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10 best books like Boogie Knights (Lisa Wheeler): Tough Chicks, The Wizard, Michael Recycle, 999 Tadpoles, Even Monsters Need Haircuts, Miss Smith and the Haunted Library, Jumpy Jack & Googily, Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek: A Tall, Thin Tale (Introducing His Forgotten Frontier Friend), Are You A Horse?, Once Upon a Royal Superbaby

Tough Chicks
AuthorCece Meng
ISBN0618824154
From the moment Penny, Polly, and Molly hatch from their eggs, the whole farm knows they are truly tough chicks. They wrestle worms, rope roosters, and are often found under the hood of the tractor. All the other animals and even the farmer himself tell Mama Hen to make her chicks good. "They are good!"...
The Wizard
AuthorJack Prelutsky
ISBN0061240761
The wizard, watchful, waits alone within his tower of cold gray stone and ponders in his wicked way what evil deeds he'll do this day.

What do you think the wizard is planning to do? Conjure a magic spell? Turn a frog into a flea? Fill a cauldron with bubbling brew?

You may think you know...
Michael Recycle
AuthorEllie Bethel
ISBN1600102247
Perfect for Earth Day on April 22, but important for teaching evironmental lessons year around! Michael Recycle tells the adventures of a young superhero whose power allows him to teach people about recycling.

There once was a town
Called Abberdoo-Rimey,
Where garbage was left
...
999 Tadpoles
AuthorKen Kimura
Mother and Father Frog find it necessary to move to a larger pond after hatching 999 tadpoles.

A more accurate title would be 999 froglets as the baby frogs only spend three pages as tadpoles before becoming frogs.

The frog family outgrows its pond after hatching 999 baby frogs, and...
Even Monsters Need Haircuts
AuthorMatthew McElligott
Just before midnight, on the night of a full moon, a young barber stays out past his bedtime to go to work. Although his customers are mostly regulars, they are anything but normal-after all, even monsters need haircuts. Business is steady all night, and this barber is prepared for anything with his scissors,...
Miss Smith and the Haunted Library
AuthorMichael Garland
ISBN0525421394
When Miss Smith reads from her magical book, the worlds she describes come alive - literally! Today Miss Smith is taking her class on a field trip to a deliciously spooky library. There the class meets librarian Virginia Creeper and settles down to listen to a few scary tales. Before long everyone's favorite...
Jumpy Jack & Googily
AuthorMeg Rosoff
Meet Jumpy Jack, a very nervous snail who's afraid of monsters, and Googily, who is a--well, who is a very good friend, indeed. Wherever they go, Googily kindly checks high and low just to make sure there are no scary monsters about. But as every child knows, monsters come in many shapes and sizes. Some...
Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek: A Tall, Thin Tale (Introducing His Forgotten Frontier Friend)
AuthorDeborah Hopkinson
Here's an ingenious historical fiction picture book about the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It’s a tale of two boys who get themselves into more trouble than bear cubs in a candy store.

The year is 1816. Abe is only seven years old, and his pal, Austin, is ten. Abe and...
Are You A Horse?
AuthorAndy Rash
ISBN0439724171
For young cowboys and little scientists, an ARE YOU MY MOTHER? for the 21st century!

For his birthday, Roy's freinds give him a saddle and some very specific instructions:
1. Find a horse.
2. Enjoy the ride!

But there's a problem; Roy doesn't know what a horse IS! So he sets off...
Once Upon a Royal Superbaby
AuthorKevin O'Malley
ISBN0802721648
For any kid who wondered what happened to the Dude and his fair maiden once they lived happily ever after, the wait is over. When their teacher requests a new story, a boy and a girl once again have different ideas of how it should evolve. Can they agree on the fate of the beautiful queen, the awesome king,...
Bedtime at the Swamp
AuthorKristyn Crow
ISBN0060839511
Splish splash

rumba-rumba

bim bam boom!

It's bedtime at the swamp—except somebody's not ready. Somebody's still splashing in the water and the mud.

Is there a monster on the loose?

Kristyn Crow has taken every child's worst nightmare and transformed...
Willoughby & The Lion
AuthorGreg E. Foley
ISBN0061547506
This is the story of Willoughby, whose new house feels too small and very lonely.

It's also the story of an enchanted lion and spectacular wishes come true: of roller coasters, and fast, fast shoes, and enormous crowds of people.

But most of all, it's the story of one important question:...
Whopper Cake
AuthorKarma Wilson
ISBN0689838441
A funny story told in verse.
"Today is Grandma's birthday,
and Granddad has an itchin'
to bake a whopper chocolate cake
and traumatize the kitchen."

And bake and traumatize he does! Soon the ingredients ("two cups of sugar ain't enough. I'll put in twenty-three") outgrow...
When a Monster Is Born
AuthorSean Taylor
ISBN1596432543
When a monster is born, there are two possibilities—
Either it’s a faraway-in-the-forests monster, or . . .
it’s an under-your-bed monster.
If it’s a faraway-in-the-forests monster, that’s that.
But if it’s an under-your-bed monster, all sorts of comical things...
This Is the Firefighter
AuthorLaura Godwin
ISBN1423108000
The fire alarm sounds. The firefighter responds. He jumps in the fire truck and races to a daring rescue! Will he be able to save the trapped people in time? Luckily, there's a happy ending for everyone: This is the smokeAs it drifts far away.This is the glowAt the end of the day.This is the company --Eight-fifty-zeroThis...
Ivan the Terrier
AuthorPeter Catalanotto
ISBN1416912479
The cover is great, and the title, 'Ivan the Terrier' makes the deep down pun-loving part of myself giggle. (I think his name is up there with my favorite literary dog name - Nate the Great's pancake guzzling counterpart - 'Sludge'.) I think the art in 'Ivan' is a little wavery - some pages are better than...
Mary Had a Little Lamp
AuthorJack Lechner
ISBN1599901692
Updating the classic rhyme with "appliance humor," gives this book a hilarious twist and a great new take on the "beloved transitional object" story. Mary has a little lamp that she takes everywhere: to school, the movies, the circus, the zoo, even a wedding. One day Mary heads off to summer camp without...
The Perfect Nest
AuthorCatherine Friend
ISBN0763624306
It' s the perfect read-aloud A flustered cat is on the verge of crying fowl in a farmyard story that will crack kids up. Jack the cat is building the perfect nest. It' s bound to attract the perfect chicken, who will lay the perfect egg, which will make the perfect omelet. And sure enough, a chicken shows up...
The Monsterator
AuthorKeith Graves
When he entered a dusty costume store,

one that he hadn't seen before

He got what he'd bargained for . . . and more.

Enter the Monsterator if you dare.

Put a coin in the slot . . . but beware!

Join Master Edgar Dreadbury as he discovers the Monsterator, a machine...
Punk Farm on Tour
AuthorJarrett J. Krosoczka
ISBN0375833439
FARMER JOE IS heading off to a Tractor Society Conference in Reno. But meanwhile, back at the farm . . .

. . . Cow, Sheep, Pig, Goat, and Chicken are getting ready to rock across the U.S.A. as they set out on a Punk Farm tour! Only, their beat-up old tour van is threatening to ruin their plans. Can the...
Small Saul
AuthorAshley Spires
ISBN1554535033
From the creator of Binky the Space Cat, a hilarious story about an unconventional little pirate. Ahoy there! Will this sweet little pirate find his place aboard The Rusty Squid or will he be forced to walk the plank? When Small Saul joins the crew of The Rusty Squid, it doesn't take long for the other pirates...
The Wildest Brother
AuthorCornelia Funke
ISBN0439828627
By day, Ben is one brave brother--but when night falls, even the wildest boy sometimes needs protecting by his big sis. The third hit picture book by the best-selling Funke and award-winning Meyer.

Brave as a lion, strong as an elephant, Ben is a fearless young boy. When it comes to protecting...
Little Boo
AuthorStephen Wunderli
ISBN0805097082
The leaves fall, the wind blows, and one little pumpkin seed tries and tries to be scary. But he doesn't scare anyone . . . not the snowflakes in winter, not the bees in spring, not even the watering can!

The wind tells him to be patient—he'll be scary soon enough. But waiting is hard. Will the little...
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