A Birthday for Frances
10 best books like A Birthday for Frances (Russell Hoban): A House Is a House for Me, Babar and Father Christmas, Fish is Fish, Crictor, Lyle and the Birthday Party, There's No Such Thing as a Dragon, Madeline and the Gypsies, Raggedy Ann Stories, Maybelle the Cable Car, Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore!
| Author | Mary Ann Hoberman |
| ISBN | 0140503943 |
In a rollicking rhyme, the author introduces us to all types of homes for both people and animals. The poem engages in flights of fancy - what about a husk being a house for an ear of corn, or a throat being a house for a hum? "And once you get started in thinking this way,/ It seems that whatever you see/ Is either...
Babar and Father Christmas
| Author | Jean de Brunhoff |
| ISBN | 0375814442 |
Babar returns in this unusual and heartwarming Christmas story by Jean de Brunhoff. Babar’s children have caught wind of a fellow in Man’s country named Father Christmas who brings joy and toys to little children. “If only we could bring him here,” they wish. So they write the Christmas saint...
| Author | Leo Lionni |
| ISBN | 0394827996 |
Two best friends, a minnow and a tadpole, are practically inseparable until the tadpole grows legs and decides to explore the world beyond the pond. When the tadpole, now a frog, returns to tell his friend of the extraordinary things he’s seen, the minnow, now a fish, tries to follow in his footsteps,...
| Author | Tomi Ungerer |
| ISBN | 0064430448 |
I have read many books by Tomi Ungerer and I have just recently stumbled upon this book called “Crictor.” “Crictor” is a French story by Tomi Ungerer and it is about how an old friendly woman named Madame Louise Bodot gets a boa constrictor for a pet and the two of them become the best of...
Lyle and the Birthday Party
| Author | Bernard Waber |
| ISBN | 0395174511 |
Filled my heart with joy. Poor little Lyle the crocodile is jealous of his human "brother" Joshua's birthday party. He is a good little crocodile, and tries desperately hard not to feel so envious, but he almost chokes on his own bitterness, watching Joshua opening his presents and blowing out the candles...
| Author | Jack Kent |
| ISBN | 0009780375 |
A personal favorite from my own childhood - and actually, one of the few picture books I remember with total clarity. It has stayed with me over the years. There's something so endearing about this story...the small dragon that befriends the little boy. And then in defiance of all who keep saying he can't...
| Author | Ludwig Bemelmans |
| ISBN | 0140566473 |
The Madeline books are among the most honored children's books of all time. Join Madeline in another adventure when she and Pepito run off to join the carnival with a band of traveling gypsies! At first they're having the time of their lives—they don't have to go to school, brush their teeth, or ever...
| Author | Johnny Gruelle |
| ISBN | 0027375854 |
All the original stories are here, as Raggedy Ann comes to Marcella's nursery and quickly becomes the leader of the dolls. After learning a lesson from a naughty ride on the pantry, Raggedy Ann's adventures show her striving to be good - and succeeding. She and the other dolls rescue Fido, the family dog,...
| Author | Virginia Lee Burton |
| ISBN | 0395828473 |
I have ridden in Maybelle the cable car before. I'm so glad the city voted to keep her as that was still a fun experience. This book is about the history of the cable cars of San Francisco. They almost got rid of them, but a historic vote kept them for everyone to experience. They are a symbol of San Francisco....
Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore!
| Author | David McPhail |
| ISBN | 0140553134 |
One minute, the narrator of this cleverly rhyming romp is quietly reading. The next minute, pigs descend upon his house in every imaginable getup, by every available means, from every possible place--even "Pigs from France" and "Pigs just in their underpants." What results is lovable porcine mayhem...
| Author | Patricia Coombs |
| ISBN | 0440422108 |
What a beautiful book! Reading this book brought back wonderful memories of reading this as a child. I love the illustrations, absolutely beautiful, I really like the black, white and blue used in this one and all the details in the pictures. I'm very impressed this author/illustrator was equally as...
| Author | Judy Dunn |
| ISBN | 0394858182 |
So I made a mistake a few weeks ago. I read the little guy The Day Tiger Rose Said Goodbye. As he told me the following week, probably on the suggestion of his parent's, it was too mature. I'm not so sure about that. Death sucks there's no doubt about that but it strikes at any age. To make amends I have been keeping...
| Author | Gene Zion |
| ISBN | 0064430103 |
A classic picture book featuring the beloved Harry the Dirty Dog!
When Harry goes on a visit to the beach, he is mistaken for a sea creature when a big wave covers him with seaweed. Harry also has to hunt for his family beneath all the similar beach umbrellas. Children will relate to Harry's funny...
Toot & Puddle: Wish You Were Here
| Author | Holly Hobbie |
| ISBN | 0316366021 |
Toot travels to Wildest Borneo for exotic plants, but when he returns with the Violet Virus, it is up to Opal and Puddle to find a cure.
When Toot goes off to Borneo, cousin Opal comes to visit Woodcock Pocket to keep Puddle company. But just before returning home, Toot gets stung by a bee and comes...
| Author | Emmy Payne |
| ISBN | 0395137179 |
Once, a long time ago, my father gave me a copy of this book. It’s a story about a mother kangaroo who doesn’t have a pouch to carry her joey with. So, starts her adventure searching about for a way.
If a story stayed with you, even decades have gone by, maybe there's a very good reason or a...
| Author | Don Freeman |
| ISBN | 0140502181 |
Dandelion the lion feels he should look snazzy for a party, so he opts for the latest in fashion: a curled mane, a spiffy new sport coat, and a hat with a cane.
When Dandelion arrives the hostess doesn't recognize her friend, and closes the door in his face! After a storm reduces Dandelion to his former...
George and Martha Rise and Shine
| Author | James Marshall |
| ISBN | 0395280060 |
George and Martha reminds me of the Frog and Toad books that I read as a kid. Both series were published around the same time and share a similar aesthetic. Rather than a story about a frog and a toad who are best friends, George and Martha is about two hippos who are best friends. Similar to Frog and Toad, George...
From Arnold Lobel, the beloved author and illustrator of the Newbery Honor and Caldecott Honor award-winning Frog and Toad books, comes a sweet, timely twist on a classic fable.
One morning Grasshopper finds a lovely road to follow. Off he goes on his journey, past plenty of busy characters....
| Author | Katharine Holabird |
| ISBN | 0670061255 |
Angelina Ballerina loves turning cartwheels, hanging upside down, and even doing somersaults in the air.The only thing she likes better than doing tricks is doing them with her new friend Alice. But Alice can do perfect handstands, and Angelina can’t. When Angelina tries and falls down, everyone...
| Author | Paulette Bourgeois |
| ISBN | 0439203783 |
Franklin can’t wait for Spring, not only because Spring is his favorite season but because he is expecting a new baby sister. The waiting is painfully slow, but Spring shows up and so does his sister and he is very excited. This is a very sweet story.
The nephew does enjoy Franklin, but he thought...
| Author | Kevin Henkes |
| ISBN | 0688147380 |
Written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes, the nationally bestselling and celebrated creator of Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse, Owen, and Kitten's First Full Moon, Shelia Rae, the Brave is a warm, humorous, and loving story of sibling sympathy and support. Just because Sheila Rae is older, she doesn't...
