21 Best picture books books like Gigi And Ojiji: Food for Thought by Melissa Iwai

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Gigi And Ojiji: Food for Thought

By: Melissa Iwai

4.02

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

A Geisel Honor–winning series! Join Gigi as she tries natto, a traditional Japanese food, in t…

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1. Out of the Dust

By: Karen Hesse

3.71

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

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  • childrens
  • fiction

2. Booked

By: Kwame Alexander

3.79

Format: 704 pages, Hardcover

National Book Award Long List New York Times Bestseller Like lightning/you strike/fast and free/le… read more

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3. Are You Ready to Play Outside? (Elephant & Piggie, #7)

By: Mo Willems

3.58

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald worries so that Pi… read more

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4. It's a Book

By: Lane Smith

3.25

Format: None pages,

Playful and lighthearted with a subversive twist that is signature Lane Smith, IT'S A BOOK is a del… read more

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5. The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

By: Jon Klassen

4.26

Format: 105 pages, None

Jon Klassen's retelling of a traditional Tyrolean folktale.In a big abandoned house, on a barren hi… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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6. The Puppets of Spelhorst

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.19

Format: 149 pages, Hardcover

From master storyteller Kate DiCamillo comes an original fairy tale—with enchanting illustrations b… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
"The moon has no master," said the owl. "The moon is its own king." "Or queen," said the girl. The moon rose higher."

-Kate DiCamillo, The Puppets of Spelhorst

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7. Orris and Timble: The Beginning

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.37

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

From beloved storyteller Kate DiCamillo comes the first book in a warm and funny early-reader trilo… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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8. The Lost Year

By: Katherine Marsh

4.50

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade survival story that traces a family secret back to the Holodomor, a terrible famine … read more

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  • family
  • childrens
  • fiction
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9. Fox Has a Problem

By: Corey R. Tabor

4.27

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In his next I Can Read adventure, Fox--the hilarious trickster character featured in Geisel Award w… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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10. Chez Bob (Chez Bob, 1)

By: Bob Shea

4.27

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From the hilarious author of Who Wet My Pants?, Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great, and the Dinosaur … read more

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  • food
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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11. Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

By: Pedro Martín

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican-American boy’s family and t… read more

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  • childrens
  • family
"It was like the driveway at Disneyland but with way more automatic weapons."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

"I like to say that my stories are 100% true 90% of the time. My memory and my heart like to play tricks on each other. The results are what makes my stories."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

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12. The First State of Being

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Michael Rosario meets a mysterious boy from the future, his life is changed fo… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
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13. Ploof

By: Ben Clanton

4.19

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

Come play with Ploof! Meet a friendly cloud full of feelings in this interactive picture book for f… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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14. Olivetti

By: Allie Millington

4.10

Format: 253 pages, Hardcover

Being a typewriter is not as easy as it looks. Surrounded by books (notorious attention hogs) and r… read more

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  • family
  • childrens
  • fiction
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15. Mr. S: A First Day of School Book

By: Monica Arnaldo

4.21

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

It was the first day of school. But even the kindergarteners of room 2B could tell something was se… read more

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  • food
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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16. Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider

By: Jessica Lanan

4.40

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A nonfiction story following a day in the life of a backyard jumping spider.What if you were small … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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17. Cornbread & Poppy at the Museum (Cornbread and Poppy, 3)

By: Matthew Cordell

4.03

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

This third book in Caldecott medalist Matthew Cordell's bestselling early reader series tells a sto… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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18. Do You Remember?

By: Sydney Smith

4.26

Format: 45 pages, Kindle Edition

From the creator of Small in the City and the illustrator of Town Is by the Sea and Sidewalk Flower… read more

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  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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19. Worm and Caterpillar Are Friends: Ready-to-Read Graphics Level 1

By: Kaz Windness

4.39

Format: 64 pages, Kindle Edition

Worm and Caterpillar are friends—best friends. Worm loves how they are just alike, but Caterpillar … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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20. Kitty-Cam: Ready-to-Read Pre-Level 1 (Critter-Cam)

By: Margie Palatini

3.74

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

See the world from a pet kitty’s point of view via the video camera perched on its head in this pla… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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21. And Then, Boom!

By: Lisa Fipps

4.69

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A gripping new novel-in-verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish , featuring a pove… read more

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  • family
  • fiction
"Friendship is being there to notice someone's about to fall, to try to keep them from falling, to catch them when they fall or to cushion the blow when they do, to feel what they're feeling, and to u…"

-Lisa Fipps, And Then, Boom!

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22. Once Upon a Book

By: Grace Lin

4.21

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From Caldecott and Newbery Honoree Grace Lin and bestselling author Kate Messner comes a modern fol… read more

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  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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23. Eyes That Weave the World's Wonders

By: Joanna Ho

4.53

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From  New York Times  bestselling Joanna Ho, of Eyes that Kiss in the Corners, and award-winning ed… read more

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  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
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24. Nat the Cat Takes a Nap: Ready-to-Read Pre-Level 1

By: Jarrett Lerner

4.26

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

From Jarrett Lerner comes a new Pre-Level 1 Ready-to-Read series about a grumpy cat and a long-suff… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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25. Ready to Soar

By: Cori Doerrfeld

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Rabbit Listened , a story of learning to stay tru… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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26. See the Ghost: Three Stories About Things You Cannot See

By: David LaRochelle

4.07

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

The Geisel Award–winning creators of See the Cat and See the Dog return for a comical new spoof on … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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27. Only Ants for Andy

By: Jashar Awan

4.08

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

This funny, satisfying picture book from the author of What a Lucky Day! gives a fresh spin to a fa… read more

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  • food
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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28. The Big Bad Wolf in My House

By: Valérie Fontaine

4.32

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A young girl describes what it’s like when her mom’s new friend comes to stay ― a moving story abou… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
"Allora la Bambina ha innalzato un muro di mattoni tutto attorno al suo cuore. E ha chiuso gli occhi. Anche nei giorni in cui tornava il sole, lei li teneva chiusi."

-Valérie Fontaine, The Big Bad Wolf in My House

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29. The Perfect Place

By: Matt de la Peña

3.96

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

From the Newbery Medal-winning author of Last Stop on Market Street comes this moving picture book … read more

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  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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30. A Pie for Us!: An Acorn Book (Best Buddies #1)

By: Vicky Fang

4.11

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Best friends Sniff and Scratch NEED to reach a yummy-smelling pie, in this laugh-out-loud, full-col… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Gigi And Ojiji: Food for Thought by Melissa Iwai

31. Gigi And Ojiji: Food for Thought

By: Melissa Iwai

4.02

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

A Geisel Honor–winning series! Join Gigi as she tries natto, a traditional Japanese food, in t… read more

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  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • food
  • fiction
  • japan
  • family

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