7 best-selling picture books books like Arthur's Pen Pal by Lillian Hoban

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Arthur's Pen Pal

By: Lillian Hoban

4.48

Format: 356 pages, Paperback

Arthur thinks his pen pal is more fun than his little sister. Little sisters don't do things like k…

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Cover of Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (Fudge, #1) by Judy Blume

1. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (Fudge, #1)

By: Judy Blume

4.11

Format: 144 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Life with his little brother, Fudge, makes Peter Hatcher feel like a fourth grade nothing. Whether … read more

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  • childrens
Cover of Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (Ramona, #6) by Beverly Cleary

2. Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (Ramona, #6)

By: Beverly Cleary

4.10

Format: 190 pages, Paperback

Mr. Quimby's going to college, Mrs. Quimby's going to work. Now that Ramona is eight, she can go t… read more

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  • childrens
"Ramona required accuracy from books as well as people."

-Beverly Cleary, Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (Ramona, #6)

"Grown-ups often forgot that no child likes to be ordered to be nice to another child."

-Beverly Cleary, Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (Ramona, #6)

"Willa Jean did not feel she was beautiful because she was a healthy child. She felt beautiful like a grown-up lady on TV."

-Beverly Cleary, Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (Ramona, #6)

"For the first time, Ramona began to doubt that her father was the best artist in the whole world. This thought made her feel sad..."

-Beverly Cleary, Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (Ramona, #6)

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3. Agatha Christie (Pequeña & GRANDE, #5)

By: Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara , Elisa Munsó

4.07

Format: 28 pages, Hardcover

Agatha Christie es la escritora inglesa más leída de todos los tiempos. Sus novelas han sido traduc… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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4. Pat the Bunny

By: Dorothy Kunhardt

4.08

Format: 20 pages, Board Book

The timeless children’s classic full of interactive fun—a perfect gift for new babies and first bir… read more

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  • picture books
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Cover of Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House, #1) by Mary Pope Osborne, Salvatore Murdocca

5. Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House, #1)

By: Mary Pope Osborne , Salvatore Murdocca

3.60

Format: 316 pages, Paperback

Jack and Annie's very first fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series--the Magic Tre… read more

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  • childrens
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6. Tales from a Not-So-Dorky Drama Queen (Dork Diaries, #9)

By: Rachel Renée Russell

4.15

Format: None pages, Audio

Nikki Maxwell's worst nightmare comes true in book nine of the #1 New York Timesbestselling Dork Di… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of These Happy Golden Years (Little House, #8) by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Garth Williams

7. These Happy Golden Years (Little House, #8)

By: Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams

3.50

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Fifteen-year-old Laura lives apart from her family for the first time, teaching school in a claim s… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of Vacation Under the Volcano (Magic Tree House, #13) by Mary Pope Osborne, Salvatore Murdocca

8. Vacation Under the Volcano (Magic Tree House, #13)

By: Mary Pope Osborne , Salvatore Murdocca

3.32

Format: 344 pages, Paperback

Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series--t… read more

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  • childrens
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9. Arthur's Pen Pal

By: Lillian Hoban

4.48

Format: 356 pages, Paperback

Arthur thinks his pen pal is more fun than his little sister. Little sisters don't do things like k… read more

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  • 1st grade
  • picture books
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  • family
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10. In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories

By: Dirk Zimmer , Alvin Schwartz

3.37

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

Creak... Crash... BOO! Shivering skeletons, ghostly pirates, chattering corpses, and haunted gravey… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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11. The Fire Next Time

By: James Baldwin

3.54

Format: None pages, Paperback

A national bestseller when it first appeared in 1963, The Fire Next Timegalvanized the nation and g… read more

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12. Rodrick Rules (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #2)

By: Jeff Kinney

4.44

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The highly anticipated sequel to the #1 NEW YORK TIMESbestselling book! Secrets have a way of getti… read more

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  • childrens
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13. The Horse in Harry's Room

By: Syd Hoff

4.00

Format: 205 pages, Hardcover

In the middle of a big city, a boy named Harry has a horse in his room! No one else can see the hor… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens

14. Winnie: The True Story of the Bear Who Inspired Winnie-the-Pooh

By: Sally M. Walker , Jonathan D. Voss

4.11

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Who could care for a bear? When Harry Colebourn saw a baby bear for sale at the train station, he k… read more

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15. The One and Only Ivan

By: Katherine Applegate , Patricia Castelao

3.52

Format: 257 pages, Hardcover

Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accu… read more

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16. Let's Go for a Drive! (Elephant & Piggie, #18)

By: Mo Willems

4.06

Format: 205 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. I Kissed Dating Goodbye

By: Joshua Harris

3.68

Format: None pages,

While most Christians agree to seek purity and save sex for marriage, few have been given a bluepri… read more

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18. One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

By: Dr. Seuss

3.99

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish is a 1960 children's book by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel).… read more

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19. Superfudge (Fudge, #3)

By: Judy Blume

3.93

Format: 592 pages, Paperback

From Judy Blume, bestselling author of Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing! Fans young and old will lau… read more

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20. My Friend Dahmer

By: Derf Backderf

4.14

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

You only think you know this story. In 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer -- the most notorious serial killer sin… read more

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21. Beezus and Ramona (Ramona, #1)

By: Beverly Cleary

3.15

Format: 252 pages,

Nine-year-old Beezus Quimby has her hands full with her little sister, Ramona. Sure, other people h… read more

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22. There's a Nightmare in My Closet

By: Mercer Mayer

3.86

Format: None pages, Paperback

"Childhood fear of the dark and the resulting exercise in imaginative exaggeration are given that s… read more

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23. The Matzah Ball

By: Jean Meltzer

3.63

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Oy! to the worldRachel Rubenstein-Goldblatt is a nice Jewish girl with a shameful secret: she loves… read more

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24. The Bad Seed Goes to the Library (I Can Read Level 1)

By: Jory John

4.40

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

The Bad Seed borrows an awesome book from the library in this Level One I Can Read by the #1 New Yo… read more

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  • childrens
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25. The Warsaw Orphan

By: Kelly Rimmer

4.37

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

In the spring of 1942, young Elzbieta Rabinek is aware of the swiftly growing discord just beyond t… read more

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26. There Are Moms Way Worse Than You: Irrefutable Proof That You Are Indeed a Fantastic Parent

By: Glenn Boozan

4.38

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

A hilarious and reassuring gift for every because we’re all doing the best we can, and the natural… read more

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4.11

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4.10

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Ta-Nehisi Coates

4.40

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4.36

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4.80

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