17 must-read picture books books like Ape's Great Escape by David Semple

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Ape's Great Escape

By: David Semple

4.09

Format: 24 pages, Paperback

Ape's in chains for stealing grapes. He has a cunning scheme to escape, but will the prison guards …

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Cover of The Napping House by Audrey Wood, None

1. The Napping House

By: Audrey Wood , None

4.27

Format: 16 pages, Board Book

Everyone knows the cumulative rhyme “This Is the House That Jack Built,” but The Napping House (198… read more

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Cover of Little Green Frog Chunky Lift-a-Flap Board Book (Babies Love) by Ginger Swift

2. Little Green Frog Chunky Lift-a-Flap Board Book (Babies Love)

By: Ginger Swift

4.25

Format: 5 pages, Board book

Follow the Little Green Frog as he introduces your baby or toddler to his friends by the pond inclu… read more

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3. Llama Llama Red Pajama

By: Anna Dewdney

4.30

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Llama, Llama red pajama waiting, waiting for his mama. Mama isn’t coming yet. Baby Llama starts … read more

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Cover of Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler

4. Room on the Broom

By: Julia Donaldson , Axel Scheffler

4.46

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

This fun family read-aloud i s the perfect way to start Halloween celebrations and an ideal gift bo… read more

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5. Splat the Cat

By: Rob Scotton

3.75

Format: 271 pages, Hardcover

It's Splat's first day of school and he's worried. What if he doesn't make any new friends? Just in… read more

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6. Eating the Alphabet

By: Lois Ehlert

2.96

Format: 63 pages, Board Book

While teaching upper- and lowercase letters to preschoolers, Ehlert introduces fruits and vegetable… read more

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7. The Story of Ferdinand

By: Robert Lawson , Munro Leaf

3.33

Format: 120 pages, Hardcover

A true classic with a timeless message, The Story of Ferdinandhas enchanted readers since it was fi… read more

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8. Bear Snores On

By: Karma Wilson , Jane Chapman

4.13

Format: 334 pages, Hardcover

One by one, a whole host of different animals and birds find their way out of the cold and into Bea… read more

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9. Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed

By: Eileen Christelow

4.25

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

As soon as they say good night to Mama, the five little monkeys start to jump on their bed. But tro… read more

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10. Lola at the Library

By: Rosalind Beardshaw , Anna McQuinn

4.11

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Lola has a big smile on her face. Why? Because it's Tuesday--and on Tuesdays, Lola and her mommy go… read more

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11. Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?

By: Eric Carle , Bill Martin Jr.

4.14

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

What will you hear when you read this book to a preschool child? Lots of noise! Children will chant… read more

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12. Everything is Mama

By: Jimmy Fallon , Miguel Ordóñez

5.00

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

The follow-up to NBC's The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon's #1 New York Times-bestseller Your Baby'… read more

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13. Amelia Bedelia (Amelia Bedelia #1)

By: Peggy Parish , Fritz Siebel

4.09

Format: None pages, Paperback

From dressing the chicken to dusting the furniture, Amelia Bedelia does exactly what Mr. and Mrs. R… read more

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14. Dear Zoo: A Lift-the-Flap Book

By: Rod Campbell

4.60

Format: None pages, Board Book

A child writes to the zoo for a pet. The zoo send a series of unsuitable pets, revealed behind flap… read more

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15. The Gruffalo (Gruffalo, #1)

By: Julia Donaldson , Axel Scheffler

4.46

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Just what is the Gruffalo? He has terrible tusks... and terrible claws... and terrible teeth in … read more

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16. 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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"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

17. On the Night You Were Born

By: Nancy Tillman

3.85

Format: None pages, Hardcover

On the night you were born, the moon smiled with such wonder that the stars peeked in to see you a… read more

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18. Llama Llama Trick or Treat

By: Anna Dewdney

3.37

Format: 395 pages, Board Book

With short and simple rhyming text, the Llama Llama board books introduce Llama Llama to babies and… read more

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19. Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile

By: Bernard Waber

3.93

Format: None pages, Paperback

A cranky neighbor puts Lyle in the zoo but experiences a change of heart when the crocodile saves h… read more

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20. The Snowy Day

By: Ezra Jack Keats

3.33

Format: 300 pages, Paperback

Winner of the 1963 Caldecott Medal! No book has captured the magic and sense of possibility of the … read more

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21. We're Going on a Bear Hunt

By: Michael Rosen , Helen Oxenbury

4.29

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

Come along on a bear hunt in this award-winning classic from Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury. We’r… read more

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22. Skippyjon Jones

By: Judy Schachner

3.95

Format: None pages,

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23. How to Catch a Monster

By: Adam Wallace , None

3.82

Format: 148 pages, Hardcover

There's a monster in my closet, with claws, and teeth, and hair, and tonight, I'm going to scare hi… read more

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24. The Sour Grape (The Food Group #6)

By: Jory John

4.40

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The Sour Grape holds grudges for every reason under the sun. Lime never returned a scarf they borro… read more

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25. Grumpy Monkey

By: Suzanne Lang

4.39

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A hilarious picture book about dealing with unexplained feelings…and the danger in suppressing them… read more

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Cover of The Good Egg (The Food Group #2) by Jory John

26. The Good Egg (The Food Group #2)

By: Jory John

4.35

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

In this follow-up to Jory John and Pete Oswald’s popular picture book The Bad Seed, meet the next b… read more

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Cover of Outdoor Kids in an Inside World: Getting Your Family Out of the House and Radically Engaged with Nature by Steven Rinella

27. Outdoor Kids in an Inside World: Getting Your Family Out of the House and Radically Engaged with Nature

By: Steven Rinella

3.89

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

The indispensable case for parenting tough, curious, and competent kids who feel at home in the out… read more

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28. Love from the Crayons

By: Drew Daywalt

3.95

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

Celebrate love with the New York Times Best-Selling Crayons! This charming title featuring everyone… read more

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Cover of How to Get Your Octopus to School by Becky Scharnhorst

29. How to Get Your Octopus to School

By: Becky Scharnhorst

4.20

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Learn how to get your octopus to school in this back-to-school story! Getting your octopus to sc… read more

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Cover of Ape's Great Escape by David Semple

30. Ape's Great Escape

By: David Semple

4.09

Format: 24 pages, Paperback

Ape's in chains for stealing grapes. He has a cunning scheme to escape, but will the prison guards … read more

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31. Cookie Kindness

By: Melanie Demmer

3.64

Format: 16 pages, Board Book

This sweet board book celebrates all the flavors of diversity and teaches us that being kind to one… read more

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18 must-read childrens books like Ape's Great Escape by David Semple

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The Napping House

Audrey Wood , None

4.27

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Little Green Frog Chunky Lift-a-Flap Board Book (Babies Love)

Ginger Swift

4.25

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Llama Llama Red Pajama

Anna Dewdney

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Room on the Broom

Julia Donaldson , Axel Scheffler

4.46

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Creepy Crayon!

Aaron Reynolds

4.32

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Jory John

4.40

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The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster

Mo Willems

4.12

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Anna Kang

4.10

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