By: Steve Light

3.52

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

In a follow-up to Steve Light’s highly praised Have You Seen My Dragon?, the county fair is filled … read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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4. Firefighter Duckies

By: Frank W. Dormer

3.98

Format: 392 pages,

Emma Ledbetter at S&S/Atheneum has acquired Firefighter Duckies, a picture book by Frank W. Dormer,… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • birds
  • storytime
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5. Touch the Brightest Star

By: Christie Matheson

3.41

Format: 94 pages, Hardcover

A companion to the popular and acclaimed Tap the Magic Tree! In this interactive bedtime story, tou… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
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6. Flashlight

By: Lizi Boyd

4.17

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

Inside a tent it's cozy. But what is going on outside? Is it dark? Is it scary? Not if you have you… read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Bear Says Thanks by Karma Wilson, Jane Chapman

7. Bear Says Thanks

By: Karma Wilson , Jane Chapman

4.20

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

What better way for Bear to say thanks, than to have a big dinner with all his friends! Bear has… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of Nora's Chicks by Kathryn Brown, Patricia MacLachlan

8. Nora's Chicks

By: Kathryn Brown , Patricia MacLachlan

4.50

Format: 122 pages, Hardcover

From Newbery Medalist Patricia MacLachlan comes a reassuring story about new beginnings and making … read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family

9. The Wheels on the Bus

By: Paul O. Zelinsky

2.89

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Librarian note: an alternate cover for this edition can be found . When The Wheels on the Bus, by … read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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10. King Baby

By: Kate Beaton

3.50

Format: 290 pages, Hardcover

All hail King Baby! King Baby is gracious--bestowing splendid smiles on his public, allowing tickle… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • storytime
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11. The Christmas Bears

By: Chris Conover

3.10

Format: 151 pages, Hardcover

Christmas is coming, and there's a lot to be done - from baking cookies to sending out cards to dec… read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens

12. The Day the Crayons Quit

By: Oliver Jeffers , Drew Daywalt

3.53

Format: 39 pages, Hardcover

Poor Duncan just wants to color. But when he opens his box of crayons, he finds only letters, all s… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of Click, Clack, Peep! by Doreen Cronin, Betsy Lewin

13. Click, Clack, Peep!

By: Doreen Cronin , Betsy Lewin

3.71

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Farmer Brown, oh-so-sleepy, has a new, adorable - and LOUD - duckling to deal with in this addition… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • family
  • storytime

14. Corduroy

By: Don Freeman

4.72

Format: 64 pages,

Have you ever dreamed of being locked in a department store at night? The endearing story of Cordur… read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

15. It's Great Being a Dad

By: Dan Bar-el , Gina Perry

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A gang of mythical creatures is roaming around a magical land having a great time, until Bigfoot ge… read more

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16. Sonya's Chickens

By: Phoebe Wahl

4.60

Format: 645 pages, Hardcover

Sonya raises her three chickens from the time they are tiny chicks. She feeds them, shelters them a… read more

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17. Flight School

By: Lita Judge

4.00

Format: 100 pages, Hardcover

Little Penguin has the soul of an eagle, but he wasn't built to soar. With irrepressible spirit, Pe… read more

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18. The Runaway Bunny

By: Margaret Wise Brown , Clement Hurd

4.62

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A little bunny keeps running away from his mother in an imaginative and imaginary game of verbal hi… read more

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19. Giraffes Can't Dance

By: Guy Parker-Rees , Giles Andreae

4.33

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Gerald the giraffe longs to dance, but his legs are too skinny and his neck is too long. At the Jun… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
"We all can dance," he said, "when we find music that we love."

-Guy Parker-Rees, Giraffes Can't Dance

"But sometimes when you're different You just need a different song"

-Guy Parker-Rees, Giraffes Can't Dance

20. Carrot Soup

By: John Segal

5.00

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Take one rabbit, patiently growing carrots. Add his friends -- Mole, Dog, Cat, Duck, and Pig. Mix a… read more

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21. I Wanna Be a Cowgirl

By: Angela DiTerlizzi

3.67

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Grab your boots and spurs and hat—it’s time to be a cowgirl! Way out west, the warm winds blow. … read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Cozy by Jan Brett

22. Cozy

By: Jan Brett

4.16

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A group of animals find an unusual but warm and furry home during Alaska's long winter. Cozy is … read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • family
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of The Hundred-Year Barn by Patricia MacLachlan

23. The Hundred-Year Barn

By: Patricia MacLachlan

4.12

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The story of a red barn and the people who call it home. One hundred years ago, a little boy wat… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • family
  • fiction
Cover of Dozens of Dachshunds: A Counting, Woofing, Wagging Book by Stephanie Calmenson

24. Dozens of Dachshunds: A Counting, Woofing, Wagging Book

By: Stephanie Calmenson

3.99

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A lively stream of dachshunds, cleverly dressed as hot dogs, dinosaurs, birds, bees, books and more… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • storytime
Cover of Just Like My Brother by Gianna Marino

25. Just Like My Brother

By: Gianna Marino

3.68

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An entertaining and moving tribute to big brothers by the author/illustrator of Meet Me at the Moon… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • family
  • storytime
Cover of Slug in Love by Rachel Bright

26. Slug in Love

By: Rachel Bright

3.76

Format: 32 pages, ebook

The irresistible story of one slug's search for love from picture book bestsellers Rachel Bright an… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
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27. Zola's Elephant

By: Randall de Sève

3.94

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

When Zola moves into the neighborhood, her new next-door neighbor is too shy to go over and introdu… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
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28. The Perfect Seat

By: Minh Lê

3.75

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

This child and their parent are almost ready for story time--but first, they must find the perfect … read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • family
  • storytime
Cover of Hattie Harmony: Opening Night by Elizabeth Olsen

29. Hattie Harmony: Opening Night

By: Elizabeth Olsen

4.16

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

In this sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling Hattie Worry Detective by Elizabeth Olsen and … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Vincent Comes Home by Jessixa Bagley

30. Vincent Comes Home

By: Jessixa Bagley

4.12

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Vincent lives on a cargo ship. His paws have never touched land. He spends his days chasing seagull… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • family
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of The Chickens Are Coming! by Barbara Samuels

31. The Chickens Are Coming!

By: Barbara Samuels

3.54

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Winston and Sophie live in a big city. When they see a sign for chickens that need a home, Mommy sa… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Samuels's The Chickens Are Coming! book and Barbara Samuels's The Chickens Are Coming!

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • urban
  • fiction
  • family
  • birds
  • storytime

21 Top fiction books like The Chickens Are Coming! by Barbara Samuels

Transform Your Habits

1, 2, 3 to the Zoo

Eric Carle

3.92

Transform Your Habits

Have You Seen My Monster?

Steve Light

3.52

Transform Your Habits

Touch the Brightest Star

Christie Matheson

3.41

Transform Your Habits

Flashlight

Lizi Boyd

4.17

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20 best-selling childrens books like I Wanna Be a Cowgirl by Angela DiTerlizzi

Transform Your Habits

Stuck

Oliver Jeffers

4.24

Transform Your Habits

Lincoln Tells a Joke: How Laughter Saved the President

Kathleen Krull , Paul Brewer , Stacy Innerst

3.95

Transform Your Habits

April Foolishness

Nadine Bernard Westcott , Teresa Bateman

4.25

Transform Your Habits

The Leaf Thief

Alice Hemming

4.15

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