26 must-read picture books books like Harry and the Guinea Pig by Gene Zion

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Harry and the Guinea Pig

By: Gene Zion

3.68

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A brand-new picture book skillfully created in the style of Gene Zion and Margaret Bloy Graham, fea…

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1. Good Night, Gorilla

By: Peggy Rathmann

4.23

Format: 32 pages, Board book

A must-have board book for all babies.Good night, Gorilla.Good night, Elephant. It's bedtime at the… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
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2. Julia's House for Lost Creatures

By: Ben Hatke

3.77

Format: None pages, Hardcover

When Julia and her walking house come to town, she likes everything about her new neighborhood exce… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Leave Me Alone! by Vera Brosgol

3. Leave Me Alone!

By: Vera Brosgol

3.97

Format: None pages,

An epic tale about one grandmother, a giant sack of yarn, and her ultimate quest to finish her knit… read more

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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Dragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel by Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri

4. Dragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel

By: Adam Rubin , Daniel Salmieri

3.20

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

The hilarious sequel to the smokin' hot New York Timesbest seller, perfect for story time News aler… read more

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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

5. Children of the Forest

By: Elsa Beskow

3.33

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The children of the forest live deep in the roots of an old pine tree. This book invites children t… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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6. The Mixed-Up Chameleon

By: Eric Carle

3.71

Format: 192 pages, Board Book

From Eric Carle, the New York Timesbestselling author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Grouch… read more

Similar categories in Eric Carle's The Mixed-Up Chameleon book and Gene Zion's Harry and the Guinea Pig

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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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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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

8. If You Give a Mouse a Brownie

By: Laura Joffe Numeroff , Felicia Bond

4.33

Format: 242 pages, Hardcover

Mouse is back in this ninth picture book in the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling If You Give..… read more

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9. The Very Quiet Cricket

By: Eric Carle

4.48

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A VERY classic from Eric Carle, creator ofThe Very Hungry Caterpillar! One day a tiny cricket is bo… read more

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10. I Want My Hat Back

By: Jon Klassen

4.35

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A picture-book delight by a rising talent tells a cumulative tale with a mischievous twist. The … read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
"What if I never see it again? What if nobody ever finds it? My poor hat. I miss it so much."

-Jon Klassen, I Want My Hat Back

11. Backstage Cat

By: Harriet Ziefert , Jenni Desmond

2.88

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A runaway kitty named Simon introduces kids to what it takes to put on a show and have a moment in … read more

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12. Giraffes Can't Dance

By: Guy Parker-Rees , Giles Andreae

4.33

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Gerald the giraffe longs to dance, but his legs are too skinny and his neck is too long. At the Jun… read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
"We all can dance," he said, "when we find music that we love."

-Guy Parker-Rees, Giraffes Can't Dance

"But sometimes when you're different You just need a different song"

-Guy Parker-Rees, Giraffes Can't Dance

13. Bear Feels Scared

By: Karma Wilson , Jane Chapman

4.30

Format: 373 pages, Hardcover

Bad weather frightens Bear, but his woodland friends are there to help him in this sweet, reassurin… read more

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14. The Christmasaurus

By: None , Tom Fletcher

4.20

Format: None pages, Audio CD

The Christmasaurus is a story about a boy named William Trundle, and a dinosaur, the Christmasaurus… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
"Music is a magic like no other, which can do incredible, unexplainable things."

-None, The Christmasaurus

"Belief is the most powerful magic there is. Believing is the only magic that makes the utterly impossible completely possible, and the undoubtedly undoable undeniable doable!"

-None, The Christmasaurus

"Feeling rottten is much worse than feeling just bad or sad. Feeling rotten is when it seems like no one else in the world understands how you're feeling. When you're feeling rotten everything seems r…"

-None, The Christmasaurus

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15. Negative Cat

By: Sophie Blackall

4.11

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Two-time Caldecott winner Sophie Blackall spins a winning tale about Max, a feline whose behavior d… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
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16. 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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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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17. 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
  • picture books
  • animals
  • dogs
  • fiction
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18. Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

By: Christopher Denise

4.51

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A Caldecott Honor Winner and  New York Times  Bestseller!  A determined Owl builds strength and … read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
Cover of Harry and the Guinea Pig by Gene Zion

19. Harry and the Guinea Pig

By: Gene Zion

3.68

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A brand-new picture book skillfully created in the style of Gene Zion and Margaret Bloy Graham, fea… read more

Similar categories in Gene Zion's Harry and the Guinea Pig book and Gene Zion's Harry and the Guinea Pig

  • childrens
  • school
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • dogs
  • fiction
Cover of The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale by Jon Klassen

20. 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
Cover of Creepy Crayon! by Aaron Reynolds

21. Creepy Crayon!

By: Aaron Reynolds

4.32

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

A #1 New York Times bestseller! From the team behind the New York Times bestselling Creepy Carro… read more

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  • childrens
  • school
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
Cover of There’s a Ghost in This House by Oliver Jeffers

22. There’s a Ghost in This House

By: Oliver Jeffers

4.43

Format: 44 pages, Hardcover

A captivating new picture book with interactive transparent pages, from world-renowned artist Olive… read more

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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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23. 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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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Gustavo, the Shy Ghost (The World of Gustavo, #1) by Flavia Z. Drago

24. Gustavo, the Shy Ghost (The World of Gustavo, #1)

By: Flavia Z. Drago

4.38

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

This winning debut picture book from Mexican artist Flavia Z. Drago about finding the courage to ma… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Mac Barnett

25. The Three Billy Goats Gruff

By: Mac Barnett

4.34

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Once there was a bridge and a terrible and VERY hungry troll lived underneath it. When the three Bi… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
Cover of Square (The Shapes Trilogy) by Mac Barnett

26. Square (The Shapes Trilogy)

By: Mac Barnett

4.14

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This book is about Square. Square spends every day taking blocks from a pile below the ground to a … read more

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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin

27. A Big Mooncake for Little Star

By: Grace Lin

4.20

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

A gorgeous picture book that tells a whimsical origin story of the phases of the moon, from award-w… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Steve Irwin (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 104) by Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara

28. Steve Irwin (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 104)

By: Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara

4.39

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS… read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Julia's House Moves On by Ben Hatke

29. Julia's House Moves On

By: Ben Hatke

4.17

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

Julia's house is restless. Julia and her family of lost creatures are ready to move on. But wher… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
Cover of She Persisted Around the World: 13 Women Who Changed History by Chelsea Clinton

30. She Persisted Around the World: 13 Women Who Changed History

By: Chelsea Clinton

4.39

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

The companion to She Persisted.Women around the world have long dreamed big, even when they've been… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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31. Egyptian Lullaby

By: Zeena M. Pliska

4.06

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A rich, beautifully layered ode to the great city of Cairo, Egypt, its people, and culture. Every… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

25 Best fiction books like Harry and the Guinea Pig by Gene Zion

Transform Your Habits

Good Night, Gorilla

Peggy Rathmann

4.23

Transform Your Habits

Julia's House for Lost Creatures

Ben Hatke

3.77

Transform Your Habits

Leave Me Alone!

Vera Brosgol

3.97

Transform Your Habits

Dragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel

Adam Rubin , Daniel Salmieri

3.20

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18 Best fiction books like Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1) by Christopher Denise

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

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Hot Dog

Doug Salati

4.29

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Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

Christopher Denise

4.51

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Berry Song

Michaela Goade

4.43

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