21 must-read childrens books like Rules of the House by Mac Barnett, Matt Myers

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Rules of the House

By: Mac Barnett , Matt Myers

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Ian always follows the rules. His sister, Jenny, breaks them all the time-especially "Don't pinch."…

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Cover of The Dark by Lemony Snicket, Jon Klassen

1. 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
  • fiction
"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

Cover of Can I Play Too? (Elephant & Piggie, #12) by Mo Willems

2. Can I Play Too? (Elephant & Piggie, #12)

By: Mo Willems

4.11

Format: 208 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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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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3. Black Dog

By: Levi Pinfold

3.75

Format: 316 pages, Hardcover

An enormous black dog and a very tiny little girl star in this offbeat tale about confronting one's… read more

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  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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4. Journey (Journey Trilogy #1)

By: Aaron Becker

4.37

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Follow a girl on an elaborate flight of fancy in a wondrously illustrated, wordless picture book ab… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of I Really Like Slop! (Elephant & Piggie, #24) by Mo Willems

5. I Really Like Slop! (Elephant & Piggie, #24)

By: Mo Willems

3.81

Format: 343 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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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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6. Battle Bunny

By: Jon Scieszka , Mac Barnett , Matthew Myers

4.04

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Encourage creativity with this wildly entertaining picture book mash-up from the minds of Jon Scies… read more

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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Rules of the House by Mac Barnett, Matt Myers

7. Rules of the House

By: Mac Barnett , Matt Myers

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Ian always follows the rules. His sister, Jenny, breaks them all the time-especially "Don't pinch."… read more

Similar categories in Mac Barnett's Rules of the House book and Mac Barnett's Rules of the House

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • monsters
  • fiction
  • horror
  • family
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8. They All Saw a Cat

By: Brendan Wenzel

3.13

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

The cat walked through the world, with its whiskers, ears, and paws . . . In this celebration of ob… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

9. House Held Up by Trees

By: Jon Klassen , Ted Kooser

4.27

Format: 217 pages, Hardcover

From Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Ted Kooser and rising talent Jon Klassen comes a poignant tale of … read more

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10. 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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11. Quest (Journey Trilogy, #2)

By: Aaron Becker

3.89

Format: 575 pages, Hardcover

Aaron Becker, creator of Journey, a Caldecott Honor book, presents the next chapter in his stunning… read more

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12. This is Not My Hat

By: Jon Klassen

3.91

Format: 631 pages, Hardcover

When a tiny fish shoots into view wearing a round blue topper (which happens to fit him perfectly),… read more

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13. Crankenstein

By: Samantha Berger , Dan Santat

3.67

Format: 499 pages, Hardcover

BEWARE OF CRANKENSTEIN! Who is Crankenstein? HE IS A MONSTER OF GRUMPINESS THAT NO ONE CAN DESTROY!… read more

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14. The Pigeon Wants a Puppy!

By: Mo Willems

4.44

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

He really, really, REALLY wants one. He'll take really good care of it! What's the matter--don't yo… read more

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15. The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?

By: Mo Willems

3.57

Format: 307 pages, Hardcover

Much to the chagrin of Pigeon, little Duckling uses very polite manners to request a cookie, and ac… read more

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16. Stick and Stone

By: Tom Lichtenheld , Beth Ferry

3.45

Format: None pages, Hardcover

When Stick rescues Stone from a prickly situation with a Pinecone, the pair becomes fast friends. B… read more

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17. The Paperboy

By: Dav Pilkey

3.45

Format: None pages, Paperback

A quiet mood piece that depicts the bond between a paperboy and his dog. Human and canine both stru… read more

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18. It's Only Stanley

By: Jon Agee

3.20

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Fans of Jon Klassen and Oliver Jeffers will love this mischievously funny read-aloud from award-win… read more

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19. The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7)

By: Jory John

4.17

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

The Big Cheese is the best at everything, and brags about it, too. When the annual Cheese-cathlon c… read more

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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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20. The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

By: Jon Klassen

4.26

Format: 105 pages, None

Jon Klassen's retelling of a traditional Tyrolean folktale.In a big abandoned house, on a barren hi… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of The Pigeon Has to Go to School by Mo Willems

21. The Pigeon Has to Go to School

By: Mo Willems

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Una aventura del nostre colom preferit! El divertit i famós personatge de Mo Willems s’enfronta a u… read more

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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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22. The Barnabus Project

By: Eric Fan

4.38

Format: 72 pages, Hardcover

In a world built for Perfect Pets, Barnabus is a Failed Project, half mouse, half elephant, kept ou… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • monsters
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23. Mel Fell

By: Corey R. Tabor

4.47

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A tale about self-confidence and taking a leap of faith, starring a kingfisher. Sometimes, you m… read more

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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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24. Grumpy Monkey

By: Suzanne Lang

4.39

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A hilarious picture book about dealing with unexplained feelings…and the danger in suppressing them… read more

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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of How to Hug a Pufferfish by Ellie Peterson

25. How to Hug a Pufferfish

By: Ellie Peterson

4.17

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A picture book about a group of underwater friends who learn to ask for permission before showing t… read more

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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Woo Hoo! You're Doing Great! by Sandra Boynton

26. Woo Hoo! You're Doing Great!

By: Sandra Boynton

4.48

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times bestseller! Beloved author Sandra Boynton—and a very exuberant chicken!—have an im… read more

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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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27. Perfect

By: Max Amato

3.92

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A fussy eraser and a mischievous pencil spar in this picture book adventure. In this funny and l… read more

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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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28. Fox & Rabbit

By: Beth Ferry

4.13

Format: 90 pages, Hardcover

A graphic-novel series for emerging readers about the simple magic of true friendship   Easy-going … read more

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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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29. Mae Among the Stars

By: Roda Ahmed

4.24

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the life of the first African American woman to travel in space, Mae Jemison. When L… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of I Live in a Tree Trunk by Meg Fleming

30. I Live in a Tree Trunk

By: Meg Fleming

3.88

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The irresistible companion to I Was Born a Baby —a hilarious read-aloud with catchy rhymes and bold… read more

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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Can We Please Give the Police Department to the Grandmothers? by Junauda Petrus

31. Can We Please Give the Police Department to the Grandmothers?

By: Junauda Petrus

4.01

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Based on the viral poem by Coretta Scott King honoree Junauda Petrus, this picture book debut imagi… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

20 best-selling fiction books like Rules of the House by Mac Barnett, Matt Myers

Transform Your Habits

The Dark

Lemony Snicket , Jon Klassen

4.08

Transform Your Habits

Can I Play Too? (Elephant & Piggie, #12)

Mo Willems

4.11

Transform Your Habits

Black Dog

Levi Pinfold

3.75

Transform Your Habits

Journey (Journey Trilogy #1)

Aaron Becker

4.37

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19 best-selling fiction books like How to Hug a Pufferfish by Ellie Peterson

Transform Your Habits

Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Library

None , Julie Gassman

3.57

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

Hot Dog

Doug Salati

4.29

Transform Your Habits

Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

Christopher Denise

4.51

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