Old Mother West Wind
10 best books like Old Mother West Wind (Thornton W. Burgess): Jenny and the Cat Club: A Collection of Favorite Stories about Jenny Linsky, No Fighting, No Biting!, Capyboppy, The Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit, Anna Hibiscus, Paddle-to-the-Sea, Five Little Speckled Frogs, Raggedy Ann Stories, Uncle Wiggily's Story Book, A Necklace of Raindrops and Other Stories
| Author | Esther Averill |
| ISBN | 1590170474 |
In Greenwich Village an orphaned black cat lives happily with her master, a sea captain. Still, the gentle Jenny Linsky would like nothing more than to join the local Cat Club, whose members include Madame Butterfly, an elegant Persian, the high-stepping Macaroni, and stately, plump Mr. President....
| Author | Else Holmelund Minarik |
Even though this is a beginning reader; young listeners may get bored with it. The storyline is a cute one that starts out with human children fighting with one another then they are separated and read to and they begin to listen to a couple of baby alligators and what they all go through and learn that they...
| Author | Bill Peet |
| ISBN | 0395383684 |
The creator of whimsical fantasies featuring a bevy of lifelike and lovable creatures, Bill Peet consistently combined excellent storytelling with enduring illustrations, becoming one of the most popular picture book creators of our time. Born in Grandview, Indiana, Bill Peet nurtured his childhood...
| Author | Julius Lester |
| ISBN | 0142407208 |
I loved this book! The narrator and all the animals talk like deep South African Americans. It's great. The narrator uses lots of great similes. So far the stories (no more than 2 pages long at a time) are little tales of Brer Rabbit outsmarting, tricking, and causing mischief with all the other animals,...
Rarer than quality books. More elusive than good picture books for older readers. The goal, the gem, the one kind of book all children’s librarians seek but know are so difficult to find . . . . the really well written early chapter book. Now let’s say you’ve found one. It happens. Lots exist, to a...
| Author | Holling Clancy Holling |
| ISBN | 0808551515 |
I don't think this would make a great bedtime story as it would take about 30-45 minutes to read it aloud at least. It is a full page of text with a full picture. It would make a great first reader book for someone who wants to read a story if they enjoy more history things.
I really enjoyed this book....
| Author | Nikki Smith |
| ISBN | 1427616450 |
"Five Little Speckled Frogs, sitting on a hollow log, eating some most delicious bugs. Yum, yum!" This picture book beautifully illustrates the familiar children's song through watercolor, collage and graphic design. Children and adults can easily read or sing the repetitive text while they count...
| Author | Johnny Gruelle |
| ISBN | 0027375854 |
All the original stories are here, as Raggedy Ann comes to Marcella's nursery and quickly becomes the leader of the dolls. After learning a lesson from a naughty ride on the pantry, Raggedy Ann's adventures show her striving to be good - and succeeding. She and the other dolls rescue Fido, the family dog,...
| 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...
Joan Aiken is at her best with this collection of gentle fairytales and fantasy stories, beautifully illustrated by Kevin Hawkes. The pictures are like little jewels themselves, or tiny "raindrops" that reflect the people and events in the stories. An excellent, cosy, curl-up-in-your-favourite-quilt...
| Author | Alice Dalgliesh |
| ISBN | 0689716044 |
Now while I certainly have very much enjoyed Alice Dalgliesh' 1953 Newbery Honour winning The Bears on Hemlock Mountain theme and content wise and do greatly appreciate the slice of pioneer American life presented and depicted, I am nevertheless and sadly left rather majorly cold and unsatisfied...
| Author | Page McBrier |
| ISBN | 0689869908 |
More than anything, Beatrice longs to be a schoolgirl. But in her small African village, only children who can afford uniforms and books can go to school. Beatrice knows that with six children to care for, her family is much too poor. But then Beatrice receives a wonderful gift from some people far away...
| Author | Tasha Tudor |
| ISBN | 0448442000 |
Many of the classic fairy tales are included in this wonderful compilation; including Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Thumbelina, Rumpelstiltskin, The Emperor's New Clothes and a few others, some not as well known.
Each page is decorated with lovely painted borders...
Everyone thinks Max's sister is braver than he is, and he's sick of it. He's determined to prove he is the bravest squirrel ever. He devises a plan for the humans to trap him, so he can rescue his Uncle Louie.
But things don't go according to plan. First, he is forgotten in the cage and sprayed by a...
| Author | Richard Bach |
| ISBN | 0743227506 |
Not many humans know. On the edges of every sea, the Ferret Rescue Service stands alongside the Coast Guard and Coastal Patrol of any country that claims an ocean shore. Just as it is the job of humans to rescue human lives at risk in storm and shipboard disaster, so it is the job of ferrets to rescue seagoing...
| Author | Julia Donaldson |
| ISBN | 0805078053 |
"All wet!" said Poppy.
"Yuk!" said Stephen. "Was that a kiss?"
Before Colette could answer, it was her turn. She was lifted up and brought toward the shining pink lips. She closed her eyes. The next second she felt a dampness all over her cheek and an explosion in her ear.
She dared herself...
| Author | S.E. Hinton |
| ISBN | 0613023013 |
This book is so weird, and I'm having a difficult time wrapping my head around the fact that it was written by the same woman who wrote The Outsiders.
OK, so the parents in this story get a dog instead of a brother or a sister for the only child in the family, a boy. Fair enough. The book is told through...
| Author | Jacqueline Jules |
| ISBN | 0807594806 |
One day Freddie Ramos comes home from school and finds a strange box just for him. What's inside? ZAPATO POWER-shoes that change Freddie's life by giving him super speed! But what will Freddie do with his fast new skills? Weird things are happening at the Starwood Park Apartments where he lives, and his...
| Author | Claudia Rueda |
| ISBN | 0439823234 |
Rising star Claudia Rueda makes a sparkling debut as author and artist in this winsome story based on a traditional French and Spanish play song for the very young.
"Let's play in the forest while the wolf is not around," sing the animals in the forest. "Wolf, are you there?"
"I am putting...
| Author | Cynthia Rylant |
| ISBN | 0590100416 |
The Great Gracie Chase is another one of Cynthia Rylant's best written. It tells the story of a little dog named Gracie who lives a pleasant life and loves the peace and quiet of her home. One day, that all changes when painters come to redo her owners house and they are so noisy. Not only does this upset Gracie...
| Author | Gail Gibbons |
| ISBN | 0823420019 |
What are vegetables, anyway? Give kids the 411 on veggies with this richly illustrated introduction to produce!
Peppers, beans, corn, and peas! Nonfiction superstar Gail Gibbons lays out the basics of veggies with colorful watercolors and straightforward text. Learn how they grow,...
Here’s Paddington once more, just returned from a visit to Darkest Peru and his Aunt Lucy’s birthday celebration at the Home for Retired Bears. Now that Paddington is home with the Browns, he’s free to cause his usual kind of trouble: dabbling in the stock market, trying a career as a barber, even...
