A Picture for Harold's Room
10 best books like A Picture for Harold's Room (Crockett Johnson): No Fighting, No Biting!, Who's That Knocking on Christmas Eve?, Animals in Winter, Burt Dow, Deep-Water Man, Thy Friend, Obadiah, Dinosaur Time, Splat the Cat with a Bang and a Clang, Zack's Alligator, The Berenstain Bears at the Aquarium, The Trojan Horse: How the Greeks Won the War
| Author | Else Holmelund Minarik |
Even though this is a beginning reader; young listeners may get bored with it. The storyline is a cute one that starts out with human children fighting with one another then they are separated and read to and they begin to listen to a couple of baby alligators and what they all go through and learn that they...
| Author | Jan Brett |
| ISBN | 0399238735 |
Every year, trolls knock down Kyri's door and gobble up her Christmas feast. But this year, the trolls are in for a surprise: a boy and his pet ice bear on their way to Oslo have come in from the cold. And once the ice bear is finished with the trolls, you can bet they won't come knocking next Christmas Eve!
Once...
| Author | Henrietta Bancroft |
| ISBN | 0060271574 |
What beautiful illustrations!. The story starts in autumn and discusses migration and traveling south for warmer weather. Then it transitions into staying in the cold north for the winter, but hibernating. I love the illustration of a woodchuck's burrow. That was new information for me. Lastly,...
This is a longer story with beautiful artwork. Robert uses repetition well in this story. Each person or thing is associated with a sound or a color and whenever that thing is mentioned, he gives the sound or color with it. It makes for a fun and dynamic story when reading aloud. It was easy to get into the...
| Author | Brinton Turkle |
| ISBN | 0140503935 |
An interesting story about a seagull that befriends or follows around a little boy, Obadiah. Everyone notices and teases him and the boy doesn’t like it, but when the bird is not there, Obadiah misses him.
I didn’t think the artwork was especially Caldecott worthy. The story is simple and...
| Author | Peggy Parish |
| ISBN | 0064440370 |
I loved the pronunciation guide. That is this book's strength. The problem with it is that it's dated- we've learned rather a lot about dinosaurs and their extinction since 1974. It was fun to read with a five year old dino maven-
I read "Dinosaurs lived everywhere for a long time. Then they died....
| Author | Rob Scotton |
| ISBN | 0062090216 |
Splat's friends are having a rehearsal for their cool new band, the Cat Gang. But something's missing . . . it just doesn't feel right without Splat! Everyone wants Splat to join the band. But Splat can't sing and he doesn't play an instrument! What can he do that is perfect for the Cat Gang?
Beginning...
| Author | Shirley Mozelle |
| ISBN | 0064441865 |
When Bridget the alligator arrives in the mail, she's only the size of a key chain. But after Zack soaks her in water, she grows into a real live alligator!
Bridget wrestles the garden hose and swings from the monkey bars. And what other alligator can do cartwheels?
Bridget the alligator...
| Author | Jan Berenstain |
| ISBN | 0062075241 |
Dive into a splashy tale with the Berenstain Bears in a fun-filled addition to this classic New York Times bestselling series.
It's the Berenstain Bears' first trip to the aquarium, and the cubs can't wait to see their favorite sea creatures. From whales to dolphins and everything in between,...
The Trojan Horse: How the Greeks Won the War
| Author | Emily Little |
| ISBN | 0394896742 |
My parents bought me this book when I was very young and I've happily bought copies first for my nephew and now for my daughter. It's a simple, spare account of the Trojan War focusing on the causes of the war and the end of the war itself.
The Trojan Horse introduces a handful of the Iliad's cast--Odysseus,...
| Author | Jack Kent |
| ISBN | 0671662813 |
A proud caterpillar and a curious polliwog become unlikely friends in this delightful picture book by beloved author, illustrator, and cartoonist Jack Kent!
Told with Jack Kent’s signature bright, bold, and expressive illustrations, little ones are sure to love this transformative...
| Author | Tony DiTerlizzi |
| ISBN | 0689878303 |
When Jimmy asks his mother for a Moon Pie, and she tells him he will have to wait until after dinner, the young boy wishes that his homemade jalopy could take him to the moon, where he can get his favorite treat in person. To his great surprise, his jalopy comes to life and whisks him off on an outer-space adventure,...
| Author | Jane O'Connor |
| ISBN | 0061882704 |
Being interested in genealogy myself, I was looking forward to reading this book. I could really relate to Nancy and her wish for more interesting ancestors. After hearing about her friends' great-grandparents and their exciting lives, Nancy wishes that her own ancestors weren't so ordinary. So...
| Author | Bernard Wiseman |
| ISBN | 0064441466 |
This classic story about a mixed-up moose is perfect for fans of Amelia Bedelia, Danny and the Dinosaur, and anyone who loves silly stories and fun word play.
The cow, the deer, and the horse have four legs and a tail, just like Morris. But none of these animals is a moose! These different animals...
| Author | Leslie McGuirk |
| ISBN | 1582463700 |
Amazing rocks, found on a stretch of beach near the author's home, comprise this unique alphabet book. A is for Addition, and there are rocks in the shape of real numbers, too. B is for Bird, and there is a bird rock on a nest with an egg. G is for Ghosts, and there is a host of rocks that look like ghosts! Children...
| Author | Franklyn Mansfield Branley |
| ISBN | 0064451666 |
Starts with the idea of water vapor being something that is in the air but that you can't see, or smell or feel it. It then explains evaporation by suggesting putting a teaspoon of water in a saucer in the morning and that it will have evaporated by later in the day or a boiling tea kettle. It explains that sometimes...
| Author | Victoria Kann |
| ISBN | 0061928836 |
Pinkalicious, Pinkalicious, Pinkalicious, what a name to call your child, but for this bright-eyed little girl it suits her just perfectly. The epitome of a girly-girl with all the frilly touches that every princess needs, this little girl surly must give her parents a run for their money.
"The...
| Author | Charles Addams |
| ISBN | 0689848749 |
"Girls and boys, Come out to play, The moon does shine As bright as day. Come with a hoop, Come with a call, Come with a good will, Or not at all."
"Addams, master New Yorker cartoonist and black-humor prankster par excellence, has thrown tradition to the winds and taken matters into his own bedeviled...
| Author | Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld |
| ISBN | 0064451631 |
This books teaches about matter, and goes into detail about solids, liquids, and gases. I really like how the author made it connect to real life so readers are able to see how they interact with matter on a daily basis. I read this as an ebook, so it could be easily accessible to students if they each had a...
