Maybelle the Cable Car
10 best books like Maybelle the Cable Car (Virginia Lee Burton): Mr. Putter And Tabby Bake The Cake, Round Trip, Tomie dePaola's Mother Goose, Little Bear's Little Boat, Uncle Wiggily's Story Book, Burt Dow, Deep-Water Man, Johnny Appleseed, The Church Mouse, Angus Lost, Norman the Doorman
Mr. Putter And Tabby Bake The Cake
| Author | Cynthia Rylant |
| ISBN | 0590674420 |
I love the elderly Mr. Putter and his sweet cat, Tabby! In this story, Mr. Putter decide to save their neighbor, Mrs. Teaberry, from the dreaded fruitcake (though she does seem to like it!) is so heavy it might fall on her foot and hurt her toe! So, he decides to bake a very fluffy, light, delicious cake for...
| Author | Ann Jonas |
| ISBN | 0688099866 |
At the Circulation Desk the other day, a retired teacher friend told me that this is her favorite book! She was checking it out from the Library for the umpteenth time, so, I felt obliged to discover what all the fuss was about for myself. The illustrations are truly inventive and must have taken some time...
Tomie dePaola's Mother Goose
| Author | Tomie dePaola |
| ISBN | 0399212582 |
Since its original publication in 1985, Tomie dePaola's Mother Goose has become a staple on children's bookshelves everywhere, and features over two hundred Mother Goose rhymes charmingly illustrated by one of today's most beloved artists. This special anniversary edition includes a framable...
Little Bear's Little Boat
| Author | Eve Bunting |
| ISBN | 0395974623 |
Little Bear loves his little boat. He rows it around Huckleberry Lake, fishing and dreaming. But then Little Bear begins to grow and grow, until one day he doesn’t fit in his little boat anymore! All children who experience growing pains will appreciate Little Bear’s predicament. And they will...
| Author | Howard R. Garis |
| ISBN | 0448400901 |
Uncle Wiggily is one of the most popular and enduring characters in American literature. A cheerful “bunny rabbit gentleman” with a wonderful knack for setting things right, he has been a reassuring friend to millions of children since early in the century. Uncle Wiggily’s amusing stories...
This is a longer story with beautiful artwork. Robert uses repetition well in this story. Each person or thing is associated with a sound or a color and whenever that thing is mentioned, he gives the sound or color with it. It makes for a fun and dynamic story when reading aloud. It was easy to get into the...
| Author | Reeve Lindbergh |
| ISBN | 0316526347 |
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...
| Author | Graham Oakley |
| ISBN | 0333493370 |
Buying this book is a mix of whimsy and preparedness. I say that I have two other of the authors books that I adored as a child so it was inevitable that I tried his most famous books. Some may say I'm getting clucky and feathering the future eka-Brendon's nest. They may have a point...
I adored both...
| Author | Marjorie Flack |
| ISBN | 0374403848 |
In this third installment of his continuing adventures, Angus the Scottish terrier - whose story began in
Angus and the Ducks
, and continued in
Angus and the Cat
- finds his way onto the open road, and chasing another dog (a collie), is lead far from home. When night begins to fall, Angus discovers...
| Author | Don Freeman |
| ISBN | 0140502882 |
Why mice?
Why has so much children's literature been about mice? Why Mickey and Jerry and Fievel and their animated brethren? How in the world did such vermin ridden filth become cute?
It's not like they are endangered and we need to generate our usual, oops-too-late-false-sense-of-urgency....
To a child, the future is a magnificent dream. For Jean-Francois Champollion, the dream was to sail up the Nile in Egypt and uncover the secrets of the past. In 1802, when Champollion was eleven years old, he vowed to be the first person to read Egypt's ancient hieroglyphs. He faced great challenges over...
| Author | Faith McNulty |
| ISBN | 0064432181 |
‘[An] irresistible account of a child’s imaginary 8,000-mile journey through the earth to discover what’s inside. Facts about the composition of the earth are conveyed painlessly and memorably.’ —SLJ. ‘An exciting adventure. . . . Illustrations [by Caldecott Medal winner Marc Simont]...
| Author | Eloise Wilkin |
| ISBN | 0375829288 |
Little Golden Books illustrated by Eloise Wilkin are among the most remembered, beloved, and requested by consumers. This collection, which contains nine of her best-loved books, will be cherished by collectors, parents, and children for years to come. It contains Wilkin’s most famous Little...
| Author | Uri Shulevitz |
| ISBN | 0374370311 |
In a sleepy sleepy house everything is so sleepy – until music drifts in through an open window. Chairs begin to rock, dishes begin to dance, and a sleepy boy opens his eyes to the revelry of the once-sleepy house. Then, softly, the music drifts out, and everything is sleepy sleepy once more.
With...
| Author | Emmy Payne |
| ISBN | 0395137179 |
Once, a long time ago, my father gave me a copy of this book. It’s a story about a mother kangaroo who doesn’t have a pouch to carry her joey with. So, starts her adventure searching about for a way.
If a story stayed with you, even decades have gone by, maybe there's a very good reason or a...
| Author | C.W. Anderson |
| ISBN | 0689717768 |
Billy and Blaze are back in another exciting tale of their adventures. This time they're showing their friends Tommy and Dusty how to be as great a team as they are. Tommy and Dusty are eager learners, for they know that Billy and Blaze are the best teachers anybody (or any pony) could ever ask for.
Soon,...
Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett: A Tall Tale
| Author | Steven Kellogg |
| ISBN | 0688140424 |
On the day she is born this amazing baby proudly announces she can out-talk, out-grin, out-scream, out-swim, and out-run any baby in Kentucky. Within a few years Sally is off to the frontier, where she stuns a hungry grizzly bear, makes a lasso out of six rattlesnakes, and is more than a match for the mighty...
| Author | Peter Spier |
| ISBN | 0440406978 |
Due to careful research, Spier's artwork depicts "the dawn's early light" and "the rocket's red glare" with remarkable authenticity and detail in this celebratory book. Among the highlights: a brief history of the anthem, a reproduction of Francis Scott Key's original manuscript, music for guitar...
Toot & Puddle: Top of the World
| Author | Holly Hobbie |
| ISBN | 0316365130 |
Amazon.com Review
The story begins with a note from Toot, "Puds, Gone for a walk. Be back soon. T." But he doesn't get back soon (no surprise to Toot and Puddle fans), and by dinnertime, Toot is worried. He heads into the night, searching everywhere. He decides to think like his buddy to track him down,...
Apples to Oregon: Being the (Slightly) True Narrative of How a Brave Pioneer Father Brought Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Grapes, and Cherries (and Children) Across the Plains
The slightly true narrative of how a brave pioneer father brought apples, pears, plums, grapes, and cherries (and children) across the plains.
Apples, ho!
When Papa decides to pull up roots and move from Iowa to Oregon, he can’t bear to leave his precious apple trees behind. Or his...
| Author | Lois Lenski |
| ISBN | 0375810714 |
Mr. Small does it all!
In this adventure, Engineer Small drives his little train from Tinytown to the city-and back. Along the way, the little train passes tunnels and stops at stations to pick up cargo and passengers.
Presented in full color for the first time, Lois Lenski's The Little...
