16 best-selling classics books like The Little Drummer Boy by Ezra Jack Keats

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The Little Drummer Boy

By: Ezra Jack Keats

3.68

Format: 191 pages, Paperback

A procession travels to Bethlehem, bringing gifts for the newborn baby Jesus. The little drummer bo…

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1. Llama Llama Holiday Drama

By: Anna Dewdney

4.14

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Llama Llama holidays. Jingle music. Lights ablaze. How long till that special date? Llama Llama has… read more

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  • childrens
  • holiday
  • picture books
  • christmas
  • fiction
Cover of Home for a Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown, Garth Williams

2. Home for a Bunny

By: Margaret Wise Brown , Garth Williams

4.25

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Generations of children have followed this furry, lovable bunny on his journey to find a home. Marg… read more

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  • classics
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown, Leonard Weisgard

3. The Important Book

By: Margaret Wise Brown , Leonard Weisgard

4.08

Format: 24 pages, Paperback

Margaret Wise Brown, the New York Times bestselling author of the perennial classics Goodnight Moon… read more

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  • classics
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Indian in the Cupboard (The Indian in the Cupboard, #1) by Lynne Reid Banks

4. The Indian in the Cupboard (The Indian in the Cupboard, #1)

By: Lynne Reid Banks

3.93

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

At first, Omri is unimpressed with the plastic Indian toy he is given for his birthday. But when he… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • fiction
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5. The Family Under the Bridge

By: Garth Williams , Natalie Savage Carlson

3.96

Format: 97 pages, Paperback

This is the delightfully warm and enjoyable story of an old Parisian named Armand, who relished his… read more

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  • christmas
  • classics
  • childrens
  • fiction
"You're afraid the sly little things will steal your heart if they find out you have one."

-Garth Williams, The Family Under the Bridge

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6. The Napping House

By: Audrey Wood , None

4.27

Format: 16 pages, Board Book

Everyone knows the cumulative rhyme “This Is the House That Jack Built,” but The Napping House (198… read more

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  • classics
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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7. The Polar Express

By: Chris Van Allsburg

4.32

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

“Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can't see.”… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • holiday
  • picture books
  • christmas
  • fiction
"The bell still rings for all who truly believe"

-Chris Van Allsburg, The Polar Express

"Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can't see."

-Chris Van Allsburg, The Polar Express

"At one time, most of my friends could hear the bell, but as years passed, it fell silent for all of them. Even Sarah found one Christmas that she could no longer hear its sweet sound. Though I've gro…"

-Chris Van Allsburg, The Polar Express

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8. The Night Before Christmas

By: Clement Clarke Moore , Jan Brett

4.39

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

This poem first appeared in a newspaper in Troy, New York, USA, on December 23, 1823, as "A Visit F… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • holiday
  • picture books
  • christmas
  • fiction
"Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse."

-Clement Clarke Moore, The Night Before Christmas

"Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be t…"

-Clement Clarke Moore, The Night Before Christmas

Cover of Mama, Do You Love Me? by Barbara M. Joosse, Barbara Lavallee

9. Mama, Do You Love Me?

By: Barbara M. Joosse , Barbara Lavallee

4.75

Format: 335 pages, Board Book

This beloved story of a child testing the limits of her independence, and a mother who reassuringly… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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10. Creepy Carrots!

By: None , Peter Brown

4.29

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The Twilight Zone comes to the carrot patch in this clever picture book parable about a rabbit who … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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11. Dr. Seuss's ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book!

By: Dr. Seuss

4.25

Format: None pages, Board Book

From Aunt Annie's Alligator to Zizzer-Zazzer-Zuzz, this sturdy board book version of Dr. Seuss's AB… read more

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  • classics
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of James Herriot's Treasury for Children: Warm and Joyful Tales by the Author of All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot, Ruth Brown, Peter Barrett

12. James Herriot's Treasury for Children: Warm and Joyful Tales by the Author of All Creatures Great and Small

By: James Herriot , Ruth Brown , Peter Barrett

4.08

Format: 31 pages, Hardcover

James Herriot's Treasury for Children collects all of the beloved veterinarian's delightful tales f… read more

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  • classics
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Golden Egg Book by Margaret Wise Brown, Leonard Weisgard

13. The Golden Egg Book

By: Margaret Wise Brown , Leonard Weisgard

3.50

Format: 92 pages, Hardcover

Once there was a little bunny. He was all alone. One day he found an egg. He could hear something m… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • holiday
  • picture books
  • fiction
Cover of The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree: An Appalachian Story by Barbara Cooney, Gloria Houston

14. The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree: An Appalachian Story

By: Barbara Cooney , Gloria Houston

3.78

Format: 377 pages, Paperback

This unforgettable tale, illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Barbara Cooney, has become a seasonal cl… read more

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  • childrens
  • holiday
  • picture books
  • christmas
  • fiction
Cover of Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney, Anita Jeram

15. 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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  • classics
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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16. Diary of a Worm

By: Doreen Cronin , Harry Bliss

4.15

Format: None pages, Hardcover

This is the diary . . . of a worm. Surprisingly, a worm not that different from you or me: He lives… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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17. The Little Drummer Boy

By: Ezra Jack Keats

3.68

Format: 191 pages, Paperback

A procession travels to Bethlehem, bringing gifts for the newborn baby Jesus. The little drummer bo… read more

Similar categories in Ezra Jack Keats's The Little Drummer Boy book and Ezra Jack Keats's The Little Drummer Boy

  • music
  • classics
  • childrens
  • holiday
  • picture books
  • christmas
  • fiction
Cover of The Little Red Hen Big Book by Paul Galdone

18. The Little Red Hen Big Book

By: Paul Galdone

4.00

Format: 117 pages, Big Book

Little Red Hen is a time-tested cautionary tale about how we reap what we sow. When the hen asks a … read more

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  • classics
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree by Robert E. Barry

19. Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree

By: Robert E. Barry

4.40

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A classic picture book celebrating all the joy a Christmas tree can bring. Christmas is here and Mr… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • holiday
  • picture books
  • christmas
  • fiction

20. The Friendly Beasts: An Old English Christmas Carol

By: Tomie dePaola

4.25

Format: 432 pages, Library Binding

"The simple strains of this old Christmas melody are superbly reflected in the graceful, delicate, … read more

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21. A Big Guy Took My Ball! (Elephant & Piggie, #19)

By: Mo Willems

3.85

Format: 128 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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22. Abe Lincoln: The Boy Who Loved Books

By: Nancy Carpenter , Kay Winters

3.89

Format: 704 pages, Paperback

In a tiny log cabin a boy listened with delight to the storytelling of his ma and pa. He traced let… read more

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23. 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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24. 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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25. Tikki Tikki Tembo

By: Blair Lent , Arlene Mosel

3.93

Format: None pages, Paperback

Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo- chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo! Three decades and more than one mil… read more

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26. The Nutcracker

By: Susan Jeffers

3.66

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

New York Timesbestselling artist Susan Jeffers has created a Nutcrackerunlike any that has gone bef… read more

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Cover of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (The Herdmans, #1) by Barbara Robinson

27. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (The Herdmans, #1)

By: Barbara Robinson

4.22

Format: 128 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Laughs abound in this bestselling Christmas classic by Barbara Robinson! The Best Christmas Pageant… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
"I've got the baby here," Imogene barked at the Wise Men. "Don touch him! I named him Jesus."

-Barbara Robinson, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (The Herdmans, #1)

"When they got to the part about swaddling clothes and the manger, Imogene asked, “You mean they tied him up and put him in a feedbox? Where was the Child Welfare?"

-Barbara Robinson, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (The Herdmans, #1)

28. A House Is a House for Me

By: Mary Ann Hoberman , Betty Fraser

3.72

Format: 294 pages, Paperback

In a rollicking rhyme, the author introduces us to all types of homes for both people and animals. … read more

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29. The Monkey and the Crocodile: A Jataka Tale from India

By: Paul Galdone

3.92

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Twice the clever little monkey foils the attempts of the crocodile to capture him. read more

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Cover of The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper, George Hauman, Doris Hauman

30. 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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  • classics
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
"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

31. Barn Dance!

By: Ted Rand , Bill Martin Jr. , John Archambault

3.84

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

In an old farmhouse, bathed in the light of a full moon, a young boy creeps to his bedroom window a… read more

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