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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorThe Berenstain Bears Get in a Fight
Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain · 32 pages
After causing a family commotion when they fight with each other, the Berenstain cubs learn that sometimes even the best of friends don't get along.
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale
John Steptoe · 32 pages
A Caldecott Honor and Reading Rainbow book, this memorable retelling of Cinderella is perfect for introducing children to the fairy tale as well as the history, culture, and geography of the African nation of Zimbabwe. Inspired by a traditional African folktale, this is the story of Mufaro, who is proud of his two beautiful daughters. Nyasha is kind and considerate, but everyone—except Mufaro—k
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Judy Blume · 120 pages
Any fourth grader would agree that Peter Hatcher has a terrible problem—his little brother, Fudge. But the grown-ups in his life just can't see that there is something wrong with a two-year-old who breaks his front teeth try- ing to fly, decides that he is a dog, goes on a no-eat strike, and scribbles all over his brother's homework. Peter is always asked to perform so that Fudge will be less of
Cabin Fever
Jeff Kinney · 217 pages
The Lemonade War
Jacqueline Davies · 192 pages
Fourth-grader Evan Treski is people-smart. He’s good at talking with people, even grownups. His younger sister, Jessie, on the other hand, is math-smart, but not especially good with people. So when the siblings’ lemonade stand war begins, there really is no telling who will win—or even if their fight will ever end.
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Judith Viorst · 32 pages
On a day when everything goes wrong for him, Alexander is consoled by the thought that other people have bad days too.
Julius, the Baby of the World
Kevin Henkes · 32 pages
Lilly is convinced that the arrival of her new baby brother is the worst thing that has happened in their house, until Cousin Garland comes to visit.
Horrid Henry
Francesca Simon · 167 pages
Horrible Henry causes his brother Perfect Peter all sorts of problems when he behaves properly for a change, upstages Peter at a dance recital, plays pirates, and goes on a camping trip.
Dory Fantasmagory
Abby Hanlon · 160 pages
Dory, the youngest in her family, is a girl with a very active imagination, and she spends the summer playing with her imaginary friend, pretending to be a dog, battling monsters, and generally driving her family nuts. As the youngest in her family, Dory really wants attention, and more than anything she wants her brother and sister to play with her. But she's too much of a baby for them, so she'
Clementine, Friend of the Week
Sara Pennypacker · 161 pages
With her kitten, Moisturizer, missing and having fought with her best friend, Margaret, eight-year-old Clementine finds it hard to concentrate on doing her best as her classmate's Friend of the Week.
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
Christopher Paul Curtis · 239 pages
The ordinary interactions and everyday routines of the Watsons, an African American family living in Flint, Michigan, are drastically changed after they go to visit Grandma in Alabama in the summer of 1963.
First Day Jitters
Julie Danneberg · 32 pages
Sarah is afraid to start at a new school, but both she and the reader are in for a surprise when she gets to her class.
Best Friends for Frances
Russell Hoban · 31 pages
When Albert and his buddies have a "no girls" baseball game, Frances and her sister organize a "Best Friends Outing -- No Boys."
Miss Brooks Loves Books!
Barbara Bottner
A first-grade girl who does not like to read stubbornly resists her school librarian's efforts to convince her to love books until she finds one that might change her mind.
Cinder Edna
Ellen Jackson · 32 pages
Once upon a time there were two girls who lived next door to each other. Cinder Edna was forced to work for her wicked stepmother and stepsisters, just as her neighbor, Cinderella, was. But Cinder Edna did things a bit differently. When Cinderella was done with her chores, she sat among the cinders to keep warm, thinking about her troubles. Edna, on the other hand, had learned a thing o
Harriet, You'll Drive Me Wild!
Mem Fox · 32 pages
When a young girl has a series of mishaps at home one day, her mother tries not to lose her temper--and does not quite succeed.
You Will Be My Friend!
Peter Brown
This is a humorous children's book about making friends. Lucy is determined to make a new friend with one of the forest animals but struggles with how to make friends. Then, a flamingo stops by and Lucy finally makes a friend.
Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon
Patty Lovell
Even when the class bully at her new school makes fun of her, Molly remembers what her grandmother told her and she feels good about herself.
Hooray for Amanda & Her Alligator!
Mo Willems · 68 pages
Amanda and her alligator have lots of fun together, but when Amanda's grandfather buys her a panda, Alligator must learn to make new friends.
Flora's Very Windy Day
Jeanne Birdsall · 32 pages
When a big wind blows her annoying little brother away, Flora decides to save him despite the many tempting offers she gets for him from, among others, a cloud, an eagle, the man in the moon, and the wind itself.