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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorNot Your Typical Dragon
Dan Bar-el
"When Crispin Blaze turns seven, he's expected to breathe fire like all the other dragons. But instead of fire, he breathes a host of unusual things"--Provided by publisher.
The Very Fairy Princess
Julie Andrews Edwards, Emma Walton Hamilton
Despite her scabby knees and dirty fingernails, Geraldine knows that she is a princess inside and shows it through her behavior at home and in school.
Harry the Dirty Dog
Gene Zion · 32 pages
When a white dog with black spots runs away from home, he gets so dirty his family doesn't recognize him as a black dog with white spots.
How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?
Jane Yolen · 34 pages
Mother and child ponder the different ways a dinosaur can say goodnight, from slamming his tail and pouting to giving a big hug and kiss.
A Unicorn Named Sparkle
Amy Young · 32 pages
When Lucy sees an ad in the newspaper for a unicorn, she sends in her twenty-five cents and waits four to six long weeks for her very own unicorn to arrive. She imagines the flowers that she'll braid into his beautiful pink mane, and she even picks the perfect name for him: Sparkle. But when Sparkle arrives, his ears are too long, his horn is too short, he smells funny--and oh, he has fleas.
Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures with the Family Lazardo
William Joyce · 32 pages
While vacationing in Africa, the Lazardo family finds and brings back to America a friendly dinosaur that becomes the talk of the town.
Are You My Mother?
P.D. Eastman · 64 pages
When a baby bird hatches while his mother is out searching for food, he leaves the nest for a series of adventures to try to determine his mother's identity.
Again!
Emily Gravett
At bedtime, Cedric the dragon wants his mother to read his favorite book again, and again, and again.
Winnie-the-Pooh
A.A. Milne · 160 pages
A.A. Milne's Pooh stories need no introduction; they have been loved by generations of children and their parents ever since they were first published in 1926. In his autobiography, Milne wrote: 'The animals in the stories came for the most part from the nursery. My collaborator [his wife] had already given them individual voices, their owner by constant affection had given them the twist in th
Dear Zoo
Rod Campbell · 32 pages
Each animal arriving from the zoo as a possible pet fails to suit its prospective owner, until just the right one is found. Movable flaps reveal the contents of each package.
The Book with No Pictures
B.J. Novak · 48 pages
This innovative and wildly funny audiobook by award-winning humorist/actor B.J. Novak will turn any listener into a comedian. You might think a book with no pictures seems boring and serious. Except . . . here’s how books work. Everything written on the page has to be said by the person reading it aloud. Even if the words say . . . BLORK. Or BLUURF. Even if the words are a preposterous song ab
May I Bring A Friend?
Beatrice Schenk de Regniers · 46 pages
A well-mannered little boy, frequently invited to visit the king and queen, always asks to bring a friend--and the friends are always wild animals--and always well-behaved.
Love Monster
Rachel Bright · 32 pages
"Everybody loves cute, fluffy things. You know, like kittens and bunnies and puppies. But nobody loves a slightly hairy, I-suppose-a-bit-googly-eyed monster...do they? Come along with Monster as he looks for love--high, low...and even middle-ish. This heart-tingling, let's-cuddle-up-together story is about how sometimes, when you least expect it, love finds you"--Jacket flap. Googly-eyed Mons
Chopsticks
Amy Krouse Rosenthal · 40 pages
When a pair of chopsticks get separated, after some traumatic moments the two friends eventually learn to stand on their own.
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Roald Dahl · 96 pages
The main character of Fantastic Mr. Fox is an extremely clever anthropomorphized fox named Mr. Fox. He lives with his wife and four little foxes. In order to feed his family, he steals food from the cruel, brutish farmers named Boggis, Bunce, and Bean every night. Finally tired of being constantly outwitted by Mr. Fox, the farmers attempt to capture and kill him. The foxes escape in time by bur
Noisy Night
Mac Barnett · 30 pages
A clever picture book about a multi-level apartment building's occupants and their many nighttime noises.
One Was Johnny: A Counting Book
Maurice Sendak · 48 pages
Cindy Ellen: A Wild Western Cinderella
Susan Lowell · 40 pages
Cindy Ellen loses one of her diamond spurs at the square dance in this wild western retelling of the classic Cinderella story.
The Paper Bag Princess
Robert Munsch · 32 pages
Story about not accepting failure or giving up on what you want. It's not about looks or power but tenacity and quick thinking. Hurray for you Princess of the Paper Bag. Very short, easy reading. I wanted to hear more about her.
The 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.