Dear Mili
10 best books like Dear Mili (Wilhelm Grimm): Notes for a War Story, In the Night Kitchen, Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale, Every Stolen Breath, Outside Over There, Stone Soup, Olivia Saves the Circus, Leo the Lop Tail Three, The Seven Chinese Sisters, Resistance
"The war arrived in our village on the 18th of January. Obviously there were other wars going on, but they didn't have anything to do with us. There were wars for blacks. Wars for Arabs. Wars for Slavs. Our war started on the 18th of January, and in a few days, everything had changed."
So recounts...
| Author | Maurice Sendak |
| ISBN | 0099417472 |
I have a confession to make, goodreads. You might want to sit down.
I've...
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale
| Author | John Steptoe |
| ISBN | 0688040454 |
A Caldecott Honor and Reading Rainbow book, this memorable retelling of Cinderella is perfect for introducing children to the fairy tale as well as the history, culture, and geography of the African nation of Zimbabwe.
Inspired by a traditional African folktale, this is the story of Mufaro,...
The Swarm is unrecognizable, untraceable, and unpredictable—random attacks on the streets of Chicago by a mob of crazed teens that leaves death in its wake. It’s been two years since the last attack, but Lia Finch has found clues that reveal the Swarm is ready to claim a new victim.
Lia is...
| Author | Maurice Sendak |
| ISBN | 0064431851 |
this is the only thing my summer class was useful for: it tipped me off that this book existed. for future reference, if there are books that exist that were the source material for childhood favorite movies of mine, i need to be informed. in a timely manner. not twenty years later, thats just humiliating....
| Author | Marcia Brown |
| ISBN | 0689878362 |
As someone who generally likes and actually much prefers lushly coloured and hued illustrations, I was not expecting to enjoy Marcia Brown's version of the European folktale of Stone Soup as much as I have. The illustrations really are wonderful (attention to detail, captured movement, realistic...
Not a fan. I get that it's supposed to be comical ... but lying isn't comical and putting it into story form so that kids can also think lying (or story-telling) is comical is not my cup of tea. Or disobediently jumping on the bed to end the story.
I could rant or explain, and maybe some day I will, about...
| Author | Stephen Cosgrove |
| ISBN | 0843177268 |
This book is about a fuzzy bunny named Leo. He was bored one winter, so he decided to wake up some hibernating creatures so that he would have someone to play with. The hibernating creatures were not too happy, and Leo was still bored and alone. He got some advice from a wise owl, to figure out fun by himself....
The Seven Chinese Sisters
| Author | Kathy Tucker |
| ISBN | 0807573108 |
Seven Chinese sisters, each with a different talent, live together and take care of each other. When the Seventh Sister, a baby, is kidnapped by a dragon, her sisters use their talents to save her.
I found it hard to remember which sister had which talent, and it bothered me that the sisters promised...
| Author | Carla Jablonski |
| ISBN | 1596437030 |
Fighting on a secret front of World War II
Paul and Marie’s bucolic French country town is almost untouched by the ravages of WWII, but the siblings still live in the shadow of war. Their father is a Prisoner of War, kept hostage by the Germans. When their friend Henri’s parents disappear and Henri...
Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato
Ages: 4 - 9
Cleanliness: The story is about a lazy man (not to be taken too seriously). "Oh, the saints preserve us," and "faith" are exclaimed. Catholic confession, St. Bridget, the Virgin Mary and "old Death" are mentioned. There is a leprechaun in the story and fairies are mentioned. A man...
