Billy and Milly, Short and Silly!

7 best books like Billy and Milly, Short and Silly! (Eve B. Feldman): New Kid, Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré, In a Small Kingdom, Commotion in the Ocean (Picture Books), A Place to Read, Echo Echo: Reverso Poems About Greek Myths, A Giraffe and a Half

New Kid

Author

Jerry Craft

Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade.

As he...

Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré

Author	Anika Aldamuy Denise
ISBN	0062748688

Follow la vida y legado of Pura Belpré, the first Puerto Rican librarian in New York City.

When she came to America in 1921, Pura carried the cuentos folklóricos of her Puerto Rican homeland. Finding a new home at the New York Public Library as a bilingual assistant, she turned her popular stories...

In a Small Kingdom

Author	Tomie dePaola
ISBN	0823435512

I know I read a lot of Tomie dePaola books when I was a small child, but I don't really remember any of them. When I saw this relatively recent title at the library, I thought I'd give it a try.

The story is simple (maybe a little too simple) and the themes are... well, nice, but I felt like something...

Commotion in the Ocean (Picture Books)

Author

Giles Andreae

I finished reading “Commotion in the Ocean” by Giles Andreae. This book is about many of the animals that live in the ocean, and that live around the ocean. It talks about all of the fish, the ones that live in shallow waters, all the way to the ones that live in deep sea at the bottom of the ocean. This book...

A Place to Read

Author

Leigh Hodgkinson

When I want to read,
what I really, really need,
is a place to sit . . .
just for a bit.

Somewhere comfy, NOT itchy-fuzzy, somewhere quiet, NOT buzz-buzzy.

The little reader in this book is having a hard time finding the ideal reading spot. Everywhere has noise, or smells,...

Echo Echo: Reverso Poems About Greek Myths

Author	Marilyn Singer
ISBN	0803739923

A new book of unique reversible poems based on Greek myths from the creator of Mirror Mirror  
 
What happens when you hold up a mirror to poems about Greek myths? You get a brand-new perspective on the classics! And that is just what happens in Echo Echo, the newest collection of reverso poems...

A Giraffe and a Half

Author	Shel Silverstein
ISBN	0590471643

Author: Shel Silverstein

Illustrator: Shel Silverstein

Genre: fictional poetry picture book

Publication Info: Harper Collins (1964)

Reading Level: Ages 4-8; early

Topic/Theme: silly stories and situations

Issues Addressed: humorous,...