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Books like Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul: 101 Stories of Life, Love and Learning

12 books with a reading profile close to Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul: 101 Stories of Life, Love and Learning by Jack Canfield. Practical, inward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.

1

Guess How Much I Love You

by Sam McBratney

Also practical and inward-looking · inspirational, accessible

Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare engage in a playful competition to quantify their mutual affection before bedtime.
2

Chrysanthemum

by Kevin Henkes

Also practical and clear-cut · inspirational, accessible

Chrysanthemum is a young mouse who loves her name until she begins kindergarten.
3

Miss Rumphius

by Barbara Cooney

Also practical and clear-cut · inspirational, accessible

Alice Rumphius lives a life defined by three goals set in her childhood: to travel to faraway places, to live by the sea in her old age, and to make the world more beautiful.
4

The Rainbow Fish

by Marcus Pfister

Also practical and clear-cut · inspirational, accessible

The Rainbow Fish possesses shimmering, multi-colored scales that distinguish him from every other creature in the ocean.
5

The Paper Bag Princess

by Robert Munsch

Also practical and clear-cut · inspirational, accessible

Princess Elizabeth is set to marry Prince Ronald until a dragon burns her castle, destroys her clothes, and kidnaps her fiancé.
6

Love Her Wild

by Atticus .

Also practical and inward-looking · inspirational, accessible

Atticus presents a collection of concise, minimalist poems organized into three distinct sections: Love, Her, and Wild.
7

Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You

by Lin-Manuel Miranda

Also practical and clear-cut · inspirational, accessible

Lin-Manuel Miranda compiles a series of brief, daily affirmations originally shared through his social media accounts.
8

Giraffes Can't Dance

by Giles Andreae

Also practical and clear-cut · inspirational, accessible

Gerald is a tall giraffe with thin legs and crooked knees who feels out of place at the annual Jungle Dance.
9

The Dot

by Peter H. Reynolds

Also practical · inspirational, accessible

In a classroom art session, a student named Vashti sits before a blank sheet of paper, frustrated by her perceived inability to draw.
10

Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World

by Vicki Myron

Also practical and inward-looking · inspirational, accessible

On a frigid morning in 1988, library director Vicki Myron discovered a tiny, nearly frozen kitten wedged into the Spencer, Iowa, book return slot.
11

A Street Cat Named Bob

by James Bowen

Also practical and inward-looking · inspirational, accessible

James Bowen was a recovering heroin addict living in sheltered housing and busking on the streets of London when he discovered an injured ginger tabby cat in his apartment hallway.
12

The Little Engine That Could

by Watty Piper

Also practical and clear-cut · inspirational, accessible

A train filled with dolls, toy animals, and nutritious food for children breaks down while attempting to cross a high mountain range.

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