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First Snow in the Woods: A Photographic Fantasy

10 best books like First Snow in the Woods: A Photographic Fantasy (Carl R. Sams II): The Stranger, In November, Old Bear, Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11, Over and Under the Snow, My Mama Had a Dancing Heart, Cookies: Bite-Size Life Lessons, Max's Christmas, Johnny Appleseed, The Bicycle Man

The Stranger
AuthorChris Van Allsburg
ISBN0395423317
The Stranger describes a tale of Farmer Bailey and the strange man who enters into his life unexpectedly after a car crash. The Bailey family (consisting of Farmer Bailey, his wife, and their daughter) welcomes this man into their home and hopes to nurse him back to health. The stranger has very odd characteristics...
In November
AuthorCynthia Rylant
ISBN0152010769
In November, the air grows cold and the earth and all of its creatures prepare for winter. Animals seek food and shelter. And people gather together to celebrate their blessings with family and friends.
Cynthia Rylant's lyrical language and Jill Kastner's rich, cozy paintings capture the cherished...
Old Bear
AuthorKevin Henkes
ISBN0061552054
Snug and warm, curled and furry, Old Bear sleeps.

Red, orange, and brown leaves fly through the air, and it is snowing hard. Old Bear doesn't notice.

Old Bear is dreaming about being a cub again. He is dreaming about the beauty of the world. He is dreaming of everything he loves about the...
Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11
AuthorBrian Floca
Simply told, grandly shown, here is the flight of Apollo 11. Here for a new generation of readers and explorers are the steady astronauts, clicking themselves into gloves and helmets, strapping themselves into sideways seats. Here are their great machines in all their detail and monumentality, the...
Over and Under the Snow
AuthorKate Messner
ISBN0811867846
A cross country skiing outing by dad and daughter becomes the occasion for a consideration of all the critters living (mostly) under the snow during the winter. A companion book with the same level of lovely illustration to Over and Under the Pond, which I may even like a bit more, but they're both great,...
My Mama Had a Dancing Heart
AuthorLibba Moore Gray
ISBN0531071421
I love this book. I even mentioned it on my blog a few years ago when someone else's post went viral about why we shouldn't try to give our kids a magical childhood (I've run a non-profit site and later the related blog called "A Magical Childhood" for nearly 20 years).

In that post, I wrote:

"There...
Cookies: Bite-Size Life Lessons
AuthorAmy Krouse Rosenthal
Everyone knows cookies taste good, but these cookies also have something good to say. Open this delectable book to any page and you will find out something about life.
Cookies: Bite-Size Life Lessons is a new kind of dictionary, one that defines mysteries such as "fair" and "unfair" and what it really...
Max's Christmas
AuthorRosemary Wells
ISBN0803702906
I actually first saw “Max’s Christmas” on a video from Weston Woods and from then on, I was so intrigued by this story! “Max’s Christmas” is a cute children’s book by Rosemary Wells and it is about how Max tries to see Santa Claus for the first time! “Max’s Christmas” is a truly wonderful...
Johnny Appleseed
AuthorReeve Lindbergh
ISBN0316526347
Johnny Appleseed was a real person while his life has become legend. He was a bit like St Francis - he was very kind to animals. He was also on friendly terms with the Indians. The one thing we know he did barefoot or not in the snow was plant apple trees. This is a nice poem about his legend. The paintings are...
The Bicycle Man
AuthorAllen Say
ISBN0395506522
This is the third Allen Say book I've read this year, and being the huge Japanophile that I am, it's safe to say that I am officially a fan. I found this book today misshelved in the Education and Reference book section of a dusty old charity shop.

Set on a mountainside village near Yokohama not long...
The Princess and the Pig
AuthorJonathan Emmett
ISBN0802723349
There's been a terrible mix-up in the royal nursery. Priscilla the princess has accidentally switched places with Pigmella, the farmer's new piglet. The kindly farmer and his wife believe it's the work of a good witch, while the ill-tempered king and queen blame the bad witch-after all, this happens...
Samuel Eaton's Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Boy
AuthorKate Waters
ISBN0613012658
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Under the Snow
AuthorMelissa Stewart
ISBN1561454931
When snow falls, we love to sled and skate and have snowball fights. But at the end of the day, we go home where it is warm and safe. What about all those animals out there in the forests and fields? What do they do when snow blankets the ground? Journey from your neighborhood to the woods, where ladybugs crowd...
Who Has These Feet?
AuthorLaura Hulbert
ISBN0805089071
To my taste, this book would cover the whole Animalia kingdom. It is such an amazing educational tool, perfect to teach about basic zoology. It covers basic animal groups such as: mammals, amphibians, birds, invertebrates and reptiles. Super appropriate for your small amateur naturalist. This is...
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
AuthorHelen Ward
ISBN0763660981
A gorgeously illustrated and poetically written classic, set in a 1930s-era city at Christmastime

Rediscover the tale of the simple country mouse, magically retold by Helen Ward. Beguiled by his cousin’s amazing tales, the country mouse visits the electric city. Unfortunately the town...
Wild Tracks!: A Guide to Nature's Footprints
AuthorJim Arnosky
ISBN1402739850
When children learn to recognize and read animal tracks they’re actually mastering an ancient language of shapes and patterns—and gaining knowledge of the natural world. Acclaimed artist and naturalist Jim Arnosky has created a breathtaking and informative reference on the subject, filled...
The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree
AuthorGail Gibbons
ISBN0152712453
This book about nature and the changing seasons focuses on a young boy and a very special apple tree. In Gail Gibbons’s bright illustrations, Arnold collects apple blossoms in spring, builds a tree house in summer, makes apple pie and cider in the fall, and hangs strings of popcorn and berries for the...
Aaaarrgghh! Spider!
AuthorLydia Monks
ISBN0618432507
Don’t let this lonely spider frighten you! She just wants to be a family pet—and she thinks she would make a better pet than the typical dog or cat. But every time this clever spider tries to impress her chosen family, she scares them instead, until the day she unwittingly enchants them. Aaaarrgghh!...
The Principal's New Clothes
AuthorStephanie Calmenson
ISBN0590447785
I love when an author and illustrator can update a traditional fairy tale and make it connect better with contemporary children. Calmenson and Brunkus have succeeded beautifully. Instead of a vain emperor, we have a clothes crazy principal. The two con artists, Ivy and Mo, appeal to the principle’s...
Big Al
AuthorAndrew Clements
ISBN0689817223
Poor Big Al! He just wants to make friends. And in the whole wide blue sea you can't find a nicer fish. But because Big Al is large and scary-looking, the little fish are afraid to get to know him.
What can he do? He tries everything he can think of -- from disguising himself with seaweed to burrowing under...
One Winter's Day
AuthorM. Christina Butler
ISBN1561485322
When a fierce windstorm blows away Little Hedgehog's nest, he puts on his winter clothes and sets off for Badger's warm house. On his way, Hedgehog meets his friends, all shivering in the wind and snow. One by one, Hedgehog gives away his cozy mittens, hat, and scarf. But will Little Hedgehog make it through...
Owen and Mzee: The Language of Friendship
AuthorIsabella Hatkoff
ISBN0439899591
The in-demand follow-up to the New York Times bestseller, OWEN & MZEE, the friendship that has touched millions around the world.

In this exciting follow-up to OWEN & MZEE, the New York Times bestselling story about an orphaned baby hippo named Owen and the 130-year-old giant turtle,...
The Flea's Sneeze
AuthorLynn Downey
ISBN0805077561
On a dark, dark night
On an old, old farm
In a rickety, crickety
Tumbledown barn,
Everyone slept peacefully-
But not the flea . . .

A delightfully silly barnyard tale-now in paperback

What happens when a flea gets a bad case of the sniffles? Utter pandemonium in...
Memoirs of a Goldfish
AuthorDevin Scillian
ISBN1585365076
Take this opportunity to spend two weeks in the life of a goldfish.



Our fish is just getting used to his bowl when some other suspicious characters start showing up. Before you know it, the place is just swimming with interlopers, and our hero is screaming for a little alone time.



But,...
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