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10 best books like Mikis and the Donkey (Bibi Dumon Tak): The Midnight War of Mateo Martinez, Saffron Ice Cream, Good Luck, Anna Hibiscus!, My Father's Arms Are a Boat, Mister Orange, Brush of the Gods, Juana & Lucas, Thuggin In Miami (The Family Is Made : Part 1), Space Taxi: Archie Takes Flight, Tiger Boy

The Midnight War of Mateo Martinez
AuthorRobin Yardi
ISBN1467783064
Life is confusing for Mateo Martinez. He and Johnny Ramirez don’t hang out anymore, even though they used to be best friends. He and his new friend Ashwin try to act like brave, old-time knights, but it only gets them in trouble. His parents keep telling him to hold his sister’s hand when crossing busy...
Saffron Ice Cream
AuthorRashin Kheiriyeh
ISBN1338150529
Rashin is excited about her first visit to the beach in her family's new home. On the way there, she remembers what beach trips were like in Iran, the beautiful Caspian Sea, the Persian music, and most of all, the saffron ice cream she shared with her best friend, Azadeh. But there are wonderful things in...
Good Luck, Anna Hibiscus!
AuthorAtinuke
ISBN1406315087
This title is the third in the series of delightful stories about Anna Hibiscus, a little girl who lives in Africa. Anna Hibiscus is looking forward to visiting her grandmother in Canada, where she will see snow for the first time! But before she goes, she must find suitable clothes to keep her warm in the...
My Father's Arms Are a Boat
AuthorStein Erik Lunde
ISBN1592701248
It's quieter than it's ever been. Unable to sleep, a young boy climbs into his father's arms. Feeling the warmth and closeness of his father, he begins to ask questions about the birds, the foxes, and whether his mom will ever wake up. They go outside under the starry sky. Loss and love are as present as the...
Mister Orange
AuthorTruus Matti
ISBN9025857167
Racing along New York City streets one March 1945 day, Linus Muller stops to catch his breath when his attention is suddenly arrested by a familiar face on a poster. Noting the address on the poster, Linus changes course and sets off for it instead.

Flashback to September 1943: Linus is 12 years...
Brush of the Gods
AuthorLenore Look
ISBN0375870016
This gorgeous picture book biography, according to Kirkus Reviews in a starred review, is "a cheerful introduction not only to Wu Daozi, but to the power of inspiration."

Who wants to learn calligraphy when your brush is meant for so much more? Wu Daozi (689-758), known as China's greatest...
Juana & Lucas
AuthorJuana Medina
ISBN0763672084
Fans of Judy Moody and Clarice Bean will love Juana, the spunky young Colombian girl who stars in this playful, abundantly illustrated new series.

Juana loves many things — drawing, eating Brussels sprouts, living in Bogotá, Colombia, and especially her dog, Lucas, the best amigo ever....
Thuggin In Miami (The Family Is Made : Part 1)
AuthorR.A. Robinson
ISBN0985399538
After the death of his father, Rich Kid takes his destructive, malicious, and loyal team of hustlers, known amongst them-selves as The Family, to the next level of thuggin. Using his relationships within the drug distribution realm, Richard catapults his growing empire, taking down anyone who stands...
Space Taxi: Archie Takes Flight
AuthorWendy Mass
ISBN0316243191
Archie Morningstar learns a big family secret and helps save the universe. All before breakfast!
It's not every day a regular kid like Archie gets to wake up at midnight. But today is Take Your Kid to Work Day, and Archie is finally allowed to ride along in his dad's taxi cab. He has been waiting eight...
Tiger Boy
AuthorMitali Perkins
“One of the new tiger cubs has escaped from the reserve!”When a tiger cub escapes from a nature reserve near Neel’s island village, the rangers and villagers hurry to find her before the cub’s anxious mother follows suit and endangers them all. Mr. Gupta, a rich newcomer to the island, is also...
Princess Cora and the Crocodile
AuthorLaura Amy Schlitz
ISBN0763648221
A Newbery Medalist and a Caldecott Medalist join forces to give an overscheduled princess a day off and a wicked crocodile a day "on."
Princess Cora is sick of boring lessons. She's sick of running in circles around the dungeon gym. She's sick, sick, sick of taking three baths a day. And her parents...
Tales of Bunjitsu Bunny
AuthorJohn Himmelman
ISBN0805099700
Introducing Isabel, aka Bunjitsu Bunny! She is the BEST bunjitsu artist in her school, and she can throw farther, kick higher, and hit harder than anyone else! But she never hurts another creature . . . unless she has to.
This series of brief stories about Isabel's adventures are a beguiling combination...
Sadie and Ratz
AuthorSonya Hartnett
ISBN0763653152
Award-winning Sonya Hartnett spins a tale for younger readers about mischief, siblings, and taking matters into your own hands.

Sadie and Ratz are the names of Hannah's hands. They aren't animals, but they behave like wild beasts, says Dad. For one thing, they're always after four-year-old...
Jim's Lion
AuthorRussell Hoban
ISBN1406346020
A touching story about a boy in hospital, who dreams wild and extraordinary dreams as he faces a life-saving operation.
Jim is in hospital. He’s frightened. What if the doctors send him somewhere that he can’t find his way back from? Nurse Bami tells Jim that he must go to his “good place”...
King for a Day
AuthorRukhsana Khan
ISBN1600606598
Basant is here, with feasts and parties to celebrate the arrival of spring. But what Malik is looking forward to most is doing battle from his rooftop with Falcon, the special kite he has built for speed. Today is Malik’s chance to be the best kite fighter, the king of Basant.

In two fierce battles,...
Sophie Scott Goes South
AuthorAlison Lester
Sophie Scott Goes South by Alison Lester is a fantastic book written in diary format about a 9 year old's journey to Antarctica. I loved how the author wrote this as a nine year old and in diary format because it doesn't really seem like it is fiction. The author shares factual information so that the reader...
A Piece of Home
AuthorJeri Watts
ISBN0763669717
A child-friendly story about the trials and triumphs of starting over in a new place while keeping family and traditions close.

When Hee Jun’s family moves from Korea to West Virginia, he struggles to adjust to his new home. His eyes are not big and round like his classmates’, and he can’t...
Mary Anning's Curiosity
AuthorMonica Kulling
ISBN1554988985
Mary Anning, considered the world’s greatest fossilist, discovered her first big find at the age of twelve. This novel is an imaginative re-creation of her childhood in early nineteenth-century Lyme Regis.

Mary was born in 1799 in Lyme Regis, England, to a poor family. She and her older...
Charlie & Mouse & Grumpy
AuthorLaurel Snyder
In this heartwarming sequel to Laurel Snyder's beginning chapter book Charlie & Mouse, the two brothers enjoy a special visit from their grandpa, Grumpy. Follow along as they discuss being medium, pounce each other, sing the wrong songs, build blanket forts, and more. Paired with effervescent...
Oliver and the Seawigs
AuthorPhilip Reeve
ISBN0192734555
Oliver grew up in a family of explorers - but his biggest adventure is about to begin!

Along with his new friends, a grumpy old albatross, a short-sighted mermaid and a friendly island called Cliff, Oliver goes off in search of his missing parents. But before he can put his rescue plan into action...
Waylon! One Awesome Thing (Waylon! Book 1)
AuthorSara Pennypacker
ISBN1484701526
Waylon has lots of ideas for making life more awesome through science, like teleportation, human gills, and attracting cupcakes by controlling gravity. But it's impossible for him to concentrate on his inventions when he's experiencing his own personal Big Bang.

Arlo Brody is dividing...
The Lion Who Stole My Arm
AuthorNicola Davies
ISBN0763666203
Zoologist Nicola Davies presents an illustrated novel for young readers that proves you don’t need two arms to be strong.

Pedru has always wanted to be a great hunter like his father, but after a lion takes his arm, he worries that he’ll always be the crippled boy instead. Pedru longs to kill...
The Secrets of Eastcliff-by-the-Sea: The Story of Annaliese Easterling Throckmorton, Her Simply Remarkable Sock Monkey
AuthorEileen Beha
ISBN1442498404
A charming sock monkey reunites a fractured family in this simply remarkable novel in the tradition of The Velveteen Rabbit and The Penderwicks.

Meet Throckmorton S. Monkey. He's everything a sock monkey is supposed to be: Loving. Loyal. A very good listener. And he's never, ever, not even...
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