25 Top fiction books like Making Happy by Sheetal Sheth

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Making Happy

By: Sheetal Sheth

4.22

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When Leila's mother gets sick, lots of things change for her family. But one important thing stays …

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Cover of Islandborn by Junot Díaz, Leo Espinosa

1. Islandborn

By: Junot Díaz , Leo Espinosa

3.77

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Diaz comes a debut picture book abou… read more

Similar categories in Junot Díaz's Islandborn book and Sheetal Sheth's Making Happy

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
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2. 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

Similar categories in Vashti Harrison's Big book and Sheetal Sheth's Making Happy

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • emotion
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3. Berry Song

By: Michaela Goade

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott Medalist Michaela Goade's first self-authored picture book is a celebration of the land s… read more

Similar categories in Michaela Goade's Berry Song book and Sheetal Sheth's Making Happy

  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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4. Eyes That Speak to the Stars

By: Joanna Ho

4.37

Format: None pages, None

A young Asian boy notices that his eyes look different from his peers' after seeing his friend’s dr… read more

Similar categories in Joanna Ho's Eyes That Speak to the Stars book and Sheetal Sheth's Making Happy

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
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5. The Smart Cookie (The Food Group #5)

By: Jory John

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This cookie has never felt like a smart cookie no matter how hard she tries, especially in comparis… read more

Similar categories in Jory John's The Smart Cookie (The Food Group #5) book and Sheetal Sheth's Making Happy

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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6. The Couch Potato (The Food Group #4)

By: Jory John

4.36

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The Couch Potato has everything he needs within reach of his sunken couch cushion. But when the ele… read more

Similar categories in Jory John's The Couch Potato (The Food Group #4) book and Sheetal Sheth's Making Happy

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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7. As Cool as It Gets

By: Jory John

3.95

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

When the Cool Bean picks the name of the coolest of the cool beans, Beanadette, out of a hat for th… read more

Similar categories in Jory John's As Cool as It Gets book and Sheetal Sheth's Making Happy

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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8. A Day With No Words

By: Tiffany Hammond

4.68

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A must-read that belongs in every home and classroom, A Day With No Words invites readers into the … read more

Similar categories in Tiffany Hammond's A Day With No Words book and Sheetal Sheth's Making Happy

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
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9. Cape

By: Kevin Johnson

4.54

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A young child learns that even superheroes hurt too in this heartrending story about loss and love,… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Johnson's Cape book and Sheetal Sheth's Making Happy

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • mental health
  • death
  • fiction
  • family
  • emotion
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10. Something, Someday

By: Amanda Gorman

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The stunning new picture book by presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman and Caldecott Honor-winn… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Gorman's Something, Someday book and Sheetal Sheth's Making Happy

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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11. Gibberish

By: Young Vo

4.40

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

It's Dat's first day of school in a new country! Dat and his Mah made a long journey to get here, a… read more

Similar categories in Young Vo's Gibberish book and Sheetal Sheth's Making Happy

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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12. The Knowing

By: Ani DiFranco

3.89

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From the Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter, political activist, and feminist icon comes a pict… read more

Similar categories in Ani DiFranco's The Knowing book and Sheetal Sheth's Making Happy

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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13. Forever Cousins

By: Laurel Goodluck

4.04

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this Native American story, Kara and Amanda are best-friend cousins. Then Kara leaves the city t… read more

Similar categories in Laurel Goodluck's Forever Cousins book and Sheetal Sheth's Making Happy

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
Cover of Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion by Shannon Stocker

14. Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion

By: Shannon Stocker

4.50

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

This picture book tells the true story of world-famous deaf percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie. T… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Stocker's Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion book and Sheetal Sheth's Making Happy

  • picture books
  • childrens
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15. Nell Plants a Tree

By: Anne Wynter

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This gorgeous picture book shows how one little girl’s careful tending of a pecan tree creates the… read more

Similar categories in Anne Wynter's Nell Plants a Tree book and Sheetal Sheth's Making Happy

  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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16. The Rainbow Parade

By: Emily Neilson

4.24

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A sweet and celebratory story of a family's first time at Pride One day in June, Mommy, Mama, an… read more

Similar categories in Emily Neilson's The Rainbow Parade book and Sheetal Sheth's Making Happy

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
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17. I Don't Care

By: Julie Fogliano

4.12

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times bestselling author and two Caldecott Honorees share their delight in the little th… read more

Similar categories in Julie Fogliano's I Don't Care book and Sheetal Sheth's Making Happy

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • emotion
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18. Patchwork

By: Matt de la Peña

4.20

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From a Newbery Medal-winning author and a New York Times bestselling illustrator comes a deeply mov… read more

Similar categories in Matt de la Peña's Patchwork book and Sheetal Sheth's Making Happy

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • emotion
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19. The Boy with Big, Big Feelings (The Big, Big Series, #1)

By: Britney Winn Lee

4.30

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Meet a boy with a heart so big, his feelings glow from his cheeks, spill out of his eyes, and jump … read more

Similar categories in Britney Winn Lee's The Boy with Big, Big Feelings (The Big, Big Series, #1) book and Sheetal Sheth's Making Happy

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • emotion
Cover of The Rembrandt Conspiracy by Deron R. Hicks

20. The Rembrandt Conspiracy

By: Deron R. Hicks

4.06

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Arthur, the son of an art conservator, and his friend Camille suspect that plans are afoot to steal… read more

Similar categories in Deron R. Hicks's The Rembrandt Conspiracy book and Sheetal Sheth's Making Happy

  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Goodnight Racism by Ibram X. Kendi

21. Goodnight Racism

By: Ibram X. Kendi

4.03

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

National Book Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Ibram X. Kendi (How to Be an Anti… read more

Similar categories in Ibram X. Kendi's Goodnight Racism book and Sheetal Sheth's Making Happy

  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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22. Mommy's New Friend

By: Shelley Tougas

4.26

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Mommy's New Friend is a heartfelt, lyrical story about accepting a new family member, even if it’s … read more

Similar categories in Shelley Tougas's Mommy's New Friend book and Sheetal Sheth's Making Happy

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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23. Say My Name

By: Joanna Ho

4.22

Format: None pages, None

"In moving, lyrical prose, the book celebrates the beauty and sounds of each name alongside their c… read more

Similar categories in Joanna Ho's Say My Name book and Sheetal Sheth's Making Happy

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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24. Magic: Once Upon a Faraway Land

By: Mirelle Ortega

3.97

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In her debut as author and illustrator, Mirelle Ortega shares her own story of growing up near her … read more

Similar categories in Mirelle Ortega's Magic: Once Upon a Faraway Land book and Sheetal Sheth's Making Happy

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
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25. A Sweet New Year for Ren

By: Michelle Sterling

4.10

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Celebrate the Lunar New Year through a young girl’s family traditions in this charming picture book… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Sterling's A Sweet New Year for Ren book and Sheetal Sheth's Making Happy

  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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26. Bare Tree and Little Wind: A Story for Holy Week

By: Mitali Perkins

3.69

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A retelling of the Palm Sunday and Easter story. "Real King is coming today!" Little Wind whoosh… read more

Similar categories in Mitali Perkins's Bare Tree and Little Wind: A Story for Holy Week book and Sheetal Sheth's Making Happy

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Girl Who Could Fix Anything: Beatrice Shilling, World War II Engineer by Mara Rockliff

27. The Girl Who Could Fix Anything: Beatrice Shilling, World War II Engineer

By: Mara Rockliff

4.26

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

This true story of a woman whose brilliance and mechanical expertise helped Britain win World War I… read more

Similar categories in Mara Rockliff's The Girl Who Could Fix Anything: Beatrice Shilling, World War II Engineer book and Sheetal Sheth's Making Happy

  • picture books
  • childrens
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28. Uncle John's City Garden

By: Bernette G. Ford

4.07

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

How does this city garden grow? With help from L’il Sissy and her siblings--and love, love, love! A… read more

Similar categories in Bernette G. Ford's Uncle John's City Garden book and Sheetal Sheth's Making Happy

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
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29. Look

By: Gabi Snyder

4.33

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of Tomie dePaola’s Quiet , this lyrical, timely picture book with beautiful dioram… read more

Similar categories in Gabi Snyder's Look book and Sheetal Sheth's Making Happy

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of When Little Owl Met Little Rabbit by Przemysław Wechterowicz

30. When Little Owl Met Little Rabbit

By: Przemysław Wechterowicz

4.22

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

Little Owl and Little Rabbit live in the same oak tree, but they've never met. How can the two anim… read more

Similar categories in Przemysław Wechterowicz's When Little Owl Met Little Rabbit book and Sheetal Sheth's Making Happy

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Making Happy by Sheetal Sheth

31. Making Happy

By: Sheetal Sheth

4.22

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When Leila's mother gets sick, lots of things change for her family. But one important thing stays … read more

Similar categories in Sheetal Sheth's Making Happy book and Sheetal Sheth's Making Happy

  • childrens
  • health
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • death
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • family
  • illness
  • emotion

31 Best childrens books like Making Happy by Sheetal Sheth

Transform Your Habits

Islandborn

Junot Díaz , Leo Espinosa

3.77

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Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

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Berry Song

Michaela Goade

4.43

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Eyes That Speak to the Stars

Joanna Ho

4.37

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30 Top childrens books like Mommy's New Friend by Shelley Tougas

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The Steadfast Tin Soldier

Hans Christian Andersen , David Jorgensen

3.99

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Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

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No Cats in the Library

Lauren Emmons

4.46

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A Day With No Words

Tiffany Hammond

4.68

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