10 Best realistic fiction books like Chloe, Instead by Micah Player

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Chloe, Instead

By: Micah Player

3.94

Format: 456 pages,

Molly always dreamed of having a sister who is just like her. But she got Chloe, instead. These two…

If you liked the realistic fiction plot in Chloe, Instead by Micah Player , here is a list of 10 books like this:

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1. Pig the Pug

By: Aaron Blabey

4.17

Format: 24 pages, Hardcover

"Pig was a Pug and I'm sorry to say, he was greedy and selfish in most every way." Pig is the gr… read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Leo: A Ghost Story by Mac Barnett, Christian Robinson

2. Leo: A Ghost Story

By: Mac Barnett , Christian Robinson

3.81

Format: 4 pages, Hardcover

You would like being friends with Leo. He likes to draw, he makes delicious snacks, and most people… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea  (A Narwhal and Jelly Book #1) by Ben Clanton

3. Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea (A Narwhal and Jelly Book #1)

By: Ben Clanton

3.61

Format: 192 pages,

Narwhal is a happy-go-lucky narwhal. Jelly is a no-nonsense jellyfish. The two might not have a lot… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of A Visitor for Bear (Bear and Mouse, #1) by Bonny Becker, Kady MacDonald Denton

4. A Visitor for Bear (Bear and Mouse, #1)

By: Bonny Becker , Kady MacDonald Denton

3.30

Format: 208 pages,

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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5. The Dot

By: Peter H. Reynolds

4.25

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

With a simple, witty story and free-spirited illustrations, Peter H. Reynolds entices even the stub… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
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6. Barkus

By: Patricia MacLachlan , Marc Boutavant

4.25

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Meet Barkus. Barkus is loyal. Barkus is generous. Barkus is family. The exuberant Barkus and his lu… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

7. Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood

By: F. Isabel Campoy , Rafael López , Theresa Howell

3.76

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

What good can a splash of color do in a community of gray? As Mira and her neighbors discover, more… read more

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8. 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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  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family

9. Scaredy Squirrel

By: Mélanie Watt

3.86

Format: 536 pages, Hardcover

Scaredy Squirrel never leaves his nut tree. It's way too dangerous out there. He could encounter ta… read more

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10. How Rocket Learned to Read

By: Tad Hills

4.19

Format: 45 pages, Hardcover

Learn to read with this New York Times-bestselling picture book, starring an irresistible dog named… read more

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11. Chloe, Instead

By: Micah Player

3.67

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Molly always dreamed of having a sister who is just like her. But she got Chloe, instead. These two… read more

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12. Relish: My Life in the Kitchen

By: Lucy Knisley

4.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

A vibrant, food-themed memoir from beloved indie cartoonist Lucy Knisley. Lucy Knisley loves food. … read more

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13. Big

By: Vashti Harrison

4.66

Format: 60 pages, Kindle Edition

This deeply moving story shares valuable lessons about fitting in, standing out, and the beauty of … read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
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14. 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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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
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15. A Friend for Henry

By: Jenn Bailey

3.93

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

In Classroom Six, second left down the hall, Henry has been on the lookout for a friend. A friend w… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
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16. 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
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17. The Eyes and the Impossible

By: Dave Eggers

4.25

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The illustrated story of a dog who unwittingly becomes a hero to a park full of animals. Johanne… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
"What monster would turn up his snout at the thought-through help of all the friends he had?"

-Dave Eggers, The Eyes and the Impossible

"Every reasonable creature knows that the worst thing any creature can do all day is think of themselves. If there are troubles in your mind, you should think first of the troubles of others; it is th…"

-Dave Eggers, The Eyes and the Impossible

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18. Swim Team

By: Johnnie Christmas

4.28

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

Bree can't wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Mana… read more

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  • realistic fiction
  • childrens
  • fiction
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19. Love in the Library

By: Maggie Tokuda-Hall

4.47

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Set in an internment camp where the United States cruelly detained Japanese Americans during WWII a… read more

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  • love
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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20. My Aunt Is a Monster

By: Reimena Yee

3.93

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Curses! Adventures! And drama! Oh my! Safia might not be able to see the world, but that doesn't me… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
"And I'll have to stay home. For another nine or ten years or who knows how long.. Till I'm old enough to move out and travel on my own. It's just "sigh" I don't know if I can wait that long. And I do…"

-Reimena Yee, My Aunt Is a Monster

"Aunty Whimsy: I've visited forests under the sea, savored cotton candy pink tea, and met the pope of a very small country! And these are only some of the many special things our world has to offer--i…"

-Reimena Yee, My Aunt Is a Monster

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21. Not Quite Snow White

By: Ashley Franklin

4.43

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Tameika is an African American girl who loves musical and dreams of starring in one as a princess o… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
Cover of I Am Quiet: A Story for the Introvert in All of Us by Andie Powers

22. I Am Quiet: A Story for the Introvert in All of Us

By: Andie Powers

4.16

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Emile is not shy—he is quiet. Emile may seem timid and shy on the outside, but on the inside … read more

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  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
"Strength can be quiet. Answers can be quiet. Friendship can be quiet."

-Andie Powers, I Am Quiet: A Story for the Introvert in All of Us

"l am quiet on the outside, but not on the inside. On the inside, my imagination shouts loudly and runs wild."

-Andie Powers, I Am Quiet: A Story for the Introvert in All of Us

"My mother says that "if you hold a shell close to your ear and are very quiet, you can hear the entire ocean sing."

-Andie Powers, I Am Quiet: A Story for the Introvert in All of Us

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23. The Boring Book

By: Shinsuke Yoshitake

3.75

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The Boring Book is a humorous picture book that follows the story of one particularly bored child.A… read more

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  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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24. Tree. Table. Book.

By: Lois Lowry

4.39

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Everyone knows the two Sophies are best friends. One is in elementary school, and one is . . . well… read more

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  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away by Meg Medina

25. Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away

By: Meg Medina

4.37

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From Newbery Medalist Meg Medina comes the bittersweet story of two girls who will always be each o… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • storytime
Cover of Somewhere in the Bayou by Jerome Pumphrey

26. Somewhere in the Bayou

By: Jerome Pumphrey

3.91

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

Simple, subtle, and drolly funny, the Pumphrey brothers’ newest picture book is a layered explorati… read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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27. Twenty Questions

By: Mac Barnett

3.70

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning creators Mac Barnett and Christian Robinson tap deep into childhood curiosity with a … read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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28. Sleepy Sheepy

By: Lucy Ruth Cummins

3.72

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From critically acclaimed author Lucy Ruth Cummins and Pete Oswald, New York Times bestselling illu… read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book by Carole Lindstrom

29. My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book

By: Carole Lindstrom

4.57

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning and bestselling author of We Are Water Protectors comes an empowering pictur… read more

Similar categories in Carole Lindstrom's My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book book and Micah Player's Chloe, Instead

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
Cover of Tomfoolery!: Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming-of-Age of Children's Books by Michelle Markel

30. Tomfoolery!: Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming-of-Age of Children's Books

By: Michelle Markel

4.22

Format: 44 pages, Kindle Edition

FIVE STARRED REVIEWS! "Exuberant."―Horn Book Magazine, starred review "Excellent."—Booklist, starre… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Markel's Tomfoolery!: Randolph Caldecott and the Rambunctious Coming-of-Age of Children's Books book and Micah Player's Chloe, Instead

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Finding Things by Kevin Henkes

31. Finding Things

By: Kevin Henkes

3.51

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From bestselling husband-and-wife team Kevin Henkes and Laura Dronzek, Finding Things is a child-ce… read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

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4.17

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3.81

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3.61

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Peter H. Reynolds

4.39

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4.19

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