Interrupting Chicken and the Elephant of Surprise
10 best books like Interrupting Chicken and the Elephant of Surprise (David Ezra Stein): The Sniffles for Bear, The Stuff of Stars, A Busy Creature's Day Eating!, A Parade of Elephants, The Little Red Cat Who Ran Away and Learned His ABC's (the Hard Way), Sergeant Reckless: The True Story of the Little Horse Who Became a Hero, I Walk with Vanessa: A Story about a Simple Act of Kindness, Tony, I Am Not a Chair!, Giraffe Problems
The relentlessly cheery Mouse pushes a cold-suffering Bear to new heights of melodrama in a hilarious new adventure starring the unlikely pair.
Bear has a terrible cold. In fact, Bear is quite sure that no one has ever been as sick as he is. So when Mouse comes tap, tap, tapping on his front door...
In an astonishing unfurling of our universe, Newbery Honor winner Marion Dane Bauer and Caldecott Honor winner Ekua Holmes celebrate the birth of every child.
Before the universe was formed, before time and space existed, there was . . . nothing. But then . . . BANG! Stars caught fire and burned...
First sentence:
A Apples!
B Berries!
C Cereal!
D Doughnuts
E Eggs
? !
F Furniture
Premise/plot: The 'creature' that stars in Mo Willem's newest book EATS just about anything and everything--whether it's good for him or not. Will there be consequences...
| Author | Kevin Henkes |
| ISBN | 0062668285 |
New York Times–
bestselling and Caldecott Medalist Kevin Henkes follows five joyful elephants as they march from dawn to dusk. Where are they going? Read and find out!
An ALA Notable Book
This engaging picture book is just right for the youngest reader and is a perfect choice for...
| Author | Patrick McDonnell |
| ISBN | 0316502464 |
Bestselling and award-winning artist Patrick McDonnell uses the ABC's to tell a hilarious, high-energy alphabetical adventure.
It starts with an ALLIGATOR and a BEAR chasing a CAT. When a DRAGON (and a chicken and an egg!) join in pursuit, things start to get REALLY interesting. A wild and...
| Author | Patricia McCormick |
| ISBN | 0062292595 |
The inspiring true story of Reckless, the brave little horse who became a Marine.
When a group of US Marines fighting in the Korean War found a bedraggled mare, they wondered if she could be trained to as a packhorse. They had no idea that the skinny, underfed horse had one of the biggest and bravest...
| Author | Kerascoët |
| ISBN | 1524769568 |
This simple yet powerful picture book tells the story of an elementary school girl named Vanessa who is bullied and a fellow student who witnesses the act and is at first unsure of how to help. I Walk with Vanessa explores the feelings of helplessness and anger that arise in the wake of seeing a classmate...
| Author | Ed Galing |
| ISBN | 1626723087 |
A nostalgic poem introduces young readers to the long bygone era of horse drawn wagon dairy delivery, focusing on the narrator’s admiration for the horse that pulled the cart. The picture book format physically extends this gentle poem by spreading it out, with only a line or several lines per page,...
| Author | Ross Burach |
| ISBN | 0062360167 |
Grab the best seat in the house with this funny, touching picture book about a giraffe who keeps being mistaken for a chair!
From the acclaimed author-illustrator of There’s a Giraffe in My Soup, Ross Burach, comes a curious tale about finding one’s courage and standing up for oneself....
| Author | Jory John |
| ISBN | 1524772046 |
Penguins aren't the only animals with problems. . . . A second hilarious collaboration from picture-book superstars Lane Smith and Jory John!
Can you guess what's making this giraffe self-conscious? Could it be . . . HIS ENORMOUS NECK Yes, it's exactly that--how on earth did you figure it out?
Edward...
| Author | Ryan T. Higgins |
| ISBN | 1484743628 |
When Bruce gets home from a southern migration trip with his goslings, he is tired. He is grumpy. And he is definitely not in the mood to share his home with the trio of mice who have turned his den into a hotel.
There's a possum pillow fight wreaking havoc in one room, a fox luring guests into a stew...
| Author | David Elliott |
| ISBN | 0763660744 |
A hilarious and satisfying tale of literacy, dental hygiene, and friendship from David Elliott and Melissa Sweet that is sure to have readers in stitches from start to finish.
Baabwaa is a sheep who loves to knit. Wooliam is a sheep who loves to read. It sounds a bit boring, but they like it....
| Author | Zachariah OHora |
| ISBN | 0735227918 |
Two pet cats switch places in this comically sweet story of mistaken identity, from beloved author-illustrator Zachariah OHora.
Niblet and Ralph may look a lot alike, but they are very different. Niblet loves noshing on crunchy potato chips. Ralph loves putting on headphones and jamming...
| Author | Davide Calì |
| ISBN | 1452165955 |
Ginger is the weird one. She plays with peas, purrs at artichokes, and has a strange fondness for chicken (but only the neighbor's chicken). Then there's Fred. His greatest talent? Sleeping. Oh, and hiding. And when he's not hiding, he's conspiring with Ginger to destroy the house! Such is life with...
| Author | Audrey Vernick |
| ISBN | 1484723023 |
Little Louie is stuck in bed with a bad cold. His nose is clogged, his ears are crackling, and his brain feels full. All he wants is his mom to take care of him, but whenever he calls out for her, his stuffed-up nose summons slobbery dog Bob instead! As Louie tries and tries to make himself understood in this...
| Author | Jacob Grant |
| ISBN | 1250051495 |
Little Bird learned a new word! He loves it so much that he's bursting to share it with all of his friends.
BLARK! BLARK! BLARK!
The only problem is, this isn't a very nice word. Little Bird doesn't realize it, but this word might even hurt someone's feelings. What word will Little Bird...
After reading a delightful and positive review here I couldn't resist picking up this book. I love children's stories with animals and nature and am a huge fan of wolves and stories featuring mice. The duck was not so important but hey, the duck turned out to be the key player in this story so...
What...
| Author | Jacob Sager Weinstein |
| ISBN | 0544801229 |
When the evil Doctor Glockenspiel escapes from prison and threatens to destroy all of the world's books if his ransom demand isn't met, the secret agents sent to apprehend him meet with abject failure. It falls to Lyric McKerrigan, Secret Librarian, who always knows just the book for every reader, to...
| Author | Elly MacKay |
| ISBN | 1101917830 |
A memorable collection of weather sayings, beautifully arranged in story form and illustrated by renowned paper artist Elly MacKay.
Red sky at night, sailor's delight. And, the next morning, when the dew is on the grass, no rain will come to pass. These are the perfect conditions for a grandfather...
| Author | Jodie Parachini |
| ISBN | 0062470523 |
This is a very serious book. Nothing silly is allowed. There are no funny faces, no clowns, and definitely no shenanigans. A serious book is always respectful, and, of course, is always in black and white. But wait! Who’s this? Zebra might be black and white, but he is NOT serious. And he and his friends...
| Author | Drew Daywalt |
| ISBN | 1484789695 |
Roderick hates going to bed, and the young boy has become quite resourceful in coming up with ways to delay the dreaded hour when the lights must go out. Roderick's loving parents--fed up with the distractions and demands that have become his anti-bedtime ritual--decide to get him a stuffed animal to...
| Author | Brenda Maier |
| ISBN | 0545859190 |
A girl decides to build a fort and tries to recruit her brothers to help, but to no avail. Instead, she builds the fort herself. After the fort is built, the brothers are suddenly motivated to add some improvements to the fort and the girl includes them in an in-fort evening with cookies.
This little...
| Author | Andrea J. Loney |
| ISBN | 0807509388 |
I am fortunate to have read an advanced copy of BUNNYBEAR. What a delightful story!
What should a bear do when he feels like a bunny? And other bears called you odd. He wiggled his nose, nibbled on strawberries, and bounced through the forest of course!
Author Andrea Loney tells the story...
