21 Top fiction books like Take Me to Laolao by Kelly Zhang

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Take Me to Laolao

By: Kelly Zhang

4.15

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Celebrate the Spring Lantern Festival! This gentle picture book explores the special bond between c…

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1. Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

By: Mo Willems

4.33

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

When a bus driver takes a break from his route, a very unlikely volunteer springs up to take his pl… read more

Similar categories in Mo Willems's Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! book and Kelly Zhang's Take Me to Laolao

  • fantasy
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
"I bet your mom would let me." -Pigeon, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus-"

-Mo Willems, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

2. The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?

By: Mo Willems

3.57

Format: 307 pages, Hardcover

Much to the chagrin of Pigeon, little Duckling uses very polite manners to request a cookie, and ac… read more

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3. Finding My Dance

By: Ria Thundercloud

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In her debut picture book, professional Indigenous dancer Ria Thundercloud tells the true story of … read more

Similar categories in Ria Thundercloud's Finding My Dance book and Kelly Zhang's Take Me to Laolao

  • picture books
  • childrens
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4. Ferris

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The beloved author of Because of Winn-Dixie has outdone herself with a hilarious and achingly real … read more

Similar categories in Kate DiCamillo's Ferris book and Kelly Zhang's Take Me to Laolao

  • family
  • childrens
  • fiction
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5. The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn

By: Shawn Harris

3.76

Format: 48 pages, Library Binding

Meet Teeny-Weeny! A pint-sized unicorn in this funny, modern fairy tale about perception and self-c… read more

Similar categories in Shawn Harris's The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn book and Kelly Zhang's Take Me to Laolao

  • fantasy
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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6. A Library

By: Nikki Giovanni

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this lyrical picture book, world-renowned poet, New York Times bestselling author, and Coretta S… read more

Similar categories in Nikki Giovanni's A Library book and Kelly Zhang's Take Me to Laolao

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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7. Lucky Duck

By: Greg Pizzoli

4.04

Format: 49 pages, Kindle Edition

From Geisel Award-winning author Greg Pizzoli comes a hilarious picture book about a duck who learn… read more

Similar categories in Greg Pizzoli's Lucky Duck book and Kelly Zhang's Take Me to Laolao

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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8. The Rabbit Listened

By: Cori Doerrfeld

4.60

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A universal, deeply moving exploration of grief and empathy With its spare, poignant text and ir… read more

Similar categories in Cori Doerrfeld's The Rabbit Listened book and Kelly Zhang's Take Me to Laolao

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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9. 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

Similar categories in Mac Barnett's The Three Billy Goats Gruff book and Kelly Zhang's Take Me to Laolao

  • fantasy
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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10. Don't Touch that Flower

By: Alice Hemming

3.96

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

  A fantastically fun springtime picture book from the creators of The Leaf Thief. Hello sunshine! … read more

Similar categories in Alice Hemming's Don't Touch that Flower book and Kelly Zhang's Take Me to Laolao

  • picture books
  • childrens
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11. Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Sleigh!

By: Mo Willems

4.25

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning author and illustrator Mo Willems comes a new hol… read more

Similar categories in Mo Willems's Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Sleigh! book and Kelly Zhang's Take Me to Laolao

  • holiday
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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12. Dim Sum Palace

By: X. Fang

4.08

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A little girl's love of dim sum spills over into her dreams, taking her on a fantastical food-fille… read more

Similar categories in X. Fang's Dim Sum Palace book and Kelly Zhang's Take Me to Laolao

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • china
  • fantasy
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13. With Lots of Love

By: Jenny Torres Sanchez

4.21

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A beautiful, lyrical story about a girl who moves from her home in Central America to the United St… read more

Similar categories in Jenny Torres Sanchez's With Lots of Love book and Kelly Zhang's Take Me to Laolao

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
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14. The Ogress and the Orphans

By: Kelly Barnhill

4.28

Format: 392 pages, Hardcover

A fantasy about the power of generosity and love, and how a community suffers when they disappear. … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Barnhill's The Ogress and the Orphans book and Kelly Zhang's Take Me to Laolao

  • fantasy
  • family
  • childrens
  • fiction
"The antidote to anger is tenderness, and the antidote to discord is reconciliation."

-Kelly Barnhill, The Ogress and the Orphans

"Life is long, after all. And over time, the paths we take tend to intertwine and overlap."

-Kelly Barnhill, The Ogress and the Orphans

"Books are funny things. The ideas and knowledge contained inside their pages have mass and velocity and gravity. They bend both space and time. They have minds of their own. There is a power in a boo…"

-Kelly Barnhill, The Ogress and the Orphans

"So maybe the Reading Room is magic because books really are magic. I read once that books bend both space and time, and the more books you have in one place, the more space and time will bend and twi…"

-Kelly Barnhill, The Ogress and the Orphans

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15. 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

Similar categories in Joanna Ho's Eyes That Weave the World's Wonders book and Kelly Zhang's Take Me to Laolao

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
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16. I Lived Inside a Whale

By: Xin Li

4.35

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Olive Jeffers and the Fan Brothers, this stunningly illustrated, whimsical picture book… read more

Similar categories in Xin Li's I Lived Inside a Whale book and Kelly Zhang's Take Me to Laolao

  • fantasy
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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17. The Universe in You: A Microscopic Journey

By: Jason Chin

4.28

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott Medalist Jason Chin's companion book to the award-winning Your Place in the Universe expl… read more

Similar categories in Jason Chin's The Universe in You: A Microscopic Journey book and Kelly Zhang's Take Me to Laolao

  • picture books
  • childrens
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18. The Last Zookeeper

By: Aaron Becker

4.24

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A master of the wordless form imagines a futuristic Noah’s Ark in a luminous sci-fi parable for our… read more

Similar categories in Aaron Becker's The Last Zookeeper book and Kelly Zhang's Take Me to Laolao

  • fantasy
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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19. Kadooboo!: A Silly South Indian Folktale

By: Shruthi Rao

4.53

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Kadooboo! Golden brown, puffy, sweet, and crunchy, it’s fresh from the pan―a delicious treat! As… read more

Similar categories in Shruthi Rao's Kadooboo!: A Silly South Indian Folktale book and Kelly Zhang's Take Me to Laolao

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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20. Grandma's Roof Garden

By: Tang Wei

4.15

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Granny may be old, but she’s certainly not feeble – or idle! She’s built a splendid vegetable garde… read more

Similar categories in Tang Wei's Grandma's Roof Garden book and Kelly Zhang's Take Me to Laolao

  • china
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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21. I Want 100 Dogs

By: Stacy McAnulty

4.20

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this funny, feel-good first-pet book, one aspiring dog owner and her parents ponder—in wildly im… read more

Similar categories in Stacy McAnulty's I Want 100 Dogs book and Kelly Zhang's Take Me to Laolao

  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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22. My Brain Is Magic: A Sensory-Seeking Celebration

By: Prasha Sooful

4.06

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Is your brain magic? Whether your brain buzzes around the room like a bee or tells you to be loud a… read more

Similar categories in Prasha Sooful's My Brain Is Magic: A Sensory-Seeking Celebration book and Kelly Zhang's Take Me to Laolao

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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23. Elijah's Easter Suit

By: Brentom Jackson

4.42

Format: 32 pages, Library Binding

In a story full of style, sass, and significance, a young boy goes on a quest for the perfect Easte… read more

Similar categories in Brentom Jackson's Elijah's Easter Suit book and Kelly Zhang's Take Me to Laolao

  • holiday
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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24. The Spark in You

By: Andrea Pippins

3.59

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This jubilant picture book filled with powerful affirmations celebrates the beautiful magic that ma… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Pippins's The Spark in You book and Kelly Zhang's Take Me to Laolao

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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25. When an Elephant Hears NO

By: Dazzle Ng

4.30

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When an elephant hears NO, a tantrum may follow, and a steaming, stomping elephant blowing up is BI… read more

Similar categories in Dazzle Ng's When an Elephant Hears NO book and Kelly Zhang's Take Me to Laolao

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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26. A Mischief of Mice

By: Christie Matheson

4.10

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Join the animals and follow the clues in this rollicking, rhyming, nature-inspired whodunit story f… read more

Similar categories in Christie Matheson's A Mischief of Mice book and Kelly Zhang's Take Me to Laolao

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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27. No More Señora Mimí

By: Meg Medina

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From Newbery Medalist Meg Medina, National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, comes a poigna… read more

Similar categories in Meg Medina's No More Señora Mimí book and Kelly Zhang's Take Me to Laolao

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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28. Take Me to Laolao

By: Kelly Zhang

4.15

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Celebrate the Spring Lantern Festival! This gentle picture book explores the special bond between c… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Zhang's Take Me to Laolao book and Kelly Zhang's Take Me to Laolao

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • science fiction fantasy
  • picture books
  • holiday
  • fiction
  • family
  • china
  • fantasy
  • mythology
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29. The Bakery Dragon

By: Devin Elle Kurtz

4.64

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The heroic tale of a tiny dragon with a heart of gold and a taste for baked treats! A scrumptious p… read more

Similar categories in Devin Elle Kurtz's The Bakery Dragon book and Kelly Zhang's Take Me to Laolao

  • fantasy
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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30. The Night Market

By: Seina Wedlick

4.21

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Journey with a young girl as she explores the mesmerizing wonders of a Nigerian night market, where… read more

Similar categories in Seina Wedlick's The Night Market book and Kelly Zhang's Take Me to Laolao

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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31. Harold Hates to Hibernate (A Harold the Bear Story)

By: Vern Kousky

3.90

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In the sweet and charming follow-up to the beloved picture book Harold Loves His Woolly Hat, little… read more

Similar categories in Vern Kousky's Harold Hates to Hibernate (A Harold the Bear Story) book and Kelly Zhang's Take Me to Laolao

  • picture books
  • childrens

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Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

Mo Willems

4.33

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The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn

Shawn Harris

3.76

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The Three Billy Goats Gruff

Mac Barnett

4.34

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X. Fang

4.08

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David Sedaris

3.55

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Orris and Timble: The Beginning

Kate DiCamillo

4.37

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Julie Leung

4.38

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Ryan T. Higgins

4.42

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