Brontorina
10 best books like Brontorina (James Howe): The Quiet Book, Flora's Very Windy Day, Dancing Feet!, A Pet for Petunia, Dog Loves Books, Ernest, the Moose Who Doesn't Fit, A Bedtime for Bear, Dinosaur Kisses, A Pig Parade Is a Terrible Idea, Robot Zot!
| Author | Deborah Underwood |
| ISBN | 0547215673 |
All quiet is not created equal. In this irresistibly charming picture book, many different quiet moments are captured, from the anticipation-heavy “Top of the roller coaster quiet” to the shocked-into-silence “First look at your new hairstyle quiet.” The impossibly sweet bears, rabbits,...
| Author | Jeanne Birdsall |
| ISBN | 0618986766 |
When Flora and her pesky little brother, Crispin, are whisked away by a swirling and swooping wind, she gets the opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to give her brother away. With tempting offers from a dragonfly, the man in the moon, and even the wind itself, she will find it difficult to choose. But...
| Author | Lindsey Craig |
| ISBN | 0375861815 |
Clickity! Clickity! Long green feet!
Who is dancing that clickity beat?
Lizard is dancing on clickity feet.
Clickity! Clickity! Happy feet!
Introducing a get-up-and-dance toddler book-so catchy and rhythmic, you'll almost want to sing it.
Lindsey Craig's...
| Author | Paul Schmid |
| ISBN | 0061963313 |
Charming! This is a really fun book to read aloud. It’s also amusing, hilarious in spots.
The purple and black and white illustrations are very appealing, and I love how stripes make many appearances.
Petunia sure is persistent. Some will think she’s annoying but for the most...
| Author | Louise Yates |
| ISBN | 0375864490 |
A picture-book treat for the youngest dog lovers.
Dog loves books SO much he opens his very own bookstore. At first he’s short of customers. But that’s all right, because when Dog is surrounded by books, he is never short of friends—or fun. And when customers begin arriving, he knows just...
| Author | Catherine Rayner |
| ISBN | 0374322171 |
Ernest is a rather large moose with a rather large problem. He is so big he can't fit inside his book! Luckily, Ernest is also a very determined moose, and he and his little chipmunk friend aren't going to give up easily. With some tape, odd bits of paper, and plenty of enthusiasm, the pair constructs an enormous...
| Author | Bonny Becker |
| ISBN | 0763641014 |
When the impish Mouse comes to spend the night, Bear is in for a rude — and very funny — awakening in this irresistible new story starring the unlikely pair.
Bear must have absolute quiet when he goes to bed. He likes to set out his glass of water, adjust his nightcap, fluff his favorite pillow,...
WHOMP! An energetic young dinosaur figures out her own way to give a kiss in the latest from the creator of the Caldecott Honor–winning Interrupting Chicken.
For newly hatched dinosaur Dinah, the world is an exciting place. There is so much to see and do. She tries this — STOMP! And she tries...
A Pig Parade Is a Terrible Idea
| Author | Michael Ian Black |
| ISBN | 1416979220 |
A Pig Parade Is a Terrible Idea is brilliant.
1. The art is funny.
2. It suggests that you say "pig parade," which is fun to say.
3. The arguments presented in it are rhetorically sound. (I want to use this book with my writing students.)
4. It has marching band-like things in it.
5....
| Author | Jon Scieszka |
| ISBN | 1416963944 |
From the minds of Scieszka and Shannon comes a tale of a quixotic robot determined to conquer the earth. The only problem is that the earth he lands on is a suburban kitchen and he is three inches tall. Robot Zot, the fearless and unstoppable warrior, leaves a trail of destruction as he encounters blenders,...
| Author | Florence Parry Heide |
| ISBN | 0375845011 |
Bestselling Caldecott Honor artist Lane Smith and legendary author Florence Parry Heide have teamed up to create an unforgettable princess sure to charm and delight young readers.
Princess Hyacinth has a problem: she floats. And so the king and queen have pebbles sewn into the tops of her...
| Author | Peter McCarty |
| ISBN | 0805069348 |
Alone in his room, Jeremy draws amonster. But then themonster wants lunch! As his creation takes over, Jeremy begins to wonder how he will ever get rid of themonstrous nuisance.He entertains his unwanted guest all day, but enough is enough. Jeremy finally draws him a bus ticket out of town!
With...
Clink was a state-of-the-art robot with the dazzling ability to make toast and play music at the same time. But that was many years ago.
Now kids want snazzier robots who do things like play baseball and bake cookies. So day after day, Clink sits on a shelf and sadly watches as his friends leave...
| Author | Katie Cleminson |
| ISBN | 1423121090 |
For Eva, a young girl with a lively imagintation, a seemingly ordinary box becomes a portal to a magical, wonder-filled world. Eva wishes for a pet. She reaches into her magic box and pulls out Monty. But he's not quite what she had in mind. (He's a polar bear.) What else might be in the magic box? A colony...
| Author | Ian Schoenherr |
| ISBN | 0061724556 |
While the text in the book covers a worthy subject mater- how to use and take care of library books- the rhymes can't cover up the didactic message. The book could have been salvaged by excellent illustrations- perhaps telling a story in the background to add some depth to what is in essence a list of rules...
| Author | Linda Urban |
| ISBN | 0152053379 |
Okay, officially adorable!
This is a great little tale about how we express our feelings in different ways (Bear stomps his foot, Bobcat screams, etc. - but what does Mouse do?).
While, if I'm being *totally* picky I could say that I wanted a little better resolution at the end, but the...
| Author | Bob Staake |
| ISBN | 0316118621 |
Look! A book! A hook! A cowboy cook!
Weird and kooky things that go!
Some go fast and some go slow!
Can you find the squawking crow?
Go on a crazy seek-and-find adventure in this new picture book from award-winning artist Bob Staake. Die-cuts on every page draw readers into each themed...
Very cute! I quite enjoyed this sweet story about all the girls in Miss Lina's ballet class (their names all rhyme with "ballerina" which is very fun!) All eight of the girls get along so beautifully, dancing in their four rows of two, everywhere they go. But, when a new girl arrives in class, their perfect...
Clever Jack Takes the Cake
| Author | Candace Fleming |
| ISBN | 0375849793 |
Take a bite out of this deliciously funny original fairy tale, which received four starred reviews and was named a Best Book of the Year by Booklist, School Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, and the Bank Street College of Education.
What would you do if you were invited to the princess’s tenth...
| Author | Karma Wilson |
| ISBN | 0689847882 |
Swisha-swisha
Clap! Clap!
Jump,
Jump,
Jump!
"Hilda must be dancing!"
Hilda Hippo loves to dance! But there's just one problem. When Hilda dances, it sounds like this:
Ka-bump! Ka-bump!
Crash! Crash! Crash!
Thumpity-bump!
Thumpity-bump!
...
The Goblin and the Empty Chair
| Author | Mem Fox |
| ISBN | 1416985859 |
In a land far away, there lived a goblin who had once seem himself reflected in a still pond. His reflection had frightened him so much, he decided to hide his face from the world forever, so as not to frighten anyone else... and spent many years alone.
The accompanying illustrations have even...
Sir Cumference and the Isle of Immeter
| Author | Cindy Neuschwander |
| ISBN | 1570916810 |
When young Per visits her uncle Sir Cumference and his family, she learns how to play the game, "Inners and Edges." After she finds a clue linking the game to the mysterious castle on the island of Immeter, she must figure out how to find the perimeter and area of a circle to unlock the island's secret.
Math...
| Author | Jim Averbeck |
| ISBN | 1416995447 |
In the beginning, there is an egg. Which may become a baby bird, except if it becomes a baby snake instead. Except if the baby snake is really truly a dinosaur!
In this young, clever, and whimsical picture book in the spirit of Not a Box and First the Egg, an egg is not just an egg, but a symbol of the...
