Edith and Mr. Bear

10 best books like Edith and Mr. Bear (Dare Wright): Pumpkinheads, Linnea in Monet's Garden, Stargazing, Snow, Glass, Apples, Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death, Dear Scarlet: The Story of My Postpartum Depression, Something New: Tales from a Makeshift Bride, Put Me in the Zoo, Mad About Madeline: The Complete Tales, The Opposite of Spoiled: Raising Kids Who Are Grounded, Generous, and Smart About Money

Pumpkinheads

Author

Rainbow Rowell

Deja and Josiah are seasonal best friends.

Every autumn, all through high school, they’ve worked together at the best pumpkin patch in the whole wide world. (Not many people know that the best pumpkin patch in the whole wide world is in Omaha, Nebraska, but it definitely is.) They say good-bye...

Linnea in Monet's Garden

Author	Christina Björk
ISBN	9129583144

Christina Björk's Linnea in Monet's Garden (which was originally published in Sweden in 1985 under the title of Linnea i Målarens Trädgård, with the English language translation penned in 1987 by Joan Sandin) has been on my to-read list for almost a decade, and I am happy to say that I have now remedied...

Stargazing

Author

Jen Wang

Moon is everything Christine isn’t. She’s confident, impulsive, artistic . . . and though they both grew up in the same Chinese-American suburb, Moon is somehow unlike anyone Christine has ever known.

When Moon’s family moves in next door to Christine’s, Moon goes from unlikely...

Snow, Glass, Apples

Author	Neil Gaiman
ISBN	1472262913

A chilling fantasy retelling of the Snow White fairy tale by bestselling creators Neil Gaiman and Colleen Doran.

A not-so-evil queen is terrified of her monstrous stepdaughter and determined to repel this creature and save her kingdom from a world where happy endings aren't so happily ever...

Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death

Author

Caitlin Doughty

Best-selling author and mortician Caitlin Doughty answers real questions from kids about death, dead bodies, and decomposition.

Every day, funeral director Caitlin Doughty receives dozens of questions about death. What would happen to an astronaut’s body if it were pushed out of a space...

Dear Scarlet: The Story of My Postpartum Depression

Author	Teresa Wong
ISBN	1551527650

In this intimate and moving graphic memoir, Teresa Wong writes and illustrates the story of her struggle with postpartum depression in the form of a letter to her daughter Scarlet. Equal parts heartbreaking and funny, Dear Scarlet perfectly captures the quiet desperation of those suffering from...

Something New: Tales from a Makeshift Bride

Author	Lucy Knisley
ISBN	1626722498

My reviews of Lucy Knisley’s previous works have revealed some ambivalence on my part: She’s great when writing about travel or food, but at a certain point a little more emotional investment is required, by both the writer/artist and the reader. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t need to know every...

Put Me in the Zoo

Author

Robert Lopshire

“Put Me in the Zoo” by Robert Lopshire is a children’s book written about an animal that wants to be in a zoo.The animal really wanted to be kept in a zoo, but when he asked the zookeepers, they said no and kicked him out. At first, he was very upset and did not understand why they would not keep...

Mad About Madeline: The Complete Tales

Author	Ludwig Bemelmans
ISBN	0670888168

For over sixty years, Madeline's adventures have enthralled her ever-growing audience. This collection brings together all six of the Madeline books in one volume. Every well-loved word and picture is here, plus an introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Anna Quindlen, an essay by Ludwig...

The Opposite of Spoiled: Raising Kids Who Are Grounded, Generous, and Smart About Money

Author

Ron Lieber

In the spirit of Wendy Mogel’s The Blessing of a Skinned Knee and Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman’s Nurture Shock, New York Times “Your Money” columnist Ron Lieber delivers a taboo-shattering manifesto that explains how talking openly to children about money can help parents raise modest,...

Dear Justice League

Author

Michael Northrop

The greatest heroes in the DC Comics universe, the Justice League, answer mail from their biggest fans--kids!--courtesy of Michael Northrop, New York Times bestselling author of TombQuest, and artist Gustavo Duarte.

Does Superman ever make mistakes? What was Wonder Woman's eleventh...

ABCs of Engineering

Author	Chris Ferrie
ISBN	1492671215

This alphabetical installment of the Baby University series is the perfect introduction for even the youngest engineer!

A is for Amplifier
B is for Battery
C is for Carnot Engine

From amplifier to zoning, the ABCs of Engineering is a colorfully simple introduction for babies--and...

Hicotea

Author	Lorena Alvarez Gomez
ISBN	1910620343

I had expected this to be a tale about environmental conservation, specifically wetlands. To some degree, it is, but that degree is small. This is more about the power of imagination and creation, the ability to bring life and passion into your projects, to grow something bigger than you. And also about...