16 must-read storytime books like The Real Story by Sergio Ruzzier

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The Real Story

By: Sergio Ruzzier

3.88

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

A full-color picture book from award-winning creator Sergio Ruzzier, The Real Story is a hilarious,…

If you liked the storytime plot in The Real Story by Sergio Ruzzier , here is a list of 16 books like this:

1. Moo, Baa, La La La!

By: Sandra Boynton

3.50

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Serious silliness for all ages. Artist Sandra Boynton is back and better than ever with completely … read more

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2. Noisy Night

By: Mac Barnett , Brian Biggs

1.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

It's a noisy night in this city building! The residents of each floor can hear their neighbors abov… read more

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3. 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
  • storytime
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4. Pretty Ugly

By: David Sedaris

3.55

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

David Sedaris and Ian Falconer make a spectacular splash with this tale of a monster turned ugly—st… read more

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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
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5. No Cats in the Library

By: Lauren Emmons

4.46

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A stray cat follows her love of books all the way to a new library home in this charming debut pict… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Emmons's No Cats in the Library book and Sergio Ruzzier's The Real Story

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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6. 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

Similar categories in Jon Klassen's The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale book and Sergio Ruzzier's The Real Story

  • picture books
  • childrens
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7. 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

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • storytime
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8. The Real Story

By: Sergio Ruzzier

3.88

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

A full-color picture book from award-winning creator Sergio Ruzzier, The Real Story is a hilarious,… read more

Similar categories in Sergio Ruzzier's The Real Story book and Sergio Ruzzier's The Real Story

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • food
  • storytime
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9. Lucky Duck

By: Greg Pizzoli

4.04

Format: 49 pages, Kindle Edition

From Geisel Award-winning author Greg Pizzoli comes a hilarious picture book about a duck who learn… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • food
  • storytime
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10. Something, Someday

By: Amanda Gorman

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The stunning new picture book by presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman and Caldecott Honor-winn… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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11. I Can Open It for You

By: Shinsuke Yoshitake

4.16

Format: 52 pages, Kindle Edition

From acclaimed author-illustrator Shinsuke Yoshitake comes a humorous picture book about the empowe… read more

Similar categories in Shinsuke Yoshitake's I Can Open It for You book and Sergio Ruzzier's The Real Story

  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
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12. 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

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • food
  • storytime
Cover of How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? by Mac Barnett

13. 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

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  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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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 Sergio Ruzzier's The Real Story

  • animals
  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
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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

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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16. The Only Way to Make Bread

By: Cristina Quintero

4.20

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A delicious exploration of all kinds of breads, from sourdough to bannock to bao, that will tickle … read more

Similar categories in Cristina Quintero's The Only Way to Make Bread book and Sergio Ruzzier's The Real Story

  • food
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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17. Buffalo Fluffalo

By: Bess Kalb

4.16

Format: None pages, None

Introducing a sweet and silly buffalo who tries to bluff and fluff his way into being bigger than h… read more

Similar categories in Bess Kalb's Buffalo Fluffalo book and Sergio Ruzzier's The Real Story

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • storytime
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18. Invisible Things

By: Andy J Pizza

4.29

Format: 52 pages, Kindle Edition

This creatively wacky exploration of the invisible things that make up the human experience encoura… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Hippos Remain Calm by Sandra Boynton

19. Hippos Remain Calm

By: Sandra Boynton

3.53

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Catch up with the party-loving hippos from Hippos Go Berserk! in this long-awaited picture book mor… read more

Similar categories in Sandra Boynton's Hippos Remain Calm book and Sergio Ruzzier's The Real Story

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • storytime
Cover of Stickler Loves the World (A Stickler Story) by Lane Smith

20. Stickler Loves the World (A Stickler Story)

By: Lane Smith

4.18

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author/illustrator Lane Smith comes Stickler, a woodland creature who reminds us… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • storytime
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21. The Last Zookeeper

By: Aaron Becker

4.24

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A master of the wordless form imagines a futuristic Noah’s Ark in a luminous sci-fi parable for our… read more

Similar categories in Aaron Becker's The Last Zookeeper book and Sergio Ruzzier's The Real Story

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
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22. Are You Big?

By: Mo Willems

3.71

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Mo Willems, #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning author-illustrator, tackles a BIG concept … read more

Similar categories in Mo Willems's Are You Big? book and Sergio Ruzzier's The Real Story

  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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23. The Bear and the Moon

By: Matthew Burgess

4.01

Format: 52 pages, Hardcover

The Bear and the Moon is a picture book that follows what happens when the gift of a balloon floats… read more

Similar categories in Matthew Burgess's The Bear and the Moon book and Sergio Ruzzier's The Real Story

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Catside Up, Catside Down: A Book of Prepositions by Anna Hrachovec

24. Catside Up, Catside Down: A Book of Prepositions

By: Anna Hrachovec

4.24

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Filled with whimsical knitted cats, Anna Hrachovec's debut picture book Catside Up, Catside Down bl… read more

Similar categories in Anna Hrachovec's Catside Up, Catside Down: A Book of Prepositions book and Sergio Ruzzier's The Real Story

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
Cover of I Am a Dragon!: A Squabble & a Quibble by Sabina Hahn

25. I Am a Dragon!: A Squabble & a Quibble

By: Sabina Hahn

3.91

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A grumpy dragon gets fired up when he is mistaken for a Very Large Frog in this laugh-out-loud pict… read more

Similar categories in Sabina Hahn's I Am a Dragon!: A Squabble & a Quibble book and Sergio Ruzzier's The Real Story

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • storytime
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26. Summer Is For Cousins

By: Rajani LaRocca

4.12

Format: None pages, Hardcover

There's nothing better than a summer with cousins. But this year Ravi's oldest cousin is even bigge… read more

Similar categories in Rajani LaRocca's Summer Is For Cousins book and Sergio Ruzzier's The Real Story

  • food
  • picture books
  • childrens
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27. The Three Little Tardigrades

By: Sandra Fay

4.11

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this hilarious retelling of "The Three Little Pigs", three little tardigrades set out to find a … read more

Similar categories in Sandra Fay's The Three Little Tardigrades book and Sergio Ruzzier's The Real Story

  • animals
  • humor
  • picture books
  • childrens
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28. Dear Stray

By: Kirsten Hubbard

4.20

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A prickly kitten and the child who chooses it revel in being kindred spirits while they both learn … read more

Similar categories in Kirsten Hubbard's Dear Stray book and Sergio Ruzzier's The Real Story

  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
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29. Slowly Slowly

By: Toni Yuly

3.63

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

A persimmon branch takes its time creating a wonderful gift for the community around it in this cha… read more

Similar categories in Toni Yuly's Slowly Slowly book and Sergio Ruzzier's The Real Story

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • storytime
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30. The Spaceman

By: Randy Cecil

4.20

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Lovingly illustrated, this wry and gentle fantasy will speak to adults as well as children—and cast… read more

Similar categories in Randy Cecil's The Spaceman book and Sergio Ruzzier's The Real Story

  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • storytime
Cover of Lucy!: How Lucille Ball Did It All by Amy Guglielmo

31. Lucy!: How Lucille Ball Did It All

By: Amy Guglielmo

4.14

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A buoyant biography of trailblazer Lucille Ball, the comedy queen who loved to make the world laugh… read more

Similar categories in Amy Guglielmo's Lucy!: How Lucille Ball Did It All book and Sergio Ruzzier's The Real Story

  • picture books
  • childrens

29 must-read childrens books like The Real Story by Sergio Ruzzier

Transform Your Habits

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Vashti Harrison

4.66

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Pretty Ugly

David Sedaris

3.55

Transform Your Habits

No Cats in the Library

Lauren Emmons

4.46

Transform Your Habits

The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

Jon Klassen

4.26

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Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

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Pretty Ugly

David Sedaris

3.55

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The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7)

Jory John

4.17

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No Cats in the Library

Lauren Emmons

4.46

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