8 must-read classics books like The Hat by Jan Brett

Cover of The Hat by Jan Brett

The Hat

By: Jan Brett

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

In Jan Brett's well-loved book, The Hat, Hedgie the hedgehog discovers the wisdom of the adage "Don…

If you liked the classics plot in The Hat by Jan Brett , here is a list of 8 books like this:

Cover of The Napping House by Audrey Wood, None

1. 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
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • kids
  • storytime
Cover of The Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore, Jan Brett

2. 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
  • kids
  • fantasy
"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 Sheep in a Jeep by Margot Apple, Nancy E. Shaw

3. Sheep in a Jeep

By: Margot Apple , Nancy E. Shaw

4.29

Format: 256 pages, Board Book

A flock of hapless sheep drive through the country in this rhyming picture book. read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner, Mark Buehner

4. Snowmen at Night

By: Caralyn Buehner , Mark Buehner

3.50

Format: 31 pages,

Have you ever built a snowman and discovered the next day that his grin has gotten a little crooked… read more

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  • childrens
  • holiday
  • picture books
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • storytime
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5. The Little House

By: Virginia Lee Burton

5.00

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

Virginia Lee Burton won the Caldecott Medal in 1943 for her memorable picture book The Little House… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • kids
  • fantasy
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6. The Grouchy Ladybug

By: Eric Carle

4.33

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

From Eric Carle, New York Timesbestselling author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and From Head to T… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn, Ruth E. Harper, Nancy M. Leak

7. The Kissing Hand

By: Audrey Penn , Ruth E. Harper , Nancy M. Leak

2.00

Format: 88 pages, Hardcover

School is starting in the forest, but Chester Raccoon does not want to go. To help ease Chester's f… read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business by Esphyr Slobodkina

8. Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business

By: Esphyr Slobodkina

3.76

Format: None pages, Paperback

Caps for Saleis a timeless classic beloved by millions...one of the most popular picture books ever… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime

9. Bear Snores On

By: Karma Wilson , Jane Chapman

4.13

Format: 334 pages, Hardcover

One by one, a whole host of different animals and birds find their way out of the cold and into Bea… read more

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10. 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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  • classics
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • kids

11. The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear

By: Audrey Wood , None

4.09

Format: None pages, Board Book

The Little Mouse and the Big Hungry Bear are known and loved by millions of children around the wor… read more

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12. A Charlie Brown Christmas

By: Charles M. Schulz

2.92

Format: None pages, Hardcover

It's Christmas! Everyone is getting into the Christmas spirit -- except for Charlie Brown. It seems… read more

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Cover of The Hat by Jan Brett

13. The Hat

By: Jan Brett

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

In Jan Brett's well-loved book, The Hat, Hedgie the hedgehog discovers the wisdom of the adage "Don… read more

Similar categories in Jan Brett's The Hat book and Jan Brett's The Hat

  • classics
  • childrens
  • holiday
  • picture books
  • animals
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • kids
  • fantasy
  • storytime

14. The Empty Pot (An Owlet Book)

By: Demi

4.12

Format: 652 pages,

An IRA-CBC Children's Choice. An American Bookseller"Pick of the Lists." When Ping admits that he i… read more

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15. The Pigeon Needs a Bath!

By: Mo Willems

4.10

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The Pigeon really needs a bath! Except, the Pigeon's not so sure about that. Besides, he took a bat… read more

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16. 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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17. The Snowman

By: Raymond Briggs

4.32

Format: 210 pages, Hardcover

Illustrated in full color, this is a wordless story. The pictures have "the hazy softness of air in… read more

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18. Blueberries for Sal

By: Robert McCloskey

4.21

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott Honor Book What happens when Sal and her mother meet a mother bear and her cub? A belo… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • kids

19. Thunder Cake

By: Patricia Polacco

4.25

Format: None pages,

When the air gets heavy and dark clouds drift low over the fields of Grandma's farm, her frightened… read more

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20. Bear Stays Up for Christmas

By: Karma Wilson , Jane Chapman

4.02

Format: 424 pages, Hardcover

"The day before Christmas, snuggled on his floor, Bear sleeps soundly with a great big snore...." B… read more

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21. 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

12 best-selling fiction books like The Hat by Jan Brett

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The Napping House

Audrey Wood , None

4.27

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The Night Before Christmas

Clement Clarke Moore , Jan Brett

4.39

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Sheep in a Jeep

Margot Apple , Nancy E. Shaw

4.29

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Snowmen at Night

Caralyn Buehner , Mark Buehner

3.50

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Strega Nona

Tomie dePaola , Castellanos Prada Ruth de

4.26

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Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

Virginia Lee Burton

5.00

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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, #1)

Judi Barrett , Ron Barrett

4.18

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Curious George

H.A. Rey

3.66

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