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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorThere Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Shell!
Lucille Colandro, Skip Hinnant · 32 pages
No Bears
Meg McKinlay
Ruby is in charge of this book. And she'll tell you something right now. There are NO BEARS in it. Not even one. Ella wants to tell you a story - a story with absolutely no bears. You don't need bears for a book. You need pretty things like fairies and princesses and castles and maybe funny things and exciting things. In Ella's kind of story, there are no bears in the village or the castle or the
Are We There Yet?
Dan Santat · 40 pages
Let's face it: everyone knows that car rides can be boring. And when things get boring, time slows down. In this book, a boy feels time slowing down so much that it starts going backward--into the time of pirates! Of princesses! Of dinosaurs! The boy was just trying to get to his grandmother's birthday party, but instead he's traveling through Ancient Egypt and rubbing shoulders with Ben Franklin.
Mommy?
Maurice Sendak, Arthur Yorinks
In search of his mother a young boy encounters a variety of monsters, each in its own pop-up scene.
The Wonderful Pigs of Jillian Jiggs
Phoebe Gilman · 40 pages
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.
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.
Spork
Kyo Maclear · 32 pages
A humorous “multi-cutlery” tale about how Spork — half spoon, half fork — finally finds his place at the table. A charming story for anyone who has ever wondered about their place in the world.
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
Everybody Sleeps (But Not Fred)
Josh Schneider · 32 pages
Allthough animals everywhere are sleeping, a youngster with an active imagination and a hefty to-do list resists bedtime with adventurous flair.
McToad Mows Tiny Island
Tom Angleberger
Every Thursday, as a break from mowing Big Island, McToad and his tractor make their way to Tiny Island, using various modes of transportation and types of machinery to get there and back.
365 Penguins
Jean-Luc Fromental · 48 pages
When a box containing a penguin arrives anonymously on New Year's Day, a family of four is puzzled, but as they continue to receive one penguin each day their problems--and food budget, and storage issues--are multiplied.
The Last Basselope: One Ferocious Story
Berkeley Breathed · 32 pages
The maid and the mouse and the odd-shaped house
Paul O. Zelinsky · 32 pages
I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today! and Other Stories
Dr. Seuss · 64 pages
Three stories in verse: "I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today," "King Looie Katz, " and "The Glunk That Got Thunk."
The Princess in Black and the Hungry Bunny Horde
Shannon Hale, Dean Hale · 90 pages
Princess Magnolia and her unicorn, Frimplepants, are on their way to have brunch with Princess Sneezewort, an occasion Frimplepants enjoys more than anything in the world. But just when he can smell the freshly baked bread and the heaping platters of sugar-dusted doughnuts, Princess Magnolia’s glitter-stone ring rings. The monster alarm! After a quick change in the secret cave, Princess Magnolia a
I'm a Manatee
John Lithgow · 32 pages
A boy imagines that he is a manatee, sprinkling seaweed on his raisin bran-atee and dignifying his watery domain with his wit, sophistication, and urbanity.
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
Simms Taback · 36 pages
The Lady with the Alligator Purse
Nadine Bernard Westcott
A familiar melody with uproariously funny new lyrics are presented in this picture book that includes music, stories, and games. Full color.
A Pet for Petunia
Paul Schmid
Petunia so desperately wants a pet skunk that she refuses to believe her parents when they say skunks stink.
"Stand Back," Said the Elephant, "I'm Going to Sneeze!"
Patricia Thomas · 32 pages