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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorIn a Village by the Sea
Muon Van
Written in a spare, lyrical style using fresh, evocative imagery, In a Village by the Sea tells the story of longing for the comforts of home. A perfect book for teaching about diverse cultures and lifestyles through rich pictures and words, moving from the wide world to the snugness of home and back out again. In a cozy seaside house in Vietnam, a mother cooks, a child naps, and a cricket paints
Owl Moon
Jane Yolen · 32 pages
On a winter's night under a full moon, a father and daughter trek into the woods to see the Great Horned Owl.
Once Upon a Memory
Nina Laden
"A journey through the various cycles of growing up, from a garden that began as a single seed to a child remembering that he was once small"--
Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors
Joyce Sidman · 32 pages
In spring red sings from treetops: cheer-cheer-cheer, each note dropping like a cherry into my ear. In winter green waits in the hearts of trees, feeling the earth turn. Color comes alive in this whimsical, innovative book. Blue dances on summer lakes, green drips from spring leaves, black wafts mysteriously through autumn evenings. Together, an award-winning poet and a brilliant painter inspire u
Come On, Rain!
Karen Hesse
A young girl eagerly awaits a coming rainstorm to bring relief from the oppressive summer heat.
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
Mordicai Gerstein · 40 pages
A lyrical evocation of Philippe Petit's 1974 tightrope walk between the World Trade Center towers.
Blueberry Girl
Neil Gaiman · 31 pages
Rhyming text expresses a prayer for a girl to be protected from such dangers as nightmares at age three or false friends at fifteen, and to be granted clearness of sight and other favors.
Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
Margarita Engle · 44 pages
Follows a young Cuban girl in the 1930s as she strives to become a drummer, despite being continually reminded that only boys play the drums, and that there's never been a female drummer in Cuba. Includes note about Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, who inspired the story, and Anacaona, the all-girl dance band she formed with her sisters.
Barnyard Dance
Sandra Boynton
A bespectacled fiddle-playing cow and a pig twirling a sheep are featured in a barnyard dance. On board pages with a die-cut cover.
All the Places to Love
Patricia MacLachlan
A young boy describes the favorite places that he shares with his family on his grandparents' farm and in the nearby countryside.
This House, Once
Deborah Freedman · 46 pages
This poetically simple, thought-provoking, and gorgeously illustrated book invites readers to think about where things come from and what nature provides.
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Brian Selznick · 534 pages
ORPHAN, CLOCK KEEPER, AND THIEF, twelve-year-old Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. But when his world suddenly interlocks with an eccentric girl and the owner of a small toy booth in the train station, Hugo’s undercover life, and his most precious secret, are put in jeopardy. A cryptic drawing, a treasured notebook, a stolen
In November
Cynthia Rylant · 32 pages
Describes the autumn activities and traditions that November's cooling temperatures bring.
Green
Laura Vaccaro Seeger
¿Cuántos tipos de verde hay? Está en el verde de un bosque en un día de primavera; el verde fresco, jugoso, de un limón recién cortado; el verde incandescente de una luciérnaga; o el v̕ívido verde agua de un mar tropical. En este libro, Laura Vaccaro Seeger hace un homenaje al color verde y crea un libro que deleitará y soprenderá al lector.
House Held Up by Trees
Ted Kooser
Built on a treeless yard by a family who cleared away all the sprouting trees on the property, a house is eventually abandoned and left to deteriorate on a lot that is gradually overrun by wild trees, in a poignant tale of loss, change, and nature's quiet triumph.
The Fox and the Star
Coralie Bickford-Smith · 64 pages
"The Fox and the Star is the story of a friendship between a lonely Fox and the Star who guides him through the frightfully dark forest. Illuminated by Star's rays, Fox forages for food, runs with the rabbits, and dances in the rain--until Star suddenly goes out and life changes, leaving Fox huddling for warmth in the unfamiliar dark. To find his missing Star, Fox must embark on a wondrous journey
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
William Joyce · 56 pages
Morris Lessmore loves words, stories and books, and after a tornado carries him to another land, dreary and colorless, he finds a single book in color that leads him to an amazing library where, he learns, the books need him as much as he needs them.
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses
Paul Goble · 32 pages
Though she is fond of her people, a girl prefers to live among the wild horses where she is truly happy and free.
The Little Prince & Letter to a Hostage
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
One Tiny Turtle
Nicola Davies · 32 pages
This lyrical and informative look at the elusive and endangered loggerhead turtle is sure to delight young nature lovers. Far, far out at sea lives one of the world's most mysterious creatures, the loggerhead turtle. For thirty years she swims the oceans, wandering thousands of miles as she searches for food. Until, one summer night, she lands on a beach to lay her eggs—the very same beach wher
Water is Water: A Book About the Water Cycle
Miranda Paul · 40 pages
"A spare, poetic picture book exploring the different phases of the water cycle in surprising and engaging ways"--