7 Best realistic fiction books like Ali the Great and the Market Mishap by Saadia Faruqi

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Ali the Great and the Market Mishap

By: Saadia Faruqi

3.85

Format: 26 pages, Library Binding

Ali Tahir loses something important at the market--his brother! Who's hungry? Ali, his grandfather,…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in Ali the Great and the Market Mishap by Saadia Faruqi , here is a list of 7 books like this:

Cover of Sky Color (Creatrilogy) by Peter H. Reynolds

1. Sky Color (Creatrilogy)

By: Peter H. Reynolds

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The sky’s no limit as the author-illustrator of The Dot and Ish winds up his Creatrilogy with a whi… read more

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  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Days with Frog and Toad (Frog and Toad, #4) by Arnold Lobel

2. Days with Frog and Toad (Frog and Toad, #4)

By: Arnold Lobel

4.29

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

Frog and Toad enjoy spending their days together. They fly kites, celebrate Toad's birthday, and sh… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
"I am happy. I am very happy. This morning when I woke up I felt good because the sun was shining. I felt good because I was a frog. And I felt good because I have you as a friend. I wanted to be alon…"

-Arnold Lobel, Days with Frog and Toad (Frog and Toad, #4)

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3. There's a Wocket in My Pocket!

By: Dr. Seuss

3.97

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

With a host of crazy crackpot creatures, from wockets in pockets to waskets in baskets, this hilari… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens

4. Frog and Toad All Year (Frog and Toad, #3)

By: Arnold Lobel

3.27

Format: None pages, Paperback

Friends all year. In winter, spring, summer, and fall, Frog and Toad are always together. Here is a… read more

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5. I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!

By: Dr. Seuss

4.14

Format: None pages, Paperback

"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you'll … read more

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6. The Eyes and the Impossible

By: Dave Eggers

4.25

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The illustrated story of a dog who unwittingly becomes a hero to a park full of animals. Johanne… read more

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  • childrens
"What monster would turn up his snout at the thought-through help of all the friends he had?"

-Dave Eggers, The Eyes and the Impossible

"Every reasonable creature knows that the worst thing any creature can do all day is think of themselves. If there are troubles in your mind, you should think first of the troubles of others; it is th…"

-Dave Eggers, The Eyes and the Impossible

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7. The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story

By: Aya Khalil

4.42

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

That night, Kanzi wraps herself in the beautiful Arabic quilt her teita (grandma) in Cairo gave her… read more

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  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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8. Five Flying Penguins

By: Barbara Barbieri McGrath

3.66

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Five little penguins are content in the cold--until they spot a menacing mammal! With a rhyming na… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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9. Always Anjali

By: Sheetal Sheth

4.41

Format: 38 pages, Hardcover

Anjali and her friends are excited to get matching personalized license plates for their bikes. But… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
"She knew there was greatness in not being one of the crowd."

-Sheetal Sheth, Always Anjali

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10. Pete the Cat's Groovy Imagination

By: Kimberly Dean

4.30

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

An Instant New York Times Bestseller! When a cloudy gray sky cancels Pete the Cat’s beach day plan… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Awesome Orange Birthday: A Branches Book (The Party Diaries, #1) by Mitali Banerjee Ruths

11. Awesome Orange Birthday: A Branches Book (The Party Diaries, #1)

By: Mitali Banerjee Ruths

3.96

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

In this full-color early chapter book series, Priya starts a party-planning business to help save t… read more

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  • realistic fiction
  • childrens
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12. Summer Is Here

By: Renée Watson

4.34

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling creators Renée Watson and Bea Jackson offer a picture book ode to a pict… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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13. The Cot in the Living Room

By: Hilda Eunice Burgos

4.30

Format: None pages, None

A young Dominican American girl in New York City moves from jealousy to empathy as her parents baby… read more

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  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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14. The Kindest Red (The Proudest Blue #2)

By: Ibtihaj Muhammad

4.30

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The sequel to the acclaimed New York Times bestseller The Proudest Blue shows the power of friendsh… read more

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  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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15. Bounce Back (Bounce Back, #1)

By: Misako Rocks!

3.86

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Lilico, with the help of her cat, must learn to adjust to a new country, a new school, and new pres… read more

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  • realistic fiction
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16. Built to Last

By: Minh Lê

4.21

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Meet two friends who think they're building imaginative worlds with blocks but come to realize they… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Ty's Travels: Camp-Out (I Can Read Comics Level 1) by Kelly Starling Lyons

17. Ty's Travels: Camp-Out (I Can Read Comics Level 1)

By: Kelly Starling Lyons

3.81

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Ty makes his I Can Read Comic debut! Featuring a bold comic styling by New York Times bestselling i… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Starling Lyons's Ty's Travels: Camp-Out (I Can Read Comics Level 1) book and Saadia Faruqi's Ali the Great and the Market Mishap

  • picture books
  • childrens
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18. Mehndi Boy

By: Zain Bandali

4.31

Format: 100 pages, Hardcover

An artistic, fashion-loving boy unlocks a new talent—and learns to stand up for it—in this chapter … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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19. Skeleanor the Decomposer: A Graphic Novel

By: Emily Ettlinger

4.09

Format: 64 pages, Kindle Edition

An instantly charming and vivid chapter-book graphic novel, starring a music-obsessed skeleton, Ske… read more

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  • childrens
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20. Jimmy's Rhythm & Blues: The Extraordinary Life of James Baldwin

By: Michelle Meadows

4.24

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Celebrate James Baldwin’s one-hundredth birthday anniversary with the first-ever illustrated biogra… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of My Daddy Is a Cowboy: A Picture Book by Stephanie Seales

21. My Daddy Is a Cowboy: A Picture Book

By: Stephanie Seales

4.33

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A young girl and her father share an early morning horseback ride around their city in this picture… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Henna Is . . . by Marzieh Abbas

22. Henna Is . . .

By: Marzieh Abbas

4.39

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A picture book that serves young readers as a lyrical love letter to henna, written by Middle East … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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23. Heatwave

By: Lauren Redniss

3.72

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A picture book from an award-winning artist that uses vibrant reds and blues to stunningly evoke th… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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24. Sister Friend

By: Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

4.14

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of The Day You Begin and Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away , a heartwarming new pictur… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Ali the Great and the Market Mishap by Saadia Faruqi

25. Ali the Great and the Market Mishap

By: Saadia Faruqi

3.85

Format: 26 pages, Library Binding

Ali Tahir loses something important at the market--his brother! Who's hungry? Ali, his grandfather,… read more

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  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • food
Cover of I'm Sorry You Got Mad by Kyle Lukoff

26. I'm Sorry You Got Mad

By: Kyle Lukoff

4.54

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Newbery Honor-winner Kyle Lukoff explores the importance of learning to apologize. Jack wants to… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Styx and Scones in the Sticky Wand: Ready-to-Read Graphics Level 2 by Jay Cooper

27. Styx and Scones in the Sticky Wand: Ready-to-Read Graphics Level 2

By: Jay Cooper

4.00

Format: 64 pages, ebook

Two witch’s pets get into some magical mischief in this first book in the Styx and Scones Level 2 R… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of Mossy and Tweed: Double Trouble (I Like to Read Comics) by Mirka Hokkanen

28. Mossy and Tweed: Double Trouble (I Like to Read Comics)

By: Mirka Hokkanen

3.90

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Is there room for two unicorns in the Gnome Woods? Mossy and Tweed find out in another silly, slaps… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Barrio Rising: The Protest that Built Chicano Park by María Dolores Águila

29. Barrio Rising: The Protest that Built Chicano Park

By: María Dolores Águila

4.25

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A vivid historical fiction account of the community activism behind San Diego's Chicano Park—home t… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Treasure Map: An Acorn Book (The Adventure Friends #1) by Brandon Todd

30. Treasure Map: An Acorn Book (The Adventure Friends #1)

By: Brandon Todd

3.74

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

Grab your compass and join the Adventure Friends -- Miguel and Clarke -- in this full-color early r… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Sea Monster (Mermaid Days #2) by Kyle Lukoff

31. The Sea Monster (Mermaid Days #2)

By: Kyle Lukoff

3.87

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

Vera and Beaker explore the ocean, in this series perfect for beginning readers! Pick a book. Grow … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens

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4.28

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4.29

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3.97

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