Angus and the Cat

10 best books like Angus and the Cat (Marjorie Flack): Andrew Henry's Meadow, Papa Piccolo, Miss Rumphius, Andy and the Lion, Millions of Cats, Roxaboxen, The Christmas Day Kitten, Have You Seen My Duckling?, A Hole is to Dig, Haunted House

AuthorDoris Burn
ISBN0970739923
A classic reissued for a new generation

Andrew Henry has two younger brothers, who are always together, and two older sisters, who are always together. But Andrew Henry is in the middle--and he's always with himself. He doesn't mind this very much, because he's an inventor. But when Andrew...
Papa Piccolo
AuthorCarol Talley
ISBN1559420286
3.5 STARS. Sweet story about a tomcat who takes care of two stranded kittens--begrudgingly at first, then with great affection and interest. As the Note to Parents in the back of the book mentions, it is sometimes difficult to find stories where a male figure is in the nurturing role, so I do appreciate...
Miss Rumphius
AuthorBarbara Cooney
ISBN0140505393
A beloved classic—written by a beloved Caldecott winner—is lovelier than ever!

Barbara Cooney's story of Alice Rumphius, who longed to travel the world, live in a house by the sea, and do something to make the world more beautiful, has a timeless quality that resonates with each new generation....
Andy and the Lion
AuthorJames Daugherty
ISBN0140502777
Like others of you, I have mixed feelings. I liked it as a boys' fantasy, written back in the day, and actually believe it has a bit of an *anti* hunting message. (I believe the same of another controversial Caldecott book, The Biggest Bear).

I liked the structure, the way a reader is pushed to turn...
Millions of Cats
AuthorWanda Gág
ISBN0142407089
Once upon a time there was an old man and an old woman who were very lonely. They decided to get a cat, but when the old man went out searching, he found not one cat, but millions and billions and trillions of cats! Unable to decide which one would be the best pet, he brought them all home. How the old couple came...
Roxaboxen
AuthorAlice McLerran
ISBN0060526335
From two-time Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Barbara Cooney and celebrated children’s book author Alice McLerran comes Roxaboxen, a treasured story about the magic of a child’s imagination.

Marian called it Roxboxen. There across the road, it looked like any rocky hill—nothing...
The Christmas Day Kitten
AuthorJames Herriot
ISBN0312097670
"Christmas can never go by without my remembering a certain little cat."

So begins The Christmas Day Kitten, another true story from James Herriot's rich experience as a country vet. As always, the tale includes a vivid group of characters on two legs and four: Mrs. Pickering and her three stately...
Have You Seen My Duckling?
AuthorNancy Tafuri
ISBN0688109942
A sweetly simple, nearly wordless picture book featuring an anxious mother duck searching rather in vain for one of her eight ducklings (which is always depicted as present in the picture, but mischievously hiding at the very edges of each illustration spread), I can certainly understand and appreciate...
A Hole is to Dig
AuthorRuth Krauss
A wonderful book with humorous definitions for words. A dog is to kiss is a wonderful double page showing children with their dog friends, there are some beautiful illustrations of dogs accompanying children in their play throughout the book. Sendaks illustrations are wonderful and the illustrations...
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....
Ox-Cart Man
AuthorDonald Hall
ISBN0140504419
Winner of the Caldecott Medal

Thus begins a lyrical journey through the days and weeks, the months, and the changing seasons in the life of one New Englander and his family. The oxcart man packs his goods - the wool from his sheep, the shawl his wife made, the mittens his daughter knitted, and the...
Wolves
AuthorEmily Gravett
ISBN1416914919
Unfortunately, I had a very strong negative reaction to this book. I wanted to like it for being interesting and engaging and... fun. I think it is supposed to be fun. We are supposed to chuckle and appreciate. Instead, I was saddened and angered.

Here is the story of a cute little rabbit who decides...
How to Heal a Broken Wing
AuthorBob Graham
ISBN0763639036
In a spare urban fable, Bob Graham brings us one small boy, one loving family, and one miraculous story of hope and healing.

"No one saw the bird fall."

In a city full of hurried people, only young Will notices the bird lying hurt on the ground. With the help of his sympathetic mother, he...
Crow Boy
AuthorTaro Yashima
At first, I really did not like the artwork in this book. It's fuzzy and the colors are dull and makes me feel it's messy. As the story went on, I think it is part of the story to explain the Tiny boy in this book. At least, I think that is what it's doing.

Chibi who becomes Crow Boy is not from the village...
A Visitor for Bear
AuthorBonny Becker
ISBN0763628077
Cheery persistence wears down a curmudgeonly bear in a wry comedy of manners that ends in a most unlikely friendship.

Bear is quite sure he doesn't like visitors. He even has a sign. So when a mouse taps on his door one day, Bear tells him to leave. But when Bear goes to the cupboard to get a bowl, there...
The Wind Blew
AuthorPat Hutchins
A rhymed tale describing the antics of a capricious wind.

The wind blew, and blew, and blew! It blew so hard, it took everything with it: Mr. White’s umbrella, Priscilla’s balloon, the twins’ scarves, even the wig on the judge’s head. But just when the wind was about to carry everything...
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