Diggers Go

9 best books like Diggers Go (Steve Light): We're Going on a Bear Hunt, Dr. Seuss's ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book!, The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear, Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site, Hello Lighthouse, Wolf in the Snow, Clip-Clop, What's Up, Duck?: A Book of Opposites, The Crayons' Book of Numbers

We're Going on a Bear Hunt

Author	Michael Rosen
ISBN	0689853491

A Scathing Review of We're Going on a Bear Hunt, aka "The Children's Guide to Passive Suicide"

Before we go any further, a little context:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWpzxz...

There are plenty of children's books about self destructive impulses. In The Cat in the...

Dr. Seuss's ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book!

Author	Dr. Seuss
ISBN	0385375166

I think that this is the most amazing alphabet book ever, word-wise. (Animalia wins for pictures, I think.)

We've been collecting Dr. Seuss books for quite some time, because we tend to like them. I never read this book as a child, and I'm almost glad, because I get to be so astounded now as an adult.

First...

The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear

Author	Don Wood
ISBN	0859536599

5 Superbly Cute ★'s


I loved this book so much, it was definitely one of my most favorites as a child :) I wanted it read to me over and over again. Being an adult now, I love that I can read all my favorites to my little niece and still appreciate them just as much as I did back then. I just loved the...

Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site

Author	Sherri Duskey Rinker
ISBN	0811877825

The #1 New York Times bestselling children's book

As the sun sets behind the big construction site, all the hardworking trucks get ready to say goodnight. One by one, Crane Truck, Cement Mixer, Dump Truck, Bulldozer, and Excavator finish their work and lie down to rest—so they'll be ready...

Hello Lighthouse

Author	Sophie Blackall
ISBN	0316362387

On the highest rock of a tiny island
at the edge of the world stands a lighthouse.
It is built to last forever. Sending its light out to sea.
The fog rolls in, and the fog rolls out.
The waves rise and crash. The wind blows and blows...
This beautiful picture book caught my eye on the Goodreads...

Wolf in the Snow

Author	Matthew Cordell
ISBN	1250076366

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A little girl is leaving school for the day and has to endure a really bad snowstorm on the way home. As she begins her journey, she stumbles upon a wolf pack and a little wolf cub that appears...

Clip-Clop

Author	Nicola Smee
ISBN	1905417098

Every child adores getting twirled and tossed by Mommy and Daddy. Again! Again, they squeal. That’s the rapturous joy Nicola Smee captures, in simple rhythmic text and charming pictures. One after the other, a group of barnyard friends climb aboard Mr. Horse for a ride. Faster, they beg…, faster!...

What's Up, Duck?: A Book of Opposites

Author	Tad Hills
ISBN	0375847383

A quacktastic springtime read! The stars of the bestselling Duck & Goose and Duck, Duck, Goose return in this board book for preschoolers, this time, to introduce basic opposites.

In this ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book, Goose carries an oh-so-heavy log, while duck easily balances...

The Crayons' Book of Numbers

Author	Drew Daywalt
ISBN	0451534050

Counting is as easy as 1... 2... purple?... in this charming book of numbers from the creators of the #1 New York Times Best Sellers, The Day the Crayons Quit and The Day the Crayons Came Home.

Poor Duncan can't catch a break! First, his crayons go on strike. Then, they come back home. Now his favorite...