8 best-selling picture books books like When I Grow Up by Mercer Mayer

Cover of When I Grow Up by Mercer Mayer

When I Grow Up

By: Mercer Mayer

2.84

Format: 306 pages, Paperback

Little Critter's sister dreams about all the wonderful things she's going to do when she grows up. …

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Cover of Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! by Mo Willems

1. Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late!

By: Mo Willems

4.33

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

PreSchool-Grade 2-The star of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! (Hyperion, 2003) returns in anoth… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
  • kids
Cover of The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

2. The Very Hungry Caterpillar

By: Eric Carle

4.33

Format: 26 pages, Board book

THE all-time classic story, from generation to generation, sold somewhere in the world every 30 sec… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • kids
"On Saturday, he ate through one piece of chocolate cake, one ice-cream cone, one pickle, one slice of Swiss cheese, one slice of salami, one lollipop, one piece of cherry pie, one sausage, one cupcak…"

-Eric Carle, The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Cover of The Wonderful Things You Will Be by Emily Winfield Martin

3. The Wonderful Things You Will Be

By: Emily Winfield Martin

3.97

Format: 250 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestsellerthat celebrates the dreams, acceptance, and love that parents have for… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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4. Guess How Much I Love You

By: Sam McBratney , Anita Jeram

3.10

Format: 151 pages, Board book

"Guess how much I love you," says Little Nutbrown Hare. Little Nutbrown Hare shows his daddy how mu… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
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5. When I Grow Up

By: Mercer Mayer

2.84

Format: 306 pages, Paperback

Little Critter's sister dreams about all the wonderful things she's going to do when she grows up. … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • kids
Cover of Shiloh (Shiloh, #1) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

6. Shiloh (Shiloh, #1)

By: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

3.79

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

When Marty Preston comes across a young beagle in the hills behind his home, it's love at first sig… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
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7. The Busy Little Squirrel

By: Nancy Tafuri

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The leaves have started to fall. The air is cold. Squirrel needs to get ready for winter. He cannot… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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8. A Chair for My Mother

By: Vera B. Williams

4.22

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

After their home is destroyed by a fire, Rosa, her mother and grandmother save their coins to buy a… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction

9. Dooby Dooby Moo (A Click, Clack Book)

By: Doreen Cronin , Betsy Lewin

3.50

Format: None pages,

Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin's bestselling "Dooby Dooby Moo" is available for the first time as an… read more

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10. This Book Just Ate My Dog!

By: Richard Byrne

4.01

Format: 217 pages, Hardcover

When her dog disappears into the gutter of the book, Bella calls for help. But when the helpers dis… read more

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11. Gone with the Wind

By: Margaret Mitchell

3.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

Gone with the Windis a novel written by Margaret Mitchell, first published in 1936. The story is se… read more

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12. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

By: Eric Carle , Bill Martin Jr.

4.11

Format: None pages,

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? is a children's picture book published in 1967. Written an… read more

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13. Llama Llama Home with Mama

By: Anna Dewdney

3.74

Format: 168 pages, Hardcover

Llama Llama, morning light. Feeling yucky, just not right. Down to breakfast. Tiny sneeze. Sniffle,… read more

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14. Heidi

By: Johanna Spyri , Beverly Cleary , None

4.03

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Little orphan Heidi goes to live high in the Alps with her gruff grandfather and brings happiness t… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
"...if you take big steps and climb with all your little might!"

-Johanna Spyri, Heidi

"Let's enjoy the beautiful things we can see, my dear, and not think about those we cannot."

-Johanna Spyri, Heidi

"we could not pray for anything any more, because we would feel that He always knows of something better."

-Johanna Spyri, Heidi

"God does not give us what we ask for, even when we pray and pray and pray, if He knows there is something better for us."

-Johanna Spyri, Heidi

15. Summer Days and Nights

By: Wong Herbert Yee

3.96

Format: 289 pages, Hardcover

On a hot summer day, a little girl finds ways to entertain herself and stay cool. She catches a but… read more

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16. The Paper Bag Princess

By: Robert Munsch , Michael Martchenko

4.50

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

The Princess Elizabeth is slated to marry Prince Ronald when a dragon attacks the castle and kidnap… read more

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17. The Berenstain Bears and Too Much TV

By: Stan Berenstain , Jan Berenstain

3.94

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

When Mama Bear decides her family spends too much time in front of the TV, she bans it for a week. … read more

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18. The Enchanted Castle

By: E. Nesbit , H.R. Millar

4.32

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

Jerry, Jimmy, and Cathy stumble upon a mysterious castle with a beautiful princess asleep in the ga… read more

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19. Rhyming Dust Bunnies

By: Jan Thomas

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Bug! Rug! Mug! Hug! These dust bunnies love to rhyme. Well, except for Bob. Much to the other bunni… read more

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20. 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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  • childrens
  • fiction
  • kids
"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

21. The Night Before Summer Vacation

By: Natasha Wing , Julie Durrell

4.06

Format: None pages, Paperback

A little girl and her family are getting ready to go on vacation . . . or at least they are trying … read more

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9 must-read fiction books like When I Grow Up by Mercer Mayer

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Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late!

Mo Willems

4.33

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Eric Carle

4.33

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The Wonderful Things You Will Be

Emily Winfield Martin

3.97

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Guess How Much I Love You

Sam McBratney , Anita Jeram

3.10

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The Lion and the Mouse

Jerry Pinkney

4.22

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Last Stop on Market Street

Matt de la Peña , Christian Robinson

4.30

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Sam and Dave Dig a Hole

Mac Barnett , Jon Klassen

4.17

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The Relatives Came

Cynthia Rylant , Stephen Gammell

3.82

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