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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorNo, David!
David Shannon · 32 pages
A young boy is depicted doing a variety of naughty things for which he is repeatedly admonished, but finally he gets a hug.
Now We Are Six
A.A. Milne · 103 pages
A collection of poems reflecting the experiences of a little English boy growing up in the early part of the twentieth century.
More Parts
Tedd Arnold · 32 pages
A young boy is worried about what will happen to his body when he hears such expressions as "give him a hand," "laugh your head off," and "hold your tongue."
Baloney
Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith · 40 pages
A transmission received from outer space in a combination of different Earth languages tells of an alien schoolboy's fantastic excuse for being late to school again.
Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak · 42 pages
Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story
Ken Mochizuki · 32 pages
A biography of Chiune Sugihara, who with his family's encouragement saved thousands of Jews in Lithuania during World War II.
There's a Hippopotamus on our Roof Eating Cake
Hazel Edwards · 32 pages
The Teacher from the Black Lagoon
Mike Thaler · 31 pages
On the first day of school, a young boy expects only the worst when he discovers that his new teacher is the "monstrous" Mrs. Green.
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Judith Viorst · 32 pages
On a day when everything goes wrong for him, Alexander is consoled by the thought that other people have bad days too.
The Moon Over Star
Dianna Hutts Aston
On her family's farm in the town of Star, eight-year-old Mae eagerly follows the progress of the 1969 Apollo 11 flight and moon landing and dreams that she might one day be an astronaut, too.
Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
Berkeley Breathed, Fannie Fudwupper · 48 pages
Infinity and Me
Kate Hosford · 32 pages
After the sight of a night sky filled with stars makes eight-year-old Uma feel very small, she asks people how they think about infinity and gets a variety of answers before realizing the comfort in knowing that some things go on forever.
Angela and the Baby Jesus
Frank McCourt · 36 pages
Steam Train, Dream Train
Sherri Duskey Rinker
In this book with rhyming text, the dream train pulls into the station and all the different cars are loaded by the animal workers, each with the appropriate cargo.
So Few of Me
Peter H. Reynolds
After wishingthere were two of him to complete all the items on his "to do" list, Leo discovers that the real problem is not the number of Leos, but the length of the list.
I Am Too Absolutely Small for School
Lauren Child · 32 pages
A Hole is to Dig
Ruth Krauss · 48 pages
A book for young children that explains and illustrates simple and easily understood defintions such as a hole is to dig, hands are to hold, and arms are to hug.
Toys Meet Snow: Being the Wintertime Adventures of a Curious Stuffed Buffalo, a Sensitive Plush Stingray, and a Book-loving Rubber Ball
Emily Jenkins, Paul O. Zelinsky · 40 pages
Children who have loved listening to the Toys trilogy, as well as those meeting the toys for the very first time, will be thrilled to see Lumphy, StingRay, and Plastic venture outdoors to play in the snow. Together the toys build a snowman, make snow angels, and, when day is done, head back inside their cozy house and wait for the return of the Little Girl
Christmas in Noisy Village
Astrid Lindgren · 30 pages
The noisy children of three neighboring families have a gay time at Christmas baking cookies, cutting and decorating trees, eating fruitcake and tarts, and opening Christmas gifts.