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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorI Ain't Gonna Paint No More!
Karen Beaumont · 32 pages
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Crockett Johnson · 61 pages
"Harold loves animals so much that he decides to find out what it's like to be one. Join Harold and an elephant, a camel, a herd of cheetahs, and a slippery bunch of penguins on this wildlife adventure in his imagination."--P. [4] cover.
Frederick
Leo Lionni · 32 pages
(goodreads) While other mice are gathering food for the winter, Frederick seems to daydream the summer away. When dreary winter comes, it is Frederick the poet-mouse who warms his friends and cheers them with his words. (Amazon) Winter is coming, and all the mice are gathering food . . . except for Frederick. But when the days grow short and the snow begins to fall, it’s Frederick’s stories that
The Dot
Peter H. Reynolds · 32 pages
Vashti believes that she cannot draw, but her art teacher's encouragement leads her to change her mind.
Iggy Peck, Architect
Andrea Beaty · 32 pages
Meet Iggy Peck—creative, independent, and not afraid to express himself! In the spirit of David Shannon’s No, David and Rosemary Wells’s Noisy Nora, Iggy Peck will delight readers looking for irreverent, inspired fun. Iggy has one passion: building. His parents are proud of his fabulous creations, though they’re sometimes surprised by his materials—who could forget the tower he built of dirty
Magritte's Marvelous Hat
D.B. Johnson
When painter Magritte, depicted as a well-dressed, floppy-eared dog, buys a playful--and mysterious--hat, his painting enjoys a burst of creativity. Inspired by the art of French surrealist painter René Magritte.
Virginia Wolf
Kyo Maclear · 32 pages
Vanessa's sister, Virginia, is in a "wolfish" mood -- growling, howling and acting very strange. Vanessa tries everything she can think of to cheer her up, but nothing seems to work. Loosely based on the relationship between author Virginia Woolf and her sister, painter Vanessa Bell.
The Berenstains' B Book (Bright & Early Books)
Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain · 64 pages
Rhyming Dust Bunnies
Jan Thomas
As three dust bunnies, Ed, Ned, and Ted, are demonstrating how much they love to rhyme, a fourth, Bob, is trying to warn them of approaching danger.
Stuck
Oliver Jeffers
Floyds Drachen steckt in einer Baumkrone fest. Um ihn wieder runterzukriegen, wirft Floyd alles Mögliche und Unmögliche in Richtung Krone. Erst den einen Schuh, dann den andern. Und dann alles, was ihm in die Hände gerät. Sogar ein Orang-Utan und ein Wal landen im Grün der Baumkrone. Nichts hilft und auch die Feuerwehr kann nichts ausrichten. Sie steckt mit allen Feuerwehrmännern direkt in den Äst
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs
Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith · 32 pages
There Are No Cats in this Book
Viviane Schwarz
Filled with the spirit of adventure, three cats pack their suitcases and try to escape from their book.
Du Iz Tak?
Carson Ellis · 48 pages
Du iz tak? What is that? As a tiny shoot unfurls, two damselflies peer at it in wonder. When the plant grows taller and sprouts leaves, some young beetles arrive to gander, and soon—with the help of a pill bug named Icky—they wrangle a ladder and build a tree fort. But this is the wild world, after all, and something horrible is waiting to swoop down—booby voobeck!—only to be carried off in turn.
Black and White
David Macaulay · 32 pages
Four brief "stories" about parents, trains, and cows, or is it really all one story? The author recommends careful inspection of words and pictures to both minimize and enhance confusion.
The Monster at the End of this Book
Jon Stone · 32 pages
This Book Just Ate My Dog!
Richard Byrne · 36 pages
"When her dog disappears into the gutter of the book, Bella calls for help. But when the helpers disappear too, Bella realizes it will take more than a tug on the leash to put things right"-- When her dog disappears into the gutter of a book, Bella calls for help. When the helpers disappear, too, Bella realizes it will take more than a tug on the leash to put things right.
Amelia Bedelia
Peggy Parish · 63 pages
A literal-minded housekeeper causes chaos in the Rogers household when she attempts to make sense of some instructions.
Chopsticks
Amy Krouse Rosenthal · 40 pages
When a pair of chopsticks get separated, after some traumatic moments the two friends eventually learn to stand on their own.
Wacky Wednesday
Dr. Seuss, Theo LeSieg · 48 pages
Drawings and verse point out the many things that are wrong one wacky Wednesday.
I'm Bored
Michael Ian Black
When a bored girl meets a potato who finds children tedius, she tries to prove him wrong by demonstrating all of the things they can do, from turning cartwheels to using their imaginations.
Chloe and the Lion
Mac Barnett
Mac, the author, fires Adam, the illustrator, over their artistic differences about Chloe, the main character of their book, until Mac realizes both of their talents are needed and they must work together or their story about Chloe will never be finished.
The Cat in the Hat
Dr. Seuss · 61 pages
Two children sitting at home on a rainy day are visited by the Cat in the Hat, who shows them some tricks and games. Includes a Latin-English glossary and a note on the verse form and rhythm.