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Books like The Day the Crayons Quit

12 books with a reading profile close to The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt. Practical, outward-looking, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.

1

Cat in the Hat Comes Back

by Dr Seuss

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible

The story begins with Sally and her brother shoveling a deep snowfall while their mother is away.
2

All My Friends Are Dead

by Avery Monsen

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible

This small-format picture book uses dark humor to illustrate the inevitability of mortality through various solitary characters.
3

Seriously... I'm Kidding

by Ellen DeGeneres

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible

Ellen DeGeneres uses a series of conversational essays to examine the trivialities of modern living, ranging from the logistics of meditation to the absurdity of beauty standards and the mechanics of award ceremonies.
4

And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street

by Dr. Seuss

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

Young Marco walks home from school on Mulberry Street, keeping his eyes open for interesting sights as his father requested.
5

Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type

by Doreen Cronin

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

Farmer Brown faces an unexpected labor crisis when his cows discover an old typewriter in the barn.
6

The Complete Cat in the Hat (Dr Seuss)

by Dr. Seuss

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

This 2004 collection compiles the original narrative of a chaotic, hat-wearing feline who visits two children, Dick and Sally, on a rainy afternoon while their mother is away.
7

Dad Is Fat

by Jim Gaffigan

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible

Jim Gaffigan chronicles the chaotic reality of raising five children in a cramped two-bedroom Manhattan apartment.
8

Goodnight Moon Base

by Brett Hoffstadt, Steve Tanaka

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible

This picture book adapts a classic bedtime structure to a near-future lunar setting.
9

The Monster at the End of this Book

by Jon Stone

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible

Grover, a blue puppet from Sesame Street, becomes panicked when he reads the book’s title and discovers a monster waits on the final page.
10

Goodnight Moon 123

by Margaret Wise Brown

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

In this board book adaptation of the classic bedtime rhyme, the familiar great green room serves as a setting for numerical instruction.
11

Madeline's Rescue

by Ludwig Bemelmans

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

In this sequel set in a Catholic boarding school in Paris, Madeline falls into the River Seine and is saved from drowning by a courageous stray dog.
12

Esio Trot

by Roald Dahl

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible

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