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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorShy
Deborah Freedman
"Shy loves birds, but he's only ever read about them in books. When a real bird finally comes along, he's dying to meet her, but he's too afraid to get leave the gutter of the book. Can he put aside his fears, step out onto the page, and get to know her?"--
Miss Hazeltine's Home for Shy and Fearful Cats
Alicia Potter · 32 pages
Miss Hazeltine is opening a very special school for shy and fearful cats. They come from all over, and Miss Hazeltine gives them lessons in everything, from "Bird Basics" to "How Not to Fear the Broom." The most timid of all is Crumb. He cowers in a corner. Miss Hazeltine doesn't mind. But when she gets in trouble and only Crumb knows where she is, will he find his inner courage and lead a daring
Library Mouse
Daniel Kirk · 32 pages
Sam, a shy but creative mouse who lives in a library, decides to write and illustrate his own stories which he places on the shelves with the other library books but when children find the tales, they all want to meet the author.
Larf
Ashley Spires · 30 pages
"No one believes Larf exists, and he likes it that way. Larf, you see, is a sasquatch, the only sasquatch in the world (or so it seems). He has a very pleasant, and very private, life in the woods, where on any given day he might be found jogging, gardening or walking Eric, his pet bunny. But everything changes one morning when Larf discovers that another sasquatch is scheduled to make an appearan
The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus
Jennifer Fisher Bryant
"Words, Peter learned, were powerful things. And when he put them in long, neat rows, he felt as if the world itself clicked into order." For shy young Peter Mark Roget, books were the best companions — and it wasn't long before Peter began writing his own book. But he didn't write stories; he wrote lists. Peter took his love for words and used it to organize his ideas and find exactly the righ
Adulthood Is a Myth
Sarah Andersen · 110 pages
Adulthood is a myth confronts head-on the horrors, anxiety, and awkwardness of modern adult life. From the agony of holding hands with a gorgeous guy to the yawning pit of hell that is the wifi gone down to the eye-watering pain of eating too-hot pizza because one cannot stand to wait for it to cool down, Sarah fearlessly documents it all. Like the work of fellow Millennial authors Allie Brosh, Gr
Toys Meet Snow: Being the Wintertime Adventures of a Curious Stuffed Buffalo, a Sensitive Plush Stingray, and a Book-loving Rubber Ball
Emily Jenkins, Paul O. Zelinsky · 40 pages
Children who have loved listening to the Toys trilogy, as well as those meeting the toys for the very first time, will be thrilled to see Lumphy, StingRay, and Plastic venture outdoors to play in the snow. Together the toys build a snowman, make snow angels, and, when day is done, head back inside their cozy house and wait for the return of the Little Girl
Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear?
Nancy White Carlstrom · 32 pages
Rhymed text and illustrations describe Jesse Bear's activities from morning to bedtime.
If You Give a Pig a Pancake
Laura Joffe Numeroff, Felicia Bond · 32 pages
One thing leads to another when you give a pig a pancake. Find out what happens to a little girl when she kindly offers her pig a pancake. She'll wish she hadn't!
The 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.
Angelina's Christmas
Katharine Holabird, Helen Craig · 32 pages
Angelina and her cousin Henry help bring Christmas to a lonely old postman.
Henry and Mudge Get the Cold Shivers
Cynthia Rylant · 48 pages
A Big Guy Took My Ball!
Mo Willems · 60 pages
Piggie is upset because a whale took the ball she found, but Gerald finds a solution that pleases all of them.
Little Bear's Friend
Else Holmelund Minarik · 63 pages
One summer Little Bear makes friends with Emily and her doll Lucy.
Henry and Mudge Under the Yellow Moon
Cynthia Rylant, Sucie Stevenson · 48 pages
In the autumn Henry and his big dog Mudge watch the leaves turn, meet with some Halloween spooks, and share Thanksgiving dinner.
Quiet Girl in a Noisy World: An Introvert's Story
Debbie Tung · 184 pages
Mercy Watson Fights Crime
Kate DiCamillo · 80 pages
Mercy the pig's love of buttered toast leads to the capture of a small thief who would rather be a cowboy.