Bambi Grows Up
10 best books like Bambi Grows Up (Walt Disney Company): Amelia Bedelia, If You Give a Pig a Pancake, Happy Birthday, Little Pookie, The Seven Silly Eaters, Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing, Junie B., First Grader: Boss of Lunch, A Pig, a Fox, and a Box, Franklin's Neighborhood (Franklin), Happy Hippo, Angry Duck, Junie B. Jones and That Meanie Jim's Birthday
| Author | Peggy Parish |
| ISBN | 0064441555 |
Once upon a school day, I think when I was in second grade (so this would have been pre-1980, I believe), we went on our bi-weekly library outing. The librarian had us sit in front of her in the storytime area and whipped this book out. She read it to us.
That may have been when I realized my love for wordplay.
I...
If You Give a Pig a Pancake
| Author | Laura Joffe Numeroff |
| ISBN | 0060266864 |
When it comes to children's books, it's hard to beat the bestselling team of author Laura Numeroff and illustrator Felicia Bond for creative and captivating tales that are both fun and educational. They continue the tradition that began with such whimsical titles as If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and If...
Happy Birthday, Little Pookie
Little Pookie is up before dawn because . . . it’s Pookie’s birthday, and Pookie just can’t wait to celebrate! Pookie’s Mom gently coaxes her little one back to bed—but not for long!—in this delightful board book.
The celebration begins as Daddy makes Pancakes Supreme, and...
| Author | Mary Ann Hoberman |
| ISBN | 0152024409 |
Five stars thanks to Marla Frazee's illustrations. I loved her work in All the World and am now a devoted fan. Her illustrations of family life just make me feel so happy! I am at once flooded with sweet memories of my own childhood and full of dreams for when I have kids of my own. She creates families and home-life...
Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing
| Author | Judi Barrett |
| ISBN | 0689708076 |
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...
Junie B., First Grader: Boss of Lunch
| Author | Barbara Park |
| ISBN | 0375802940 |
As a retired elementary teacher, I know young children really enjoy the Junie B book series. They are full of humor and contain stories and events that Pre-K through second grade children can relate. But I have to admit that as a teacher some of Junie's behavior does not set a good example. Also now that...
| Author | Jonathan Fenske |
| ISBN | 0448485117 |
This is a 2016 Geisel Honor title. It well deserves it. It is very simple in terms of vocabulary but with a fairly complicated story line. A fox too clever for his own good combined with a patient kind pig who only shows some frustration at one point, nothing harsher than that. Of course, all ends reasonably...
Franklin's Neighborhood (Franklin)
| Author | Paulette Bourgeois |
| ISBN | 1550747290 |
In this Franklin Classic Storybook, Franklin's first school project is to create a picture of what he likes best about his neighborhood. Franklin can't decide what to draw. Beaver chooses the library and Moose decides on the pond. Franklin likes those places, too. But what about the fire station? Or...
| Author | Sandra Boynton |
| ISBN | 1442417315 |
Are you HAPPY AS A HIPPO?
Or ANGRY AS A DUCK?
Maybe SAD AS A CHICKEN?
(Can you sadly say "CLUCK CLUCK"?)
Bestselling author Sandra Boynton is back in this all-new board book about moods. Boynton's clever animals exemplify a wide range of emotions in this hilarious story about...
Junie B. Jones and That Meanie Jim's Birthday
| Author | Barbara Park |
| ISBN | 0679866957 |
Barbara Park’s New York Times bestselling chapter book series, Junie B. Jones, is a classroom favorite and has been keeping kids laughing—and reading—for more than twenty years. Over 60 million copies in print and now with a bright new look for a new generation!
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