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Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey

10 best books like Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey (Maira Kalman): Owl Babies, The Day You Begin, The Wonky Donkey, Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa, 14 Cows for America, The Book with No Pictures, Boy + Bot, Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes, Miss Mary Mack, If You Decide to Go to the Moon

Owl Babies
AuthorMartin Waddell
ISBN0744592704
4 Cuteness ★'s


Awe, I love owls! So when I saw this book at the store I just had to buy it for my little niece just so I could read it to her lol :) This book is pretty simple with some repetition, it uses great rhyming patterns and it's poetic. It is easy to understand and has real-life situations...
The Day You Begin
AuthorJacqueline Woodson
ISBN0399246533
National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson and two-time Pura Belpre Illustrator Award winner Rafael Lopez have teamed up to create a poignant, yet heartening book about finding courage to connect, even when you feel scared and alone.

There will be times when you walk into a room
and...
The Wonky Donkey
AuthorCraig Smith
ISBN1869439260
So I jumped on the bandwagon and got this for my boys after seeing the video of the hilarious Scottish granny reading it to her grandson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_co...

Just try saying "he was a stinky dinky lanky honky tonky winky wonky donkey" out loud. If that doesn't make you...
Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa
AuthorJeanette Winter
ISBN0152065458
As a young girl growing up in Kenya, Wangari was surrounded by trees. But years later when she returns home, she is shocked to see whole forests being cut down, and she knows that soon all the trees will be destroyed. So Wangari decides to do something—and starts by planting nine seedlings in her own backyard....
14 Cows for America
AuthorCarmen Agra Deedy
ISBN1561454907
In June of 2002, a ceremony begins in a village in western Kenya. Hundreds of Maasai surround an American diplomat to bestow a gift on the American people. The gift is as unsought and unexpected as it is extraordinary. A mere nine months have passed since the September 11 attacks, and hearts are raw. Tears...
The Book with No Pictures
AuthorB.J. Novak
ISBN0803741715
A book with no pictures?

What could be fun about that?

After all, if a book has no pictures, there's nothing to look at but the words on the page.

Words that might make you say silly sounds... In ridiculous voices...

Hey, what kind of book is this, anyway?

At...
Boy + Bot
AuthorAme Dyckman
ISBN0375867562
One day, a boy and a robot meet in the woods. They play. They have fun.

But when Bot gets switched off, Boy thinks he's sick. The usual remedies—applesauce, reading a story—don't help, so Boy tucks the sick Bot in, then falls asleep.

Bot is worried when he powers on and finds his friend...
Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes
AuthorEric Litwin
ISBN0061910244
Time to head back to school with this bestselling groovy Pete the Cat book!

Pete the Cat is rocking in his school shoes. Pete discovers the library, the lunch room, the playground, and lots of other cool places at school. And no matter where he goes, Pete never stops moving and grooving and singing...
Miss Mary Mack
AuthorMary Ann Hoberman
ISBN0316076147
A lively picture book adaptation of the well-known children's hand-clapping rhyme, perfect for the whole family.
Everyone knows some version of this popular children's hand-clapping rhyme, but in this adaptation, the elephant's fateful jump over the fence is just the beginning of the fun....
If You Decide to Go to the Moon
AuthorFaith McNulty
ISBN0590483595
Two artists at the height of their powers have created a beautiful book with an unforgettable message about the moon and an even more important message about the earth. A publishing event!

"If you decide to go to the moon," writes Faith McNulty, "read this book first. It will tell you how to get...
How to Read a Book
AuthorKwame Alexander
A stunning new picture book from Newbery Medalist Kwame Alexander and Caldecott Honoree Melissa Sweet! This New York Times bestselling duo has teamed up for the first time to bring you How to Read a Book, a poetic and beautiful journey about the experience of reading.

Find a tree—a

black...
The Story of Ruby Bridges
AuthorRobert Coles
ISBN0439598443
"Please, God, try to forgive those people. Because even if they say those bad things, They don't know what they're doing."

This is the true story of an extraordinary 6-year-old who helped shape history when she became the first African-American sent to first grade in an all white school. This...
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