7 must-read fantasy books like Tuesday by David Wiesner

Cover of Tuesday by David Wiesner

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…

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Cover of The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney

1. The Lion and the Mouse

By: Jerry Pinkney

4.22

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

"Sometimes even the King needs help... and little friends may prove to be great friends." In awa… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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2. Jumanji

By: Chris Van Allsburg

4.05

Format: 31 pages, Hardcover

The game under the tree looked like a hundred others Peters and Judy had at home... But they wer… read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka

3. A Ball for Daisy

By: Chris Raschka

3.88

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the 2012 Randolph Caldecott Medal This New York Times Bestseller and New York Times Best… read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
Cover of Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young

4. Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China

By: Ed Young

4.06

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Long, long ago a good woman lived contentedly with her three daughters—Shang, tao, and Paotze—in th… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Journey (Journey Trilogy #1) by Aaron Becker

5. 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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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback

6. Joseph Had a Little Overcoat

By: Simms Taback

2.50

Format: 32 pages,

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity (Knuffle Bunny, #2) by Mo Willems

7. Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity (Knuffle Bunny, #2)

By: Mo Willems

4.03

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Trixie can't wait to bring her one-of-a-kind Knuffle Bunny to school and show him off to everyone. … read more

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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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8. Madeline's Rescue

By: Ludwig Bemelmans

4.24

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

It took Ludwig Bemelmans years to think of Madeline's next adventure after the 1939 original Madeli… read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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9. How It Went Down

By: Kekla Magoon

4.36

Format: 352 pages, ebook

When sixteen-year-old Tariq Johnson dies from two gunshot wounds, his community is thrown into an u… read more

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  • fiction

10. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

By: William Steig

3.12

Format: None pages, Hardcover

One rainy day, Sylvester finds a magic pebble that can make wishes come true. But when a lion frigh… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Tuesday by David Wiesner

11. 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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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams

12. 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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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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13. Rapunzel

By: Paul O. Zelinsky

3.50

Format: 142 pages, Hardcover

Surely among the most original and gifted of children's book illustrators, Paul O. Zelinsky has onc… read more

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  • fantasy
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey

14. Make Way for Ducklings

By: Robert McCloskey

4.24

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

This classic tale of the famous Mallard ducks of Boston is available for the first time in a full-s… read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction

15. The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend

By: Dan Santat

3.95

Format: 620 pages, Hardcover

This magical story begins on an island far away where an imaginary friend is born. He patiently wai… read more

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16. Wolf in the Snow

By: Matthew Cordell

4.54

Format: 380 pages, Hardcover

A girl is lost in a snowstorm. A wolf cub is lost, too. How will they find their way home? Painting… read more

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17. Olivia

By: Ian Falconer

3.88

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Have fun with Olivia... dressing up, singing songs, building sand castles, napping (maybe), dancing… read more

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18. 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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19. My Friend Rabbit

By: Eric Rohmann

2.75

Format: None pages, Paperback

Rabbit saves the day in a most ingeneous way. When Mouse lets his best friend, Rabbit, play with hi… read more

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20. A Sick Day for Amos McGee

By: Philip C. Stead , Erin E. Stead

4.00

Format: None pages,

Amos McGee, a friendly zookeeper, always made time to visit his good friends: the elephant, the tor… read more

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21. Kitten's First Full Moon

By: Kevin Henkes

3.87

Format: 309 pages, Hardcover

The nationally bestselling picture book about a kitten, the moon, and a bowl of milk, written by th… read more

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22. 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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23. The Mysteries of Harris Burdick

By: Chris Van Allsburg

3.27

Format: None pages, Unknown Binding

Fourteen black-and-white drawings, each accompanied by a title and a caption, entice readers to mak… read more

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24. Officer Buckle & Gloria

By: Peggy Rathmann

3.94

Format: 322 pages,

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25. The Man Who Walked Between the Towers

By: Mordicai Gerstein

4.15

Format: None pages, Hardcover

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26. Owl Moon

By: Jane Yolen , John Schoenherr

3.56

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Late one winter night a little girl and her father go owling. The trees stand still as statues and … read more

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27. The Snowy Day

By: Ezra Jack Keats

3.33

Format: 300 pages, Paperback

Winner of the 1963 Caldecott Medal! No book has captured the magic and sense of possibility of the … read more

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28. The Garden of Abdul Gasazi

By: Chris Van Allsburg

3.88

Format: None pages, Hardcover

THE GARDEN OF ABDUL GASAZI, the imaginative Van Allsburg tale of a boy, a dog, a duck, and a nasty … read more

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29. Grandfather's Journey

By: Allen Say

2.83

Format: 24 pages,

Lyrical, breathtaking, splendid--words used to describe Allen Say's Grandfather's Journeywhen it wa… read more

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Cover of Hello Lighthouse (Caldecott Medal Winner) by Sophie  Blackall

30. Hello Lighthouse (Caldecott Medal Winner)

By: Sophie Blackall

4.38

Format: 44 pages, Hardcover

A new picture book that will transport readers to the seaside. Watch the days and seasons pass a… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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31. Dogs vs Bears

By: Austin Davis

4.30

Format: 52 pages, Paperback

Fourth-grader Austin Davis introduces a new way for kids to learn about diversity, appreciating dif… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure

16 must-read fiction books like Tuesday by David Wiesner

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The Lion and the Mouse

Jerry Pinkney

4.22

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Jumanji

Chris Van Allsburg

4.05

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A Ball for Daisy

Chris Raschka

3.88

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Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China

Ed Young

4.06

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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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