A Mama for Owen
10 best books like A Mama for Owen (Marion Dane Bauer): We Planted a Tree, Tarra & Bella: The Elephant and Dog Who Became Best Friends, Tweak Tweak, One Special Day: A Story for Big Brothers and Sisters, Waiting for Winter, Knut: How One Little Polar Bear Captivated the World, We All Went on Safari, Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain: A Nandi Tale, Emma Kate, One Beetle Too Many: The Extraordinary Adventures of Charles Darwin
| Author | Diane Muldrow |
| ISBN | 0375864326 |
We planted a tree and it grew up,
While it reached for the sky and the sun. . . .
In this simple poem illustrated by award winner Bob Staake, two young families in two very different parts of the world plant a tree. As the trees flourish, so do the families . . . while trees all over the world...
Tarra & Bella: The Elephant and Dog Who Became Best Friends
| Author | Carol Buckley |
| ISBN | 0399254439 |
Best friends come in all shapes and sizes! After retiring from the circus, Tarra became the first resident of the Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee. When other elephants moved in and developed close friendships, only Tarra remained independent? until the day she met a stray mixed-breed dog named Bella.
It...
| Author | Eve Bunting |
| ISBN | 0618998519 |
Little Elephant and Mama Elephant are going for a walk. “Hold on to my tail,” says Mama. “If you want to ask me a question, tweak twice.” Tweak, tweak! “Mama, what is that?” Little Elephant is curious about the frog, the monkey, the songbird, the butterfly, and the crocodile—and especially...
| Author | Lola M. Schaefer |
| ISBN | 1423137604 |
Summary: An energetic and imaginative boy becomes a big brother.
Text is short and simple and has a positive big sibling message but isn't preachy.
Endpages are important and valuable to look at. The beginning end pages show all the different things the boy likes to play with on his...
| Author | Sebastian Meschenmoser |
| ISBN | 1935279041 |
What can I say about Sebastian Meschenmoser’s Waiting for Winter except for wow, what a sweet and simply wonderful little story, with equally enchanting illustrations (although I do wish that my local library also had this book in the original German, as Herr Eichhorn und der erste Schnee but that...
| Author | Juliana Hatkoff |
| ISBN | 0545047161 |
From the bestselling author of Owen & Mzee, a picture book about Knut, the adorable polar bear cub who's captured hearts around the world.
When Knut was born, the first polar bear cub at the Berlin Zoo in more than thirty years, he was no bigger than a snowball and unable to care for himself....
Join a group of friends as they set out on a counting journey through the grasslands of Tanzania. Along the way, the children encounter all sorts of animals including elephants, lions and monkeys, while counting from one to ten in both English and Swahili. The lively, rhyming text is accompanied by an...
Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain: A Nandi Tale
| Author | Verna Aardema |
| ISBN | 0140546162 |
Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain is a beautiful picture book set in Nandi, Kenya, Africa. A tale of magic and tradition in a land where there has been no rain and the grass and animals are in desperate need to be replenished and fed. ‘As the big, black cloud, all heavy with rain, that shadowed the ground...
| Author | Patricia Polacco |
| ISBN | 0399244522 |
That adorable Emma Kate has an imaginary friend.They walk to school together every morning, and sit together in class.They sleep over at each other’s houses, and do their homework side by side.They even have their tonsils out and eat gallons of pink ice cream together. But a hilarious twist ending...
A lively text and captivating images tell the story of the ever-curious boy who grew up to make one of the most significant discoveries of our time.
From the time Charles Darwin was a boy, he was happiest when he was out alone collecting specimens (especially beetles). And despite his father's...
| Author | Greg E. Foley |
| ISBN | 0670062456 |
The star of Thank You Bear returns to make a new friend, as well as a wonderful discovery. When Caterpillar tells Bear that he is making a cocoon, Bear is worried. Will Caterpillar be safe? Will he be warm? Will he stay dry? Throughout the long winter, Caterpillar reassures him that all is fine. But the day...
| Author | David LaRochelle |
| ISBN | 0525478442 |
4.5 STARS
I loved almost everything about this book! The illustrations are absolutely wonderful; they have a retro '50s feel while also managing to be very hip (in one illustration, the mom appears to be doing yoga or something). The little boy is just so darn cute and earnest in his desire for...
| Author | Tim Preston |
| ISBN | 0525460802 |
While reading this, hearing that the scarecrow is out in the field through all the seasons, I wonder why he’s left out like that. It seems that they’d only be out in the fall, but I’m not a farmer, and have never had a scarecrow out to keep birds away, so maybe they leave them out all year?
By...
| Author | Jonathan Allen |
| ISBN | 0786837225 |
i don't think i really understand this book. it seems to be teaching children that people are going to be annoying throughout your life and there's really nothing you can do about it. which is an important one,as far as lessons go, but i think the author had a different goal; i just think it ended up being...
| Author | Nicola Davies |
| ISBN | 0763624381 |
"A charming and informative story about a pipistrelle bat. . . . Offers vivid descriptions of the animal's flight, its navigational skills, and
the hunt for food." — SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL
Night has fallen, and Bat awakens to find her evening meal. Follow her as she swoops into the shadows,...
| Author | Emma Dodd |
| ISBN | 0545035708 |
A common kid question leads to uncommon results in this terrifically charming picture book!
Jack's mother says he can choose a pet . . . but what pet to get? An elephant? (So difficult to take on vacation.) A polar bear? (It wouldn’t like the central heating.) What about a Tyrannosaurus Rex?...
Two Bobbies: A True Story of Hurricane Katrina, Friendship, and Survival
| Author | Kirby Larson |
| ISBN | 0802797547 |
from Newbery award winning author Kirby Larson comes a remarkable true story of the devotion, friendship, and survival of two pets left behind in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. In the tradition of Owen and Mzee, this beautiful picture book is a testament to the spirit that defined post-Katrina rescue...
Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine & a Miracle
Nubs, an Iraqi dog of war, never had a home or a person of his own. He was the leader of a pack of wild dogs living off the land and barely surviving. But Nubs's life changed when he met Marine Major Brian Dennis.
The two formed a fast friendship, made stronger by Dennis's willingness to share his meals,...
Owen and Mzee: The Language of Friendship
| Author | Isabella Hatkoff |
| ISBN | 0439899591 |
The in-demand follow-up to the New York Times bestseller, OWEN & MZEE, the friendship that has touched millions around the world.
In this exciting follow-up to OWEN & MZEE, the New York Times bestselling story about an orphaned baby hippo named Owen and the 130-year-old giant turtle,...
| Author | M. Christina Butler |
| ISBN | 1561486108 |
Woo-woo! the wind blew in the trees. Squeak-squeak! went the lanterns. And the dark was all around. After a long winter sleep, Frog can't wait to get back to his pond. But just before jumping into the water, something startles him-then sends him running back to the woods. A HUGE Pond Monster with enormous...
Akiak: A Tale From the Iditarod
| Author | Robert J. Blake |
| ISBN | 0142401854 |
When she hurts her paw on the fourth day of the race, Akiak can no longer compete in the Iditarod?the famed dogsledding race through 1,151 miles of Alaskan terrain. Her musher has no choice but to leave her behind. The rules say once a dog is dropped from the race, it may not rejoin the team. But ten-year-old...
Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest
“If you could visit any spot on earth, where would you go? What if you wanted to see some of the most amazing wonders in the world?” By opening up Hottest Coldest Highest Deepest, by Steve Jenkins, with these questions the reader is asked to imagine the amazing possibilities of this world we live in....
Clifford's Happy Mother's Day
With more than 74 million books in print and an all-new TV show this fall, this new title will be a welcome addition to the Clifford 8x8 line.
Mother's Day is coming, and Emily Elizabeth is gathering together some surprises for her mom: candy, flowers, and a card she'll make herself.
Uh-oh!...
