6 Top holiday books like Pumpkin Island by Arthur Geisert

Cover of Pumpkin Island by Arthur Geisert

Pumpkin Island

By: Arthur Geisert

3.30

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Drawn from life, Arthur Geisert’s Pumpkin Island is the fantastical story of a real life town broug…

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Cover of A Fine Dessert: Four Centuries, Four Families, One Delicious Treat by Emily Jenkins, Sophie Blackall

1. A Fine Dessert: Four Centuries, Four Families, One Delicious Treat

By: Emily Jenkins , Sophie Blackall

3.98

Format: 44 pages, Library Binding

A  New York Times  Best Illustrated Book From highly acclaimed author Jenkins and Caldecott Medal–… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier

2. Ghosts

By: Raina Telgemeier

4.22

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

Catrina and her family are moving to the coast of Northern California because her little sister, Ma… read more

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  • childrens
  • fantasy
Cover of Good Work, Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish, Lynn Sweat

3. Good Work, Amelia Bedelia

By: Peggy Parish , Lynn Sweat

4.11

Format: 528 pages, Paperback

A busy dayMr. and Mrs. Rogers leave for the day and give Amelia Bedelia a long list of chores to do… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Ballet Cat What's Your Favorite Favorite? (Ballet Cat, #3) by Bob Shea

4. Ballet Cat What's Your Favorite Favorite? (Ballet Cat, #3)

By: Bob Shea

3.68

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Ballet Cat and her cousin Goat are preparing a show for Grandma. Each is trying to outdo the other-… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens

5. Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?

By: Eric Carle , Bill Martin Jr.

3.78

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The author and illustrator team behind the classic Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? turn th… read more

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6. A Friend's Tale (Library Mouse #2)

By: Daniel Kirk

3.62

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

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7. Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter

By: Kenard Pak

3.97

Format: 12 pages, Hardcover

As leaves fall from their trees, animals huddle against the cold, and frost creeps across windows, … read more

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8. Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei

By: Peter Sís

4.24

Format: 376 pages,

"If they had seen what we see, they would have judged as we judge." -- Galileo Galilei In every age… read more

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9. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1) by Christopher Denise

10. Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

By: Christopher Denise

4.51

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A Caldecott Honor Winner and  New York Times  Bestseller!  A determined Owl builds strength and … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fantasy
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11. The Hike

By: Alison Farrell

4.08

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

This book tells the story of three girls' friendship—and their tribulations and triumphs in the gre… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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12. The Leaf Thief

By: Alice Hemming

4.15

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A brilliantly funny picture book about seasons, written by Alice Hemming and illustrated by Nicola … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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13. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fantasy
  • halloween
Cover of We Don't Eat Our Classmates (Penelope Rex, #1) by Ryan T.  Higgins

14. We Don't Eat Our Classmates (Penelope Rex, #1)

By: Ryan T. Higgins

4.51

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Penelope the dinosaur starts school, but it’s hard to make friends when her classmates are so delic… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fantasy
Cover of The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections by Eva Jurczyk

15. The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections

By: Eva Jurczyk

3.23

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

What holds more secrets in the library: the ancient books shelved in the stacks or the people who p… read more

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16. Blackwater

By: Jeannette Arroyo

3.53

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Riverdale meets Stranger Things in this debut queer YA graphic novel, developed from a hit webcomic… read more

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  • fantasy
Cover of The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Mac Barnett

17. The Three Billy Goats Gruff

By: Mac Barnett

4.34

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Once there was a bridge and a terrible and VERY hungry troll lived underneath it. When the three Bi… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fantasy
Cover of The Coldfire Curse (Dragon Kingdom of Wrenly, #1) by Jordan Quinn

18. The Coldfire Curse (Dragon Kingdom of Wrenly, #1)

By: Jordan Quinn

4.06

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

In the first installment of the exciting Dragon Kingdom of Wrenly graphic novel series, the scarlet… read more

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  • childrens
  • fantasy
Cover of I Am a Tornado by Drew Beckmeyer

19. I Am a Tornado

By: Drew Beckmeyer

3.75

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An emotionally unaware tornado carves a path of destruction until it picks up a very empathetic cow… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Somewhere in the Bayou by Jerome Pumphrey

20. Somewhere in the Bayou

By: Jerome Pumphrey

3.91

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

Simple, subtle, and drolly funny, the Pumphrey brothers’ newest picture book is a layered explorati… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fantasy
Cover of Claudia and the New Girl: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #9) by Gabriela  Epstein

21. Claudia and the New Girl: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #9)

By: Gabriela Epstein

4.18

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

A brand-new Baby-sitters Club graphic novel adapted by newcomer Gabriela Epstein! Claudia has al… read more

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  • childrens
"Friends like each other because they're friends, not because they're in debt. -- Claudia Kishi (Baby-sitters club)"

-Gabriela Epstein, Claudia and the New Girl: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #9)

Cover of Mushroom Lullaby by Kenneth Kraegel

22. Mushroom Lullaby

By: Kenneth Kraegel

3.88

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From the creator of Wild Honey from the Moon comes a fanciful lullaby as cozy and unique as a mushr… read more

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  • fantasy
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • kids
Cover of B Is for Bananas by Carrie Tillotson

23. B Is for Bananas

By: Carrie Tillotson

4.07

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From the creators of Counting to Bananas, comes a new, hilarious bedtime ABC book about a Banana wh… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Hooked: How Crafting Saved My Life by Sutton Foster

24. Hooked: How Crafting Saved My Life

By: Sutton Foster

4.10

Format: 235 pages, Hardcover

From the 2-time Tony Award-winner and the star of TV’s Younger , funny and intimate stories and ref… read more

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Cover of The Little Kitten by Nicola Killen

25. The Little Kitten

By: Nicola Killen

4.22

Format: 24 pages, Hardcover

From beloved author-illustrator Nicola Killen comes a charming autumnal story about a little girl w… read more

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  • holiday
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • halloween
Cover of The Crayons Trick or Treat by Drew Daywalt

26. The Crayons Trick or Treat

By: Drew Daywalt

3.87

Format: 28 pages, Hardcover

The hilarious crayons from the #1 New York Times bestselling The Day The Crayons Quit are ready to … read more

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  • holiday
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • halloween
Cover of Stumpkin by Lucy Ruth Cummins

27. Stumpkin

By: Lucy Ruth Cummins

4.04

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From the critically acclaimed author and illustrator of A Hungry Lion comes a unique Halloween stor… read more

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  • childrens
  • holiday
  • picture books
  • halloween
  • kids
  • fantasy
Cover of Turtle Walk by Matt Phelan

28. Turtle Walk

By: Matt Phelan

3.75

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Turtle walk. Nice and slow. Here we go! Explore all four seasons with this charming—and patient!—tu… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Twenty Big Trucks in the Middle of Christmas by Mark Lee

29. Twenty Big Trucks in the Middle of Christmas

By: Mark Lee

3.76

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Add a big dose of Christmas cheer to an array of trucks for counting and you have the components of… read more

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  • holiday
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Pumpkin Island by Arthur Geisert

30. Pumpkin Island

By: Arthur Geisert

3.30

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Drawn from life, Arthur Geisert’s Pumpkin Island is the fantastical story of a real life town broug… read more

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  • childrens
  • holiday
  • picture books
  • halloween
  • kids
  • fantasy
Cover of Little Ghost Makes a Friend by Maggie Edkins Willis

31. Little Ghost Makes a Friend

By: Maggie Edkins Willis

4.17

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A shy ghost learns the secret to making friends is being his spooky, sparkly self in this charming … read more

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  • holiday
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • halloween

11 must-read fantasy books like Pumpkin Island by Arthur Geisert

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Ghosts

Raina Telgemeier

4.22

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Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

Christopher Denise

4.51

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Creepy Crayon!

Aaron Reynolds

4.32

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We Don't Eat Our Classmates (Penelope Rex, #1)

Ryan T. Higgins

4.51

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The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks

Shauna Robinson

3.75

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Death Comes to Marlow (Marlow Murder Club, #2)

Robert Thorogood

3.92

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Hester Fox

3.36

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Patrick deWitt

3.41

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