Catching the Moon: The Story of a Young Girl's Baseball Dream
8 best books like Catching the Moon: The Story of a Young Girl's Baseball Dream (Crystal Hubbard): A Bad Case of Stripes, Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina, Guji Guji, White Socks Only, Arnie the Doughnut, The Kiss That Missed, As Fast as Words Could Fly, I Need My Monster
| Author | David Shannon |
| ISBN | 0439598389 |
My daughter is in 1st grade (age 6) and is TERRIFIED of this book. I realize it is very, very popular but my daughter has a great imagination and now she is very scared of eating orange, green, and blue foods. She pretty much only eats pink/red and white foods now.
We got this book as a gift from my father...
| Author | Monica Brown |
| ISBN | 0892392355 |
"My name is Marisol McDonald, and I don't match. At least, that's what everyone tells me."
Marisol McDonald has flaming red hair and nut-brown skin. Polka dots and stripes are her favorite combination. She prefers peanut butter and jelly burritos in her lunch box. And don't even think of asking...
| Author | Chih-Yuan Chen |
| ISBN | 1929132670 |
Originally published in Chih-Yuan Chen's native Taiwan, and inspired by the life-story of one of the author/artist's American friends, who was ethnically Korean, but adopted by a non-Korean family, Guji Guji follows the adventures of a young "crocoduck," as he finds his rightful place in the world,...
Something very rare happened. My boy child actually recommended this book to me. We watched The Help last weekend and he told me that this was one of his favorite books and that I needed to pick it up. (It's a 3-6th grade book)
After I woke up from passing out I put in a request for it.
ETA: I'm adding...
| Author | Laurie Keller |
| ISBN | 0805062831 |
A deliciously imaginative story about friendship--from the author / illustrator of The Scrambled States of America.
Arnie was fascinated as he watched the customers stream into the bakery. One by one, doughnuts were chosen, placed in paper bags, and whisked away with their new owners. Some...
| Author | David Melling |
| ISBN | 0764154516 |
One evening, when the King is in a hurry, his goodnight kiss to the Little Prince goes astray. After rattling around the Prince's bedroom, it flies out the window and floats into the dark forest, where it has no business to be. The King decides to do something about it. He orders the Knight to climb on his...
As Fast as Words Could Fly
| Author | Pamela M. Tuck |
| ISBN | 1600603483 |
Books like this are essential to help children get a better picture of what struggles African American's went through during the 1950-60's in their fight to end segregation. This book does just that; a must have for every school library and classroom. Teachers and parents should share this book with...
| Author | Amanda Noll |
| ISBN | 0979974623 |
A unique monster-under-the-bed story with the perfect balance of giggles and shivers, this picture book relies on the power of humor over fear, appeals to a child’s love for creatures both alarming and absurd, and glorifies the scope of a child’s imagination. One night, when Ethan checks under...
