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10 best books like Home (Jeannie Baker): I Am Enough, The Farmer and the Clown, Waiting, Zoom, Lines, My Rhinoceros, The Magic Hat, Trainstop, My Beijing: Four Stories of Everyday Wonder, I Got It!

I Am Enough
AuthorGrace Byers
ISBN0062667122
I Am Enough is the picture book everyone needs

This is a gorgeous, lyrical ode to loving who you are, respecting others, and being kind to one another—from Empire actor and activist Grace Byers and talented newcomer artist Keturah A. Bobo.

This is the perfect gift for mothers and...
AuthorMarla Frazee
ISBN1442497440
Whimsical and touching images tell the story of an unexpected friendship and the revelations it inspires in this moving, wordless picture book from two-time Caldecott Honor medalist Marla Frazee.

A baby clown is separated from his family when he accidentally bounces off their circus train...
Waiting
AuthorKevin Henkes
ISBN0062368435
Caldecott Honor and Geisel Honor Book

What are you waiting for? An owl, a puppy, a bear, a rabbit, and a pig—all toys arranged on a child’s windowsill—wait for marvelous things to happen in this irresistible picture book by the New York Times–bestselling and Caldecott Medalist Kevin...
Zoom
AuthorIstvan Banyai
ISBN0140557741
As seen on the SERIAL podcast, season 2, episode 1 ("Dustwun")!

Open this wordless book and zoom from a farm to a ship to a city street to a desert island. But if you think you know where you are, guess again. For nothing is ever as it seems in Istvan Banyai's sleek, mysterious landscapes of pictures...
AuthorSuzy Lee
ISBN1452156654
Wave, Shadow, Mirror, Zoo, and now Lines, which for some time takes Lee's already spare approach to bare bones: Lines, made by skates, for a young figure-skater, and for an artist, perhaps the artist herself. Beginning with the simple line, creation.

And then, one falls, and the artist crumples...
AuthorJon Agee
Watch Jon Agee win over a new flock of fans—the toddler set

If you should ever get a rhinoceros for a pet, you're in for a surprise. It won't chase a ball. Or a stick. Or a frisbie. In fact, according to the experts, a rhinoceros does only two things: pop balloons and poke holes in kites.

But...
The Magic Hat
AuthorMem Fox
ISBN0152057153
One fine day, from out of town--and without any warning at all--a magic hat appears in the sky. It tumbles and bounces through the air and makes magic wherever it lands. Everyone is delighted as, one by one, the townspeople are transformed into giant playful animals. And then a wizard arrives. . . .
With...
Trainstop
AuthorBarbara Lehman
A girl gets on a train and finds herself in a strange country where she is a giant, and the people there are in need of some giant-sized help.

This was a lovely and quirky, and completely wordless story. The illustrations convey the realistic train journey and the subtle-but-fanciful land where...
My Beijing: Four Stories of Everyday Wonder
AuthorNie Jun
ISBN1512445908
A 2019 Batchelder Honor Book

Yu'er and her grandpa live in a small neighborhood in Beijing--and it's full of big personalities. There's a story around every corner, and each day has a hint of magic.

In one tale, Yu'er wants to swim in the Special Olympics, a sports competition for people...
I Got It!
AuthorDavid Wiesner
ISBN0544309022
David Wiesner presents a near-wordless account of the most suspenseful, nerve-wracking few seconds in a baseball game.
The few seconds after the ball leaves the bat can be infinitely long. For this eager young outfielder, there's plenty of time to envision the increasingly fantastic and funny...
The Night Library
AuthorDavid Zeltser
ISBN1524717983
The Polar Express meets The Night at the Museum in this fantastical picture-book adventure about the magic of books and libraries, perfect for book lovers of all ages!

After a young boy goes to sleep upset that he's getting a book for his birthday, he's visited in the night by Patience and Fortitude,...
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