14 must-read childrens books like Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth by Oliver Jeffers

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Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth

By: Oliver Jeffers

4.51

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

Oliver Jeffers offers a personal look inside his own hopes and wishes for his child--a missive abou…

"There are only three words you need to live by, son: respect, consideration and tolerance."

-Oliver Jeffers, Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth

If you liked the childrens plot in Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth by Oliver Jeffers , here is a list of 14 books like this:

Cover of Sam and Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett, Jon Klassen

1. Sam and Dave Dig a Hole

By: Mac Barnett , Jon Klassen

4.17

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

With perfect pacing, the multi-award-winning, New York Times best-selling team of Mac Barnett and J… read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
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2. The Day the Crayons Came Home

By: Oliver Jeffers , Drew Daywalt

4.40

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Duncan's Crayons are back with yet another wild range of colorful demands! Boy, Duncan's crayons… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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3. If I Ran the Circus

By: Dr. Seuss

3.93

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

Step right up for Dr. Seuss’s classic rhyming picture-book tale of young Morris McGurk’s big circus… read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
"And, now, come to this spot Where the spotlight is hot And you'll see in the spotlight A Juggling Jott Who can juggle some stuff You might think he could not... Such as twenty-two question marks, Whi…"

-Dr. Seuss, If I Ran the Circus

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4. Sparky!

By: Chris Appelhans , Jenny Offill

3.94

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The ingenious author of 17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymoreand a brilliant illustrator and prod… read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
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5. 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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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
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6. Du Iz Tak?

By: Carson Ellis

4.12

Format: None pages,

The creator of Home turns a droll eye to the natural world, with gorgeous art and a playful invente… read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • nature

7. The Day the Crayons Quit

By: Oliver Jeffers , Drew Daywalt

3.53

Format: 39 pages, Hardcover

Poor Duncan just wants to color. But when he opens his box of crayons, he finds only letters, all s… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens

8. What Do You Do with an Idea?

By: Kobi Yamada , Mae Besom

4.60

Format: None pages, Hardcover

This is the story of one brilliant idea and the child who helps to bring it into the world. As the … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens

9. We Found A Hat

By: Jon Klassen

3.43

Format: 331 pages,

Hold on to your hats for the conclusion of the celebrated hat trilogy by Caldecott Medalist Jon Kla… read more

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10. Mr. Tiger Goes Wild

By: Peter Brown

3.76

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

Are you bored with being so proper? Do you want to have more fun? Mr Tiger knows exactly how you fe… read more

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11. 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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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
"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

12. The Storm Whale

By: Benji Davies

3.11

Format: 216 pages, ebook

Every day, in a house by the sea, a little boy watches his father leave for a long day's work. One … read more

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13. Triangle

By: Mac Barnett , Jon Klassen

4.40

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Multi-award-winning, New York Times best-selling duo Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen conspire again on … read more

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14. The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse

By: Mac Barnett , Jon Klassen

4.19

Format: 45 pages, Hardcover

This is a story about a mouse and a duck who get swallowed by a wolf. Early one morning a mouse met… read more

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15. The Book of Mistakes

By: Corinna Luyken

4.19

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

Zoommeets Beautiful Oops!in this memorable picture book debut about the creative process, and the w… read more

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16. The Darkest Dark

By: Terry Fan , Eric Fan , Chris Hadfield

3.86

Format: 138 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the childhood of real-life astronaut Chris Hadfield and brought to life by Terry and Er… read more

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17. The Lion Inside

By: Rachel Bright , Jim Field

4.40

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A bestselling story about confidence, self-esteem, and a shy little mouse who sets out on a journey… read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
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18. The Rabbit Listened

By: Cori Doerrfeld

4.60

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A universal, deeply moving exploration of grief and empathy With its spare, poignant text and ir… read more

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  • animals
  • picture books
  • childrens
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19. A Stone Sat Still

By: Brendan Wenzel

4.24

Format: 50 pages, Hardcover

The follow-up to They All Saw a CatA Stone Sat Still tells the story of a seemingly ordinary rock—b… read more

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  • nature
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • environment
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20. Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth

By: Oliver Jeffers

4.51

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

Oliver Jeffers offers a personal look inside his own hopes and wishes for his child--a missive abou… read more

Similar categories in Oliver Jeffers's Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth book and Oliver Jeffers's Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth

  • science
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • nonfiction
  • family
  • space
  • environment
  • nature
  • earth
"There are only three words you need to live by, son: respect, consideration and tolerance."

-Oliver Jeffers, Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth

Cover of The Smeds and the Smoos by Julia Donaldson

21. The Smeds and the Smoos

By: Julia Donaldson

4.31

Format: 32 pages, hardcover

Soar into space with this glorious love story of alien folk, from the creators of The Gruffalo and … read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
  • space

14 must-read picture books books like Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth by Oliver Jeffers

Transform Your Habits

Sam and Dave Dig a Hole

Mac Barnett , Jon Klassen

4.17

Transform Your Habits

The Day the Crayons Came Home

Oliver Jeffers , Drew Daywalt

4.40

Transform Your Habits

If I Ran the Circus

Dr. Seuss

3.93

Transform Your Habits

Sparky!

Chris Appelhans , Jenny Offill

3.94

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Transform Your Habits

Be Kind (Be Kind, 1)

Pat Zietlow Miller , Jen Hill

4.47

Transform Your Habits

There's a Monster in Your Book

None , Greg Abbott , Tom Fletcher

4.31

What Do You Do with an Idea?

Kobi Yamada , Mae Besom

4.60

Transform Your Habits

Say Something!

Peter H. Reynolds

4.47

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