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Brother Sun, Sister Moon: Saint Francis of Assisi's Canticle of the Creatures

10 best books like Brother Sun, Sister Moon: Saint Francis of Assisi's Canticle of the Creatures (Katherine Paterson): Where's Walrus?, Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature, Man Gave Names to All the Animals, A Butterfly Is Patient, Too Purpley!, Blue Chicken, Jonathan and the Big Blue Boat, The Secret River, Underground: Finding the Light to Freedom, Naamah and the Ark at Night

Where's Walrus?
AuthorStephen Savage
ISBN0439700493
A happy-go-lucky Walrus escapes the zoo in search of adventure in this wordless instant classic.
Bored with life at the zoo, an adventurous walrus escapes to the outside world. With the zookeeper in hot pursuit, Walrus cleverly tries on all sorts of hats to disguise himself. Will a yellow hardhat...
Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature
AuthorJoyce Sidman
Gorgeous and eye catching illustrations.

Fascinating scientific information about how spirals are so prevalent in nature. This goes for individual animals (and animal parts and postures), individual plants, ocean waves, clouds, and entire galaxies.

I love how this can be read...
Man Gave Names to All the Animals
AuthorBob Dylan
ISBN1402768583
Whimsical and witty, “Man Gave Names to All the Animals” first appeared on Bob Dylan's album Slow Train Coming in 1979. Illustrator Jim Arnosky has now crafted a stunning picture book adaptation of Dylan's song that's a treat for both children and adults, with breathtaking images of more than 170...
A Butterfly Is Patient
AuthorDianna Hutts Aston
ISBN0811864790
The creators of the award-winning An Egg Is Quiet and A Seed Is Sleepy have teamed up again to create this gorgeous and informative introduction to the world of butterflies. From iridescent blue swallowtails and brilliant orange monarchs to the worlds tiniest butterfly (Western Pygmy Blue) and the...
Too Purpley!
AuthorJean Reidy
ISBN1599903075
Too purpley, too tickly, too puckery, too prickly!

There is not a single outfit in the closet that our little fashion plate wants to wear. She tries on everything, but nothing is quite right. And the outfits are getting wilder by the minute!

It's a scene that is all too familiar to parents,...
Blue Chicken
AuthorDeborah Freedman
ISBN0670012939
In this deceptively simple picture book, author-illustrator Deborah Freedman has created an irresistible character that springs to life and wreaks havoc in a farmyard with a pot of blue paint. The innocent chicken just wants to help, but things get worse and worse-and bluer and bluer--the more she...
Jonathan and the Big Blue Boat
AuthorPhilip C. Stead
ISBN1596435623

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"When Jonathan loses his best friend, a stuffed bear named Frederick, he sets sail on the Big Blue Boat to find him. Along the way he assembles a ragtag crew, including a mountain goat, a lonely circus elephant, and even a friendly...
The Secret River
AuthorMarjorie Kinnan Rawlings
ISBN1416911790
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings + Leo and Diane Dillon = pure magic!
A depression era story that is just as timely as it is enchanting, this is a stunning picture book for the ages.

There's just not enough not enough money, not enough food, not enough fish for her daddy to sell at the market. Hard times...
Underground: Finding the Light to Freedom
AuthorShane W. Evans
ISBN1596435380
A family silently crawls along the ground. They run barefoot through unlit woods, sleep beneath bushes, take shelter in a kind stranger's home. Where are they heading? They are heading for Freedom by way of the Underground Railroad.

"A stellar introduction to the Underground Railroad, narrated...
Naamah and the Ark at Night
AuthorSusan Campbell Bartoletti
ISBN0763642428
As Noah’s wife sings the animals to sleep, an age-old tale is told afresh in a soothing poetic form brought to life with beautiful collage illustrations.

Naamah is the wife of Noah, and her name means "great singer." For forty days and forty nights, as the ark tosses on storm-wracked seas,...
All the Water in the World
AuthorGeorge Ella Lyon
ISBN1416971300
The role of the public library has changed so often over the last century or so that its latest incarnation as a supporter of public education turns out to be one of the more logical connections you'd expect from this essential institution. Suddenly public libraries around the country are purchasing...
Bone Dog
AuthorEric Rohmann
ISBN1596431504
One of School Library Journal’s Best Picture Books of 2011
One of Horn Book’s Best Picture Books of 2011

Ghost dogs and skeletons in a tall tale with a tender heart from the Caldecott Medal-winning creator of My Friend Rabbit.
 Gus doesn't feel like doing much after his dog Ella...
Mouse & Lion
AuthorRand Burkert
ISBN0545101476
From the illustrator of the classic edition of Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs

On a ridge above the Kalihari,
Lion naps, until Mouse bumbles into him,
willy-nilly, startling him awake.
After a show of teeth, Lion is softened
by Mouse's pledge of loyalty
and sets him free....
Fairly Fairy Tales
AuthorEsmé Raji Codell
ISBN1416990860
Parents and children love to play "question" games: Would you eat spaghetti made with gummy worms? Would you wear your clothes backwards all day? Sometimes the answer is "yes" and sometimes it's "no"--but the fun is in the asking. Gifted writer and educator Esme Raji Codell has writtten a book that incorporates...
Migrant
AuthorMaxine Trottier
ISBN0888999755
A New York Times Book Review choice as one of the 10 Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2011, an Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award Honour Book, and finalist for the Governor General's Award: Children's Illustration and Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards: Picture Book


Each...
AlphaOops: H Is for Halloween
AuthorAlethea Kontis
ISBN0763639664
H gets top billing — but a stubborn B has something scary to say — as the inside-out alphabet gives a howl-arious Halloween performance.

Ack! It’s time for the show, and A isn’t ready. But then again, Halloween can only start with one letter, no matter how the A-B-Cs normally go! The misbehaving...
I'm Big!
AuthorKate McMullan
ISBN0061229741
From Kate and Jim McMullan, the popular creators of I Stink! and I’m Dirty!—now a streaming animated series—comes a hilarious new picture book about one BIG dino who’s just trying to find his herd again.

He’s BIG, a whole lotta lizard-thunder comin’ at you! But he’s also…lost....
Where Is Tippy Toes?
AuthorBetsy Lewin
ISBN1416938087
Tippy Toes is a tricky cat—sneaking, hiding, creeping, slinking. Over here. Over there. His house is the perfect place to tiptoe the day away, lurking behind unsuspecting birds and mice, crouching behind garden posies, and surprising a little boy with his unusual hiding spots. Die-cut pages let...
Dotty
AuthorErica S. Perl
It's Ida's first day of school. She carries her new lunch box and a long, blue string with her special friend Dotty attached to it. A big, colorfully spotted pal with horns, Dotty just happens to be invisible. On that first day of school, Ida and Dotty find out there are plenty of other imaginary friends...
Night Flight: Amelia Earhart Crosses the Atlantic
AuthorRobert Burleigh
ISBN1416967338
“Hearts will be racing.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“A work to inspire further learning.” —Booklist (starred review)
“Vivid.” —The Horn Book

A picture book biography of the first woman in flight—Amelia Earhart—by NCTE Orbis Pictus Award-winner...
Red Wagon
AuthorRenata Liwska
ISBN0399252371
All Lucy wants to do is play with her brand-new, bright red wagon. But her mother has other plans for her-and the wagon. Lucy must go to the market and buy vegetables for dinner. Lucy doesn't want to do chores! But she sets off for the market nonetheless, hauling her red wagon with her. Before long, her ordinary...
My Side of the Car
AuthorKate Feiffer
ISBN0763644056
Wishful thinking and a wonderful daughter-and-dad rapport drive this charming collaboration between Kate Feiffer and her father, Jules Feiffer.

Sadie has wanted to go the zoo forever, but something always gets in the way. Not today! Today they are finally on their way, and nothing can stop...
Along a Long Road
AuthorFrank Viva
ISBN0316129259
Well, this is a very creative book. Its illustrations are made up from one big illustration, which is shown on the inside front and back covers. It would be great for both beginning readers and for reading aloud.

However, neither the lackluster (lack of) story text or the pictures really appealed...
Three by the Sea
AuthorMini Grey
ISBN0224083627
A dog, a cat, and a mouse happily share a beach house UNTIL a mysterious stranger shows up one day, and begins sowing all sorts of discord. I love the look of this one, and Grey's illustrations are always a delight.

(view spoiler)[At first I thought the stranger was trying to drive the pals away...
All the Way to America: The Story of a Big Italian Family and a Little Shovel
AuthorDan Yaccarino
ISBN0375966420
“This immigration story is universal.” —School Library Journal, Starred
 
Dan Yaccarino’s great-grandfather arrived at Ellis Island with a small shovel and his parents’ good advice: “Work hard, but remember to enjoy life, and never forget your family.” With simple text...
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