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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorThe Teacher from the Black Lagoon
Mike Thaler · 31 pages
On the first day of school, a young boy expects only the worst when he discovers that his new teacher is the "monstrous" Mrs. Green.
Baloney
Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith · 40 pages
A transmission received from outer space in a combination of different Earth languages tells of an alien schoolboy's fantastic excuse for being late to school again.
Oliver and His Alligator
Paul Schmid
Nervous about the first day of school, Oliver brings an alligator to school for protection.
Mercy Watson: Something Wonky This Way Comes
Kate DiCamillo · 91 pages
When Mr. and Mrs. Watson and their pig, Mercy, take in a movie at the Bijou Drive-In, mayhem ensues after Mercy smells the enticing scent of hot buttered popcorn.
Me and My Dragon
David Biedrzycki
A child tells all the reasons a small, fire-breathing dragon would make an excellent pet, and the ways to take proper care of it.
Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
Berkeley Breathed, Fannie Fudwupper · 48 pages
There's a Hippopotamus on our Roof Eating Cake
Hazel Edwards · 32 pages
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.
No, David!
David Shannon · 32 pages
A young boy is depicted doing a variety of naughty things for which he is repeatedly admonished, but finally he gets a hug.
The Princess in Black and the Hungry Bunny Horde
Shannon Hale, Dean Hale · 90 pages
Princess Magnolia and her unicorn, Frimplepants, are on their way to have brunch with Princess Sneezewort, an occasion Frimplepants enjoys more than anything in the world. But just when he can smell the freshly baked bread and the heaping platters of sugar-dusted doughnuts, Princess Magnolia’s glitter-stone ring rings. The monster alarm! After a quick change in the secret cave, Princess Magnolia a
Hairy Maclary's Caterwaul Caper
Lynley Dodd · 32 pages
Hairy Maclary leads all the other dogs in the neighborhood to investigate the terrible caterwauling created when the tough cat Scarface Claw is caught up in a tree.
The Magic School Bus In The Haunted Museum: A Book About Sound
Linda Ward Beech, Joanna Cole · 32 pages
The class is going to give a concert at the Sound Museum.On the way, the Magic School Bus breaks down -- in front of a big, old haunted house. The class hears lots of weird sounds. Ms. Frizzle and the kids enter at their own risk! But, once inside, they learn all about sound. You will, too, when you read this book.
The Magic School Bus Makes a Rainbow: A Book About Color
Joanna Cole, Jocelyn Stevenson · 32 pages
The class rides into a whitelight pinball machine to learn about the dazzling wonders of color and light.
In a People House
Dr. Seuss, Theo LeSieg · 36 pages
Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories 2: From the Creator of Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney · 224 pages
The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish
Neil Gaiman · 64 pages
This children's book is about a boy who chooses to trade his father for his friend's two goldfish. When his mother returns, she sends the boy and his younger sister on an adventure to return the goldfish and recover their father. However, when the boy arrives at the goldfish owner's home, he finds that his father has been swapped again. This continues, and as the boy and his sister venture thro