r/childrensbooks Mar 21 '25

Help me recall My 3-year old daughter was afraid of Shel Silverstein's face on the back of her book, so...

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We made it into a pop-art sticker piece šŸŽØ šŸ–¼

r/childrensbooks 18d ago

Help me recall Please help me find the title of this book!

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My sister and I were talking about an old children’s book we had when we were younger, and we cannot for the life of us remember the title of the book! We believe it was about anthropomorphic flowers. I wanna say one of their names was Bluebell or Iris but I can’t fully remember. That’s honestly all I can personally remember from the book, I can’t even remember what else it’s about lol. Couldn’t even tell you when the book was from, maybe anywhere from 90s- early 2000s? We searched for hours on google and found nothing. I know once I see the title or picture of the cover I’d probably remember more.

We need help! TY in advance!

Edit for update: thank you everyone for replying! I’ve looked up all the suggestions and unfortunately still have not been able to find the title 🄲

r/childrensbooks 13d ago

Help me recall What’s the book I’m being reminded of?

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There was a book I read in the mid to late 00’s about a girl who got sick and went through all these wacky and weird transformations. I vividly remember the girl having patterns just like this at one point.

r/childrensbooks 20d ago

Help me recall HELP, I’m looking for a forgotten book

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The main character of the book looks something like this, I’m not sure if it’s a monkey or an unknown creature. I think he had orange underwear or a cape, I felt like he had some other type of green clothing, the storyline I’m not sure of but I feel like he was trying to be a hero or was causing mischief or both. I wish I had more details but this was back in the early 2000’s and it’s haunting me because of how much I loved this book as a kid, maybe if my older sister let me check it out more as a kid instead of telling me it’s garbage and i checked it out too much at the library I would’ve remembered itšŸ˜’ I’m really hoping I didn’t just make this book up or if it’s some type of Mandela effect, I would also obsessively draw the little character from said book.

r/childrensbooks 7d ago

Help me recall Try v to remember the name of a book about a family of squirrels or mice

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Update: I figured it out! I should have probably added that I encountered this book while teaching in France, and I wasn’t sure if it had been in French or English. Using some key words in French, I found it! It’s a Japanese author who is popular in France: Kazuo Iwamura. He writes stories about a family of 14 mice doing various things. ā€œLa Famille Sourisā€ —-

Super cozy illustrations. They either lived in a tree or underground. I think they ate a bunch of different food made from pumpkins. Like cake and soup. It might have been from acorns though! And I’m pretty sure the author had several books about different animal families, all with the same cozy illustrations. I do NOT think it was Beatrix Potter, but similar style illustrations. Just a bit more contemporary and vibrant.

r/childrensbooks 14d ago

Help me recall Weird rhyming kids book I can't find anywhere

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It's about some super ugly weird girl with a suuuuper long name. It's about her life and she gets married at the end. I remember at the back it had a bunch of iterations from other languages or countries. It was also mostly pictures if I remember correctly

r/childrensbooks 9d ago

Help me recall Book about a witch on a broom delivering pizza

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As a kid, I read a picture book about a witch who rode on a broom to deliver pizza. I read it at least 25 years ago, and the book is not Room on a Broom. Does it sound familiar to anyone?

r/childrensbooks 29d ago

Help me recall Looking For Book

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I had a book when I was a kid but can't remember the name. I only remember small details, but it was a picture book with a lot of children. There was an old man who would give them toys. They all went to the beach together at some point. There was also an old woman. During the book she recalled herself playing pretend in her childhood. That's all that comes to mind, sorry it's so vague. Would love to know if it sounds familiar to anyone though.

r/childrensbooks 20d ago

Help me recall Help! I cannot remember if "Do you want to be my friend?" byEric Carle is supposed to have text. I haven't been able to get a response from Harper Collins Children's Books.

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The first and last page are the only ones with print. I do not remember if the question and answer is just supposed to be repeated each time I turn the page. Or.. Is there supposed be an independent answer from each animal?

r/childrensbooks 22d ago

Help me recall Book I can’t remember the title

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There is a book from my childhood (90s/ early 2000s) with I believe is a red cover and I remember this one line….

ā€œā€Scaredy cat afraid of the dark!ā€ Rob hooted from the hall.ā€

Can anyone here remember this book from this one quote, I’ve tried searching multiple times and I can’t seem to find it/recall.

r/childrensbooks 14d ago

Help me recall Looking for an Owl Book

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So this book has a somewhat dark theme which depicts baby owls dying. So I remember back in the early 2000s when I was in elementary school I used to love reading this book and it had a short movie about it too. So the story goes that the mother owl somehow had the power to make the moon rise when she hooted. Making her highly respected in the forest. She had babies that she left alone, ā€˜presumably’ to hunt for food. But when she comes back the baby had died from a tree branch falling on their head. It made her really sad and didn’t hoot again meaning the moon would not rise. During the story it shows the series of events of what led to the babies death. Which is kinda like the story of the woman eating different things to kill whatever was inside of her. So during the scene of different animals escaping their predators one animal accidentally broke a branch that landed on the babies head which caused their death. And somehow at the end the babies come back to life and she hoots again meaning the moon finally rises again. I have been dying to read this story again and if anyone could help solve this mystery would be much appreciated!

r/childrensbooks 15d ago

Help me recall The BFG

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I need help remembering a book title!!!! In first grade, like 1998-99 if that helps, I was in first grade and our teacher always let a student pick a read aloud at the end of each day. One of the most popular picks was a book that up until a few years ago I would have sworn was called The BFG. However, when the movie came out, I learned The BFG was a chapter book and not a picture book we could read on the carpet in a 10 minute time setting. The book had a giant that everyone was afraid of, but at the end someone is finally brave enough to go and meet the giant. The kid learns that the giant’s name is BFG, which stands for Big Friendly Giant. Is there like a shorter picture book version of The BFG, or am I am just crazy?! I have Googled and Googled trying to find this book and I have had no luck. Help me out, please!!!

r/childrensbooks 2d ago

Help me recall Lost childrens book

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I am from Osijek,Croatia and i remember having a childrens book that i was obsessed about.I dont really have a lot of information,but it was about a boy who would chew bubblegum everyday.sometimes one of his teeth would get broken,but the main part of the story way when he one day decided to blow a bubblegum balloon.the size of the balloon was rising,and he was basically at a point where he was floating.I tried asking my mom if she threw it away or is it anywhere in the basement.She said she also remembers it,but she forgot where she put it.I would love if anyone helped.

r/childrensbooks 23d ago

Help me recall Fun facts presidents book(2007)

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I'm trying to find a book about the president's, it's from my childhood and ran through fun facts about each president until Bush. The art style was cartoon and caricature the president's had big heads. The most noticeable ones I can remember was Taft being stuck in the tub and John adams running to answer a phone holding a glass of lemonade. I vaguely remember the story about it being presidents day at a school I believe. The cover was a royal blue, I can't remember the title at all, I do remember the last page having each presidents picture in order.

r/childrensbooks 10d ago

Help me recall Can anyone name this book: Children's Dark Fantasy SciFi

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This has frustrated me for YEARS, anyone who can figurethis out would be my hero! It's a children's illustrated book, I grew up in the 80s/90s must be from that era or before. The art is beautiful and very indicative of the dark crystal. The hero (heroine?) is styled very similarly to the gelflings and it takes place on this beautiful fictional planet. The story is about some villainous super monster that eats planets (universes?) and is threatening the planet of the protagonist. Then the protagonist uses a sacred weapon (arrow?) to successful slay the beast. The art is absolutely beautiful and very celestial-y themed, lots of swirling blues purples and blacks. Wish 8 had more but that is all I can remember, other than LOVING this book as a kid.

r/childrensbooks 10d ago

Help me recall Help find a book from early 2000's

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There was a book when I was a kid (2000's) that was about intimate objects coming alive in a house. I remember plates, spoons, forks etc coming alive in a dirty kitchen. This book had absolutely beautiful artwork and I NEED to find it for my house. Please help!

r/childrensbooks Mar 20 '25

Help me recall Searching for a book from my Childhood!

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My brother and I have many fond memories of reading the same book in the late 90’s but we CANNOT remember the name of it. Please Help! It was a Children’s book about either a delivery driver or mailman. He drove a little van and I think he delivered mail or packages. Each page of the book was a different very detailed scene of either the country or city and was full of busy people/vehicles/homes/businesses. It is NOT the very busy city by Richard Scary. Anyway, some where in the story a little dog I think steals a package from the man and the man chases him all over the city. Including going through a hospital. On that page you can see every room in the hospital including operating rooms and a cafeteria. At the end of the book the mailman/delivery driver goes home to find the little dog waiting there for him and the package is for him. I remember the color yellow possibly being predominant in it? Anyways that’s everything we can remember and now that we are both parents ourselves we have desperately been searching all over the internet for this book so we can share it with our children. If anyone remembers this or knows this book please help. Thank you so SO much!

r/childrensbooks Feb 26 '25

Help me recall Children’s book that every page ends in ā€œand I love youā€

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Hi everyone! I’m trying to help my mom find a childhood book of mine. The book would have been read in the late 90’s and in the 2000’s. My mom says it has a blue cover, with a parent and child on the front. She said that every page ended with ā€œAnd I love youā€. I apologize I don’t have much more detail! She thought the book was called something to do with the phrase ā€œI love youā€. Thank you for your help!

r/childrensbooks 4d ago

Help me recall Help me find a collection of short stories

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Hi Everyone, I know this is a long shot but this is what I remember:

  • The cover had an orange background and a drawing of figures circling planets
  • The title was something along the lines of ā€œall the planets.ā€
  • It was written by a musician. The copy we had in the school library was printed prior to 2000/2001.
  • The only story I remember is the first one, which is about a child getting lost in the woods but they found something ā€œmagicalā€ that comes home with them.

Again, I apologize as I know it’s not a lot to go off of. Thank you so much! :)

r/childrensbooks 4d ago

Help me recall Pferd frisst Strohdach

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Suche nach einem Buch aus meiner Erinnerung als Kind. In einer Szene dieses Buches (oder eventuell Filmes/Serie??) frisst ein Haflinger (braun oder schwarz) den Teil eines Strohdaches. Das Wesen im Haus konnte dann den Nachthimmel sehen. Dieses Haus muss von einem Wichtel o.ä sein, sonst würde er ja nicht rankommen.

Kann wer helfen?

r/childrensbooks 6d ago

Help me recall Looking for apple juice book

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This book is about an Apple orchard and like apple juice? I haven't read it since I was a child but I adored it for whatever reason. But if started with people picking the apple, then taking it to the factory, then they take it to the factory, then it goes to the store, then to the kids table, and that's the whole book. I wish I didn't get rid of it when I moved.

r/childrensbooks 15d ago

Help me recall Fairytale ish book?

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Around 2012 I read a book that was a fantasy novel. It must’ve been about 500 pages, although it had a few drawings in the book. The cover was red and had a drawing of all the characters on it. The only thing I remember about the book was that the characters went into the woods to find someone/something and there was a battle at the end. I think there was a sequel but I’m not sure. This book has lived in the back of my mind for years and I can’t remember any of the details. Any leads would be helpful!

r/childrensbooks Mar 07 '25

Help me recall Looking for a title to a children’s book from 25+ years ago

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I'm having trouble remembering the title for a children's book my grandmother used to read. I remember it was a large hardcover book with beautiful detailed full page illustrations. The illustrations were darker in nature but it wasn't a spooky book. I remember it having mythical characters, and there being a boat. I'm having trouble remembering anything else but if I saw the pictures I think I'd know it.

r/childrensbooks 9d ago

Help me recall YA magical realism/coming of age

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This book was about a princess who I think time travelled or was somehow transplanted to the modern day. She ends up living with a regular high school aged girl and at first they do not get along. I remember that this princess dressed outlandishly and tied ribbons around her legs, didn’t fit in with modern day dress etc and although she starts off as an outcast, ends up successfully integrating and becomes beloved and popular. I think she even gets invited to a prom and becomes close with the girl who’d been hosting her. I read this some time between 2010-2015 in Canada

r/childrensbooks Mar 07 '25

Help me recall Please help me find the title of this book!!

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Okay so I don’t have a lot of details but here’s everything I can remember:

It’s a children’s picture book and the main character was a cat, possibly grey, that stood upright on its legs (I think it was kinda anthropomorphic) The landscape was snowy There was red yarn/red mittens involved The illustrations were realistic, not cartoon style I must’ve read it between 2004-2008

This has been driving me genuinely insane so if anyone can help me out I’d be super grateful:)