19 Top juvenile books like Night in the City by Julie Downing

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Night in the City

By: Julie Downing

4.17

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An ingenious account of the jobs people do all through the night, when kids are fast asleep. In Ni…

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1. 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

Similar categories in Vashti Harrison's Big book and Julie Downing's Night in the City

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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2. 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

Similar categories in Christopher Denise's Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1) book and Julie Downing's Night in the City

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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3. The Scarecrow

By: Beth Ferry

4.51

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

All the animals know not to mess with old Scarecrow. But when a small, scared crow falls from midai… read more

Similar categories in Beth Ferry's The Scarecrow book and Julie Downing's Night in the City

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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4. Night in the City

By: Julie Downing

4.17

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An ingenious account of the jobs people do all through the night, when kids are fast asleep. In Ni… read more

Similar categories in Julie Downing's Night in the City book and Julie Downing's Night in the City

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
  • cities
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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5. There Was a Party for Langston

By: Jason Reynolds

4.48

Format: 56 pages, ebook

New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds’s debut picture book is a snappy… read more

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's There Was a Party for Langston book and Julie Downing's Night in the City

  • picture books
  • childrens
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6. Simon and the Better Bone

By: Corey R. Tabor

4.32

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Using the same innovative format as his Caldecott Honor winner, Mel Fell, Corey R. Tabor reimagines… read more

Similar categories in Corey R. Tabor's Simon and the Better Bone book and Julie Downing's Night in the City

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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7. If I Was a Horse

By: Sophie Blackall

3.79

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In her funniest book yet, two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall captures the astonishing spec… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Blackall's If I Was a Horse book and Julie Downing's Night in the City

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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8. An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)

By: Kwame Alexander

4.63

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times Bestselling and award-winning author  of  The Undefeated , Kwame Alexander, pens … read more

Similar categories in Kwame Alexander's An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner) book and Julie Downing's Night in the City

  • picture books
  • childrens
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9. In Every Life

By: Marla Frazee

4.28

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A simple and profound meditation on the many wonders of life from two-time Caldecott Honor recipien… read more

Similar categories in Marla Frazee's In Every Life book and Julie Downing's Night in the City

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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10. Mr. S: A First Day of School Book

By: Monica Arnaldo

4.21

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

It was the first day of school. But even the kindergarteners of room 2B could tell something was se… read more

Similar categories in Monica Arnaldo's Mr. S: A First Day of School Book book and Julie Downing's Night in the City

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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11. Remember

By: Joy Harjo

4.42

Format: 40 pages, None

Michaela Goade, invites young readers to pause and reflect on the wonder of the world around them, … read more

Similar categories in Joy Harjo's Remember book and Julie Downing's Night in the City

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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12. How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?

By: Mac Barnett

4.26

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The beloved, multi-award-winning duo of Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen tackle a perennial question. … read more

Similar categories in Mac Barnett's How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? book and Julie Downing's Night in the City

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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13. Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider

By: Jessica Lanan

4.40

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A nonfiction story following a day in the life of a backyard jumping spider.What if you were small … read more

Similar categories in Jessica Lanan's Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider book and Julie Downing's Night in the City

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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14. Evergreen

By: Matthew Cordell

4.30

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A picture book by Caldecott medal winner Matt Cordell about a timid squirrel who makes a brave jour… read more

Similar categories in Matthew Cordell's Evergreen book and Julie Downing's Night in the City

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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15. Do You Remember?

By: Sydney Smith

4.26

Format: 45 pages, Kindle Edition

From the creator of Small in the City and the illustrator of Town Is by the Sea and Sidewalk Flower… read more

Similar categories in Sydney Smith's Do You Remember? book and Julie Downing's Night in the City

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
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16. Dim Sum Palace

By: X. Fang

4.08

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A little girl's love of dim sum spills over into her dreams, taking her on a fantastical food-fille… read more

Similar categories in X. Fang's Dim Sum Palace book and Julie Downing's Night in the City

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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17. That Flag

By: Tameka Fryer Brown

4.63

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An affecting picture book from Tameka Fryer Brown and #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator Ni… read more

Similar categories in Tameka Fryer Brown's That Flag book and Julie Downing's Night in the City

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • juvenile
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18. Beneath

By: Cori Doerrfeld

4.42

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this stunning story from New York Times bestselling creator Cori Doerrfeld, a child and their gr… read more

Similar categories in Cori Doerrfeld's Beneath book and Julie Downing's Night in the City

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • storytime
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19. Once Upon a Book

By: Grace Lin

4.21

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From Caldecott and Newbery Honoree Grace Lin and bestselling author Kate Messner comes a modern fol… read more

Similar categories in Grace Lin's Once Upon a Book book and Julie Downing's Night in the City

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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20. The Tree and the River

By: Aaron Becker

4.31

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In an alternate past—or possible future—a mighty tree stands on the banks of a winding river, beari… read more

Similar categories in Aaron Becker's The Tree and the River book and Julie Downing's Night in the City

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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21. A Walk in the Woods

By: Nikki Grimes

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

In this moving account of loss, a boy takes a walk in the woods and makes a discovery that changes … read more

Similar categories in Nikki Grimes's A Walk in the Woods book and Julie Downing's Night in the City

  • family
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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22. 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 Julie Downing's Night in the City

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • family
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23. I’m From

By: Gary R. Gray Jr.

4.16

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A poetic, heartwarming ode to the small, defining moments of a boy’s life, by a brilliant new debut… read more

Similar categories in Gary R. Gray Jr.'s I’m From book and Julie Downing's Night in the City

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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24. Ancient Night

By: David Bowles

3.81

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

At the start of things, the elders say, the universe was hushed and still. The moon alone shone bri… read more

Similar categories in David Bowles's Ancient Night book and Julie Downing's Night in the City

  • cultural
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of We Are Here (An All Because You Matter Book) by Tami Charles

25. We Are Here (An All Because You Matter Book)

By: Tami Charles

4.24

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An empowering follow-up to New York Times bestselling picture book All Because You Matter that cele… read more

Similar categories in Tami Charles's We Are Here (An All Because You Matter Book) book and Julie Downing's Night in the City

  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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26. In the Night Garden

By: Carin Berger

4.07

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A gentle, collage-illustrated bedtime read about the often mysterious and always beautiful experien… read more

Similar categories in Carin Berger's In the Night Garden book and Julie Downing's Night in the City

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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27. Mine!

By: Candace Fleming

4.04

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This rhythmic read-aloud about sharing by an award-winning author and a Caldecott medalist features… read more

Similar categories in Candace Fleming's Mine! book and Julie Downing's Night in the City

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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28. My Baba's Garden

By: Jordan Scott

4.35

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The bond between a child and his grandmother grows as they tend her garden together. A young boy… read more

Similar categories in Jordan Scott's My Baba's Garden book and Julie Downing's Night in the City

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
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29. Spanish Is the Language of My Family

By: Michael Genhart

4.35

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An intergenerational story of family ties, cultural pride, and spelling bee victory following a you… read more

Similar categories in Michael Genhart's Spanish Is the Language of My Family book and Julie Downing's Night in the City

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
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30. Friends Beyond Measure

By: Lalena Fisher

4.01

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

"A loving tale inventively and informatively told." —Kirkus (starred review) "A uniquely told story… read more

Similar categories in Lalena Fisher's Friends Beyond Measure book and Julie Downing's Night in the City

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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31. The Hospital Book

By: Lisa Brown

4.12

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Going to the hospital can be strange and scary, but this book will comfort and reassure even the yo… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Brown's The Hospital Book book and Julie Downing's Night in the City

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • picture books
  • family
  • fiction
  • storytime

16 Top storytime books like Night in the City by Julie Downing

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

Christopher Denise

4.51

Transform Your Habits

The Scarecrow

Beth Ferry

4.51

Transform Your Habits

Night in the City

Julie Downing

4.17

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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

Transform Your Habits

Hot Dog

Doug Salati

4.29

Transform Your Habits

Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

Christopher Denise

4.51

Transform Your Habits

Berry Song

Michaela Goade

4.43

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