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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorExcellent Ed
Stacy McAnulty · 32 pages
Everyone in the Ellis family is excellent, except Ed the dog, who is determined to find something at which he, too, can excel.
The Monster Who Lost His Mean
Tiffany Strelitz Haber
Teased by the other monsters for being nice instead of mean, Onster prefers playing with children and helping them with their chores to frightening them.
Wink: The Ninja Who Wanted to be Noticed
J.C. Phillipps
Although ninjas should be silent and use stealth, Wink finds his enthusiasm gets him into trouble with his teacher until he finds the perfect way to express both traits.
Wilfred
Ryan T. Higgins
When Wilfred, a big, hairy, and lonesome giant, enters a town full of tiny bald people, he finds only one friend but that proves to be enough when the other townspeople trick him out of his warm hair.
Pinocchio
Carlo Collodi · 205 pages
"First published in serial form from 1881 to 1883 in Il Giornale dei bambini, the many adventures of Pinocchio, Geppetto's wooden puppet who came to life to laugh, cry, and dance like a real boy, garnered immediate acclaim as a children's story. Today Italians consider the novel, along with The Divine Comedy and The Decameron, one of their most important works of literature. Readers familiar only
Hello, My Name is Octicorn
Kevin Diller · 40 pages
Meet Octicorn. He s half octopus, half unicorn, half confused . . . which sometimes makes it hard to fit in. But maybe that s not such a bad thing. This utterly charming story is for anyone who s ever felt a little different.
Chrysanthemum
Kevin Henkes · 32 pages
Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it.
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
The Bear and the Piano
David Litchfield · 40 pages
"A bear finds a piano in the woods, learns to play it, and travels to the big city to become rich and famous, but ultimately discovers that his old friends in the forest back home are still the best audience of all"--
Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood
F. Isabel Campoy, Theresa Howell
"Mira lives in a gray and hopeless urban community until a muralist arrives and, along with his paints and brushes, brings color, joy, and togetherness to Mira and her neighbors"--
Wonderstruck
Brian Selznick · 639 pages
Expanding upon the genre-breaking form he invented in his trailblazing debut novel, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Brian Selznick creates another awe-inspiring and multi-layered reading experience. Wonderstruck weaves together two compelling,independent stories, set fifty years apart. Ben's story, which takes place in 1977, is told in words; Rose's story in 1927 is told in pictures. Ever since his
The Junkyard Wonders
Patricia Polacco
Inspired by a teacher who believes each of them is a genius, a class of special-needs students invents something that could convince the whole school they are justifiably proud to be "Junkyard Wonders."
Fritz and the Beautiful Horses
Jan Brett · 31 pages
Fritz, a pony excluded from the group of beautiful horses within the walled city, becomes a hero when he rescues the children of the city.
The Wind in the Willows
Kenneth Grahame · 192 pages
Since its first publication in 1908, generations of adults and children have cherished Kenneth Grahame's classic, The Wind in the Willows. For in this entrancing, lyrical world of gurgling rivers and whispering reeds live four of the wisest, wittiest, noblest, and most lovable creatures in all literature--Rat, Mole, Badger, and Toad of Toad Hall. Like true adventurers, they glory in life's simples
The Crayon Box that Talked
Shane DeRolf
Although they are many different colors, the crayons in a box discover that when they get together they can appreciate each other and make a complete picture.
Leo the Lop
Stephen Cosgrove · 32 pages
Leo is a lop-eared rabbit whose ears go down, not up. The other normal rabbits laughed and laughed until they discovered that down was normal and up was not. A classic Serendipity story about the meaning of normal.
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
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Norman Bridwell · 39 pages
Emily Elizabeth describes the activities she enjoys with her very big, very red dog and how they take care of each other.
One Green Apple
Eve Bunting · 32 pages
While on a school field trip to an orchard to make cider, a young immigrant named Farah gains self-confidence when the green apple she picks perfectly complements the other students' red apples.
Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch
Eileen Spinelli · 32 pages
You Are Special
Max Lucado · 32 pages
Punchinello's opinion of himself changes after talking to his creator.