6 Best classics books like The Red Balloon by Albert Lamorisse

Cover of The Red Balloon by Albert Lamorisse

The Red Balloon

By: Albert Lamorisse

4.17

Format: None pages, Paperback

A magical book that has become an enduring children's classic, The Red Balloon is the story of a yo…

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Cover of Stuck by Oliver Jeffers

1. Stuck

By: Oliver Jeffers

4.24

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From the illustrator of the #1 smash The Day the Crayons Quit comes another bestseller--a giggle-in… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Sam and Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett, Jon Klassen

2. Sam and Dave Dig a Hole

By: Mac Barnett , Jon Klassen

4.17

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

With perfect pacing, the multi-award-winning, New York Times best-selling team of Mac Barnett and J… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Hippos Go Berserk! by Sandra Boynton

3. Hippos Go Berserk!

By: Sandra Boynton

4.30

Format: 32 pages, Board Book

When Sandra Boynton does a counting book, it adds up to fun. Illustrated by the author, this is a v… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

4. Cotton Comes to Harlem (Harlem Cycle, #7)

By: Chester Himes

2.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

Black flim-flam man Deke O'Hara is no sooner out of Atlanta's state penitentiary than he's back on … read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
Cover of The Real Mother Goose by Blanche Fisher Wright

5. The Real Mother Goose

By: Blanche Fisher Wright

3.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

For nearly a century, The Real Mother Goose(r) has delighted young children! For more than seventy-… read more

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  • classics
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Red Balloon by Albert Lamorisse

6. The Red Balloon

By: Albert Lamorisse

4.17

Format: None pages, Paperback

A magical book that has become an enduring children's classic, The Red Balloon is the story of a yo… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • photography
  • picture books
  • france
  • french literature
  • fiction
Cover of The Missing Piece by Shel Silverstein

7. The Missing Piece

By: Shel Silverstein

5.00

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From Shel Silverstein, the celebrated author of The Giving Treeand Where the Sidewalk Ends, comes T… read more

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  • classics
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds

8. The Dot

By: Peter H. Reynolds

4.25

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

With a simple, witty story and free-spirited illustrations, Peter H. Reynolds entices even the stub… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

9. I'm a Frog! (Elephant and Piggie, #20)

By: Mo Willems

3.90

Format: 144 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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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

10. The Day the Crayons Quit

By: Oliver Jeffers , Drew Daywalt

3.53

Format: 39 pages, Hardcover

Poor Duncan just wants to color. But when he opens his box of crayons, he finds only letters, all s… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

11. The Three Questions

By: Leo Tolstoy , Jon J. Muth

3.43

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

What is the best time to do things? Who is the most important one? What is the right thing to do? N… read more

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12. Little Owl Lost

By: Chris Haughton

3.73

Format: 251 pages,

From a debut author-illustrator! What if a little owl fell from his nest? A reassuring story for th… read more

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13. How to Catch a Star (The Boy, #1)

By: Oliver Jeffers

3.95

Format: 315 pages, Hardcover

Once there was a boy, and that boy loved stars very much. So much so that he decided to catch one o… read more

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14. Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type

By: Doreen Cronin , Betsy Lewin

3.90

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

Farmer Brownhas a problem. His cows like to type. All day long he hears Click, clack, MOO. Click, c… read more

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15. The Very Quiet Cricket

By: Eric Carle

4.48

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A VERY classic from Eric Carle, creator ofThe Very Hungry Caterpillar! One day a tiny cricket is bo… read more

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16. I Want My Hat Back

By: Jon Klassen

4.35

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A picture-book delight by a rising talent tells a cumulative tale with a mischievous twist. The … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
"What if I never see it again? What if nobody ever finds it? My poor hat. I miss it so much."

-Jon Klassen, I Want My Hat Back

17. From Head to Toe

By: Eric Carle

3.68

Format: 528 pages, Paperback

From Eric Carle, the New York Times bestselling creator of beloved books including The Very Hungry … read more

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18. The Pigeon Needs a Bath!

By: Mo Willems

4.10

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The Pigeon really needs a bath! Except, the Pigeon's not so sure about that. Besides, he took a bat… read more

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19. Owl Babies

By: Patrick Benson , Martin Waddell

4.15

Format: None pages, Unknown Binding

This is the story of three baby owls who wake up one night in their hole in the tree to find that t… read more

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20. The Highway Rat

By: Julia Donaldson , Axel Scheffler

4.30

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

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21. The Gruffalo (Gruffalo, #1)

By: Julia Donaldson , Axel Scheffler

4.46

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Just what is the Gruffalo? He has terrible tusks... and terrible claws... and terrible teeth in … read more

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  • classics
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

22. 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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Cover of We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen, Helen Oxenbury

23. 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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  • classics
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

24. Up and Down (The Boy, #4)

By: Oliver Jeffers

4.34

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From the illustrator of the #1 smash hitThe Day the Crayons Quit comes a humorous, resonant tale ab… read more

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25. Beegu

By: Alexis Deacon

3.91

Format: 385 pages, Hardcover

The story of an alienated alien Beegu's spacecraft is stranded on Earth. Now she is lost and wander… read more

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26. Little Blue and Little Yellow

By: Leo Lionni

3.26

Format: None pages,

Little blue and little yellow share wonderful adventures. One day, they can't find one another. Whe… read more

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Cover of Gustavo, the Shy Ghost (The World of Gustavo, #1) by Flavia Z. Drago

27. Gustavo, the Shy Ghost (The World of Gustavo, #1)

By: Flavia Z. Drago

4.38

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

This winning debut picture book from Mexican artist Flavia Z. Drago about finding the courage to ma… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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28. We All Play

By: Julie Flett

4.20

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Animals and kids love to play! This book celebrates diversity and the interconnectedness of nature … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Square (The Shapes Trilogy) by Mac Barnett

29. Square (The Shapes Trilogy)

By: Mac Barnett

4.14

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This book is about Square. Square spends every day taking blocks from a pile below the ground to a … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Don't Worry, Little Crab by Chris Haughton

30. Don't Worry, Little Crab

By: Chris Haughton

4.16

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Little Crab and Very Big Crab live in a tiny rock pool near the sea. Today they’re going for a dip … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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31. Twenty Questions

By: Mac Barnett

3.70

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning creators Mac Barnett and Christian Robinson tap deep into childhood curiosity with a … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

18 Top fiction books like The Red Balloon by Albert Lamorisse

Transform Your Habits

Stuck

Oliver Jeffers

4.24

Transform Your Habits

Sam and Dave Dig a Hole

Mac Barnett , Jon Klassen

4.17

Transform Your Habits

Hippos Go Berserk!

Sandra Boynton

4.30

Cotton Comes to Harlem (Harlem Cycle, #7)

Chester Himes

2.50

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9 Top fiction books like Hippos Go Berserk! by Sandra Boynton

Transform Your Habits

Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late!

Mo Willems

4.33

Transform Your Habits

Hippos Go Berserk!

Sandra Boynton

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Llama Llama Red Pajama

Anna Dewdney

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Peek-a-Who?

Nina Laden

4.00

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