Dear Wandering Wildebeest
10 best books like Dear Wandering Wildebeest (Irene Latham): Sam and Dave Dig a Hole, Merci Suárez Changes Gears, The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, Last Stop on Market Street, Cry, Heart, But Never Break, All the World, A Sick Day for Amos McGee, City Dog, Country Frog, Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear, The Monkey Goes Bananas
Author | Mac Barnett |
ISBN | 0763662291 |
With perfect pacing, the multi-award-winning, New York Times best-selling team of Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen dig down for a deadpan tale full of visual humor.
Sam and Dave are on a mission. A mission to find something spectacular. So they dig a hole. And they keep digging. And they find . . . nothing....
Merci Suárez Changes Gears
Thoughtful, strong-willed sixth-grader Merci Suarez navigates difficult changes with friends, family, and everyone in between in a resonant new novel from Meg Medina.
Merci Suarez knew that sixth grade would be different, but she had no idea just how different. For starters, Merci has...
The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend
Author | Dan Santat |
ISBN | 0316199982 |
This magical story begins on an island far away where an imaginary friend is born. He patiently waits his turn to be chosen by a real child, but when he is overlooked time and again, he sets off on an incredible journey to the bustling city, where he finally meets his perfect match and-at long last-is given...
Last Stop on Market Street
Author | Matt de la Pena |
ISBN | 0399257748 |
Winner of the 2016 Newbery Medal
A 2016 Caldecott Honor Book
A 2016 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book
A New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of 2015
A Wall Street Journal Best Children's Book of 2015
Every Sunday after church, CJ and his grandma ride the...
Cry, Heart, But Never Break
Author | Glenn Ringtved |
ISBN | 1592701876 |
Even to the most-learned men and women, few things are as scary, swamping and tearing as death. Like an end, that ultimate exit, beyond which everything becomes void and nothing remains to return, it hovers over us like a spying cloud, always waiting for that one chance to seize our life and make it its...
Author | Liz Garton Scanlon |
ISBN | 1416985808 |
The artwork in this poem is beautiful. I love how the sky and the sea seem to roil and roll. This is more a poem than a story. It is little scenes of a family and things they do together and each thing they are doing seems to be all the world. It appears this family is on vacation together, possibly. It looks...
A Sick Day for Amos McGee
Author | Philip C. Stead |
ISBN | 1596434023 |
Amos McGee, a friendly zookeeper, always made time to visit his good friends: the elephant, the tortoise, the penguin, the rhinoceros, and the owl.
But one day—"Ah-choo!"—he woke up with the sniffles and the sneezes. Though he didn't make it into the zoo that day, he did receive some unexpected...
Author | Mo Willems |
ISBN | 1423103009 |
In spring, when City Dog runs free in the country for the first time, he spots Country Frog sitting on a rock, waiting for a friend. "You'll do," Frog says, and together they play Country Frog games. In summer, they meet again and play City Dog games. Through the seasons, whenever City Dog visits the...
Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear
Author | Lindsay Mattick |
ISBN | 0316324906 |
Before there was Winnie-the-Pooh, there was a real bear named Winnie.
In 1914, during World War I, Captain Harry Colebourn, a Canadian veterinarian on his way to serve with cavalry units in Europe, rescued a bear cub in White River, Ontario. He named the bear Winnie, after his hometown of Winnipeg,...
Author | C.P. Bloom |
ISBN | 1419708856 |
It’s time to go bananas!
A determined monkey spies a banana tree across the water. What happens next is an inventive romp, as the resourceful monkey attempts to grab a snack, with some hilarious consequences.
Full of energy, surprise, and strong visual storytelling, this practically wordless...
Not So Different: What You Really Want to Ask About Having a Disability
Author | Shane Burcaw |
ISBN | 1626727716 |
Shane Burcaw was born with a rare disease called spinal muscular atrophy, which hinders his muscles' growth. As a result, his body hasn't grown bigger and stronger as he's gotten older--it's gotten smaller and weaker instead. This hasn't stopped him from doing the things he enjoys (like eating pizza...
Flutter and Hum / Aleteo y Zumbido: Animal Poems / Poemas de Animales
Author | Julie Paschkis |
ISBN | 1627791035 |
This is a book of poems by Julie Paschkis. All the poems are about animals. The poems are written in both English and Spanish. Because the poems are simple and they are about a wide variety of interesting animals, they would appeal to younger children. Many of the poems are alliterative or rhyming and they...
Author | Laura Purdie Salas |
ISBN | 1467721107 |
I'm glad to see Laura Purdie Salas continue with her series of "Can Be..." books. This time she explores the ways rocks are used or found in our world. The lovely illustrations show rocks as park fountains, stepping stones, winding paths, and other artistic or practical uses. The rhyming text carries...
Author | Bao Phi |
ISBN | 1479597465 |
A Different Pond by Bao Phi is a children's book about a family who came to America (Minnesota) from Vietnam as refugees.
The story is mainly about Bao and his father's trip to the pond to fetch dinner. During the trip, Bao learns about why his mom and dad have to work so hard for a living as everything...