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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorBlackout
John Rocco
It was a normal summer night in the city. Hot, noisy, busy. And then the lights went out, and everything changed. But that's not necessarily a bad thing, because not everyone likes normal. When a busy family's activities come to a halt because of a blackout, they find they enjoy spending time together and not being too busy for once. - Publisher.
Song and Dance Man
Karen Ackerman · 30 pages
Summary, Grandpa demonstrates for his visiting grandchildren some of the songs, dances, and jokes he performed when he was a vaudeville entertainer.
Madlenka
Peter Sis · 44 pages
Madlenka, whose New York City neighbors include the French baker, the Indian news vendor, the Italian ice-cream man, the South American grocer, and the Chinese shopkeeper, goes around the block to show her friends her loose tooth and finds that it is like taking a trip around the world.
The Cricket in Times Square
George Selden · 151 pages
An updated version of the timeless children's classic featuring a business-savvy mouse, a kind alley cat, and a talented country cricket, featuring a new foreword and revisions by YA author Stacey Lee. Tucker is a streetwise city mouse. He thought he'd seen it all. But he's never met a cricket before, which really isn't surprising, because, along with his friend Harry Cat, Tucker lives in the v
Tabby McTat
Julia Donaldson · 32 pages
Tabby McTat is a busker's cat. He loves his life with Fred, singing along as people throw coins in their hat. Then one day, Fred has an accident, and the two are separated. How will they ever find each other again?
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
Bernard Waber · 48 pages
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile is a children's book written by Bernard Waber first published in 1965. It is the sequel to The House on East 88th Street, published in 1962. The book is the second in the Lyle the Crocodile series. The fictional series follows the life of Lyle, a city-dwelling crocodile who lives in a Victorian brownstone with a family named the Primms. The story begins with Lyle and Mrs
Lentil
Robert McCloskey · 61 pages
Lentil's harmonica playing saves the day when calamity threatens the homecoming celebration for the leading citizen of Alto, Ohio
Olivia
Ian Falconer · 40 pages
Whether at home getting ready for the day, enjoying the beach, or at bedtime, Olivia is a feisty pig who has too much energy for her own good.
Sammy the Seal
Syd Hoff · 64 pages
Anxious to see what life is like outside the zoo, Sammy the seal explores the city, goes to school, and plays with children but decides that there really is no place like home.
I Stink!
Kate McMullan
A big city garbage truck makes its rounds, consuming everything from apple cores and banana peels to leftover ziti with zucchini.
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.
Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb
Al Perkins · 34 pages
Easy-to-read rhyming text describes what can be done on a drum with hand, fingers, and thumb.
Beauty and the Beast
Max Eilenberg · 64 pages
A beautiful daughter dreams of meeting a handsome prince, but in order to save her father's life, she leaves home to live with a terrible, frightening beast. Though her patron is hideous, his disarming generosity slowly leads to a surprising connection.
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
Berlioz the Bear
Jan Brett · 30 pages
Berlioz the bear and his fellow musicians are due to play for the town ball when the mule pulling their bandwagon refuses to move. A strange buzzing in Berlioz's double bass turns into a surprise that saves the day.
Sector 7
David Wiesner · 48 pages
Beginning with a school trip to the Empire State Building, a boy makes friends with a mischievous little cloud, who whisks him away to the Cloud Dispatch Center for Sector 7 (the region that includes New York City). The clouds are bored with their everyday shapes, so the boy obligingly starts to sketch some new ones. . . .
The Tailor of Gloucester
Beatrix Potter · 59 pages
When the tailor becomes sick and cannot finish the waistcoat for the Mayor, the mice finish it for him.
Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin
Lloyd Moss
Ten instruments take their parts one by one in a musical performance.
Tap Tap Boom Boom
Elizabeth Bluemle · 32 pages
"It's a mad dash for shelter as rain sweeps into an urban neighborhood. Where to go? The subway! It's the perfect place to wait out wind and weather. Strangers share smiles and umbrellas and take delight in the experience of a city thunderstorm. Boom, boom!"--Jacket flap. People race down to the subway for shelter during a thunderstorm.
Heckedy Peg
Audrey Wood, Don Wood · 32 pages
A mother saves her seven children from Heckedy Peg, a witch who has changed them into different kinds of food.
Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown · 32 pages
A little bunny bids goodnight to all the objects in his room before falling asleep. This fiftieth anniversary edition includes an illustrated essay about the author and how the book came to be written, illustrated, and published.
Fletcher and the Falling Leaves
Julia Rawlinson · 32 pages
My Friends
Taro Gomi · 36 pages
A little girl learns to walk, climb, and study the earth from her friends, most of whom are animals.