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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorThe Berenstain Bears' New Neighbors
Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain
Papa Bear learns a lesson in the importance of acceptance when a new family of pandas moves in across the road.
Chester's Way
Kevin Henkes · 32 pages
Chester and Wilson share the same exact way of doing things, until Lilly moves into the neighborhood and shows them that new ways can be just as good.
Yotsuba&!, Vol. 01
Kiyohiko Azuma, azuma kiyohiko · 224 pages
*sniffle* Yotsuba thinks grown-ups are mean. Daddy plays all kinds of neat games with Yotsuba, but he ALWAYS WINS! Even when Yotsuba TELLS him to be paper in Rock-Paper-Scissors, he doesn't listen! Even then! Yotsuba never, ever wants to be a big meanie grown-up, nuh-uh! But grown-ups get to buy ice cream all by themselves, so ... um ... maybe it's okay to be a grown-up sometimes?
Do Unto Otters: A Book About Manners
Laurie Keller · 40 pages
**Mr. Rabbit's new neighbors are Otters. OTTERS! But he doesn't know anything about Otters.** Will they get along? Will they be friends? Just treat otters the same way you'd like them to treat you, advises wise Mr. Owl. And so begins Mr. Rabbit's reflection on good manners. **In her smart, quirky style Laurie Keller highlights how to be a good friend and neighbor--just follow the Golden Rule!**
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
Smoky Night
Eve Bunting · 36 pages
When the Los Angeles riots break out in the streets of their neighborhood, a young boy and his mother learn the values of getting along with others no matter what their background or nationality.
Goodnight Already!
Jory John · 32 pages
Bear has never been so tired but his next-door neighbor, a wide-awake duck, keeps disturbing his sleep. Bear has never been so tired, but his next-door neighbor, a wide-awake duck, keeps disturbing his sleep. The coauthor is Benji Davies.
Mr. Putter And Tabby Stir The Soup
Cynthia Rylant · 44 pages
Mr. Putter and Tabby go to their neighbor's house to make soup, but Zeke the dog makes it very difficult for them.
Wishtree
Katherine Applegate · 224 pages
Trees can't tell jokes, but they can certainly tell stories. . . . Red is an oak tree who is many rings old. Red is the neighborhood "wishtree"—people write their wishes on pieces of cloth and tie them to Red's branches. Along with her crow friend Bongo and other animals who seek refuge in Red's hollows, this "wishtree" watches over the neighborhood. You might say Red has seen it all. Until
Zen Socks
Jon J. Muth
Leo and Molly love their new neighborhood. Best of all is their friend Stillwater, a giant panda who lives across the way! And the three friends are quite a team! Stillwater teaches Molly about patience. Leo teaches Stillwater about sharing. And Molly shows how one act of kindness can make a world of difference.
Mr. Putter & Tabby Row the Boat
Cynthia Rylant, Arthur Howard · 44 pages
On a hot summer day, Mr. Putter, his cat, Tabby, their neighbor, Mrs. Teaberry, and her dog, Zeke, go for a picnic and a rowboat ride.
Rain!
Linda Ashman
As an old man grumbles his way through a rainy morning, spreading gloom, his neighbor, a young child, spreads cheer while hopping through puddles in frog-themed rainwear.
Going Places
Peter H. Reynolds, Paul A. Reynolds · 36 pages
Rafael has looked forward to the Going Places contest and builds his go-cart from a kit in record time, but his neighbor, Maya, has a much more interesting and creative idea for her entry and Rafael decides to help. Rafael has looked forward to the Going Places contest and builds his go-cart from a kit in record time, but his neighbor, Maya, has a much more interesting and creative idea for her
Harry and the Lady Next Door
Gene Zion · 62 pages
An early reading book. The lady next door sings too loud and too high, and Harry, usually quite a friendly dog, cannot bear it! But what can he do?
The Essential Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury
Bill Watterson · 254 pages
Beginning with the day Hobbes sprang into Calvin's tuna fish trap, the first two Calvin and Hobbes collections, Calvin and Hobbes and Something Under The Bed Is Drooling, are brought together in this treasury. Including black-and-white dailies and color Sundays, The Essential Calvin and Hobbes also features an original full-color 16-page story. Perhaps the most brilliant comic strip ever create
A Season of Gifts
Richard Peck
Relates the surprising gifts bestowed on twelve-year-old Bob Barnhart and his family, who have recently moved to a small Illinois town in 1958, by their larger-than-life neighbor, Mrs. Dowdel.
Ivy and Bean
Annie Barrows · 120 pages
When seven-year-old Bean plays a mean trick on her sister, she finds unexpected support for her antics from Ivy, the new neighbor, who is less boring than Bean first suspected.
The Widow's Broom
Chris Van Allsburg · 32 pages
A witch's worn-out broom serves a widow well, until her neighbors decide the thing is wicked and dangerous.
Icefire
Chris d'Lacey · 421 pages
The second installment in a fantasy series. A man who becomes the tenant to a potter who makes dragons, but with a twist. Some of the dragons seem to have odd properties. follow him as he discovers the odd nature of this house and its occupants!
Esio Trot
Roald Dahl · 64 pages
Another whimsical book by author Roald Dahl. Mr. Hoppy is in love with Mrs. Silver, but she doesn't even know he's alive. The only one she has eyes for is her pet tortoise, Alfie. How can Mr. Hoppy get her to notice him? Why, with magic, of course! An ancient spell, and 140 special tortoises are just the tools he needs ― because the way to Mrs. Silver's heart is through her tortoise!
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.
Owly, Vol. 2: Just a Little Blue
Andy Runton · 125 pages
Owly, a kind, lonely owl, and his friend Wormy find they have to make sacrifices in order to help a family of birds have a safe winter home, and they make some new friends in the process, in this almost wordless book.