27 best-selling childrens books like A Beginner's Guide to Being Human by Matt Forrest Esenwine

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A Beginner's Guide to Being Human

By: Matt Forrest Esenwine

4.14

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Being a human is a lot of work! Thankfully, humans experience many of the same feelings, situations…

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Cover of The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds

1. The Dot

By: Peter H. Reynolds

4.25

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

With a simple, witty story and free-spirited illustrations, Peter H. Reynolds entices even the stub… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens

2. Orion and the Dark

By: Emma Yarlett

3.87

Format: 268 pages, Hardcover

Orion is very scared of the dark -- until Dark decides to pay him a visit! Orion is scared of a lot… read more

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3. 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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4. 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
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5. Watercress

By: Andrea Wang

4.53

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Gathering watercress by the side of the road brings a girl closer to her family's Chinese Heritage.… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Counting to Bananas: A Mostly Rhyming Fruit Book by Carrie Tillotson

6. Counting to Bananas: A Mostly Rhyming Fruit Book

By: Carrie Tillotson

4.10

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A hilarious, mostly-rhyming picture book about a banana and narrator who can’t quite agree on what … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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7. Dance Like a Leaf

By: A.J. Irving

4.39

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

As her grandmother's health declines, a young girl begins to lovingly take the lead in their cozy s… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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8. Acorn Was a Little Wild

By: Jen Arena

4.20

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Jory John’s Bad Seed series meets After the Fall by Dan Santat in this charming picture book about … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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9. The Most Magnificent Maker's A to Z (Most Magnificent, 3)

By: Ashley Spires

4.10

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

This latest addition to The Most Magnificent series highlights all the words little makers need to … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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10. Remember

By: Joy Harjo

4.42

Format: 40 pages, None

Michaela Goade, invites young readers to pause and reflect on the wonder of the world around them, … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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11. Invisible Things

By: Andy J Pizza

4.29

Format: 52 pages, Kindle Edition

This creatively wacky exploration of the invisible things that make up the human experience encoura… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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12. Butt or Face?

By: Kari Lavelle

4.46

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Using a cheeky guessing game format, Butt or Face? is a hilarious nonfiction picture book that teac… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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13. Finley: A Moose on the Caboose

By: Candace Spizzirri

4.66

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

"Rules are rules” and wild animals aren’t allowed on trains . . . or so says Conductor Jones. Yo… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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14. Nudi Gill: Poison Powerhouse of the Sea

By: Bonnie Kelso

4.55

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Meet Gill, a flashy nudibranch (noo-de-brank) living a fierce and fascinating life in the ocean wit… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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15. The Artist

By: Ed Vere

3.90

Format: 32 pages, Library Binding

A brave little artist goes on an epic adventure to share her creativity with the world. read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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16. Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

By: Jolene Gutiérrez

4.61

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

A reassuring rhyming picture book about sensory overload and what you can do when everything is too… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
"When feelings go on overload, I pause and breathe and all is . . . slowed."

-Jolene Gutiérrez, Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day

Cover of You Have Feelings All the Time by Deborah Farmer Kris

17. You Have Feelings All the Time

By: Deborah Farmer Kris

3.84

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Help young children build their emotional vocabulary. You Have Feelings All the Time serves as a r… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of On the Corner of Chocolate Avenue: How Milton Hershey Brought Milk Chocolate to America by Tziporah Cohen

18. On the Corner of Chocolate Avenue: How Milton Hershey Brought Milk Chocolate to America

By: Tziporah Cohen

4.24

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The story of sweet success behind the Hershey's Kiss! The invention of America's quintessential mil… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Little Libraries, Big Heroes by Miranda  Paul

19. Little Libraries, Big Heroes

By: Miranda Paul

4.22

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

From an award-winning author and illustrator, the inspiring story of how the Little Free Library or… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Tango Red Riding Hood by Rachel S. Hobbs

20. Tango Red Riding Hood

By: Rachel S. Hobbs

4.18

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

An irresistible rhythm tugs at Moni's heart as she dances down the path to la casa de Abuela. But M… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Mr. Thatcher's House by Kristin Wauson

21. Mr. Thatcher's House

By: Kristin Wauson

4.51

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Mr. Thatcher has been working to build the perfect house. And working. And working . . . and so, qu… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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22. My GrandMom

By: Lee Gi-eun

3.76

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From an award-winning Korean author comes a charming and joyful story of the bond between a little … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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23. Awake, Asleep

By: Kyle Lukoff

3.67

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A rhythmic, meditative read-aloud about the extraordinary beauty found in babies' and toddlers' eve… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Brilliant Calculator: How Mathematician Edith Clarke Helped Electrify America by Jan Lower

24. The Brilliant Calculator: How Mathematician Edith Clarke Helped Electrify America

By: Jan Lower

4.09

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Hidden Figures meets Rosie Revere, Engineer in this STEM/STEAM picture book about Edith Clarke, the… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Lonely Bird by Ruth Whiting

25. Lonely Bird

By: Ruth Whiting

3.92

Format: 41 pages, Hardcover

A tiny paper bird shares a home with humans in this wondrously illustrated debut, introducing a sen… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Nothing Ever Happens on a Gray Day by Grant Snider

26. Nothing Ever Happens on a Gray Day

By: Grant Snider

4.11

Format: 44 pages, Kindle Edition

With fantastic bursts of color and lyricism, Grant Snider explores the extraordinary within the ord… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Brave Like Mom by Monica Acker

27. Brave Like Mom

By: Monica Acker

4.66

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

As one girl watches her mom battle illness, she sees Mom being strong, brave, and fierce on both go… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of A Beginner's Guide to Being Human by Matt Forrest Esenwine

28. A Beginner's Guide to Being Human

By: Matt Forrest Esenwine

4.14

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Being a human is a lot of work! Thankfully, humans experience many of the same feelings, situations… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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29. Every Other Christmas

By: Katie Otey

4.49

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

Every other Christmas, I celebrate with my mom. Every other Christmas, I celebrate with my dad. Som… read more

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  • picture books
Cover of Daddy & Me, Side by Side by Pierce Freelon

30. Daddy & Me, Side by Side

By: Pierce Freelon

4.24

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Each day is a grand adventure with the fathers and sons in this family in this lyrical picture book… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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31. A Way with Words

By: Stacy Burch

4.36

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

Captivating language, dazzling illustrations and a story that will speak to everyone, 'A Way with W… read more

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  • picture books

29 Top picture books books like A Beginner's Guide to Being Human by Matt Forrest Esenwine

Transform Your Habits

The Dot

Peter H. Reynolds

4.25

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

Watercress

Andrea Wang

4.53

Transform Your Habits

Counting to Bananas: A Mostly Rhyming Fruit Book

Carrie Tillotson

4.10

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25 Best childrens books like Brave Like Mom by Monica Acker

Transform Your Habits

Be Kind (Be Kind, 1)

Pat Zietlow Miller , Jen Hill

4.47

Transform Your Habits

The Invisible String (The Invisible String, 1)

Patrice Karst

4.50

Transform Your Habits

Mr. S: A First Day of School Book

Monica Arnaldo

4.21

Transform Your Habits

Old Friends

Margaret Aitken

4.61

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