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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorThe Crippled Lamb
Max Lucado, Jenna Lucado Bishop, Sara Lucado, Andrea Lucado · 32 pages
A lamb who has always felt different and sad because of his black spots and his limp, feels his true worth when he is called upon to help keep the baby Jesus warm.
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
Miss Rumphius
Barbara Cooney · 32 pages
As a child Great-aunt Alice Rumphius resolved that when she grew up she would go to faraway places, live by the sea in her old age, and do something to make the world more beautiful--and she does all those things, the last being the most difficult of all.
You Are Special
Max Lucado · 32 pages
Punchinello's opinion of himself changes after talking to his creator.
The Beginner's Bible
Kelly Pulley, Catherine DeVries · 512 pages
Zen Shorts
Jon J. Muth
When Stillwater the giant panda moves into the neighborhood, the stories he tells to three siblings teach them to look at the world in new ways. Includes factual note on Zen.
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Richard Bach · 96 pages
Because he spends so much time perfecting his flying form instead of concentrating on getting food, a seagull is ostracized by the rest of the flock.
Hinds' Feet On High Places
Hannah Hurnard · 320 pages
The North Star
Peter H. Reynolds · 120 pages
After following paths and signs determined by others, a young boy finally realizes that he must find his own individual way in life.
The Robe
Lloyd C. Douglas · 542 pages
A Roman soldier, Marcellus, wins Christ's robe as a gambling prize. He then sets forth on a quest to find the truth about the Nazarene's robe-a quest that reaches to the very roots and heart of Christianity and is set against the vividly limned background of ancient Rome. Here is a timeless story of adventure, faith, and romance, a tale of spiritual longing and ultimate redemption.
Oh, The Places You'll Go!
Dr. Seuss · 48 pages
In this joyous ode to life, Dr. Seuss addresses graduates of all ages, from nursery school to medical school, and gives them the get-up-and-go to move mountains with the unrivaled exuberance and charm that have made Dr. Seuss's books favorites for years.
The Boy Who Loved Words
Roni Schotter
Selig, who loves words and copies them on pieces of paper that he carries with him, goes on a trip to discover his purpose.
Stellaluna
Janell Cannon · 48 pages
After she falls headfirst into a bird's nest, a baby bat is raised like a bird until she is reunited with her mother.
The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes
DuBose Heyward · 48 pages
To the surprise of many, the little country cottontail becomes one of the special Easter bunnies even though she has twenty-one children of her very own.
Blueberry Girl
Neil Gaiman · 31 pages
Rhyming text expresses a prayer for a girl to be protected from such dangers as nightmares at age three or false friends at fifteen, and to be granted clearness of sight and other favors.
The Snail and the Whale
Julia Donaldson · 32 pages
Wanting to sail beyond its rock, a tiny snail hitches a ride on a big humpback whale and then is able to help the whale when it gets stuck in the sand.
Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon
Patty Lovell
Even when the class bully at her new school makes fun of her, Molly remembers what her grandmother told her and she feels good about herself.
The Gardener
Sarah Stewart · 40 pages
A series of letters relating what happens when, after her father loses his job, Lydia Grace goes to live with her Uncle Jim in the city but takes her love for gardening with her.
The Kissing Hand
Audrey Penn · 32 pages
When Chester the raccoon is reluctant to go to kindergarten for the first time, his mother teaches him a secret way to carry her love with him.
Kisses from Katie: A Story of Relentless Love and Redemption
Katie J. Davis, Beth Clark · 264 pages
What would cause an eighteen-year-old old senior class president and homecoming queen from Nashville, Tennessee, to disobey and disappoint her parents by forgoing college, break her little brother’s heart, lose all but a handful of her friends (because the rest of them think she has gone off the deep end), and break up with the love of her life, all so she could move to Uganda, where she knew only
Amazing Grace
Mary Hoffman · 32 pages
Although a classmate says that she cannot play Peter Pan in the school play because she is black, Grace discovers that she can do anything she sets her mind to do.
The Sound of Colors: A Journey of the Imagination
Jimmy Liao, Sarah L. Thomson · 80 pages
A young woman losing her vision rides the subway with her dog in search of emotional healing.