24 Best picture books books like Doris' Dear Delinquents by Emma Ward

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Doris' Dear Delinquents

By: Emma Ward

3.77

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Doris the gharial has her motherly hands full with twenty-six misbehaved hatchlings. Follow along o…

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Cover of Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity (Knuffle Bunny, #2) by Mo Willems

1. Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity (Knuffle Bunny, #2)

By: Mo Willems

4.03

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Trixie can't wait to bring her one-of-a-kind Knuffle Bunny to school and show him off to everyone. … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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2. If You Give a Cat a Cupcake

By: Laura Joffe Numeroff , Felicia Bond

4.00

Format: 162 pages, Hardcover

The lovable cat who first appeared in If You Give a Pig a Partynow has his very own book in the bel… read more

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  • picture books
  • animals
  • childrens

3. Corduroy

By: Don Freeman

4.72

Format: 64 pages,

Have you ever dreamed of being locked in a department store at night? The endearing story of Cordur… read more

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  • picture books
  • animals
  • childrens
Cover of The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon, #1) by Kay O'Neill

4. The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon, #1)

By: Kay O'Neill

4.35

Format: 71 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of Princess Princess Ever After comes The Tea Dragon Society, a charm… read more

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"when one feels displaced, it can take a while for the connections to grow."

-Kay O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon, #1)

"los recuerdos no sólo viven en tu interior minette. Residen en toda la gente y objetos con los que compartes tu vida"

-Kay O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon, #1)

"Just because something comes easily to you, does not mean it has no value. You find it effortless because you love it, and that is why it is your gift."

-Kay O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon, #1)

"everything that happens is part of your wholeness. the sadness, the loss, the hurt, as well as the joy, the love, the friendship -- it is all part of your tapestry .... remember that you are whole."

-Kay O'Neill, The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon, #1)

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5. Hot Dog

By: Doug Salati

4.29

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From a critically acclaimed creator comes this summery picture book featuring an overheated--and ov… read more

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  • picture books
  • animals
  • childrens
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6. Watercress

By: Andrea Wang

4.53

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Gathering watercress by the side of the road brings a girl closer to her family's Chinese Heritage.… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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7. 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
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8. 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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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9. SPY×FAMILY 5

By: Tatsuya Endo

4.43

Format: 202 pages, Paperback

予知犬のボンドが家族に加わり、オペレーション〈梟(ストリクス)〉もフォージャー家もようやく軌道に乗ったと思われた――が、中間考査でアーニャ史上最大のピンチ!? 星(ステラ)と雷(トニト)をかけた波乱… read more

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"Knowledge is a swole chihuahua?"

-Tatsuya Endo, SPY×FAMILY 5

Cover of We Don't Eat Our Classmates (Penelope Rex, #1) by Ryan T.  Higgins

10. We Don't Eat Our Classmates (Penelope Rex, #1)

By: Ryan T. Higgins

4.51

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Penelope the dinosaur starts school, but it’s hard to make friends when her classmates are so delic… read more

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  • picture books
  • animals
  • childrens
Cover of The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster by Mo Willems

11. The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster

By: Mo Willems

4.12

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times best-selling, award-winning author and illustrator Mo Willems! Buckle up… read more

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  • picture books
  • animals
  • childrens
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12. 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

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  • childrens
Cover of Crush (Berrybrook Middle School, #3) by Svetlana Chmakova

13. Crush (Berrybrook Middle School, #3)

By: Svetlana Chmakova

4.47

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Following the overwhelming success of AWKWARD and BRAVE, Svetlana Chmakova's award winning Berrybro… read more

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14. Twelfth Grade Night

By: Molly Horton Booth

3.79

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

The course of true love never did run smooth . . . and neither does high school in this new graphic… read more

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15. I Am Quiet: A Story for the Introvert in All of Us

By: Andie Powers

4.16

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Emile is not shy—he is quiet. Emile may seem timid and shy on the outside, but on the inside … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
"Strength can be quiet. Answers can be quiet. Friendship can be quiet."

-Andie Powers, I Am Quiet: A Story for the Introvert in All of Us

"l am quiet on the outside, but not on the inside. On the inside, my imagination shouts loudly and runs wild."

-Andie Powers, I Am Quiet: A Story for the Introvert in All of Us

"My mother says that "if you hold a shell close to your ear and are very quiet, you can hear the entire ocean sing."

-Andie Powers, I Am Quiet: A Story for the Introvert in All of Us

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16. Julián Is a Mermaid

By: Jessica Love

4.51

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

In an exuberant picture book, a glimpse of costumed mermaids leaves one boy flooded with wonder and… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving Story by Danielle Greendeer

17. Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving Story

By: Danielle Greendeer

4.36

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this Wampanoag story told in a Native tradition, two kids from the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe learn… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Other Ever Afters: New Queer Fairy Tales by Melanie Gillman

18. Other Ever Afters: New Queer Fairy Tales

By: Melanie Gillman

4.04

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Once upon a time . . . happily ever after turned out differently than expected. In this new, femini… read more

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19. Love, Escargot

By: Dashka Slater

4.15

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Fall in love with this laugh-out-loud third picture book in the bestselling Escargot series about a… read more

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  • picture books
  • animals
  • childrens
Cover of Chickadee: Criminal Mastermind by Monica Silvie

20. Chickadee: Criminal Mastermind

By: Monica Silvie

4.07

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

A flying masked bandit (code name: Chickadee) discovers he isn't quite who he thinks he is in this … read more

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  • picture books
  • animals
  • childrens
Cover of Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other Stories by Jarvis

21. Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other Stories

By: Jarvis

4.12

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

Picture-book maven Jarvis brings his subtle wit and charm to the chapter-book realm with this set o… read more

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  • animals
  • childrens
Cover of Slip by Marika McCoola

22. Slip

By: Marika McCoola

3.54

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

From Eisner-Award nominated writer Marika McCoola and debut artist Aatmaja Pandya, an emotional com… read more

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Cover of I'd Like to Be the Window for a Wise Old Dog by Philip C. Stead

23. I'd Like to Be the Window for a Wise Old Dog

By: Philip C. Stead

3.79

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The limitless possibilities of the world outside our windows - and the warmth and comfort of home -… read more

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  • picture books
  • animals
  • childrens
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24. The Golden Hour

By: Niki Smith

4.28

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

From the author of The Deep & Dark Blue comes a tender graphic novel, perfect for our time, that ge… read more

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25. Just a Worm

By: Marie Boyd

4.19

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Upset at being called "just a worm," worm sets out around the garden to find out what the other ins… read more

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  • picture books
  • animals
  • childrens
Cover of Kapaemahu by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu

26. Kapaemahu

By: Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu

4.42

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An Indigenous legend about how four extraordinary individuals of dual male and female spirit, or Ma… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Blue Bison Needs a Haircut (The Bison Family Series) by Scott Rothman

27. Blue Bison Needs a Haircut (The Bison Family Series)

By: Scott Rothman

3.48

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Blue Bison tries his best to be patient in this humorous picture book from the #1 New York Times be… read more

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  • picture books
  • animals
  • childrens
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28. Where Is Bina Bear?

By: Mike Curato

4.20

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In Mike Curato's funny, poignant picture book Where Is Bina Bear? , a little rabbit throws a party―… read more

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  • picture books
  • animals
  • childrens
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29. The More You Give

By: Marcy Campbell

4.30

Format: 48 pages, Library Binding

A modern-day response to The Giving Tree, this lyrical picturebook shows how a family passes down l… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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30. Rosa's Song

By: Helena Ku Rhee

4.23

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this diverse picture book, a young immigrant from South Korea finds community and friendship in … read more

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  • picture books
  • animals
  • childrens
Cover of Doris' Dear Delinquents by Emma Ward

31. Doris' Dear Delinquents

By: Emma Ward

3.77

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Doris the gharial has her motherly hands full with twenty-six misbehaved hatchlings. Follow along o… read more

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  • picture books
  • animals
  • childrens

25 Best childrens books like Doris' Dear Delinquents by Emma Ward

Transform Your Habits

Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity (Knuffle Bunny, #2)

Mo Willems

4.03

Transform Your Habits

If You Give a Cat a Cupcake

Laura Joffe Numeroff , Felicia Bond

4.00

Corduroy

Don Freeman

4.72

Transform Your Habits

The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon, #1)

Kay O'Neill

4.35

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Transform Your Habits

Sisters (Smile #2)

Raina Telgemeier

4.32

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Crush (Berrybrook Middle School, #3)

Svetlana Chmakova

4.47

Transform Your Habits

Camp (Click #2)

Kayla Miller

4.15

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