Mr. Putter & Tabby Spin the Yarn
9 best books like Mr. Putter & Tabby Spin the Yarn (Cynthia Rylant): The Little House, Little Bear, Something From Nothing, Mortimer, Rabbit and Robot: The Sleepover, The Wrong Book, The Red Thread: An Adoption Fairy Tale, The Very Itchy Bear, The Very Hungry Bear
| Author | Virginia Lee Burton |
| ISBN | 0395181569 |
Virginia Lee Burton won the Caldecott Medal in 1943 for her memorable picture book The Little House, a poignant story of a cute country cottage that becomes engulfed by the city that grows up around it. The house has an expressive face of windows and doors, and even the feelings of a person, so she’s sad...
| Author | Else Holmelund Minarik |
| ISBN | 0590319671 |
Enter the world of Little Bear. Children will be entranced by Little Bear's trip to the moon, his birthday party, and his wishes and adventures.This is the first of the five classic books about Little Bear, introducing the funny and strikingly childlike bear cub and his friends. The combination of Else...
| Author | Phoebe Gilman |
| ISBN | 0590472801 |
This is one of my favorite picture books. All children should hear this story, and they should hear it more than once.
Quite a few topics are addressed in relatively few pages.
• the Jewish culture
• "waste not want not"
• the job of a tailor
• family with close association...
| Author | Robert Munsch |
| ISBN | 0920303129 |
A childhood favourite of mine... it's time to pass it along to Neo. Mortimer is quite the child. When asked to remain quiet at bedtime, young Mortimer begins to sing at the top of his lungs. Visits from his father, massive sibling group, and the police seem not to stop this singing sensation from pushing...
| Author | Cece Bell |
| ISBN | 0763654752 |
Rabbit’s carefully planned visit with Robot doesn’t work out exactly as he imagined in this offbeat tale about two comically mismatched friends.
Rabbit is excited: his friend Robot is coming to spend the night! Rabbit has left nothing to chance and has drawn up a list of all the things they...
| Author | Nick Bland |
| ISBN | 1741693411 |
Nicholas Ickle is a determined little boy trying to tell the story. However, every time he seeks to introduce the topic, he is interrupted by someone or some thing trying to steal the spotlight. From an elephant to a rat to a queen, Nicholas must contend with others inching their way onto the page. WIll...
The Red Thread: An Adoption Fairy Tale
| Author | Grace Lin |
| ISBN | 0807569224 |
There is an ancient Chinese belief that an invisible, unbreakable red thread connects all those who are destined to be together. A king and queen rule a beautiful and peaceful land. They should be full of joy and contentment, but they both feel a strange pain that worsens every day. Then a peddler's magic...
| Author | Nick Bland |
| ISBN | 0545291593 |
Companion to The Very Cranky Bear
Bear is here . . and here is Flea (but Flea's a little small to see). This is Flea about to bite, but not because he's impolite. He's biting bear to say, Hello!', biting high and biting low. In The Very Cranky Bear, Bear's cave was invaded by four playful animals....
| Author | Nick Bland |
| ISBN | 1742831702 |
Bear is very grumpy, perhaps partially because he is not catching anything with his fishing line. When he casts out and hooks something, he reels it in with all his might. Before him is a polar bear, arms full of fish. The polar bear strikes a deal with bear; free fish if he helps find an ice-appropriate home...
