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10 best books like A House Is a House for Me (Mary Ann Hoberman): Hailstones and Halibut Bones, A New Coat for Anna, The Duchess Bakes a Cake, Water Sings Blue: Ocean Poems, The Year At Maple Hill Farm, Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing, "I Can't," Said the Ant, Chickens Aren't the Only Ones: A Book About Animals that Lay Eggs, The Teddy Bears' Picnic, Sheep on a Ship

Hailstones and Halibut Bones
AuthorMary O'Neill
ISBN0385079117
These poems were okay (except for using "an Indian" as an example of the color Red. C'mon O'Neill, even leaving political correctness aside Native Americans are not actually carmine). They didn't do much for me, but I see many people really liked them, so ymmv.

I had the 1989 reissue with illustrations...
A New Coat for Anna
AuthorHarriet Ziefert
ISBN0394898613
Illus. in full color. "A fresh and moving story of a mother's dedication to
acquire a coat for her daughter in post-World War II hard times. Anna's mother
decides to trade the few valuables she has left for wool and for the services
of a spinner, a weaver, and a tailor. Lobel's pictures do a...
The Duchess Bakes a Cake
AuthorVirginia Kahl
ISBN1930900147
A long time ago there lived over the waters, a Duchess, a Duke and their family of daughters.
Everything went smoothly and happily in this large family, until one day the Duchess decided to make:
A lovely light luscious delectable cake
Would she take the cook's advice? No, she would not....
Water Sings Blue: Ocean Poems
AuthorKate Coombs
"I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by."

"For whatever we lose (like a you or a me)
it's always ourselves we find in the sea."

Admission: I have a great weakness for sea poetry. Like Melville's Ishmael,...
The Year At Maple Hill Farm
AuthorAlice Provensen
ISBN0689845006
This is a book about farm animals, and what happens during one year on a farm.
In January, the cows stay in the barnyard, and the chickens don't lay many eggs. By March, you can tell spring is coming: the barn is filled with baby animals. Month by month, the animals at Maple Hill Farm sense the changing...
Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing
AuthorJudi Barrett
ISBN0689708076
greg brought this up to me last week, and i don't know how i have missed it all these years!! this book has a message i can stand behind.

initially, it goes into the ways that animals in clothing is impractical because of the nature of animals' bodies and the limitations of human clothing to stay...
"I Can't," Said the Ant
AuthorPolly Cameron
ISBN1590020499
A teapot falls off a shelf in the kitchen and the event is witnessed by an ant. The ant feels incapable of offering any assistance, sparking commentary from all of the appliances and the food.

I’ve used this book over and over again during my daughter’s first grade year to advance her reading...
Chickens Aren't the Only Ones: A Book About Animals that Lay Eggs
AuthorRuth Heller
ISBN0698117786
The wonderful world of eggs.

This book just talks about different kinds of birds that lay eggs, and then mentions reptiles that lay eggs, dinosaurs, amphibians, a bunch of different kinds of fish, and then spiders, insects, and then the two mammals that lay eggs.

The biggest issue...
The Teddy Bears' Picnic
AuthorJimmy Kennedy
ISBN0689835302
One of the gems I found at the Mill Valley Library Sale over the weekend. I love this book! As the adorable old gentleman at the volunteer table was ringing up my stack of books (25-cents, 25-cents, 25-cents--what a bargain!) he raised his eyebrow at this one. "Now, this one is $3.00," he said kindly. I grinned...
Sheep on a Ship
AuthorNancy E. Shaw
ISBN0395643767
Genre: poetry
Reading Level: lower elementary

Sheep on a ship is a poetry book. I️t tells the story of some sheep pirates and how they make it through their journey. The author uses words with similar sounds to make the story flow. This is smart especially when the audience is young readers....
The Hungry Thing
AuthorJan Slepian
ISBN0439275989
One of my favorite tongue tickling, rhyme time books from childhood! The happy, but hungry monster comes to a fictitious Highlander town with a sign around his neck proclaiming: "Feed Me". The people try to feed the Hungry Thing, by asking him what he'd like to eat. And with answers such as: "Smancakes"...
Miss Twiggley's Tree
AuthorDorothea Warren Fox
ISBN1930900171
Why did Miss Twiggley live in a tree? Why did she send her dog, Puss, out to do the shopping? Why did she always run away and hide when people came to visit? And it was rumored that Miss Twiggley had even more peculiar habits... Old Miss Twiggley, Was friendly with bears. "They shed on the sofa," she said, "But...
An Awesome Book!
AuthorDallas Clayton
More Than Amazing Book ....
It`s All About Dreams .. Big Big Dreams :)


So please my child, do keep in mind before you go to bed;
To Dream a dream as BIG as BIG could ever DREAM to be;
Then dream a DREAM ten times as big as that dream you see;
Then once you have got that dream in mind,...
Cat Talk
AuthorPatricia MacLachlan
ISBN0060279788
From cuddler to troublemaker, kitten to tom, cats have a lot to say. Authors Patricia MacLachlan and Emily MacLachlan Charest and illustrator Barry Moser give voice to and celebrate our most opinionated furry friends in this spirited collection of poems filled with rich language, perfect for reading...
Around the Year
AuthorTasha Tudor
ISBN0689828470
Five-star illustrations, of course. I love Tasha Tudor! This book goes through each month, picking out a few things that make each month special. I got it for my four-year-old son, who is starting to get a sense of the rhythm of the year and loves to ask which month comes next. It ended up being more for me,...
Roar of a Snore
AuthorMarsha Diane Arnold
ISBN0803729367
All the Huffles are fast asleep, except for Jack. He heard a noise that rocked the floor. He heard a noise that shook the door. Jack heard . . . a snore! Just who is making this racket? Unable to sleep, Jack and his dog go searching. It must be Mama Gwyn, whose huffs and puffs set her curlers spinning, but when...
Henny Penny
AuthorPaul Galdone
ISBN0899192254
I’m not quite sure why I picked up this book from the new arrivals shelf at the public library to share with my nearly 13 year old daughter, except for the fact that I grab all the new arrival books. We have a different version of Henny Penny that we would read again and again when my daughter was younger that...
By the Light of the Halloween Moon
AuthorCaroline Stutson
ISBN0140553053
A series of creatures, from a black cat to a witch, a ghoul to a ghost, each attempt to tickle or prick the tapping toe hanging down from a dock in this entertaining Halloween picture-book. As one after the other is foiled by the next creature, they eventually attract the attention of the toe-owner - a fiddle-playing...
Lots of Spots
AuthorLois Ehlert
In this nonfiction text, Ehlert’s Lots of Spots takes a playful look at the natural appearance of animals and the distinctions of their spots, stripes, and colors. Each page of this dynamic text introduces an animal or group of animals, its appearance and importance which are identified through...
Be Nice to Spiders
AuthorMargaret Bloy Graham
ISBN0060220732
When Billy left his pet spider, Helen, at the Zoo, the animals suddenly became happy and contented. The lions snoozed all day long, the elephants enjoyed their baths, and the zebras ate their hay in peace -- all because Helen was spinning webs and catching flies.

But one day Helen's webs were...
Pretend
AuthorJennifer Plecas
ISBN0399234306
What could have been a quiet afternoon at home turns into an adventure for Jimmy and his dad. Their couch turns into a boat! The staircase becomes a mountain! And blankets become a cozy hut, just right to cuddle inside. The one thing they don't have to pretend is how much they love one another.
Jennifer...
The Listening Walk
AuthorPaul Showers
ISBN0064433226
“A fine resource for studying the senses.”—Booklist

Put on your socks and shoes—and don't forget your ears! We're going on a listening walk. Shhhhh. Do not talk. Do not hurry. Get ready to fill your ears with a world of wonderful and surprising sounds.

A little girl and...
Pancakes for Breakfast
AuthorTomie dePaola
ISBN0156707683


You know, I have been reading Tomie dePaola’s works ever since I was a child and out of all of those works, I had never once read a book of Tomie dePaola’s that was…WORDLESS! Now, I have been reading many wordless picture books for ages, but I never knew that Tomie dePaola wrote a wordless...
Is a Camel a Mammal?
AuthorTish Rabe
ISBN0679873023
Summary: This book is a Cat in the Hat version of explaining characteristics of mammals to children. It talks about several different kinds of mammals from various regions of the world, for example, whales, kangaroos, shrews, and cows.

Evaluation: I had never read this book until this year...
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