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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorMirette on the High Wire
Emily Arnold McCully · 32 pages
Mirette learns tightrope walking from Monsieur Bellini, a guest in her mother's boarding house, not knowing that he is a celebrated tightrope artist who has withdrawn from performing because of fear.
C is for Clown
Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain · 35 pages
Describes a circus balancing act using only words beginning with the letter "C."
Because a Little Bug Went Ka-choo!
Rosetta Stone, Dr. Seuss · 40 pages
The mere sneeze of a bug triggers a chain reaction involving, among others, cows, turtles, policemen, and an entire circus parade.
I Want to Be Somebody New!
Robert Lopshire · 38 pages
Tired of doing tricks in a circus, a large spotted animal decides he wants to be something different such as a mouse, an elephant, or a giraffe.
Wolf Won't Bite!
Emily Gravett · 32 pages
Three little circus pigs capture a wild wolf and make him do outrageous tricks, safe in the belief that he would never bite them.
The One and Only Ivan
Katherine Applegate · 336 pages
Having spent 27 years behind the glass walls of his enclosure in a shopping mall, Ivan has grown accustomed to humans watching him. He hardly ever thinks about his life in the jungle. Instead, Ivan occupies himself with television, his friends Stella and Bob, and painting. But when he meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from the wild, he is forced to see their home, and his art, through new eyes.
Little Tug
Stephen Savage
Little Tug knows what to do when the tall ship, the speedboat, and the ocean liner need him, and at such times, he is indispensible.
Amos and Boris
William Steig · 32 pages
Befriended by a whale as he is drowning in the ocean, a mouse gets a chance to reciprocate years later in an equally unlikely situation.
Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back
Shel Silverstein · 112 pages
After leaving the jungle for the circus and a life of fame and wealth, a lion who taught himself to be the best shot in the world discovers he's not really a lion anymore, and not really a man, either.
Mr. Popper's Penguins
Richard Atwater, Florence Atwater · 139 pages
The Rainbow Fish
Marcus Pfister · 32 pages
Rainbow Fish has a disagreement with Little Blue because Little Blue has a sea glass which Rainbow Fish thinks he lost.
Sammy the Seal
Syd Hoff · 64 pages
Anxious to see what life is like outside the zoo, Sammy the seal explores the city, goes to school, and plays with children but decides that there really is no place like home.
One Morning in Maine
Robert McCloskey · 64 pages
It's a big day for a little girl when she discovers her first loose tooth and makes a trip to the grocery store on the mainland.
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
Beatrix Potter · 112 pages
Little pig Robinson goes to market for his aunts and, after a series of unexpected and amazing adventures, including an unexpected sea voyage, settles to a pleasant life on an island in the South Seas.
Serendipity
Stephen Cosgrove · 34 pages
A large sea creature discovers she has important work to do as guardian of all the seas.
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.
Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak · 42 pages
Big Mean Mike
Michelle Knudsen · 40 pages
Mike is proud to be the biggest, toughest dog in the neighborhood, so when tiny, fuzzy bunnies start showing up in his big, mean car he sees them only as a threat to his reputation, no matter how adorable they are.
Summer Term at St Clare's
Enid Blyton · 155 pages
Pat and Isabel look forward to their first summer term at St Clare's. They soon make friends with new girl Carlotta, who has a secret past that she's desperate to hide. But sneaky Prudence finds out and tells everybody. How will the class react? There'll be mischief at St. Clare's!
Sam, Bangs & Moonshine
Evaline Ness · 41 pages
Relates the experiences of a little girl as she learns to tell the difference between makebelieve and real life.
All the World
Liz Garton Scanlon · 40 pages
Pictures and rhyming text celebrate a family's day spent going to the beach, shopping at the market, eating at a restaurant and spending the evening with the rest of the extended family.
Curious George and the Birthday Surprise
Margret Rey
Otter Goes to School
Sam Garton
Hi! I am Otter. This is a story about the time I started my own school for Teddy, Giraffe, and the rest of my friends. We had a great teacher and did lots of fun things together ... until Teddy said he didn t like school anymore. Luckily, Otter Keeper came to the rescue and taught us the best lesson of all.