Monsters Don't Eat Broccoli
10 best books like Monsters Don't Eat Broccoli (Barbara Jean Hicks): Say Hello!, Too Purpley!, Huff & Puff, Wild Boars Cook, The Super Hungry Dinosaur, Go to Bed, Monster!, Raindrop, Plop!, Two at the Zoo, Leaf Trouble, The Sleepy Little Alphabet: A Bedtime Story from Alphabet Town
| Author | Rachel Isadora |
| ISBN | 0399252304 |
Carmelita loves to greet everyone in her colorful neighborhood. There are people from so many different cultures! They all like to say hello too, so now Carmelita can say hello in Spanish, English, French, Japanese, and many other languages. And her dog, Manny? Well, he seems to understand everyone,...
| Author | Jean Reidy |
| ISBN | 1599903075 |
Too purpley, too tickly, too puckery, too prickly!
There is not a single outfit in the closet that our little fashion plate wants to wear. She tries on everything, but nothing is quite right. And the outfits are getting wilder by the minute!
It's a scene that is all too familiar to parents,...
| Author | Claudia Rueda |
| ISBN | 1419701703 |
This interactive retelling of the Three Little Pigs story allows the reader to play the part of the big bad wolf. Three interior die-cut holes invite readers to huff, puff, and blow the pigs’ houses down! This fractured fairy tale ends sweetly when, rather than blowing down the third pig’s brick...
| Author | Meg Rosoff |
| ISBN | 0805075232 |
THE BOARS ARE BACK! But watch out, because this time they're not only bossy, selfish, and stinky, they're hungry, too! If you thought Boris, Morris, Horace, and Doris already had bad manners, wait until you see them concoct a Massive Pudding. And if this pudding sounds horrible, the ingredients will...
| Author | Martin Waddell |
| ISBN | 0803734468 |
Here's a book that begs to be read aloud. From the very first "GRRRRRR!" and "ROAR!" of the Super Hungry Dinosaur, kids will be rooting for Hal to save his parents and his dog, Billy, from the huge beast. And Hal saves them in the most unusual way (hint: It involves spaghetti) in this delightful twist on the...
| Author | Natasha Wing |
| ISBN | 0152057757 |
Lucy DOES NOT want to go to bed. She wants to draw. But as she's working on her masterpiece, Lucy creates . . . Monster! Monster just wants to play. And play. And play some more--until even Lucy is exhausted. It's going to take some quick thinking (and drawing) to get this tireless monster to bed. . . .
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| Author | Wendy Cheyette Lewison |
One little raindrop,dark, dark sky.
Two little raindrops,
clouds go by...
How many ways can you have fun on a rainy day? From one little raindrop to ten toes soaking in a warm bubble bath, there are lots of things to see and count until the sun comes out again. In between,...
Counting is always more fun when Grandpa helps! From one black bear to ten hairy warthogs, the young narrator and his grandpa count their way through a colorful and sometimes unusual zoo, encountering a wide assortment of friendly animals along the way. There are lions, zebras, and penguins, of course,...
| Author | Jonathan Emmett |
| ISBN | 0545160707 |
As the leaves on the trees go from green to red and gold, two curious squirrels embrace the change of seasons!
When he wakes up one morning to find that his home tree is changing, the little squirrel is scared! Why are all the leaves falling off?
Quickly he corrals his sister and they gather...
| Author | Judy Sierra |
| ISBN | 0375840028 |
A delightful book to read out loud with children who are just learning their ABCs.
It's sleepy time in Alphabet Town. But the twenty-six little letters of the alphabet all have something they need--or want--to do before BIG-letter moms and dads tuck them in. Not since the classic Chicka Chicka...
| Author | Scott M. Fischer |
| ISBN | 1416978844 |
When a bug sleeping on a jug is chased by a frog, he has to jump to get away. But then that frog (who’s sleeping on a log) is in for a similar surprise! He’s attacked by a cat…who needs to jump away from a dog…and on it goes, until not even a shark is free from getting a little fright! Building on repetition...
| Author | Lydia Monks |
| ISBN | 0618432507 |
Don’t let this lonely spider frighten you! She just wants to be a family pet—and she thinks she would make a better pet than the typical dog or cat. But every time this clever spider tries to impress her chosen family, she scares them instead, until the day she unwittingly enchants them. Aaaarrgghh!...
| Author | Michael Hall |
| ISBN | 0061915106 |
A heart can be hopeful, or silly, or happy. A heart can be rugged, or snappy, or lonely. A heart holds every different feeling, and debut author-artist Michael Hall captures each one with a delicate touch.
For each feeling, the bold, graphic artwork creates an animal out of heart shapes, from...
| Author | Emma Dodd |
| ISBN | 0545035708 |
A common kid question leads to uncommon results in this terrifically charming picture book!
Jack's mother says he can choose a pet . . . but what pet to get? An elephant? (So difficult to take on vacation.) A polar bear? (It wouldn’t like the central heating.) What about a Tyrannosaurus Rex?...
If You're A Monster And You Know It
| Author | Rebecca Emberley |
| ISBN | 0545218292 |
A brand-new monster twist on a classic song by Caldecott Medalist Ed Emberley and his daughter, Rebecca Emberley.
Children will stomp their paws, twitch their tails, snort and growl, and wiggle and wriggle along with this bright and bold picture book twist on "If You're Happy and You Know It."...
Here Comes the Big, Mean Dust Bunny!
| Author | Jan Thomas |
| ISBN | 1416991506 |
Kirkus Reviews (October 1, 2009)
The wacky dust bunnies return, now terrorized by an intimidating gray ball of fanged fuzz instead of the vacuum cleaner (Rhyming Dust Bunnies, 2008). Friends Ed, Ned, Ted and Bob try engaging their tormentor in their rhyming game, but unfortunately, this...
| Author | Linnea Asplind Riley |
| ISBN | 0590100483 |
My nephew really enjoyed Mouse Mess! He laughed at the little mouse's antics, and he said, "Amy, this is my favorite book! I want to bring it home and read it in my room!" He sat his little stuffed mouse down beside him because he thought Mousie would also enjoy this story. I think Mousie did like it quite a...
| Author | Tim Hopgood |
| ISBN | 0374385181 |
Here's the story of a curious little owl determined to see what the world looks like during the day. And what does she discover? A wow-worthy symphony of colors—from red butterflies to orange flowers, from white clouds to green leaves.
This boisterous and bright book is the perfect read-aloud...
| Author | Ian Schoenherr |
| ISBN | 0060872535 |
The illustrations in this picture book are vibrant, featuring bright primary colors and large, realistic characterizations. But the story itself is slow and young children may become bored by it and the antics of Pip and Squeak, mice who are on the hunt for a gift for the unseen(until the end) Gus. This...
| Author | Bob Shea |
| ISBN | 0061704172 |
Shea returns with another silly, zany picture book. Readers race to bed with a white, fluffy bunny as he runs uphill, drops downhill, makes lots of noise, and escapes a wide variety of traps and troubles. Young readers will be laughing aloud at the manic rhymes, fast pace, and pure silliness of this book....
YES, this was amazing for story time. It was great because we used our bodies to act out all the different ways lines can be. We wiggled when the lines wiggled, and made our arms wavey when the lines were wavey, and it was just lovely. Not very much text and no story to speak of, but it's PERFECT for preschool...
| Author | Alan Durant |
| ISBN | 0618714669 |
Benny likes burgers. Benny loves burgers. In fact, burgers are the only food that Benny ever eats. “If you don’t watch out, you’ll turn into a burger one day,” warns his mom.
And one day, Benny does.
Hilarious, roly-poly illustrations capture Benny’s wacky transformation...
