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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorNow 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.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Dr. Seuss · 64 pages
The Grinch tries to stop Christmas from arriving by stealing all the presents and food from the village, but much to his surprise it comes anyway. Could Christmas be more than presents?
Miss Nelson Is Missing!
Harry Allard · 32 pages
The kids in Room 207 take advantage of their teacher's good nature until she disappears and they are faced with a vile substitute.
Millions of Cats
Wanda Gag · 32 pages
Millions of Cats is a wonderful tale of vanity versus humility, written and illustrated by the singular Wanda Gag. An old man and his wife decide to get a cat, so the old man goes out in search of the prettiest cat of all. When he is forced to choose from "hundreds, thousands, millions and billions and trillions" of cats, he (naturally) brings them all home. When the wife points out their inabilit
The Little Engine That Could
Watty Piper
When the other engines refuse, the Little Blue Engine tries to pull a stranded train full of toys and good food over the mountains.
The Color Kittens
Margaret Wise Brown
While the color kittens are trying to make green paint, their mixing leads to pink, orange, and purple.
Amelia Bedelia
Peggy Parish · 63 pages
A literal-minded housekeeper causes chaos in the Rogers household when she attempts to make sense of some instructions.
Flower Fairies of the Autumn
Cicely Mary Barker · 53 pages
The Real Mother Goose
Blanche Fisher Wright · 128 pages
An illustrated collection of popular nursery rhymes, reprinted from the 1916 original.
Thumbelina
Hans Christian Andersen · 32 pages
Thumbelina is one of the most charming and childlike tales of the great Danish story-teller, Hans Christian Andersen. It is presented in a brief retelling, with pictures by Gustaf Tenggren, the Swedish-American artist whose pictures are loved by children everywhere.
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.
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs
Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith · 32 pages
Madeline and the Bad Hat
Ludwig Bemelmans · 54 pages
When the Spanish ambassador moves in next door, Madeline and the rest of the twelve little girls discover that his son is not the best neighbor.
Many Moons
James Thurber · 47 pages
Though many try, only the court jester is able to fulfill Princess Lenore's wish for the moon.
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
Laura Joffe Numeroff · 32 pages
Relating the cycle of requests a mouse is likely to make after you give him a cookie takes the reader through a young child's day.
Frederick
Leo Lionni · 32 pages
(goodreads) While other mice are gathering food for the winter, Frederick seems to daydream the summer away. When dreary winter comes, it is Frederick the poet-mouse who warms his friends and cheers them with his words. (Amazon) Winter is coming, and all the mice are gathering food . . . except for Frederick. But when the days grow short and the snow begins to fall, it’s Frederick’s stories that
Little Bear
Else Holmelund Minarik · 63 pages
Celebrate the timeless warmth of a mother's love with the very first ever I Can Read book! Meet Little Bear, a friend to millions of children. And meet Mother Bear, who is there whenever Little Bear needs her. When it is cold and snowy outside, she finds just the right outfit for Little Bear to play in. When he goes to the moon, she has a hot lunch waiting for him on his return. And, of course
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?
Bill Martin Jr. · 32 pages
Zoo animals from polar bear to walrus make their distinctive sounds for each other, while children imitate the sounds for the zookeeper.
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Judith Kerr · 32 pages
A tiger comes to tea at Sophie's house and eats and drinks everything in sight, so that there is nothing left for Daddy's supper.
The 20th Century Children's Book Treasury: Celebrated Picture Books and Stories to Read Aloud
Simon Boughton · 320 pages
Anthology of classic picture books from the 20th Century. The selections range from concept books and wordless books to picture books and short read-aloud stories, and represent the complete array of childhood themes and reading needs: ABCs, number and color books, stories about going to bed and going to school; tales about growing up, siblings, parents, and grandparents; animal stories, fantasies
Mei Li
Thomas Handforth · 48 pages
After spending an eventful day at the fair held on New Year's Eve, Mei Li arrives home just in time to greet the Kitchen God.