If You Liked THIS BOOK, You Might Consider

If you liked THIS BOOK, you might consider:

I Yam A Donkey! , by CeCe Bell

*Amelia Bedelia, by Peggy Parish

Amelia Bedelia is Miss Malaprop for the younger set. There are LOTS of Amelia books, also in Easy to Read editions.

The following books show how meaning is changed, not only through the use of words, but also by punctuation:

Any of the Mad Libs books by Roger Price and Leonard Stern

How Much Can a Bare Bear Bear?: What Are Homonyms and Homophones? (Words Are Categorical), by Brian P. Cleary

*Dear Deer: A Book of Homophones, by Gene Baretta

Eats, Shoots & Leaves: Why, Commas Really Do Make a Difference!, by Lynne Truss

*The Girl's Like Spaghetti: Why, You Can't Manage without Apostrophes!, by Lynne Truss

Twenty-Odd Ducks: Why, every punctuation mark counts!, by Lynne Truss

This Book Just Ate My Dog, by Richard Byrne

*The Three Pigs (2001), by David Wiesner

The 2001 Caldecott winner, in which the wolf’s huffing and puffing blows the pigs out of the book into an imaginary realm.

*The Red Book (2004), by Barbara Lehman

2004 Caldecott Honor book; a wordless story of two children who, across space and time, connect within the book.

Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Book? (2002), by Lauren Child

An early book by the author of the Charlie and Lola series, this story is about Herb, who fell into a story book one night. It would also be a good book for discussing how to care for books!

Duck’s Vacation (2015), by Gilad Soffer

Duck is happily settling into his beach chair with his book, when the readers interfere with his restful vacation.

*Miss Smith’s Incredible Storybook (2003), by Michael Garland

The new 2nd grade teacher has an amazing talent: when she reads, characters come out of the book to interact with the students.

*Charlie Cook’s Favorite Book (2006), by Julia Donaldson

An adventurous book within another book (for a total of 10!) that circles back to the original story.

Otto, The Book Bear (2011), by Katie Cleminson

Although Otto loves to have his story read, he sometimes walks out of his book to seek adventure. One day, his book is taken away while Otto is gone, leaving him to seek a new home. Chapter book, also a movie:

*Inkheart(2005), by Cornelia Funke

Meggie’s father reads aloud so magnificently that the characters emerge from the books, exchanging places with a person who is listening to the story.

Wolfie, the Bunny, by Ame Dyckman

*Jin Woo (2001), by Eve Bunting

David is not happy with his parents’ decision to adopt a Korean baby, but comes to accept his role as big brother.

*Mother Bruce (2015), by Ryan T. Higgin

Bruce stumbles into adopting a flock of geese, and does a great job. Wonderful humor!

Those Pesky Rabbits (2015), by Ciara Flood

Mr. Bear is happy in his solitary life, when a bunch of rabbits move in next door.

I Love You Like Crazycakes (2000) and Every Year on Your Birthday (2007), by Rose A. Lewis

The story of a woman who travels to China to adopt a baby; and her reminisciences of their lives together.

*Sisters (2004), by Judith Caseley

A story about how two sisters adjust to their situations, new to both of them, after the adoption.

The Little Green Goose (1999), by Adele Sansone

Mr. Goose hatches a found egg, that turns out to be a dinosaur who calls him “mama”.

*The NEW Small Person, by Lauren Child

Elmore was an only child, and then his new brother was born, and he wished he would go back to where he came from. Until one night, when things began to change…

Chapter book:

Stuart Little, by E.B. White

The classic tale of a mouse that is born into a human family and his many adventures.

Take Away the A , by Michael Esoffier

*The Turn-Around, Upside-Down Alphabet Book, by Lisa Campbell Ernst

An alphabet book that depicts a different item from each side of the book, as you turn it.

*Words Inside Words by Michael Sage

*Museum ABC, by the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Notable primarily because the illustrations are portions of famous pieces of art, from the Museum collection.

*Antler, Bear, Canoe: A Northwoods Alphabet Year, by Betsy Bowen

Beautiful woodcut illustrations with words that describe life in the northwoods of Minnesota. *Wumbers, by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

A book/game using words, using numbers within the words-- like Take Away the A, makes the reader look at words in a new way.

Q Is for Duck: An Alphabet Guessing Game, by Mary Elting & Michael Folsom, pictures by Jack Kent Words are assigned to letters in an unusual way, leaving the reader to guess why. (ex: A is for Zoo, because animals live in the Zoo)

*Abstract Alphabet: a book of animals, by Paul Cox

An alphabet book that encodes rather than illustrates, the names of the animals that start with the initial letter.

*A Is for Angry: An Animal and Adjective Alphabet, by Sandra Boynton The illustrations demonstrate the word that is assigned to the letter-- amusing in the standard Sandra Boynton style.

Word Ladder books, all by Timothy Rasinski:

Daily Word Ladders: 80+ Word Study Activities That Target Key Phonics Skills to Boost Young Learners' Reading, Writing & Spelling Confidence

Daily Word Ladders: Grades 4–6: 100 Reproducible Word Study Lessons That Help Kids Boost Reading, Vocabulary, Spelling & Phonics Skills—Independently!

Daily Word Ladders: Grades 1–2: 150+ Reproducible Word Study Lessons That Help Kids Boost Reading, Vocabulary, Spelling and Phonics Skills!

Last Stop on Market Street , by Matt de la Pena

*Sunday Shopping, by Sally Derby

Every Sunday, a girl and her grandmother “shop” by cutting pictures of things they would like to have, out of the newspaper.

*Wait, by Antoinette Portis

A three word story, a young boy dawdles along the way; he says “wait”; each time, his mother encourages him to “hurry”. As they approach the train, he requests again “wait”; his mother turns to see a double rainbow, and responds “yes, wait”.

*The Man with the Violin, by Kathy Stinson

Going through the subway station with his mother, a boy yearns to stop to listen to a man playing a violin. Later in the day, they hear on the radio that it has been a famous violinist (Joshua Bell), playing his Stradivarius. Based on a true story.

*The Wednesday Surprise, by Eve Bunting

Every Wednesday, a grandmother looks after her granddaughter. Unknown to the rest of the family, the girl teaches her grandmother to read.

Saturdays and Teacakes, by Lester Laminack

The author reminisces about the wonderful times spent with his grandmother.

Apt. 3, by Ezra Jack Keats

Two boys search their apartment building to find a mysterious harmonica player. Tom, by Tomie dePaola

Tommy and his grandfather Tom, get into mischief together.

Chapter books, both by Richard Peck

A Long Way from Chicago

A brother and sister from Chicago spend the summer in a small town with their grandmother, who has strong values that she expresses in highly unusual ways.

A Year Down Yonder

Due to a housing shortage during WWII, the sister spends a year with her grandmother, and the two end up conspiring together.

SHH! We Have a Plan, by Chris Haughton

*We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury

A classic story about a family’s adventures.

Tracks in the Wild, by Betsy Bowen

Beautifully illustrated, showing the prints of 13 different animals and information about what they eat and how they live.

*Animal Tracks of MD, DE, and VA, by Tamara Eder

A field guide of native animals, their tracks, and habitats.

Animal Tracks and Signs, by Jinny Johnson

National Geographic Field Guide

A Field Guide to Animal Tracks, by Olaus Johan Murie

Peterson Field Guide

Animal Trackers Around the World: In the Jungle, by Tessa Paul

Descriptions of 10 jungle animals, their footprints, and their life habits.

Creature Features: 25 Animals Explain Why They Look the Way They Do , by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page

Animals with Super Powers series:

*See Through Animals, by Natalie Lunis

Descriptions of 8 animals whose transparent body parts assist them to survive.

*Glow in the Dark Animals, by Natalie Lunis

Descriptions of 8 animals whose bioluminescence aids their survival.

*Color-Changing Animals, by Valerie Yaw

Descriptions of 8 animals whose special means of camouflage enables them to do more than simply hide. *Animal SuperPowers: Amazing Animal Survivors, by John Townsend

Descriptions of a variety of unusual animal abilities.

Weird Animals, by Tammy Everts & Bobbie Kalman

Pictures and descriptions of more than a dozen unusual animals.

Extreme Nature, by Smithsonian

Questions and answers about a variety of animals.

Extreme Animals: the toughest creatures on earth, by Nicola Davies

Describes a number of animals whose adaptations enable them to live in harsh conditions, impossible for humans to survive.

Animals that Hide, by Angela Royston

Describes a number of animals that survive by “hiding” within their environments.

Mimicry and Camouflage, by Mary Hoff

Discusses the how and why mimicry and camouflage in both the plant and animal kingdoms.

*How Do Animals Adapt?, by Bobbie Kalman

Facts about how animals adapt for a variety of situations, with colorful photos and explanatory drawings.

*Animals Upside Down, by Steve Jenkins & Robin Page

A pop-up, pull tab book of facts about animals that turn upside down for a variety of reasons.

Rex Finds An Egg, Egg, Egg , by Steven Weinberg

*The Maiasaura Nests: Jack Horner’s Dinosaur Eggs, by Duncan Searl

The story of Jack Horner’s journey to the discovery of nests of dinosaur eggs and babies.

*Egg: Nature’s Perfect Package, by Robin Page & Steve Jenkins

An array of facts about a wide variety of eggs, large and small, nurtured as well as abandoned after being laid, throughout the animal world.

*Magic Tree House Research Guide #1: Dinosaurs, by Will Osborne and Mary Pope Osborne

The companion book to Dinosaurs Before Dark, and a brilliant use of the author’s research to extend her readers’ interest in the subjects of her stories.

*DK Guide: Dinosaurs, by David Lambert

The usual thorough coverage of the subject, accompanied by outstanding illustrations.

*How Big Were Dinosaurs?, by Lita Judge

Brief description of a number of well-known as well as lesser known dinosaurs, discussing their size, accompanied by amusing illustrations.

Bizarre Dinosaurs: some very strange creatures and why we think they got that way, by Christopher Sloan

National Geographic book, which describes a number of little known, very unusual dinosaurs. Volcanoes, by Seymour Simon

Beautiful photographs, supporting the text about the history and different types of volcanoes around the world.

*Earthquakes, by Seymour Simon

In his singular style, beautiful photographs and excellent information about earthquakes around the world.

Volcanoes, by Norman Barrett

Another descriptive resource about volcanoes, around the world, and even in outer space.

*DK Eyewitness Books: Volcano & Earthquake, by Susanna Van Rose

The usual incredible presentation of information and peripheral facts about volcanoes & earthquakes.

W hat Do You Do With An Idea?, by Kobi Yamada

*The Most Magnificent Thing, by Ashley Spires

One of last year’s VRC books-- about a girl who persists at building a “magnificent thing”.

*Beautiful Oops!, by Barney Saltzberg

A delightful interactive book that “makes lemonade” out of a number of OOPS!

*The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kadinsky’s Abstract Art, by Barb Rosenstock

How Vasya Kandinsky created a new form of art, by painting the colors he heard.

*Thank You Bear, by Greg Foley

Bear finds a box that he thinks his friend Mouse will appreciate, but encounters criticism from all of his other friends.

*The Dot, by Peter H. Reynolds

A fable about the potential inside each of us.

*The Squiggle, by Carole Lexa Schaefer, illustrated by Pierr Morgan

Simple story of a child who uses a piece of string to imagine a variety of scenarios.

*What Can You Do With a Shoe?, by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers, pictures by Maurice Sendak

Classic book that explores imaginative ways of using common items-- silly situations and funny illustrations.

Found , by Salina Yoon

*Knufflebunny Free, by Mo Willems

The third book in the series; Trixie and her family go to visit her grandparents in Holland, and along the way, Knufflebunny is lost. The resolution is very similar to the one in Found.

*The Power of Henry’s Imagination, by Skye Byrne and Nick George

Henry loses his favorite companion Raspberry, but his grandfather teaches him a strategy to cope with his loss.

A Dog Wearing Shoes, by Sangmi Ko Mini and her mother save a dog, who is wearing shoes. Mini treats it as her own, until she is faced with the realization that it belongs to someone else.

But Excuse Me That is My Book (Charlie and Lola), by Lauren Child

Lola has become very fond of a book from the library, to the extent that she thinks that ONLY SHE should be able to check it out.

Olivia and the Missing Toy, by Ian Falconer

Olivia loses her favorite toy and upsets the entire household in her search… only to find it has been chewed to pieces by the dog.

*Queenie: One of the Family, by Bob Graham

A family rescues a chicken and is able to find its owners… but the chicken makes a daily “incredible journey” to remain part of the family.

*Duck & Goose, by Tad Hills

Duck and Goose find what they believe to be an egg, and learn about cooperation and friendship.

*I Lost My Bear, by Jules Feiffer

In searching for her lost bear, the girl finds a number of other lost items, and almost forgets about the bear. Hilarious situations and illustrations…

*Maybe a Bear Ate It, by Robie H. Harris

When he can’t find his book, the little one imagines all kinds of tragedies that has happened to it!

Chapter Book:

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, by Kate DiCamillo

The tale of a rather egotistical china rabbit, who is lost and sets off on a journey where he learns about appreciation and love.