Madeline Finn and the Library Dog

7 best books like Madeline Finn and the Library Dog (Lisa Papp): The Water Princess, Thank You, Omu!, Diana's White House Garden, Seven and a Half of Tons of Steel, I Am Not a Chair!, A Bike Like Sergio's, Anything But Ordinary Addie: The True Story of Adelaide Herrmann, Queen of Magic

The Water Princess

Author	Susan Verde
ISBN	0399172580

Based on supermodel Georgie Badiel’s childhood, a young girl dreams of bringing clean drinking water to her African village

With its wide sky and warm earth, Princess Gie Gie’s kingdom is a beautiful land. But clean drinking water is scarce in her small African village. And try as she might,...

Thank You, Omu!

Author	Oge Mora
ISBN	0316431249

A generous woman is rewarded by her community in this remarkable author-illustrator debut that's perfect for the Thanksgiving season, perfect for fans of Last Stop on Market Street.

Everyone in the neighborhood dreams of a taste of Omu's delicious stew! One by one, they follow their noses...

Diana's White House Garden

Author	Elisa Carbone
ISBN	0670016497

Diana Hopkins lived in a white house. THE White House.

World War II is in full force across the seas. It's 1943, President Roosevelt is in office, and Diana's father, Harry Hopkins, is his chief advisor. And Diana wants to be part of the war effort. After some well-intentioned missteps (her quarantine...

Seven and a Half of Tons of Steel

Author	Janet Nolan
ISBN	1561459127

There is a ship, a navy ship. It is called the USS New York. It is big like other navy ships, and it sails like other navy ships, but there is something special about the USS New York. Following the events of September 11, 2001, the governor of New York gave the Navy a steel beam that was once inside one of the...

I Am Not a Chair!

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....

A Bike Like Sergio's

Author	Maribeth Boelts
ISBN	0763666491

Finders keepers, right? When Ruben picks up someone’s lost money, he finds out how hard it can be to do the right thing.

Ruben feels like he is the only kid without a bike. His friend Sergio reminds him that his birthday is coming, but Ruben knows that the kinds of birthday gifts he and Sergio receive...

Anything But Ordinary Addie: The True Story of Adelaide Herrmann, Queen of Magic

Author	Mara Rockliff
ISBN	0763668419

Be astonished and dazzled by the true story of Adelaide Herrmann, the Queen of Magic!

Some girls are perfectly happy never doing anything out of the ordinary. But Addie was anything but ordinary. She longed for thrills and excitement! At a time when a young lady appearing onstage was considered...