Maple & Willow Together
10 best books like Maple & Willow Together (Lori Nichols): No Fits, Nilson!, The Girl and the Bicycle, Blizzard, The Baby Tree, A Letter for Leo, The Monstore, Dog Loves Drawing, One Busy Day: A Story for Big Brothers and Sisters, One Family, Louise Loves Art
| Author | Zachariah OHora |
| ISBN | 0803738528 |
Nilson and Amelia do everything together. But if one little thing goes wrong, Nilson throws the biggest, most house shaking-est fit ever! Amelia helps Nilson control his gorilla-sized temper by promising him banana ice cream and letting him play with her froggy coin purse. But, sometimes, Amelia...
| Author | Mark Pett |
| ISBN | 1442483199 |
From the creator of The Boy and the Airplane, a touching wordless picture book about a little girl, a shiny bicycle, and the meaning of persistence—with an unexpected payoff.
A little girl sees a shiny new bicycle in the shop window. She hurries home to see if she has enough money in her piggy...
| Author | John Rocco |
| ISBN | 1423178653 |
Blizzard is based on John Rocco's childhood experience during the now infamous Blizzard of 1978, which brought 53 inches of snow to his town in Rhode Island.
Told with a brief text and dynamic illustrations, the book opens with a boy's excitement upon seeing the first snowflake fall outside...
| Author | Sophie Blackall |
| ISBN | 0399257187 |
Cleverly revealing the basics of reproduction in an age-appropriate way, award-winning Sophie Blackall has created a beautiful picture book full of playful details to amuse and engage readers.
Sooner or later, every child will ask, Where do babies come from? Answering this question...
| Author | Sergio Ruzzier |
| ISBN | 0544223608 |
The illustrator of Eve Bunting’s Tweak Tweak and Have You Seen My New Blue Socks? makes his Clarion debut as author/illustrator with a tender book about loneliness and friendship. Leo, a mailman, takes in a small bird, Cheep, who missed the autumn migration of his flock.When spring comes and...
| Author | Tara Lazar |
| ISBN | 1442420170 |
The Monstore is a one-stop shop for all your monsterly needs in this enormously funny story that’s full of friendly, kooky creatures.
At the back of Frankensweet’s Candy Shoppe, under the last box of sour gumballs, there’s a trapdoor.
Knock five times fast, hand over the bag of squirmy...
| Author | Louise Yates |
| ISBN | 0375870679 |
This sequel to Dog Loves Books mentions the bookshop that Dog opened in the previous story. But this one focuses on art. When Dog's aunt sends him a blank sketchbook, Dog draws a door and steps through it. Then Dog draws a stickman and some other new friends. Together, they draw themselves an adventure....
One Busy Day: A Story for Big Brothers and Sisters
| Author | Lola M. Schaefer |
| ISBN | 1423171128 |
The siblings from One Special Day return a little bit older in this follow-up picture book. Mia wants to play with her older brother Spencer, but he’s too busy playing on his own. So Mia starts being busy herself. She paints pictures, dances, explores caves, makes mudpies, and builds castles. Slowly...
| Author | George Shannon |
| ISBN | 0374300038 |
Don't let the text deceive you; it's quite closely related to the pictures. (Okay, so the first time through I skimmed it and went 'meh.') But really, it explains how several differently sized families can still be "one."
And the illustrations - they're ambiguous, but I think it's a good thing....
| Author | Kelly Light |
| ISBN | 0062248170 |
For fans of Olivia and Eloise, this stunning debut from Kelly Light is an irresistible story about the importance of creativity in all its forms.
Meet Louise. Louise loves art more than anything. It's her imagination on the outside. She is determined to create a masterpiece—her pièce de...
| Author | Molly Idle |
| ISBN | 0670785741 |
The T-Rex and his two little human companions, whose previous adventures are chronicled in
Tea Rex
and
Camp Rex
, return in this third picture-book, this time heading to the beach for some fun in the sun. The simple narrative gives instructions on the proper way to comport oneself at the shore - putting...
| Author | Sam Zuppardi |
| ISBN | 0763663670 |
Could George’s escape from his pesky brothers be a bit too successful? An ode to imagination —and annoying but indispensable siblings.
George’s little brothers wreck his toys and his games and trail after him wherever he goes. Try as he might, there’s just no hiding from them. George...
BOOM!: Big, Big Thunder & One Small Dog
| Author | Mary Lyn Ray |
| ISBN | 1423162382 |
Rosie was a brave dog. Nothing scared her. Not tigers, vacuum cleaners, or bubble baths even! Nothing made Rosie run for cover except….BOOM! Thunder. But with a friend at her side, can she make it through the storm?
”It clapped, growled, and CRACKED.”
Mary Lyn Ray’s BOOM!...
Sleepover with Beatrice and Bear
| Author | Monica Carnesi |
| ISBN | 0399256679 |
This delightful story of an irrepressible bunny will engage readers on many levels as it celebrates creativity, making the best of circumstances, and the joy of the changing seasons.
How can two friends share winter when one of them is hibernating? Beatrice and Bear meet one spring day and...
| Author | Michael Hall |
| ISBN | 0062252062 |
Acclaimed New York Times-bestselling picture book creator Michael Hall delivers a funny and suspenseful story about colors, ants, aardvarks, and rainbows that will appeal to Lois Ehlert fans and fans of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle. Another winner from the author of My Heart Is Like...
| Author | Jacqueline Woodson |
| ISBN | 0399239871 |
Gia is tired of hearing about the new baby. It hasn't even been born yet, but everyone, even her friends, seem fixated on it. Gia thinks things are fine just the way they are! And she's worried: if the baby's such a big deal now, what's going to happen to Gia's nice, cozy life with Mama once it's born? Beloved...
| Author | Paul Schmid |
| ISBN | 1423174372 |
Oliver is nervous about the first day of school, so he picks up an alligator at the swamp, just in case. And boy, does it come in handy! Whenever anything scares Oliver--be it a teacher, a classmate, or the prospect of learning "everything"--the alligator makes the problem go away. Quickly, school becomes...
| Author | Jessixa Bagley |
| ISBN | 1626720398 |
Buckley and his Mama live in a cozy cabin by the ocean. He loves to carve boats out of the driftwood he finds on the beach nearby.
He makes:
big boats
long boats
short boats and
tall boats,
each one more beautiful than the last, and sends them out to sea. If they don't come...
A darling companion to Old Bear and His Cub from the New York Times bestselling creator of the Gossie books
What's an Old Bear to do when he finds a Little Cub all alone and afraid of the dark? Adopt him, of course! And help him try to get over his fears. In this book we see the father and son from Old Bear...
| Author | Ole Könnecke |
| ISBN | 1927271037 |
"You Can Do It, Bert!" is a motivational and simplistic childrens book. Bert is a bird that might need some encouragement from his friends when it comes to plunging himself into the unknown. He tries to stall the adventure by using tactics to by him time such as "Im Hungry" and then proceeds to go eat a banana....
| Author | Maripat Perkins |
| ISBN | 1561458163 |
*I received a free review copy of this book from the publisher*
This story is absolutely adorable. Red and her trusty sidekick, Rusty, are a happy pair until Slim shows up and steals Rusty away. Any child who has had to deal with younger siblings will enjoy this story. Red's failed attempts to...
How to Get Your Teacher Ready
From the creators of the New York Times bestsellers How to Babysit a Grandpa, How to Babysit a Grandma, and How to Catch Santa comes a charming new how-to book about . . . your favorite teacher!
This humorous new book in the beloved HOW TO . . . series takes readers through a fun and busy school year. Written...
| Author | Emma Dodd |
| ISBN | 0763680087 |
This book is GORGEOUS. I saw it during check-in and had to check out to myself so I could take it all in. The story is told in the voice of the momma owl talking to her little chick. The text is beautiful (and for some reason made me a little sad) but the real star is the art. The illustrations are nicely textured...
This is a new title by this year's winner of the Geisel award. It has a charming message that small kids need to learn: that winning is not the most important goal in the world. Being kind is more important. Sam likes to win races. But then he loses one and is very disappointed. What should he do in the next race...
