9 must-read classics books like The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

Cover of The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

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…

"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 cupcake, and one slice of watermelon That night he had a stomach ache."

-Eric Carle, The Very Hungry Caterpillar

"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 cupcake, and one slice of watermelon That night he had a stomach ache."

-Eric Carle, The Very Hungry Caterpillar

If you liked the classics plot in The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle , here is a list of 9 books like this:

Cover of Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman

1. Are You My Mother?

By: P.D. Eastman

4.21

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

ARE YOU MY MOTHER? tells a very simple story for children who have just started to read. their youn… read more

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  • kids
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2. The Rainbow Fish

By: Marcus Pfister , J. Alison James

2.67

Format: 166 pages, Hardcover

The Rainbow Fishis an international bestseller and a modern classic. Eye-catching foilstamping, gli… read more

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  • childrens
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Cover of The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

3. 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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  • animals
  • food
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  • storytime
"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 If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff, Felicia Bond

4. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

By: Laura Joffe Numeroff , Felicia Bond

4.17

Format: None pages, Hardcover

If a hungry little traveler shows up at your house, you might want to give him a cookie. If you giv… read more

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  • childrens
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  • animals
  • fiction
Cover of Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss

5. Green Eggs and Ham

By: Dr. Seuss

4.00

Format: 412 pages, Hardcover

"Do you like green eggs and ham?" asks Sam-I-am in this Beginner Book by Dr. Seuss. In a house or w… read more

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Cover of Matilda by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake

6. Matilda

By: Roald Dahl , Quentin Blake

4.33

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

“The Trunchbull” is no match for Matilda! Matilda is a little girl who is far too good to be tru… read more

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  • childrens
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"If you are good life is good."

-Roald Dahl, Matilda

"You chose books. I chose looks."

-Roald Dahl, Matilda

"Never do anything by halves if you want to get away with it. Be outrageous..."

-Roald Dahl, Matilda

"She resented being told constantly that she was stupid, when she knew she wasn't."

-Roald Dahl, Matilda

7. Goodnight Moon

By: Margaret Wise Brown , Clement Hurd

3.38

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In a great green room, tucked away in bed, is a little bunny. "Goodnight room, goodnight moon." And… read more

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8. How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

By: Dr. Seuss

3.82

Format: 262 pages, Hardcover

"The Grinch hated Christmas! The whole Christmas season! Now, please don't ask why. No one quite kn… read more

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9. The Cat in the Hat

By: Dr. Seuss

4.15

Format: 384 pages,

Poor Sally and her brother. It's cold and wet and they're stuck in the house with nothing to do . .… read more

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10. One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

By: Dr. Seuss

3.99

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish is a 1960 children's book by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel).… read more

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11. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

By: Lois Ehlert , Bill Martin Jr. , John Archambault

3.79

Format: 477 pages, Paperback

The 26 characters in this rhythmic, rhyming baby book are a lowercase alphabet with attitude. "A to… 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. The Lorax

By: Dr. Seuss

4.14

Format: None pages, Hardcover

"UNLESS someone like you...cares a whole awful lot...nothing is going to get better...It's not." Lo… read more

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14. Where the Wild Things Are

By: Maurice Sendak

3.00

Format: 81 pages, Paperback

One night Max puts on his wolf suit and makes mischief of one kind and another, so his mother calls… read more

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15. The BFG

By: Roald Dahl , Quentin Blake

4.23

Format: 199 pages, Paperback

Captured by a giant! The BFG is no ordinary bone-crunching giant. He is far too nice and jumbly. It… read more

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  • childrens
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"let your love out"

-Roald Dahl, The BFG

"Don't gobblefunk around with words."

-Roald Dahl, The BFG

"You is getting nosier than a parker."

-Roald Dahl, The BFG

"Twenty-four feet is puddlenuts in Giant Country."

-Roald Dahl, The BFG

16. Oh, The Places You'll Go!

By: Dr. Seuss

4.33

Format: 57 pages, Hardcover

In this joyous ode to life, Dr. Seuss addresses graduates of all ages, from nursery school to medic… read more

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17. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #1)

By: Jeff Kinney

4.70

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Boys don't keep diaries--or do they? The launch of an exciting and innovatively illustrated new ser… read more

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18. Charlotte’s Web

By: E.B. White , Garth Williams , Rosemary Wells

4.20

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

This beloved book by E. B. White, author of Stuart Little and The Trumpet of the Swan, is a classic… read more

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  • classics
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"Don't write about Man; write about a man."

-E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web

"We take to the breeze, we go as we please."

-E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web

"With the right words you can change the world."

-E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web

"I say it's spinach, and I say the hell with it."

-E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web

19. The Giving Tree

By: Shel Silverstein

3.45

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

"Once there was a tree...and she loved a little boy." So begins a story of unforgettable perception… read more

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20. Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes

By: James Dean , Eric Litwin

3.52

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Don't miss the first and bestselling book in the beloved Pete the Cat series! Pete the Cat goes wa… read more

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Cover of Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Lost Christmas! (Classic Seuss) by Alastair Heim

21. Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Lost Christmas! (Classic Seuss)

By: Alastair Heim

4.34

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The Grinch is BACK and ready to prove to the residents of Who- ville that he's changed. This heartw… read more

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9 Best fiction books like The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

Transform Your Habits

Are You My Mother?

P.D. Eastman

4.21

Transform Your Habits

The Rainbow Fish

Marcus Pfister , J. Alison James

2.67

Transform Your Habits

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Eric Carle

4.33

Transform Your Habits

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

Laura Joffe Numeroff , Felicia Bond

4.17

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8 best-selling fiction books like Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Lost Christmas! (Classic Seuss) by Alastair Heim

Transform Your Habits

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Eric Carle

4.33

Transform Your Habits

Green Eggs and Ham

Dr. Seuss

4.00

Transform Your Habits

Matilda

Roald Dahl , Quentin Blake

4.33

Transform Your Habits

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1)

Roald Dahl , Quentin Blake

4.16

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