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23 Books About Books Every Child Will Love

These wonderfully meta books about books are great options for your classroom library They celebrate the joy of books and reading as well as the mechanics of a book.

Books Perfect for Bookworms

Bookworms in your classroom will love reading these meta books about books. They are not only fun; they promote storytelling, character development, libraries and how a book works. Even your reluctant readers will love them!

List of Meta Books About Books

A Book by Mordicai Gerstein

A family living in a book all have a story to tell, except for the youngest. She searches for her story through different genres of books to find her voice. The book promotes a sense of imagination, storytelling, self-awareness and perspectives.

A Book for Escargot by Dashka Slater

Escargot the snail is on a journey to find the perfect book. At the library, he finds books about animals who are superheroes, astronauts and detectives, but there are no books about a daring snail. Could this be that book?

A Perfectly Messed-Up Story by Patrick McDonnell

Louie writes a story but it keeps getting messed up with food and drink stains, smudges and dirt. He gets frustrated and wants to quit his story. The narrator of the story encourages Louis to keep going as things don't have to be perfect.

Battle Bunny by Mac Barnett and Jon Scieszka

Birthday Bunny, a boring book from Alex's grandma, is transformed into a thrilling adventure featuring Battle Bunny. Alex alters the illustration and incorporates luchadores, ninja warriors; and a few presidents into the drama. The story takes ever more dramatic turns as Alex triumphs over the wicked Battle Bunny and saves the world. The subject of the book reinforces the themes of celebrations, imagination and writing.

The Book That Eats People by John Perry

The author urgently warns the reader to stay away from this book. It disguises itself behind different dust jackets and lurks in libraries, and has a taste for careless children, leaving trails of bones and gnawed pages.

Do Not Open This Book! by Michaela Muntean

A grumpy pig begs the reader not to open the book. The pig implores the reader not to continue as he is still writing the story. His frustration grows as the book continues. He writes his story, taking aim at the reader, asking them to fill in the blanks.

Dog Loves Books by Louise Yates

Dog is a bookworm who loves books so much he opens a bookshop. While waiting for customers he reads the books and uses his imagination to create friends and excitement. When a young customer asks for a book Dog know exactly which one to recommend. Thos book promotes a love of reading, curiosity and inquiry.

How This Book Was Made by Mac Barnett

Do you know how a book is made? Mac Barnett and Adam Rex take us through the in and outs of how a book gets into our hands... with a bit of twist!

How to Live Forever by Colin Thompson

In the library where Peter lives, he looks for a book called How to Live Forever. For two years he searches for the lost book to discover its secrets so he can make an important decision.

How to Read a Book by Kwame Alexander

How to Read a Book takes us on a poetic and sensory journey about the experiences we have when reading. A wonderful message wrapped up in a vibrant book for bookworms of all ages.

The Incredible Book Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers

Henry loved to eat books and with every bite, he got smarter and smarter, until letters and words leak out of his mouth. On reflection, he decides he can still be smart by reading a book, it would just take longer.

It’s a Book by Lane Smith

Lane Smith illustrates a message about online or printed books. While monkey reads a book jackass questions whether the book can text or if it has a mouse. Monkey patiently answers all the questions and hands jackass a book. When he sits down to read it he can answer his own questions.

Library Mouse by Daniel Kirk

Sam lives in a hole in a library wall. The creative mouse creates his own book and adds it to the library shelves. When children visit the library they discover Sam's books and all want to meet the mystery author.

The Lonely Book by Kate Bernheimer

A lonely library book sits on a shelf until a girl takes it home. Separated, the book and girl wonder what happened to each other. Will they be reunited?

Open Very Carefully by Nick Bromley

What would you do if a furious crocodile suddenly falls into your storybook? Would you slam the book shut when the crocodile tries to escape, or maybe put the book on the shelves, or maybe peek inside?

The Story of Fish and Snail by Deborah Freedman

Fish and Snail live together in the pages of a book and can travel from book to book. Snail stays and waits for Fish to describe the stories from the other books. They argue when Snail refuses to join him. Fish swims away into a new book and Snail confronts her fears to reunite with Fish.

There’s a Monster in Your Book by Tom Fletcher

There’s a monster in the book and the reader needs to follow the instructions to get him out - shake, wiggle and tilt the book, tickle the monster's feet and shout. But there are bigger problems in store when he leaves the book!

This Book Is Gray by Lindsay Ward

Gray feels left out when the other colours ignore him, so he creates his own all-grey book. A book that promotes a sense of belonging, storytelling, different perspectives, appreciation and colour concepts.

This Is My Book by Mark Pett

Mark Pett tells us how he makes a books, but things don't go quite as planned. His characters take control of the books and they start telling their own story. Will Mark Pett ever be able to get back control?

We Are in a Book! by Mo Willems

Gerald and Piggie peer out of the pages, discovering they are in a book. Piggie, with a grin, realises the "reader is reading these word bubbles!" and she can make the reader say things like "Banana!" which has Piggie and Gerald doubled over with laughter. As the book concludes, the pair panic as each page number passes.

Wild About Books by Judy Sierra

Librarian, Molly McGrew, mistakenly drives her bookmobile into the zoo. She takes the opportunity to introduce all the animals to books and reading. Soon these bookworms are all wild about books.

Wolves by Emily Gravett

Rabbit visits the library to learn about the behaviour of wolves. As it reads, a shadow with sharp claws and a bushy tail creeps off the page. Should the rabbit be wary of this sinister figure?

What Next?

I hope you enjoy these meta books about books as much as I do. These books are not only fun, they also promote the joy of books and reading differently to other picture books. Do you have any other favourites I can add to the list? I’d love to hear about them in the comments.

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