9 Top classics books like Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney

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Miss Rumphius

By: Barbara Cooney

4.45

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Alice made a promise to make the world a more beautiful place, then a seed of an idea is planted an…

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1. Strega Nona

By: Tomie dePaola , Castellanos Prada Ruth de

4.26

Format: 44 pages, Hardcover

When Strega Nona leaves him alone with her magic pasta pot, Big Anthony is determined to show the t… read more

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  • classics
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
"In a town in Calabria, a long time ago, there lived an old lady everyone called Strega Nona, which meant "Grandma Witch"."

-Tomie dePaola, Strega Nona

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2. The Story About Ping

By: Marjorie Flack , Kurt Wiese

4.16

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Ping was an adventurous duck who lived on a beautiful wise-eyed boat on the Yangtze River. He liked… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • picture books
  • fiction
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3. The Relatives Came

By: Cynthia Rylant , Stephen Gammell

3.82

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

In a rainbow-colored station wagon that smelled like a real car, the relatives came. When they arri… read more

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  • childrens
  • travel
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
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4. Roxaboxen

By: Barbara Cooney , Alice McLerran

3.97

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

From two-time Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Barbara Cooney and celebrated children's book aut… read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
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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
  • juvenile
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6. Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

By: Virginia Lee Burton

5.00

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

A modern classic that no child should miss. Since it was first published in 1939, Mike Mulligan and… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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7. The Story of Ferdinand

By: Robert Lawson , Munro Leaf

3.33

Format: 120 pages, Hardcover

A true classic with a timeless message, The Story of Ferdinandhas enchanted readers since it was fi… read more

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  • classics
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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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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  • classics
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile

9. Time of Wonder

By: Robert McCloskey

3.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

"Out on the islands that poke their rocky shores above the waters of Penobscot Bay, you can watch t… read more

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10. Ox-Cart Man

By: Barbara Cooney , Donald Hall

4.08

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

Winner of the Caldecott Medal (1980) Thus begins a lyrical journey through the days and weeks, t… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile

11. How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World

By: Marjorie Priceman

3.72

Format: 224 pages,

An apple pie is easy to make...if the market is open. But if the market is closed, the world become… read more

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12. Miss Rumphius

By: Barbara Cooney

4.45

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Alice made a promise to make the world a more beautiful place, then a seed of an idea is planted an… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • travel
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • nature
  • juvenile

13. Brave Irene

By: William Steig

3.81

Format: 234 pages, Paperback

"Brave Irene" is Irene Bobbin, the dressmaker's daughter. Her mother, Mrs. Bobbin, isn't feeling so… read more

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14. Stone Soup

By: Marcia Brown

3.87

Format: 309 pages, Paperback

First published in 1947, this classic picture book has remained one of Marcia Brown's most popular … read more

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15. 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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16. One Morning in Maine

By: Robert McCloskey

3.86

Format: 250 pages, Paperback

A Caldecott Honor Book! Today is a specidal day for Sal because she gets to go to Buck's Harbour wi… read more

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17. 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
  • family
  • fiction
  • nature
  • juvenile

18. The Seven Silly Eaters

By: Marla Frazee , Mary Ann Hoberman

4.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

Peter wants only milk, Lucy won't settle for anything but homemade lemonade, and Jack is stuck on a… read more

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19. The Curious Garden

By: Peter Brown

4.46

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

One boy's quest for a greener world... one garden at a time. While out exploring one day, a little … read more

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20. When I Was Young in the Mountains (Reading rainbow book)

By: Cynthia Rylant , Diane Goode

3.62

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

For twenty years, Cynthia Rylant's story of childhood in the Appalachian Mountains has been an endu… read more

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21. Home in the Woods

By: Eliza Wheeler

4.57

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This picture book from Eliza Wheeler is based on her grandmother's childhood and pays homage to a f… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • nature

12 best-selling fiction books like Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney

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Strega Nona

Tomie dePaola , Castellanos Prada Ruth de

4.26

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The Story About Ping

Marjorie Flack , Kurt Wiese

4.16

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The Relatives Came

Cynthia Rylant , Stephen Gammell

3.82

Transform Your Habits

Roxaboxen

Barbara Cooney , Alice McLerran

3.97

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14 must-read fiction books like Roxaboxen by Barbara Cooney, Alice McLerran

Transform Your Habits

The Relatives Came

Cynthia Rylant , Stephen Gammell

3.82

Transform Your Habits

Roxaboxen

Barbara Cooney , Alice McLerran

3.97

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The Little House

Virginia Lee Burton

5.00

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Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

Virginia Lee Burton

5.00

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