Man Reading Paper-Recommended Reading List

Read about a variety of topics that tie in with the book Newspaper Hats by Phil Cummings. The books listed are about paper, hats, and grandparents.

Updated June 3, 2026
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Because your grandparents love you
Clements, Andrew
Paper Book
As every child knows, grandparents are special. Why? Because they love their grandchildren in their own unique way. Although the boy and girl in this story often make mistakes, their grandparents never lose patience, but help their grandchildren and cheer when they get things right. ...
The legend of rock paper scissors
Daywalt, Drew
Paper Book
New York Times Bestseller! 5 Starred Reviews! "Will have listeners in stitches." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Purely absurd, sidesplitting humor." --Booklist (starred review) "Demands bombastic, full-volume performances." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) ...
Ali the Great and the paper airplane flop
Faruqi, Saadia
Paper Book
Ali Tahir joins in a paper airplane contest with a surprise twist.On a rainy day, Ali brings the fun to indoor recess by sharing his talent for building paper airplanes with his friends. But in a contest to see whose plane can fly farthest, Ali is baffled by the results. Will airplane expert...
I love my hat
Florian, Douglas
Paper Book
One autumn morning, Farmer Brown gets on his tractor and heads to town. Along the way, he picks up a cat in a hat, a goat in a coat, an ox in socks, and other animals who love their clothes--and each animal sings a little song about what it's wearing. When they reach the town, it's Farmer Brown's...
Old hat
Gravett, Emily
Paper Book
From the creator of Wolves, Dogs, Tidy, and the Bear and Hare series and twice-winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal, Emily Gravett comes a fresh, funny, and punchy picture book about the futility of fads and the joy of learning to be yourself. Harbet had a hat. His...
We found a hat
Klassen, Jon
Paper Book
A New York Times bestseller! Hold on to your hats for the conclusion of the celebrated hat trilogy by Caldecott Medalist Jon Klassen, who gives his deadpan finale a surprising twist. Two turtles have found a hat. The hat looks good on both of them. But there...
How to find the Tooth Fairy
Reagan, Jean
Paper Book
When you're sleeping over at Grandpa's house, will the tooth fairy know where to find you? From the New York Times bestselling creators of How to Babysit a Grandpa comes a sweet Step 2 early reader story full of tooth fairy fun! Losing a tooth is exciting! It's time...
The paper kingdom
Rhee, Helena Ku
Paper Book
An office at night is reimagined as a fantastical kingdom of paper complete with friendly dragons in this own voices picture book. When the babysitter is unable to come, Daniel is woken out of bed and joins his parents as they head downtown for their jobs as nighttime office...
The red hat
Teague, David
Paper Book
Billy Hightower spends his whole life alone in a skyscraper high above a big city. Then one day, a skyscraper is built next door and a girl moves in. Could she be a friend? Every time Billy tries to reach out to her, the wily Wind gets in his way! Can Billy find a way to outsmart the Wind and make a...
Yoko's paper cranes
Wells, Rosemary.
Paper Book
Wells celebrates the love between grandchildren and grandparents in this sequel to the bestselling "Yoko". She has developed a new collage technique in which she combines the richness of origami and washi papers, goldleaf, and paint to create an unforgettable portrait of three generations.
Hooray for hat!
Won, Brian.
Paper Book
Elephant wakes up grumpy--until ding, dong! What's in the surprise box at the front door? A hat! HOORAY FOR HAT! Elephant marches off to show Zebra, but Zebra is having a grumpy day, too--until Elephant shares his new hat and cheers up his friend. Off they march to show...

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