9 must-read picture books books like The Tantrum That Saved The World by Megan Herbert

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The Tantrum That Saved The World

By: Megan Herbert

4.08

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

Tantrums are bad–except when they save the world. An environmental picture book about finding y…

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Cover of Library Lion by Kevin Hawkes, Michelle Knudsen

1. Library Lion

By: Kevin Hawkes , Michelle Knudsen

4.43

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

An affectionate storybook tribute to that truly wonderful place: the library. Miss Merriweather,… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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2. The Polar Express

By: Chris Van Allsburg

4.32

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

“Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can't see.”… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
"The bell still rings for all who truly believe"

-Chris Van Allsburg, The Polar Express

"Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can't see."

-Chris Van Allsburg, The Polar Express

"At one time, most of my friends could hear the bell, but as years passed, it fell silent for all of them. Even Sarah found one Christmas that she could no longer hear its sweet sound. Though I've gro…"

-Chris Van Allsburg, The Polar Express

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3. Creepy Carrots!

By: None , Peter Brown

4.29

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The Twilight Zone comes to the carrot patch in this clever picture book parable about a rabbit who … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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4. The Oh She Glows Cookbook: Over 100 Vegan Recipes to Glow from the Inside Out

By: Angela Liddon

5.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

After a decade of struggling with an eating disorder and subsisting on diet, low-calorie processed … read more

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5. Accabadora

By: Michela Murgia

4.07

Format: 166 pages, Hardcover

La Sardegna degli anni Cinquanta è un mondo antico sull’orlo del precipizio. Maria ha sei anni ed è… read more

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"Quan es té prou temps, fins i tot la ràbia s'organitza."

-Michela Murgia, Accabadora

"En la hora de la debilidad algunos prefieren hacerse creyentes que fuertes"

-Michela Murgia, Accabadora

"-¿Quieres juzgar el cómo sin entender el porqué? Siempre tienes prisa por dictar sentencias, Maria. (Bonaria Urria)"

-Michela Murgia, Accabadora

"Come gli occhi della civetta, ci sono pensieri che non sopportano la luce piena. Non possono nascere che di notte, dove la loro funzione è la stessa della luna, necessaria a smuovere maree di senso i…"

-Michela Murgia, Accabadora

6. Little Blue Truck

By: Jill McElmurry , Alice Schertle

3.82

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Beep! Beep! Beep!Meet Blue. A muddy country road is no match for this little pick up--that is, unti… read more

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7. Dog Songs

By: None , Mary Oliver

3.60

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Mary Oliver's Dog Songsis a celebration of the special bond between human and dog, as understood th… read more

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8. The Magic Fish

By: Trung Le Nguyen

4.51

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Tiến loves his family and his friends…but Tiến has a secret he's been keeping from them, and it mig… read more

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"To me, language is a map to help you figure out where you are. If you can't read the map, you're lost"

-Trung Le Nguyen, The Magic Fish

"The space between two shores is the ocean and being caught in between feels like drowning. And, really, what is the point of tears among so much salt water?"

-Trung Le Nguyen, The Magic Fish

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9. Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

By: Joanna Ho

4.60

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

A young Asian girl notices that her eyes look different from her peers'. They have big, round eyes … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
"When Mama tucks me in at night, her eyes tell me I'm a miracle."

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

"Some people have eyes like sapphire lagoons with lashes like lace trims on ballgowns, sweeping their cheeks as they twirl."

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

"My eyes crinkle into crescent moons and sparkle like the stars. Gold flecks dance and twirl while stories whirl in their oolong pools, carrying tales of the past and hope for the future."

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

"Some people have eyes like sapphire lagoons with lashes like lace trim on ballgowns, sweeping their cheeks as they twirl. Big eyes, long lashes. Not me. I have eyes that kiss on the corners and glow …"

-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

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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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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Except Antarctica: A Hilarious Animal Picture Book for Kids by Todd Sturgell

11. Except Antarctica: A Hilarious Animal Picture Book for Kids

By: Todd Sturgell

4.16

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Featuring a rogue group of cheeky animals who love nothing more than a challenge and a flustered, h… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • science
Cover of The Me You Love in the Dark: Books 1-5 by Skottie Young

12. The Me You Love in the Dark: Books 1-5

By: Skottie Young

3.70

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

An artist named Ro retreats from the grind of the city to an old house in a small town. She hopes … read more

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13. Ghost Eaters

By: Clay McLeod Chapman

3.37

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

One of Vulture's Best Horror Novels of 2022, this terrifying supernatural page-turner will make you… read more

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Cover of The Garden (Into Shadow, #1) by Tomi Adeyemi

14. The Garden (Into Shadow, #1)

By: Tomi Adeyemi

2.80

Format: 33 pages, Kindle Edition

In this dreamlike short story told in alternating prose and verse, number one New York Times bestse… read more

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15. Don't Hug Doug (He Doesn't Like It)

By: Carrie Finison

4.39

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Meet Doug, an ordinary kid who doesn’t like hugs, in this fun and exuberant story which aims to spa… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Androne (Androne #1) by Dwain Worrell

16. Androne (Androne #1)

By: Dwain Worrell

3.92

Format: 329 pages, Kindle Edition

Humanity’s new war is an enigma with an enemy threat beyond all imagination in this near-future nov… read more

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17. Libertie

By: Kaitlyn Greenidge

3.49

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The critically acclaimed and Whiting Award–winning author of We Love You, Charlie Freeman returns w… read more

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"Being a mother means being someone's God, if only briefly."

-Kaitlyn Greenidge, Libertie

"If I burn her words, I will be free of whatever she wants of me. Instead I stuffed the papers back in my drawer."

-Kaitlyn Greenidge, Libertie

"And I decided when you were born that I would hide my heart from you, because I worried I would love you into nervous oblivion."

-Kaitlyn Greenidge, Libertie

"The only good poem I’ve ever written is you. A daughter is a poem. A daughter is a kind of psalm. You, in the world, responding to me, is the song I made. I cannot make another."

-Kaitlyn Greenidge, Libertie

Cover of Zikora by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

18. Zikora

By: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

4.27

Format: 39 pages, Kindle Edition

The emotional storms weathered by a mother and daughter yield a profound new understanding in a mov… read more

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"You can’t nice your way to being loved."

-Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Zikora

"Some kindnesses you do not ever forget. You carry them to your grave, held warmly somewhere, brought up and savored from time to time."

-Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Zikora

"Respect: a starched deference, a string of ashen rituals. It was my mother who sat beside my father at weddings and ceremonies; it was her photo that appeared above the label of “wife"

-Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Zikora

"If he was going to have a child, of course he should have a say, but how much of a say, since the body was mine, since in creating a child, Nature demanded so much of the woman and so little of the m…"

-Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Zikora

Cover of Last to Eat, Last to Learn: My Life in Afghanistan Fighting to Educate Women by Pashtana Durrani

19. Last to Eat, Last to Learn: My Life in Afghanistan Fighting to Educate Women

By: Pashtana Durrani

4.39

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

“Pashtana’s story highlights the resourcefulness and bravery of young women in Afghanistan. I hope … read more

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20. Greta and the Giants

By: Zoë Tucker

4.14

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

This picture book tells the story of Nobel Peace Prize nominee Greta Thunberg—the Swedish teenager … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • environment
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21. The Tantrum That Saved The World

By: Megan Herbert

4.08

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

Tantrums are bad–except when they save the world. An environmental picture book about finding y… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • environment
  • science

9 Top childrens books like The Tantrum That Saved The World by Megan Herbert

Transform Your Habits

Library Lion

Kevin Hawkes , Michelle Knudsen

4.43

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The Polar Express

Chris Van Allsburg

4.32

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Creepy Carrots!

None , Peter Brown

4.29

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Eyes that Kiss in the Corners

Joanna Ho

4.60

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Maeve Fly

C.J. Leede

3.78

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Boys in the Valley

Philip Fracassi

4.18

Transform Your Habits

Episode Thirteen

Craig DiLouie

3.53

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Nestlings

Nat Cassidy

3.86

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