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"Stand Back," Said the Elephant, "I'm Going to Sneeze!"
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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorThe Complete Adventures of Curious George
Margret Rey, H.A. Rey · 422 pages
The adventures of the ingenious little monkey who left the jungle to live with the man in the yellow hat.
Oh, No!
Candace Fleming
A series of animals falls into a deep hole, only to be saved at last by a very large rescuer.
The Cat in the Hat
Dr. Seuss · 61 pages
Two children sitting at home on a rainy day are visited by the Cat in the Hat, who shows them some tricks and games. Includes a Latin-English glossary and a note on the verse form and rhythm.
The Twits
Roald Dahl · 96 pages
The misadventures of two terrible old people who enjoy playing nasty tricks and are finally outwitted by a family of monkeys.
The Berenstains' B Book (Bright & Early Books)
Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain · 64 pages
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
Mo Willems · 38 pages
No matter how hard he pleads and begs, the pigeon is not supposed to drive the bus while the driver is away, but pigeon tries every persuasive trick a young child knows to get you to say "Yes."
The Monster at the End of this Book
Jon Stone · 32 pages
Rhyming Dust Bunnies
Jan Thomas
As three dust bunnies, Ed, Ned, and Ted, are demonstrating how much they love to rhyme, a fourth, Bob, is trying to warn them of approaching danger.
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
Jon Scieszka · 54 pages
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales is the ultimate in fractured fairy tales. Not only do the characters create their own stories, they also design the structure of the book itself. Classic fairy tales are deconstructed and rewritten with different but recognizable names, such as The Princess and the Bowling Ball, The Really Ugly Duckling, The Tortoise and the Hair and Chicken Lick
A Bear Called Paddington
Michael Bond · 160 pages
Mr. and Mrs. Brown first met Paddington, a most endearing bear from Darkest Peru on a railway platform in London. A sign hanging around his neck said, "Please look after this bear. Thank you" So that is just what they did. From the very first night when he attempted his first bath and ended up nearly flooding the house, Paddington was seldom far from imminent disaster. Jonathan and Judy were de
How to Teach a Slug to Read
Susan Pearson · 32 pages
Provides simple, step-by-step instructions for teaching a slug how to read, including using Mother Slug rhymes, helping your slug sound out words, and making vocabulary lists.
Curious George
H.A. Rey · 55 pages
George is an African monkey who has come to America with his friend The Man in The Yellow Hat. They get into all sort of trouble in this 1946 Childrens' novel.
Diary of a Fly
Doreen Cronin · 40 pages
A young fly discovers, day by day, that there is a lot to learn about being an insect, including the dangers of flypaper and that heroes come in all shapes and sizes.
Chickens to the Rescue
John Himmelman · 32 pages
Six days a week the chickens help the Greenstalk family and their animals recover from mishaps that occur on the farm, but they need one day to rest.
The Essential Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury
Bill Watterson · 254 pages
Beginning with the day Hobbes sprang into Calvin's tuna fish trap, the first two Calvin and Hobbes collections, Calvin and Hobbes and Something Under The Bed Is Drooling, are brought together in this treasury. Including black-and-white dailies and color Sundays, The Essential Calvin and Hobbes also features an original full-color 16-page story. Perhaps the most brilliant comic strip ever create
Scaredy Squirrel
Melanie Watt · 36 pages
Meet Scaredy Squirrel, a squirrel who never leaves his nut tree because he's afraid of the unknown "out there." But then, something unexpected happens that may just change his outlook
Boo Hoo Bird
Jeremy Tankard · 30 pages
When Bird gets hit on the head while playing ball, his friends have many suggestions to try to make him feel better.
Froodle
Antoinette Portis
One day, amidst the usual chirps, tweets, and caws, a little brown bird decides to try singing a new song and sets off an interesting reaction.
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.
The King, the Mice and the Cheese
Nancy Gurney, Eric Gurney · 64 pages
Mr. Gumpy's Outing
John Burningham · 32 pages
Mr. Gumpy accepts more and more riders on his boat until the inevitable occurs.