25 Best picture books books like Your First Day of Circus School by Tara Lazar

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Your First Day of Circus School

By: Tara Lazar

3.50

Format: None pages, None

A clever, comical re-imagining of the classic "first day of school" story, with a circus twist! …

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Cover of Carnivores by Dan Santat, None, Aaron Reynolds

1. Carnivores

By: Dan Santat , None , Aaron Reynolds

4.09

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

The lion is king of the jungle! The great white shark is sovereign of the seas! The timber wolf i… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • storytime
Cover of Not Quite Narwhal (Not Quite Narwhal and Friends) by Jessie Sima

2. Not Quite Narwhal (Not Quite Narwhal and Friends)

By: Jessie Sima

4.46

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The story of a young unicorn who was born under the sea to a family of narwhals.Growing up in the o… read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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3. They All Saw a Cat

By: Brendan Wenzel

3.13

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

The cat walked through the world, with its whiskers, ears, and paws . . . In this celebration of ob… read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime

4. Crankenstein

By: Samantha Berger , Dan Santat

3.67

Format: 499 pages, Hardcover

BEWARE OF CRANKENSTEIN! Who is Crankenstein? HE IS A MONSTER OF GRUMPINESS THAT NO ONE CAN DESTROY!… read more

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5. Zebra on the Go

By: None , None

4.28

Format: None pages, Hardcover

An energetic read-aloud about the circus running away with itself! Ladies and gentlemen, boys and g… read more

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6. 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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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • storytime
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7. The Lost Library

By: Rebecca Stead

4.14

Format: 215 pages, Hardcover

A little free library guarded by a cat and a boy who takes on the mystery it keeps. When a myst… read more

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  • childrens
"But aren’t “parents"

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"That delicious book smell, his heart said."

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"Being a Great Reader means feeling something about books."

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"Head high, my dear! Eyes up! Take your place in the world!"

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

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8. 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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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • storytime
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9. The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky

By: Jory John

3.87

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

Based on the New York Times bestselling picture book sensation The Bad Seed, Jory John and Pete Osw… read more

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

10. 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

Similar categories in Ryan T. Higgins's We Don't Eat Our Classmates (Penelope Rex, #1) book and Tara Lazar's Your First Day of Circus School

  • childrens
  • school
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • back to school
  • storytime
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11. 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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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
Cover of I Am Quiet: A Story for the Introvert in All of Us by Andie Powers

12. I Am Quiet: A Story for the Introvert in All of Us

By: Andie Powers

4.16

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Emile is not shy—he is quiet. Emile may seem timid and shy on the outside, but on the inside … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
"Strength can be quiet. Answers can be quiet. Friendship can be quiet."

-Andie Powers, I Am Quiet: A Story for the Introvert in All of Us

"l am quiet on the outside, but not on the inside. On the inside, my imagination shouts loudly and runs wild."

-Andie Powers, I Am Quiet: A Story for the Introvert in All of Us

"My mother says that "if you hold a shell close to your ear and are very quiet, you can hear the entire ocean sing."

-Andie Powers, I Am Quiet: A Story for the Introvert in All of Us

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13. 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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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • storytime
Cover of Batcat: The Ghostly Guest (Batcat, #1) by Meggie Ramm

14. Batcat: The Ghostly Guest (Batcat, #1)

By: Meggie Ramm

4.21

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

A new graphic novel series for emerging readers about accepting yourself and others from up-and-com… read more

Similar categories in Meggie Ramm's Batcat: The Ghostly Guest (Batcat, #1) book and Tara Lazar's Your First Day of Circus School

  • animals
  • humor
  • childrens
  • adventure
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15. Interrupting Chicken: Cookies for Breakfast

By: David Ezra Stein

4.09

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Wake up! The little red chicken is hungry--and up to his old tricks. It's bright and early on a … read more

Similar categories in David Ezra Stein's Interrupting Chicken: Cookies for Breakfast book and Tara Lazar's Your First Day of Circus School

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • storytime
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16. Four Eyes: A Graphic Novel (Four Eyes, #1)

By: Rex Ogle

4.11

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A humorous and heartwarming middle-grade graphic memoir about fitting in, facing bullies, and findi… read more

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  • childrens
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17. Square (The Shapes Trilogy)

By: Mac Barnett

4.14

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This book is about Square. Square spends every day taking blocks from a pile below the ground to a … read more

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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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18. Sheepish (Wolf Under Cover)

By: Helen Yoon

4.13

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Hungry Wolf disguises himself as a sheep and nobody suspects a thing! (Or do they?) Wolf dreams … read more

Similar categories in Helen Yoon's Sheepish (Wolf Under Cover) book and Tara Lazar's Your First Day of Circus School

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • storytime
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19. Mister Kitty Is Lost!

By: Greg Pizzoli

4.07

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A fun and interactive preschool adventure (with cutout surprises on almost every page!) that explor… read more

Similar categories in Greg Pizzoli's Mister Kitty Is Lost! book and Tara Lazar's Your First Day of Circus School

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • storytime
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20. Ronan the Librarian

By: Tara Luebbe

4.25

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Ronan was a mighty barbarian.He invaded. He raided. And back home, he traded.He always found the gr… read more

Similar categories in Tara Luebbe's Ronan the Librarian book and Tara Lazar's Your First Day of Circus School

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • humor
  • picture books
  • storytime
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21. 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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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • storytime
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22. The Animal Song

By: Jonty Howley

3.64

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From musician and author/artist Jonty Howley comes a lively celebration of friendship and music, pe… read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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23. Twenty Questions

By: Mac Barnett

3.70

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning creators Mac Barnett and Christian Robinson tap deep into childhood curiosity with a … read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • storytime
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24. A Very Cranky Book

By: Angela DiTerlizzi

3.44

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The first picture book collaboration from bestselling husband-and-wife team Tony and Angela DiTerli… read more

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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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25. Pirate Stew

By: Neil Gaiman

3.50

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Long John has a whole crew of wild pirates in tow, and - for two intrepid children - he's about to … read more

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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • adventure
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26. Hamsters Make Terrible Roommates

By: Cheryl Klein

4.12

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Two hamster roommates with wildly different personalities crammed in one cage--what could go wrong … read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • storytime
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27. The Girl in White

By: Lindsay Currie

3.82

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Sweet Molly once lived in Eastport Sweet Molly once loved the sea Sweet Molly lost Liam to the sh… read more

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  • childrens
"Life doesn't always give us the choices we want. All we can do is make the best of things."

-Lindsay Currie, The Girl in White

"Speaking up for people who don’t have a voice is important...It's the right thing to do, even if it's hard."

-Lindsay Currie, The Girl in White

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28. Rabbit and the Motorbike

By: Kate Hoefler

4.15

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Rabbit isn't sure he'll ever be brave enough to go on an adventure. He's a homebody who lives in a … read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • adventure
Cover of Nothing's Wrong!: A Hare, a Bear, and Some Pie to Share by Jory John

29. Nothing's Wrong!: A Hare, a Bear, and Some Pie to Share

By: Jory John

3.69

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times –bestselling author of The Bad Seed , Jory John, and illustrator Erin Kraan … read more

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  • animals
  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Benita and the Night Creatures by Mariana Llanos

30. Benita and the Night Creatures

By: Mariana Llanos

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Benita loves to read in bed but keeps getting interrupted by a whistling Tunche, a scary Supay and … read more

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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
Cover of Your First Day of Circus School by Tara Lazar

31. Your First Day of Circus School

By: Tara Lazar

3.50

Format: None pages, None

A clever, comical re-imagining of the classic "first day of school" story, with a circus twist! … read more

Similar categories in Tara Lazar's Your First Day of Circus School book and Tara Lazar's Your First Day of Circus School

  • childrens
  • school
  • adventure
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • back to school
  • storytime

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