16 Best picture books books like Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert

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Planting a Rainbow

By: Lois Ehlert

4.26

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

This educational and enjoyable book helps children understand how to plant bulbs, seeds, and seedli…

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Cover of Library Lion by Kevin Hawkes, Michelle Knudsen

1. Library Lion

By: Kevin Hawkes , Michelle Knudsen

4.43

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

An affectionate storybook tribute to that truly wonderful place: the library. Miss Merriweather,… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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2. The Dark

By: Lemony Snicket , Jon Klassen

4.08

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Laszlo is afraid of the dark. The dark is not afraid of Laszlo. Laszlo lives in a house. The da… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
"Without the dark, everything would be light, and you would never know if you needed a lightbulb."

-Lemony Snicket, The Dark

"You might be afraid of the dark, but the dark is not afraid of you. That’s why the dark is always close by."

-Lemony Snicket, The Dark

"You might be afraid of the dark, but the dark is not afraid of you. That's why the dark is always close by. The dark peeks around the corner and waits behind the door, and you can see the dark up in …"

-Lemony Snicket, The Dark

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3. The Tiny Seed

By: Eric Carle

4.15

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

In autumn, a strong wind blows flower seeds high in the air and carries them far across the land. O… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • gardening
  • plants
  • storytime
  • nature
  • science
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4. Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt

By: Kate Messner , Christopher Silas Neal

3.51

Format: 178 pages, Hardcover

In this exuberant and lyrical follow-up to the award-winning Over and Under the Snow, discover the … read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • gardening
  • nature
  • science
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5. The Little House

By: Virginia Lee Burton

5.00

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

Virginia Lee Burton won the Caldecott Medal in 1943 for her memorable picture book The Little House… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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6. Planting a Rainbow

By: Lois Ehlert

4.26

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

This educational and enjoyable book helps children understand how to plant bulbs, seeds, and seedli… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • gardening
  • plants
  • storytime
  • nature
  • science
Cover of A Seed Is Sleepy by Sylvia Long, Dianna Hutts Aston

7. A Seed Is Sleepy

By: Sylvia Long , Dianna Hutts Aston

4.10

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning artist Sylvia Long and author Dianna Hutts Aston have teamed up again to create this … read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • gardening
  • plants
  • nature
  • science
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8. Tuesday

By: David Wiesner

3.32

Format: None pages, Paperback

A Caldecott classic celebrating twenty years in print. David Wiesner received the 1991 Caldecott Me… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business by Esphyr Slobodkina

9. Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business

By: Esphyr Slobodkina

3.76

Format: None pages, Paperback

Caps for Saleis a timeless classic beloved by millions...one of the most popular picture books ever… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime

10. 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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11. Extra Yarn

By: Mac Barnett , Jon Klassen

3.88

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

This looks like an ordinary box full of ordinary yarn. But it turns out it isn't. read more

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12. Miss Rumphius

By: Barbara Cooney

4.45

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Alice made a promise to make the world a more beautiful place, then a seed of an idea is planted an… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • nature

13. Should I Share My Ice Cream? (Elephant & Piggie, #15)

By: Mo Willems

4.00

Format: None 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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14. The Mitten

By: Jan Brett

3.96

Format: None pages, Hardcover

When Nicki drops his white mitten in the snow, he goes on without realizing that it is missing. One… read more

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15. Blueberries for Sal

By: Robert McCloskey

4.21

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott Honor Book What happens when Sal and her mother meet a mother bear and her cub? A belo… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • nature

16. Over and Under the Snow

By: Kate Messner , Christopher Silas Neal

3.69

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

Over the snow, the world is hushed and white. But under the snow exists a secret kingdom of squirre… read more

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17. The Little Engine That Could

By: Watty Piper , George Hauman , Doris Hauman

4.19

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The story of a train filled with toys and gifts for little boys and girls that breaks down before r… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
"Little Engine That Could - "I think I can. I think I can. I think I can. I know I can."

-Watty Piper, The Little Engine That Could

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18. 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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  • nature
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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19. Sun Flower Lion

By: Kevin Henkes

3.51

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A sun. A flower. And a lion. With three visual motifs, three colors, and fewer than 200 words, reno… read more

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  • nature
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
Cover of Circle (The Shapes Trilogy) by Mac Barnett

20. Circle (The Shapes Trilogy)

By: Mac Barnett

3.97

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen deliver the final tale about Triangle, Square, and Circle. This book… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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21. Bear Came Along

By: Richard T. Morris

4.23

Format: 40 pages, ebook

A cheerful and action-packed adventure about the importance of friendship and community from a succ… read more

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  • nature
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime

16 Top childrens books like Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert

Transform Your Habits

Library Lion

Kevin Hawkes , Michelle Knudsen

4.43

Transform Your Habits

The Dark

Lemony Snicket , Jon Klassen

4.08

Transform Your Habits

The Tiny Seed

Eric Carle

4.15

Transform Your Habits

Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt

Kate Messner , Christopher Silas Neal

3.51

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Transform Your Habits

Strega Nona

Tomie dePaola , Castellanos Prada Ruth de

4.26

Transform Your Habits

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

Virginia Lee Burton

5.00

Transform Your Habits

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, #1)

Judi Barrett , Ron Barrett

4.18

Transform Your Habits

Curious George

H.A. Rey

3.66

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