Books Like The Polar Express

by Chris Van Allsburg · about this book

Loved The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg? If its christmas, children's and illustrated book hooked you, these 19 books hit the same notes — starting with The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Little Bear and How the Grinch Stole Christmas!. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside The Polar Express: Christmas · Children's · Illustrated Book · Trains · Whimsical

The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Brian Selznick

Trains · Whimsical · Illustrated Book · Children's · Nostalgic

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Little Bear
Else Holmelund Minarik

Whimsical · Illustrated Book · Nostalgic · Children's · Uplifting

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How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Dr. Seuss

Christmas · Whimsical · Illustrated Book · Children's · Charming

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The Little Engine That Could
Watty Piper

Trains · Whimsical · Illustrated Book · Children's · Charming

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The Night Before Christmas
Clement C. Moore

Christmas · Whimsical · Illustrated Book · Nostalgic · Uplifting

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A Pocket for Corduroy
Don Freeman

Illustrated Book · Whimsical · Children's · Uplifting · Nostalgic

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The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book
Bill Watterson

Whimsical · Illustrated Book · Nostalgic · Charming · Snow and Ice

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The Snowy Day
Ezra Jack Keats

Illustrated Book · Charming · Children's · Uplifting · Nostalgic

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Clifford the Big Red Dog
Norman Bridwell

Illustrated Book · Children's · Charming · Whimsical · Uplifting

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Harold and the Purple Crayon
Crockett Johnson

Illustrated Book · Children's · Charming · Whimsical · Nostalgic

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The Twelve Days of Christmas
Jan Brett

Christmas · Illustrated Book · Children's · Nostalgic · Charming

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Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak

Illustrated Book · Children's · Whimsical · Nostalgic · Charming

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Guess How Much I Love You
Sam McBratney, Anita Jeram

Illustrated Book · Children's · Charming · Uplifting · Nostalgic

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The Snowman
Raymond Briggs

Christmas · Whimsical · Illustrated Book · Children's · Nostalgic

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The Little Prince & Letter to a Hostage
Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Illustrated Book · Children's · Nostalgic · Whimsical · Charming

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Madeline's Christmas
Ludwig Bemelmans

Christmas · Illustrated Book · Children's · Charming · Whimsical

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Blueberries for Sal
Robert McCloskey

Illustrated Book · Charming · Children's · Whimsical · Nostalgic

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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
Judi Barrett

Illustrated Book · Charming · Nostalgic · Children's · Whimsical

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Tootle
Gertrude Crampton

Trains · Illustrated Book · Charming · Whimsical · Children's

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