Chester Cricket's Pigeon Ride

9 best books like Chester Cricket's Pigeon Ride (George Selden): The Printed Letter Bookshop, The Mouse and the Motorcycle, The Mysterious Howling, R-T, Margaret, and the Rats of NIMH, Horse of a Different Color: Reminiscences of a Kansas Drover, The Dry Divide, School, Drool, and Other Daily Disasters, The Poison Jungle, The Journey to Atlantis

The Printed Letter Bookshop

Author	Katherine Reay
ISBN	0785222006

Love, friendship, and family find a home at the Printed Letter Bookshop

One of Madeline Cullen’s happiest childhood memories is of working with her Aunt Maddie in the quaint and cozy Printed Letter Bookshop. But by the time Madeline inherits the shop nearly twenty years later, family troubles...

The Mouse and the Motorcycle

Author	Beverly Cleary
ISBN	0380709244

"Pb-pb-b-b-b. Pb-pb-b-b-b." With these magic vocables, Ralph the mouse revs up a dream come true--his very own motorcycle. Living in a knothole in a hotel room, young Ralph has seen plenty of families come and go, some more generous with their crumbs than others. But when young Keith and his parents...

The Mysterious Howling

Author	Maryrose Wood
ISBN	0061791059

The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place are no ordinary children, Miss Penelope Lumley is no ordinary governess, and mysteries abound in this first volume in a new series for ages 9+.

Found running wild in the forest of Ashton Place, the Incorrigibles are no ordinary children: Alexander,...

R-T, Margaret, and the Rats of NIMH

Author	Jane Leslie Conly
ISBN	0064403874

When Margaret and her younger brother, Artie, get lost in the woods on a family camping trip, they are rescued by rats -- the superintelligent rats of NIMH. Taken into the rat's community, the children are safe for the time being. But winter is coming. Margaret and Artie have to get back home. And when they...

Horse of a Different Color: Reminiscences of a Kansas Drover

Author	Ralph Moody
ISBN	0803282176

I highly recommend all 8 of the Ralph Moody "Little Britches" books. There are some that I enjoyed more than others, but that is only the difference between 4 and 5 stars in this case.

Moody teaches us the value of hard work and honest dealing. These principles are contrasted very well by showing...

The Dry Divide

Author	Ralph Moody
ISBN	0803282168

Another in the line of books by author Ralph Moody about his journey to manhood.

Ralph has so much honor and integrity that whatever he touches blooms. How many young men today we put themselves through hard difficulties to take care of a woman and children they don't even know. A main theme in...

School, Drool, and Other Daily Disasters

Author	Rachel Vail
ISBN	0312532903

It's the start of the school year, and nothing feels right to Justin. He didn't get the teacher he wanted, he's not in the same class as his best friend, and his little sister, Elizabeth, is starting kindergarten at his school. Elizabeth doesn't seem nervous at all. Justin is very nervous about third grade....

The Poison Jungle

Author

Tui T. Sutherland

This book broke my heart and not in a good way. I have a classroom and encourage elementary school readers to check out books from my personal library to help kids find books they like. I, and they, have, up until now LOVED this series and I would buy the newest edition as soon as it was released every time....

The Journey to Atlantis

Author	Thea Stilton
ISBN	0545440203

An all-new hardcover adventure featuring Thea Stilton and the Thea Sisters!

At the beach by Mouseford Academy, one of the Thea Sisters discovers a mysterious boy with blue skin washed up on the shore. He speaks an unfamiliar language, so the Thea Sisters call Thea Stilton to help figure out...