My Dog Is As Smelly As Dirty Socks: And Other Funny Family Portraits

8 best books like My Dog Is As Smelly As Dirty Socks: And Other Funny Family Portraits (Hanoch Piven): Blue Chicken, A Sick Day for Amos McGee, The Invisible Boy, I Walk with Vanessa: A Story about a Simple Act of Kindness, Strictly No Elephants, Biscuit's Pet Play Halloween, Zero, Be Kind

Blue Chicken

Author	Deborah Freedman
ISBN	0670012939

In this deceptively simple picture book, author-illustrator Deborah Freedman has created an irresistible character that springs to life and wreaks havoc in a farmyard with a pot of blue paint. The innocent chicken just wants to help, but things get worse and worse-and bluer and bluer--the more she...

A Sick Day for Amos McGee

Author	Philip C. Stead
ISBN	1596434023

Amos McGee, a friendly zookeeper, always made time to visit his good friends: the elephant, the tortoise, the penguin, the rhinoceros, and the owl.

But one day—"Ah-choo!"—he woke up with the sniffles and the sneezes. Though he didn't make it into the zoo that day, he did receive some unexpected...

The Invisible Boy

Author	Trudy Ludwig
ISBN	1582464502

A simple act of kindness can transform an invisible boy into a friend…

Meet Brian, the invisible boy. Nobody ever seems to notice him or think to include him in their group, game, or birthday party... until, that is, a new kid comes to class.

When Justin, the new boy, arrives, Brian...

I Walk with Vanessa: A Story about a Simple Act of Kindness

Author	Kerascoët
ISBN	1524769568

This simple yet powerful picture book tells the story of an elementary school girl named Vanessa who is bullied and a fellow student who witnesses the act and is at first unsure of how to help. I Walk with Vanessa explores the feelings of helplessness and anger that arise in the wake of seeing a classmate...

Strictly No Elephants

Author	Lisa Mantchev
ISBN	1481416472

When the local Pet Club won’t admit a boy’s tiny pet elephant, he finds a solution—one that involves all kinds of unusual animals in this sweet and adorable picture book.

Today is Pet Club day. There will be cats and dogs and fish, but strictly no elephants are allowed. The Pet Club doesn’t...

Biscuit's Pet Play Halloween

Author	Alyssa Satin Capucilli
ISBN	0061128333

Cozy up for Halloween fun with Biscuit, everyone's favorite little yellow puppy!

Discover tricks and treats on every page as you join Biscuit in this Halloween touch-and-feel adventure! The sturdy board book pages and simple text are just right for babies and toddlers.

This Halloween...

Zero

Author

Kathryn Otoshi

Zero is a big round number. When she looks at herself, she just sees a hole right in her center. Every day she watches the other numbers line up to count: "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 . . . !" "Those numbers have value. That's why they count," she thinks. But how could a number worth nothing become something? Zero feels...

Be Kind

Author	Pat Zietlow Miller
ISBN	1626723214

A picture book about the power of kindness.

When Tanisha spills grape juice all over her new dress, her classmate contemplates how to make her feel better and what it means to be kind. From asking the new girl to play to standing up for someone being bullied, this moving and thoughtful story explores...