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10 best books like Fairly Fairy Tales (Esmé Raji Codell): A Dazzling Display of Dogs, The Princess and the Packet of Frozen Peas, Brother Sun, Sister Moon: Saint Francis of Assisi's Canticle of the Creatures, Underground: Finding the Light to Freedom, I'm Not., The Voyage of Turtle Rex, Mouse & Lion, Planting the Wild Garden, Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, Huff & Puff

A Dazzling Display of Dogs
AuthorBetsy Franco
ISBN1582463433
This book was a very interesting read! It was a poetry book entirely themed on dogs. The illustrations are bright and colorful and the author/illustrator wove the words from the poems into some of the illustrations. Each page has a new poem to a different dog or dog breed. The words wrap in all sorts of different...
The Princess and the Packet of Frozen Peas
AuthorTony Wilson
ISBN1407111450
After tiring of the needs of overly demanding princesses, Prince Henrik devises a test to find a girl who s not so sensitive, using a very thin mattress and an entire packet of frozen peas. His dream girl shows up unexpectedly in the form of his old friend Pippa, who is all too happy to pitch a tent or play a...
Brother Sun, Sister Moon: Saint Francis of Assisi's Canticle of the Creatures
AuthorKatherine Paterson
ISBN0811877345
While I can indeed much appreciate Katherine Paterson's Brother Sun, Sister Moon: Saint Francis' Canticle of the Creatures, her lyrical adaptation of Saint Francis of Assisi's famous 1224 A.D. Canticle of the Creatures, I still do rather wish she had kept closer to the original, I do wish she had actually...
Underground: Finding the Light to Freedom
AuthorShane W. Evans
ISBN1596435380
A family silently crawls along the ground. They run barefoot through unlit woods, sleep beneath bushes, take shelter in a kind stranger's home. Where are they heading? They are heading for Freedom by way of the Underground Railroad.

"A stellar introduction to the Underground Railroad, narrated...
I'm Not.
AuthorPam Smallcomb
ISBN0375861157
Evelyn is lots of things. Circus performer. Antarctic explorer. I'm not.

Here is the perfect book for children who feel like their outgoing friend is oh-so-talented . . . and they're not. Our shy narrator lists all the things that her best friend, Evelyn, is good at—from jumping on the bed...
The Voyage of Turtle Rex
AuthorKurt Cyrus
Sploosh! Fizz! Swish! The prehistoric ocean is a dangerous place for a baby sea turtle. But after she emerges from her egg, the treacherous waters are her goal. Swimming through the swirling waves and dodging larger sea creatures, she finds a resting place deep below. There she waits, until she...
Mouse & Lion
AuthorRand Burkert
ISBN0545101476
From the illustrator of the classic edition of Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs

On a ridge above the Kalihari,
Lion naps, until Mouse bumbles into him,
willy-nilly, startling him awake.
After a show of teeth, Lion is softened
by Mouse's pledge of loyalty
and sets him free....
Planting the Wild Garden
AuthorKathryn O. Galbraith
ISBN1561455636
Eloquent text and stunning illustrations combine to explore the many ways seeds are distributed.
A farmer and her son carefully plant seeds in their garden. In the wild garden, many seeds are planted too, but not by farmers' hands. Different kinds of animals transport seeds, often without knowing...
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
AuthorJerry Pinkney
ISBN0316056960
One of the most acclaimed children's book illustrators of our time now takes his legendary skill with watercolor to new heights in this lavish visual adventure. As a curious little chipmunk leaves his nest to greet the twilight, he gazes at the glittering sky above him. He can't help but also notice the...
Huff & Puff
AuthorClaudia Rueda
ISBN1419701703
This interactive retelling of the Three Little Pigs story allows the reader to play the part of the big bad wolf. Three interior die-cut holes invite readers to huff, puff, and blow the pigs’ houses down! This fractured fairy tale ends sweetly when, rather than blowing down the third pig’s brick...
Bedtime for Bear
AuthorBrett Helquist
ISBN0060502053
Bear finds it difficult to get to sleep in this engaging picture-book from author/artist Brett Helquist, who also illustrated Lemony Snicket's popular A Series of Unfortunate Events. With winter having arrived, it is time to hibernate, but his raccoon friends want him to come out and play instead,...
A Dog Is a Dog
AuthorStephen Shaskan
ISBN0811878961
Beware the children’s librarian entrenched in the same old, same old. One of the risks of the profession is that when children’s librarians grow jaded, they start to rely upon the same five to eight books for all their storytimes. Toddlers today? Haul out The Noisy Counting Book. Preschoolers?...
Shout! Shout It Out!
AuthorDenise Fleming
ISBN0805092374
Kids are often told to sit still and be quiet. But Denise Fleming encourages them to shout, shout it out! By taking basic learning concepts like numbers, letters, and colors and putting them on display, she asks kids to shout out what they know--and her readers will be happy to oblige.

With bold...
Me and You
AuthorAnthony Browne
ISBN0374349088
A small bear goes for a stroll in the park with his parents, leaving their bowls of porridge cooling on the kitchen table. Meanwhile, a girl with golden hair is hopelessly lost in a big, frightening city when she comes across a house with the door left invitingly open. Inside are three bowls of porridge...
Night Flight: Amelia Earhart Crosses the Atlantic
AuthorRobert Burleigh
ISBN1416967338
“Hearts will be racing.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“A work to inspire further learning.” —Booklist (starred review)
“Vivid.” —The Horn Book

A picture book biography of the first woman in flight—Amelia Earhart—by NCTE Orbis Pictus Award-winner...
The Princess and the Pit Stop
AuthorTom Angleberger
ISBN1419728482
Once upon a time there was a Princess . . .
. . . who made a pit stop.
While the Birds and Beasts changed her tires, her Fairy Godmother told her she was in last place! With just one lap left! She might as well give up!
Give up? Not THIS princess! Instead, she hit the gas!
 
Join Her Royal...
If You're Hoppy
AuthorApril Pulley Sayre
ISBN0061566349
This is a fun action filled book for kids that love animals and being goofy. The text takes the well-known song "If You're Happy and You Know It" and transforms it into a romp with rabbit, frog, bear, lion, butterfly and many other animals. It's especially fun to practice the different actions (hopping,...
Red Wagon
AuthorRenata Liwska
ISBN0399252371
All Lucy wants to do is play with her brand-new, bright red wagon. But her mother has other plans for her-and the wagon. Lucy must go to the market and buy vegetables for dinner. Lucy doesn't want to do chores! But she sets off for the market nonetheless, hauling her red wagon with her. Before long, her ordinary...
Once Upon a Royal Superbaby
AuthorKevin O'Malley
ISBN0802721648
For any kid who wondered what happened to the Dude and his fair maiden once they lived happily ever after, the wait is over. When their teacher requests a new story, a boy and a girl once again have different ideas of how it should evolve. Can they agree on the fate of the beautiful queen, the awesome king,...
My Side of the Car
AuthorKate Feiffer
ISBN0763644056
Wishful thinking and a wonderful daughter-and-dad rapport drive this charming collaboration between Kate Feiffer and her father, Jules Feiffer.

Sadie has wanted to go the zoo forever, but something always gets in the way. Not today! Today they are finally on their way, and nothing can stop...
RRRalph
AuthorLois Ehlert
ISBN1442413050
Listen up you hallowed members of the Caldecott Committee. Lois Ehlert deserves your medal. She has deserved your medal for years, while you have repeatedly passed her by for everything from a biography illustrated with woodcut prints to a frickin' pseudo graphic novel.
Take a look at this one....
Dog in Boots
AuthorGreg Gormley
ISBN0823423476
Dog in boots by Greg Gormely is a very appealing and cute story. Dog loves to read and when he finishes the book Puss in Boots he discovers that he really wants to have boots just like the brave and heroic cat! So he takes a little trip to the local shoe store. Dog shows the shopkeeper the boots that Puss is wearing...
Pirates Don't Take Baths
AuthorJohn Segal
ISBN0399254250
For any young child (or pig), there are few things more excruciating, more traumatic, more torturous than bathtime. And this little pig is putting his hoof down. No. More. BATHS. But how can he possibly accomplish this? Well, by being someone else, of course. After all, everyone knows that pirates,...
Rubia and the Three Osos
AuthorSusan Middleton Elya
ISBN1423112520
The Oso family is going out for a stroll, and Rubia has her eye on their empty casita. A nice bowl of sopa, a comfortable chair, a perfecta little bed Who wouldn't want to open la puerta and come in?
This is the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, retold in a musical combination of English and Spanish,...
Grumbles from the Forest: Fairy-Tale Voices with a Twist
AuthorJane Yolen
ISBN1590788672
Have you ever wondered what all of those fairy-tale characters were thinking? In this magical forest, everyone has something to say. The princess claims it wasn't the "silly pea" that kept her awake--it was that crazy pile of mattresses--while the pea complains that the princess snores. Snow White...
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