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10 best books like A Lion in the Meadow (Margaret Mahy): Haunted House, Little Old Mrs. Pepperpot, The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch, The Adventures of Maya the Bee, The Real Thief, Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain, Elsie Piddock Skips in Her Sleep, Adventures of the Little Wooden Horse, Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf, Dinosaurs and All That Rubbish

Haunted House
AuthorJan Pieńkowski
ISBN1844288749
Revisit – if you dare! – one of the best-loved pop-up books of all time, now more gleefully ghoulish then ever with the addition of several spooky surprises.

Come in, Doctor. Yes, it is a quaint old place - chilly, though...

The owner of the Haunted House is unwell, and it's not surprising....
Little Old Mrs. Pepperpot
AuthorAlf Prøysen
ISBN0099380501
This isn't the first time I'm reading the stories of Teskedsgumman, but it's the first time I'm reading them for myself rather than having them being read to me. In this book, other stories are included as well - like one about abandoned toys coming to life one special night so that they can find their way...
The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch
AuthorRonda Armitage
ISBN0590551752
Every day, Mr Grinling rows out to the lighthouse to make sure everything is running smoothly and every day his wife, through the use of a rather ingenious cable system, sends him his rather lavish lunch (peach surprise and a killer sandwich among other things). That is until some well-named gulls see...
The Adventures of Maya the Bee
AuthorWaldemar Bonsels
ISBN1594625913
1922. Bonsels, German writer of children's books, brings us the story of Maya and friends (Willy the bee, Flip the grasshopper) and many other insects as they enjoy their colorful lives. Contents: First Flight; The House of the Rose; The Lake; Effie and Bobbie; The Acrobat; Puck; In the Toils; The Bug...
The Real Thief
AuthorWilliam Steig
ISBN0374462089
Gawain the goose is really devoted to King Basil the bear and so he takes his job as Chief Guard of the Royal Treasury seriously. When rubies, then gold ducats, and finally the world-famous Kalikak diamond vanish from the treasure house, there is no way to account for the disappearances. Only Gawain and...
Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain
AuthorEdward Ardizzone
ISBN1845074564
Little Tim wants to be a sailor, but his parents tell him he's too young, even though his retired boatman friend has taught him all about ships. He decides to convince them by stowing away on a steamer. When he is discovered, he is put to work scrubbing the decks, which is a lot harder than he expected.

Here's...
Elsie Piddock Skips in Her Sleep
AuthorEleanor Farjeon
ISBN0763601330

Elsie Piddock is a born skipper. By the time she’s seven, the tireless girl can even outskip the fairies and is rewarded with a gift of rare and lasting value. Can she use it many years later to save the children’s fabled skipping grounds from a greedy, factory-building lord? Charlotte Voake’s...
Adventures of the Little Wooden Horse
AuthorUrsula Moray Williams
ISBN0753412071
Proud and brave, Uncle Peder had never made so fine a horse before. The little wooden horse loves Uncle Peder like a father and hopes never to leave him. When the toymaker falls on hard times, the little wooden horse must go out into the world to seek his fortune. But whether he's working in a coal mine, walking...
Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf
AuthorCatherine Storr
ISBN0140364633
This is an excellent book that tells the story of a very clever and witty little girl.

Polly is being tormented by a rather unpleasant wolf who constantly threatens to eat her! Polly, however, is far too clever for the silly wolf and devises a number of delicious ways to prevent him from eating...
Dinosaurs and All That Rubbish
AuthorMichael Foreman
This is a book that fearlessly exposes the hitherto unexposed connections between rubbish, the endless tons of domestic and commercial waste that we produce, and dinosaurs.

Essentially it is like that classic documentary One Million Years BC , but with better dinosaurs, more rubbish...
John Brown, Rose and the Midnight Cat
AuthorJenny Wagner
ISBN0140503064

Note: I didn't read this; I saw it on "Sammy's Story Shop."

This story is appalling! Rose, an old woman, and John Brown, her dog, live together happily, until one day the Midnight Cat begins lurking around the house. Rose likes the cat and makes overtures towards it, but John Brown feels threatened...
Come Away From The Water, Shirley
AuthorJohn Burningham
On a day trip to the seaside, Mom and Dad settle down in their deck chairs to snooze the day away, while for Shirley, it’s a chance to set sail for uncharted seas. "Come away from the water, Shirley," caution her parents. But Shirley has already set out on an adventure, where she encounters danger, pirates,...
Mr. Majeika
AuthorHumphrey Carpenter
ISBN0140316779
As a rule, magic carpets don't turn up in schools, but this is exactly what happens when Class Three’s new teacher flies in through the classroom window and lands on the floor with a bump.

Mr Majeika can behave just like any ordinary teacher if he wants to, but something has to be done about Hamish...
Katie Morag Delivers the Mail
AuthorMairi Hedderwick
ISBN0099220725
Katie Morag, is always up to SOMETHING. . . Whether she's mixed up in a parcel-posting problem; having bright ideas to help Grannie Island out of a spot of sheep trouble or planning the best wedding ever, children's favourite Katie Morag McColl guarantees a story to cherish! KATIE MORAG DELIVERS THE...
that pesky rat
AuthorLauren Child
ISBN1841212768
The pesky rat introduces himself by telling us how cute he is, that he lives in dustbin number 3, Grubby Alley, and that every now and again he returns home to find that someone has emptied all his belongings into a big van and driven off with them. Not surprisingly he finds this 'very upsetting'.

He...
My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes
AuthorEve Sutton
ISBN0140502424
Don't mind me, this is for my cat.

So. This book told me that "the cat from France liked to sing and dance".

See? Here.



When I talked to you about this talent you're supposed to share with your fellow French cats -



Oh, yes. You did that. Just FLEE. Because...
Hodja fra Pjort
AuthorOle Lund Kirkegaard
ISBN8700178012
Ole Lund Kirkegaard, 1940-1979, dansk forfatter af børnebøger, som han selv har illustreret.
Hans personer, bl.a. i debutromanen Lille Virgil (1967), er ofte opfindsomme, legende børn, som sammen med skæve eksistenser og folkepensionister står i et modsætningsforhold til samfundets...
Dailan Kifki
AuthorMaría Elena Walsh
ISBN9505116292
Recuerdo que estaba fascinado con la idea de que había un pueblo llamado "Ituzaingó". Abstenerse de corregirme "pueblo" con "ciudad", por favor. No me tiren cuántas personas viven en Ituzaingó. En el libro era un pueblo con pinta a pueblo y rol de pueblo. Quizás creció desde que Walsh lo escribió,...
100万回生きたねこ
AuthorYoko Sano
ISBN4061272748
If you were concerned about The Big Ugly Monster and the Little Stone Rabbit , you'll be even more worried by this book. I must admit that I haven't yet tried reading it to a two year old, but here's my artist's impression of how it might play out:

ME: So what are we going to read tonight? How about...
Friends from the Other Side/Amigos del otro lado
AuthorGloria E. Anzaldúa
ISBN0892391308
Friends from the Other Side, by Gloria Anzaldua, illustrated by Consuelo Mendez

Prietita is a young Mexican-American girl living in South Texas, near the Rio-Grande river which is the U.S.-Mexican border. One day, she meets a boy named Joaquin, who meets her clad in a long sleeve shirt (unusual...
The Night Pirates
AuthorPeter Harris
ISBN0439799597
A perfectly pitched, irresistibly charming read-aloud picture book for the youngest pirate enthusiasts!

"Down, down, down the dark, dark street they came. Up, up, up the dark, dark house they climbed. Stealthy as shadows, quiet as mice. Only the moon was watching when they arrived. Only...
Badjelly The Witch
AuthorSpike Milligan
ISBN1852279656
Badjelly The Witch can turn children into sausages or chop them up to make boy-girl soup. She can turn policemen into apple trees or bananas into mice and she is the wickedest witch in all the world.

Searching for Lucy, their cow, Tim and Rose become lost in the great black forest. There they meet...
Hairy Maclary's Caterwaul Caper
AuthorLynley Dodd
ISBN0140508732
Six bark-along pooches, homey illustrations and spirited verse -- what youngster could resist this slightly retro, rhyming micro-adventure?

You can listen in on our chat about this book on our Just One More Book! Children's Book Podcast.

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