15 must-read storytime books like I Like Myself! by David Catrow, Karen Beaumont

Cover of I Like Myself! by David Catrow, Karen Beaumont

I Like Myself!

By: David Catrow , Karen Beaumont

2.00

Format: 238 pages, Hardcover

High on energy and imagination, this ode to self-esteem encourages kids to appreciate everything ab…

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Cover of Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña, Christian Robinson

1. Last Stop on Market Street

By: Matt de la Peña , Christian Robinson

4.30

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

"Sometimes when you're surrounded by dirt, CJ, you're a better witness for what's beautiful." CJ… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
"He wondered how his nana always found beautiful where he never even thought to look."

-Matt de la Peña, Last Stop on Market Street

"Sometimes when you're surrounded by dirt...you're a better witness for what's beautiful."

-Matt de la Peña, Last Stop on Market Street

"Nana, how come we don't got a car?' 'Boy, what do we need a car for? We got a bus that breathes fire, and old Mr. Daniels, who always has a trick for you."

-Matt de la Peña, Last Stop on Market Street

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2. Good Night, Gorilla

By: Peggy Rathmann

4.23

Format: 32 pages, Board book

A must-have board book for all babies.Good night, Gorilla.Good night, Elephant. It's bedtime at the… read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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3. The Very Busy Spider

By: Eric Carle

4.22

Format: 32 pages, Board book

From bestselling author and illustrator Eric Carle, the creator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar , co… read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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4. Llama Llama Red Pajama

By: Anna Dewdney

4.30

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Llama, Llama red pajama waiting, waiting for his mama. Mama isn’t coming yet. Baby Llama starts … read more

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  • poetry
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
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5. A Color of His Own

By: Leo Lionni

3.11

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Elephants are gray. Pigs are pink. Only the chameleon has no color of his own. He is purple like th… read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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6. The Name Jar

By: Yangsook Choi

4.14

Format: None pages,

The new kid in school needs a new name! Or does she? Being the new kid in school is hard enough, bu… read more

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  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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7. No, David!

By: David Shannon

3.75

Format: 132 pages, Hardcover

When author and artist David Shannon was five years old, he wrote a semi-autobiographical story of … read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of I Like Myself! by David Catrow, Karen Beaumont

8. I Like Myself!

By: David Catrow , Karen Beaumont

2.00

Format: 238 pages, Hardcover

High on energy and imagination, this ode to self-esteem encourages kids to appreciate everything ab… read more

Similar categories in David Catrow's I Like Myself! book and David Catrow's I Like Myself!

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • emotion

9. Snuggle Puppy!

By: Sandra Boynton

4.00

Format: None pages, Board Book

A great big hug in book form, Snuggle Puppyis a year-round valentine from parent to child. It is br… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

10. Your Baby's First Word Will Be DADA

By: Jimmy Fallon , Miguel Ordóñez

3.50

Format: 36 pages, Board Book

Your baby's first word will be . . . "Dada!" Right? Everyone knows that fathers wage a secret campa… read more

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11. Moo, Baa, La La La!

By: Sandra Boynton

3.50

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Serious silliness for all ages. Artist Sandra Boynton is back and better than ever with completely … read more

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12. The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend

By: Dan Santat

3.95

Format: 620 pages, Hardcover

This magical story begins on an island far away where an imaginary friend is born. He patiently wai… read more

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13. 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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14. The Way I Feel

By: Janan Cain

3.72

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Feelings are neither good nor bad, they simply are. Kids need words to name their feelings, just as… read more

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15. The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear

By: Audrey Wood , None

4.09

Format: None pages, Board Book

The Little Mouse and the Big Hungry Bear are known and loved by millions of children around the wor… read more

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16. Waiting is Not Easy! (Elephant & Piggie, #22)

By: Mo Willems

3.72

Format: 224 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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17. Kitten's First Full Moon

By: Kevin Henkes

3.87

Format: 309 pages, Hardcover

The nationally bestselling picture book about a kitten, the moon, and a bowl of milk, written by th… read more

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18. Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?

By: Eric Carle , Bill Martin Jr.

4.14

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

What will you hear when you read this book to a preschool child? Lots of noise! Children will chant… read more

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19. Everything is Mama

By: Jimmy Fallon , Miguel Ordóñez

5.00

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

The follow-up to NBC's The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon's #1 New York Times-bestseller Your Baby'… read more

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20. The Going To Bed Book

By: Sandra Boynton

4.24

Format: 16 pages, Board Book

Getting ready for sleep is tons of fun in this special anniversary edition of a Sandra Boynton clas… read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Giraffes Can't Dance by Guy Parker-Rees, Giles Andreae

21. Giraffes Can't Dance

By: Guy Parker-Rees , Giles Andreae

4.33

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Gerald the giraffe longs to dance, but his legs are too skinny and his neck is too long. At the Jun… read more

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  • poetry
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
"We all can dance," he said, "when we find music that we love."

-Guy Parker-Rees, Giraffes Can't Dance

"But sometimes when you're different You just need a different song"

-Guy Parker-Rees, Giraffes Can't Dance

22. Where Is Baby's Belly Button?

By: Karen Katz

4.31

Format: 66 pages, Board Book

Karen Katz's adorable babies play peekaboo in this delightful interactive book. Where are Baby's ha… read more

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23. The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse

By: Mac Barnett , Jon Klassen

4.19

Format: 45 pages, Hardcover

This is a story about a mouse and a duck who get swallowed by a wolf. Early one morning a mouse met… read more

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24. We're Going on a Bear Hunt

By: Michael Rosen , Helen Oxenbury

4.29

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

Come along on a bear hunt in this award-winning classic from Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury. We’r… read more

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  • poetry
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime

25. Where's Spot?

By: Eric Hill

3.24

Format: 324 pages,

When Where's Spot? was published in 1980, children all over America took Eric Hill's lovable puppy … read more

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26. Love Makes a Family

By: Sophie Beer

4.39

Format: 24 pages, Board book

Whether you have two mums, two dads, one parent, or one of each, there's one thing that makes a fam… read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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27. Hello Lighthouse (Caldecott Medal Winner)

By: Sophie Blackall

4.38

Format: 44 pages, Hardcover

A new picture book that will transport readers to the seaside. Watch the days and seasons pass a… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of That's Not My Name! by Anoosha Syed

28. That's Not My Name!

By: Anoosha Syed

4.41

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

A debut picture book about loving your name, finding your voice, and standing up for yourself from … read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
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29. The Proudest Blue

By: Ibtihaj Muhammad

4.56

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

A powerful, vibrantly illustrated story about the first day of school–and two sisters on one’s firs… read more

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  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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30. Hair Love

By: Matthew A. Cherry

4.59

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When mommy is away, it’s up to daddy to do his daughter’s hair in this ode to self-confidence and t… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
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31. Pink Is for Boys

By: Robb Pearlman

4.04

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An empowering and educational picture book that proves colors are for everyone, regardless of gende… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime

18 must-read fiction books like I Like Myself! by David Catrow, Karen Beaumont

Transform Your Habits

Last Stop on Market Street

Matt de la Peña , Christian Robinson

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Good Night, Gorilla

Peggy Rathmann

4.23

Transform Your Habits

The Very Busy Spider

Eric Carle

4.22

Transform Your Habits

Llama Llama Red Pajama

Anna Dewdney

4.30

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10 Best fiction books like Giraffes Can't Dance by Guy Parker-Rees, Giles Andreae

Transform Your Habits

Good Night, Gorilla

Peggy Rathmann

4.23

Transform Your Habits

Llama Llama Red Pajama

Anna Dewdney

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Room on the Broom

Julia Donaldson , Axel Scheffler

4.46

Transform Your Habits

Blue Hat, Green Hat (Boynton Board Books)

Sandra Boynton

3.87

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