Charlie the Caterpillar
10 best books like Charlie the Caterpillar (Dom Deluise): One Is a Feast for Mouse: A Thanksgiving Tale, Me, Frida, Henry's Awful Mistake, Nettie's Trip South, The Biggest, Best Snowman, I Spy Fantasy: A Book of Picture Riddles, Things That Are Most in the World, The Web Files, The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks, Carl's Afternoon in the Park
One Is a Feast for Mouse: A Thanksgiving Tale
| Author | Judy Cox |
| ISBN | 0823419770 |
Perfect for Thanksgiving, this warm and humourous picture book gently reminds us to give thanks for the little things. The Thanksgiving feast is over. Leftover turkey and pumpkin pie litter the table. Mouse peeps out of his hidey-hole and spots a small green pea. the perfect feast for one mouse. Yes,...
| Author | Amy Novesky |
| ISBN | 0810989697 |
Like a tiny bird in a big city, Frida Kahlo feels lost and lonely when she arrives in San Francisco with her husband, the famous artist Diego Rivera. It is the first time she has left her home in Mexico. And Frida wants to be a painter too.
But as Frida begins to explore San Francisco on her own, she...
| Author | Robert M. Quackenbush |
| ISBN | 0819310395 |
Henry the Duck sure gets himself into some sticky situations! Just when he thinks dinner is almost ready, he spots an ant in the house. Children and parents alike will love following disaster-prone Henry through his adventures in cooking, cleverly written and illustrated by Robert Quackenbush.
Don't...
| Author | Ann Turner |
| ISBN | 0689801173 |
In a letter to her friend, Nettie remembers her trip to the pre-Civil War South. She remembers the sweet cedar smell in the air and the sun pressing on her head. But she also remembers Tabitha, the slave at the hotel who has only that one name, and she remembers the heaps of rags the slaves use for beds. Most...
| Author | Margery Cuyler |
| ISBN | 0545014840 |
A heartwarming seasonal story with an uplifting message about friendship and having confidence in yourself.
Format: Paperback book and CD
Little Nell's family thinks she's too small to really accomplish anything. But one snowy winter day, while Nell is playing with her forest...
| Author | Jean Marzollo |
| ISBN | 0439787327 |
I Spy Fantasy by Jean Marzollo is one of the early book in the I Spy series. This one as the title implies has a fantasy theme.
The book has some of the most beautiful and trickiest picture puzzles of all the books we own. There is one page made up of costume jewelry in the shape of a dove. After three...
| Author | Judi Barrett |
| ISBN | 0689844492 |
Want to know what are the quietest, silliest, smelliest, wiggliest things in the world? Look no further for imaginative answers to these and other questions about superlatives. An ice-skating snake and a dragon eating pepperoni pizza are just two of the amazing “mosts” to ponder in this book that...
Booklist (May 1, 2001 (Vol. 97, No. 17))
Gr. 4-8. Unless they spend a lot of time watching "Nick at Night,"kids (or even young parents) will be hard-pressed to recognize this parody of the TV show Dragnet. Happily, that doesn't matter, because this clever, funny book stands on its own. "This is the...
The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks
| Author | Katherine Paterson |
| ISBN | 0140557393 |
Wrtitten by Newbery Medalist Katherine Paterson with painting by Caldecott winning illustrators Leo and Diane Dillon
A beautiful mandarin duck is captured and caged by a greedy lord who wants to show off the bird's magnificent plumage. But the wild creature pines for his mate. When Yasuko,...
Carl's Afternoon in the Park
| Author | Alexandra Day |
| ISBN | 0374311099 |
This book did not win any awards. The appropriate grade level is Pre-k to K. The book is about two friends who run into each other. They go for a walk and one of the mom's leave her puppy and baby with Carl (who is the puppy's parent). The books goes through pictures of their day. This book was a really cute one....
| Author | Jez Alborough |
| ISBN | 1933605898 |
Review: I love it. A flying duck, it seriously can't get any better than that in my mind! A definite recommended book here. This is the first book I put on my shelf to read because it looked fun, interesting, and catchy to any audience. Who wouldn't get a kick out of a flying duck?!
Summary: Duck and...
| Author | Michael Coleman |
| ISBN | 0439250013 |
When a tortoise named Shelley decides she wants to stay awake and see what winter is like instead of hibernating with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tortoise say, "Ridiculous!" Shelley is determined though, and sets out to explore the snow and the cold. As she travels from the duck pond to the hilltop, she finds...
| Author | Jerry Pallotta |
| ISBN | 0439135192 |
"The Hershey's Milk Chocolate Fractions Book" by Jerry Pallotta is my first read by this author. He came to speak at my daughters school last year and I bought this book from him. He was very nice to sign it too. It is one of the BEST ways to describe how to do fractions to a child. My daughter is in the 4th grade...
| Author | Stella Blackstone |
| ISBN | 1841483753 |
I love this book for the rhyming text and the colorful, detailed illustrations. Every two page spreads covers a single place. The first page spread is the question page “Bear on a .. Where are you going, bear?” The second page spread is the answer page “I’m going to an ”. The second page spread...
| Author | Grace Lin |
| ISBN | 0375837450 |
This exuberant story follows a Chinese American family as they prepare for the Lunar New Year. Each member of the family lends a hand as they sweep out the dust of the old year, hang decorations, and make dumplings. Then it’s time to put on new clothes and celebrate with family and friends. There will...
Return of the Library Dragon
| Author | Carmen Agra Deedy |
| ISBN | 1561456217 |
The Library Dragon, now the beloved Miss Lolly, decides to retire. Since she's leaving the school, the IT department decides to replace the books with all kinds of reading technology.
Anyway, it turns out that the new librarian is Molly, the Library Dragon's former student,...
Disney's Pooh How To Catch a Heffalump
| Author | Walt Disney Company |
| ISBN | 0717288234 |
Winnie the Pooh will always remain a classic and this story does a great job of drawing in our young readers who love the hungry little bear, Christopher Robin and friends. It starts out with the standard picnic, and Christopher telling a tale of a mysterious animal that lives within the forest. Winnie...
| Author | Marcus Pfister |
| ISBN | 1558583564 |
I picked up Penguin Pete because I love penguins almost as much as my sister does. Also, the thumbnail image does not do this book justice. The cover has glitter/sparkle, and the expression on Pete's face is just luminous with joy. I couldn't resist!
Then I noticed that it was by Marcus Pfister....
Weather Words And What They Mean
| Author | Gail Gibbons |
| ISBN | 0590444085 |
The book, Weather Words and What They Mean, is an interesting book about weather vocabulary and teaches the reader about different parts of weather and the terminology that goes along with it. The book also consists of mainly simple sentences to get the teaching points about weather words across. The...
This is a humorous but also surprisingly thoughtful little read, ostensibly about all the things moms CAN'T do. Really, it is more about the ways the little dinosaur projects his fears/insecurities/interests onto his mom--for example, if it's something he doesn't like doing alone, then it's something...
I Wish I Were a Butterfly
| Author | James Howe |
| ISBN | 0152380132 |
Wow, this is a fantastic story. It is a powerful message for every generation. I don't think the art work is the best thing every, but it does a great job also. If the art was a little better this could be a 5.
This book is about self-esteem and self-love. There is a cricket who is told by a grumpy old...
| Author | Jonathan London |
| ISBN | 0140553126 |
Zzzziiiinnngggg splash!
Everyone’s favorite frog learns to swim!
Frogs are supposed to be great swimmers. "Not me!" says Froggy, who's afraid of the water. But with a little encouragement, some practice, and the help of a silly song or two, Froggy becomes an expert frog-kicker!
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| Author | Mercer Mayer |
| ISBN | 0307119475 |
One of the things that I love about the Little Critter series is that the illustrations often reveal more of the story than the text does (not to mention they are charming unto themselves with sketchy lines, soft colours, memorable character designs, and background details that are fun to discover on...
