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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorThe Little Red Wolf
Andrea Colvin
A young wolf, on a journey to bring his grandmother a rabbit, is charmed by the nice little girl who offers to help him ... but nice is not the same as good. A haunting fairy tale for children and adults alike.
The Paper Dolls
Julia Donaldson · 32 pages
A string of paper dolls go on a fantastical adventure through the house and out into the garden. They soon escape the clutches of the toy dinosaur and the snapping jaws of the oven-glove crocodile, but then a very real pair of scissors threatens.
Pagoo
Holling Clancy Holling · 88 pages
From the moment of his birth, Pagoo the hermit crab learns to rely on his "instinct" in order to survive to adulthood in his tide pool home.
Crickwing
Janell Cannon · 48 pages
Crickwing never set out to be a bully. All he wants is to create his art in peace. But it's not easy being different--a cockroach with a cricked wing and a flair for sculpture is a ready target for the bigger creatures in the forest. Crickwing just wants to even the score, and leafcutter ants are so easy to pick on. . . .Big mistake. Nobody angers the leafcutter queen and gets away with it. In th
Wonderful Alexander and the Catwings
Ursula K. Le Guin · 41 pages
After being rescued by a flying cat, Alexander the cat decides to make good on a promise to do wonderful things.
The Elephant's Child: How the Elephant Got His Trunk
Rudyard Kipling, Karen Baicker · 35 pages
Because of his "'satiable curtiosity" about what the crocodile has for dinner, the elephant's child and all elephants thereafter have long trunks.
Otter in Space
Sam Garton
After visiting an outer space exhibit in a museum, Otter and Teddy decide they need a moon rock, and the only way to get one is to build a space ship and go get one.
Polar: The Titanic Bear
Daisy Corning Stone Spedden · 64 pages
Christmas Wombat
Jackie French
"Christmas from a wombat's point of view, including competition for the carrots children have left out for Santa's reindeer, and guess who gets stuck in the chimney?"--
The Little Red Cat Who Ran Away and Learned His ABC's
Patrick McDonnell
Bestselling and award-winning artist Patrick McDonnell uses the ABC's to tell a hilarious, high-energy alphabetical adventure. It starts with an ALLIGATOR and a BEAR chasing a CAT. When a DRAGON (and a chicken and an egg!) join in pursuit, things start to get REALLY interesting. A wild and wacky chase through snow and ice, and to jungles and over mountaintops, leads the whole crew to a wonderful r
Say Hello to Zorro!
Carter Goodrich
Mister Bud, the family dog, has a satisfying routine to his life, but when another dog joins the family and disrupts his schedule, Mister Bud must learn to adapt.
Stop Snoring, Bernard!
Zachariah OHora · 32 pages
Because his loud snores disturb all the other animals at the zoo, Bernard the otter tries to find a solution.
Won-Ton: A Cat Tale Told in Haiku
Lee Wardlaw
A cat arrives at a shelter, arranges to go home with a good family, and settles in with them, all the while letting them know who is boss and, finally, sharing his real name.
I'll Wait, Mr. Panda
Steve Antony · 32 pages
Mr. Panda is making something, and all of his animal friends are interested--but only Penguin is willing to wait to see what it is.
Chanticleer and the Fox
Geoffrey Chaucer · 36 pages
One of the most delightful fables in our heritage is the story of the proud cock and the witty fox who flattered him. Chaucer told the story with vigorous rhythm and singing words; Barbara Cooney has adapted it for chidlren and illustrated it with pictures as handsome as a medieval herbal. Chanticleer was a merry rooster, "His comb was redder than fine coral and turreted like a castle wall, his
Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust
Eve Bunting · 32 pages
In this allegory, the author's reaction to the Holocaust, the animals of the forest are carried away, one type after another, by the Terrible Things, not realizing that if perhaps they would all stick together and not look the other way, such terrible things might not happen.
Once I Ate a Pie
Patricia MacLachlan, Emily MacLachlan Charest
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.
Struwwelpeter: Fearful Stories and Vile Pictures to Instruct Good Little Folks
Heinrich Hoffmann · 48 pages