Katie and the Mona Lisa
10 best books like Katie and the Mona Lisa (James Mayhew): Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie, Because, A Big Mooncake for Little Star, The Gruffalo's Child, The Rabbit Listened, The Girl Who Spun Gold, Fancy Nancy: My Family History, Fancy Nancy: The Dazzling Book Report, Fancy Nancy: The Show Must Go On, Imaginary Fred
| Author | Peter Roop |
| ISBN | 0613535189 |
Wow, this one takes me back. I remember "watching" this book on Reading Rainbow as a child. Even reading it now, I can still "hear" the seafaring music that played in the background. I had no idea it took place in Maine (my home state), though I guess it shouldn't surprise me. It's a story of a girl who has to...
| Author | Mo Willems |
| ISBN | 1368019013 |
I knew Mo Willems wrote good books, but they can also be beautiful. I love this book so much. It is dear to me. I think any person who has heard a piece of music and loved it so much that it changed your life in that moment and your life was set on a creative path will understand this story. It is fantastic. I hope...
A Big Mooncake for Little Star
| Author | Grace Lin |
| ISBN | 0316404489 |
A gorgeous picture book that tells a whimsical origin story of the phases of the moon, from award-winning, bestselling author-illustrator Grace Lin
Pat, pat, pat...
Little Star's soft feet tiptoed to the Big Mooncake.
Little Star loves the delicious Mooncake that she...
| Author | Julia Donaldson |
| ISBN | 1405020458 |
The Gruffalo said that no gruffalo should ever set foot in the deep dark wood.
But one wild and windy night the Gruffalo's Child ignores her father's warnings and tiptoes out into the snow. After all, the Big Bad Mouse doesn't really exist . . . does he?
'A brilliant sequel.' - Observer
'Scheffler's...
A universal, deeply moving exploration of grief and empathy
With its spare, poignant text and irresistibly sweet illustrations, The Rabbit Listened is a tender meditation on loss.
When something terrible happens, Taylor doesn't know where to turn. All the animals are sure they...
| Author | Virginia Hamilton |
| ISBN | 0590473786 |
Please note that this review of Virginia Hamilton's exquisite The Girl Who Spun Gold is going to be a bit different in set-up and scope, in so far that I am mostly posting general musings about both The Girl Who Spun Gold and also concerning Rumpestilzchen types of folk and fairy tales in global lore and...
| Author | Jane O'Connor |
| ISBN | 0061882704 |
Being interested in genealogy myself, I was looking forward to reading this book. I could really relate to Nancy and her wish for more interesting ancestors. After hearing about her friends' great-grandparents and their exciting lives, Nancy wishes that her own ancestors weren't so ordinary. So...
Fancy Nancy: The Dazzling Book Report
| Author | Jane O'Connor |
| ISBN | 0061703680 |
Nancy's first book report is sure to be dazzling. After all, she is the second-best artist in her class. She is using beads, fringe, and a fancy border. And she is writing about Sacajawea, a true-life heroine. What could go wrong?
Join Nancy as she learns that you can't judge a book report by its...
Fancy Nancy: The Show Must Go On
| Author | Jane O'Connor |
| ISBN | 0061703729 |
There's going to be a talent show at Nancy's school, and she and her friend Bree have it all figured out. They're going to be partners, and they've already planned out their act and costumes. But then Ms. Glass tells everyone that she'll be assigning partners, and Nancy gets paired with Lionel. They don't...
| Author | Eoin Colfer |
| ISBN | 0062379550 |
A quirky, funny, and utterly irresistible story from Eoin Colfer and Oliver Jeffers, two of the finest children's book creators on the planet.
Did you know that sometimes, with a little electricity, or luck, or even magic, an imaginary friend might appear when you need one? An imaginary friend...
A hilarious, irreverent book about doing your own thing
Meet Iggy Peck—creative, independent, and not afraid to express himself! In the spirit of David Shannon’s No, David and Rosemary Wells’s Noisy Nora, Iggy Peck will delight readers looking for irreverent, inspired fun.
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