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10 best books like Owly (Mike Thaler): Polar Bear Morning, Brother Sun, Sister Moon: Saint Francis of Assisi's Canticle of the Creatures, Just Behave, Pablo Picasso!, The Apple-Pip Princess, Can You Growl Like a Bear?, Plumply, Dumply Pumpkin, A Kitten Tale, Bunny My Honey, A Good Day, Kate & Pippin: An Unlikely Love Story

Polar Bear Morning
AuthorLauren Thompson
ISBN0439698855
A polar bear cub explores her artic world and finds something new--a friend. Companion to New York Times Best Illustratedbook /New York Times bestselling book.

On a chill, bright morning, a polar bear cub awakes inside her cozy den. She hears the seagulls' far-away calls and clambers out into...
Brother Sun, Sister Moon: Saint Francis of Assisi's Canticle of the Creatures
AuthorKatherine Paterson
ISBN0811877345
While I can indeed much appreciate Katherine Paterson's Brother Sun, Sister Moon: Saint Francis' Canticle of the Creatures, her lyrical adaptation of Saint Francis of Assisi's famous 1224 A.D. Canticle of the Creatures, I still do rather wish she had kept closer to the original, I do wish she had actually...
Just Behave, Pablo Picasso!
AuthorJonah Winter
ISBN0545132916
"One day the world is a peaceful, lovely landscape painting... The next day - BLAM! - Pablo bursts through the canvas, paintbrush in hand, ready to paint something fresh and new."

Pablo Picasso may have been one of the most famous artists of the 20th century, but that doesn't mean he painted what...
The Apple-Pip Princess
AuthorJane Ray
ISBN0763637475
With sumptuous artwork, Jane Ray tells an original fairy tale of a humble princess whose love for nature’s beauty restores a kingdom.

Once there was a kingdom full of laughter, happiness, trees, and birdsong. But when the queen dies, the land becomes quiet and barren, and everyone is filled...
Can You Growl Like a Bear?
AuthorJohn Butler
This adorable read-aloud features appealing baby animals and a rhyming text that is sure to please.
From trumpeting like an elephant to howling like a wolf, author-illustrator John Butler delights the very young with this simple, interactive look at different animals and the noises they make.
Butler's...
Plumply, Dumply Pumpkin
AuthorMary Serfozo
ISBN0689862776
Plumply, Dumply, Pumpkin by Mary Serfozo, tells the story of Peter and his search for the perfect plumply, dumply pumpkin. “Not a lumpy, bumpy pumpkin,” said Peter. He goes through a patch of pumpkins before he finds the perfect one. Once he does he takes it home to carve a dimply, dumply face with...
A Kitten Tale
AuthorEric Rohmann
ISBN0517709163
This is a story about four kittens who have never seen snow. Readers follow the kittens through the changing seasons, watching as one kitten eagerly awaits in anticipation, while the others grow leery of the unknown, snow. The colorful yet simple illustrations were made using Japanese woodcuts, which...
Bunny My Honey
AuthorAnita Jeram
ISBN0763632171
How Bunny loves his mommy! And Mommy adores her little one. "Bunny, my Honey," she says, showing him how to do special rabbity things, like running and hopping, digging, and twitching his nose, and thumping his great big feet. Bunny's best friends are Little Duckling and Miss Mouse. They play quack-quacky...
A Good Day
AuthorKevin Henkes
Several creatures are having a bad day. Will they be able to turn their day around?

I don't always write a review of a short and simple book like this (the one-off kind we pick up by the dozen at the library, look through once or twice with The Boy and then return), but it left an impression on me. The...
Kate & Pippin: An Unlikely Love Story
AuthorMartin Springett
When Pippin, a fawn abandoned by her mother, cries out for help, she is found by author Isobel Springett. After carrying the tiny fawn back to her home, Isobel places Pippin next to Kate, a Great Dane who has never had puppies of her own.

What follows is a remarkable and unlikely friendship. Kate...
Two Little Monkeys
AuthorMem Fox
ISBN1416986871
These monkeys are on the move! A playful, rhyming picture book from an award-winning team.

Two little monkeys playing near a tree, 
One named Cheeky, and one named Chee.
Look out, Cheeky! Look out, Chee!
Someone’s prowling—who could it be?
     Can two clever monkeys...
On Noah's Ark
AuthorJan Brett
ISBN0399240284
Jan Brett's intricate illustrations against a beautiful papyrus background make a stunning picture book of a favorite story-this time featuring Noah's granddaughter. As the floodwaters rise, she helps take the animals onto the ark and get them settled down. But it's not easy when giraffes are sleeping...
Baby Bear's Books
AuthorJane Yolen
ISBN0152052909
What's the best time of day for reading? Well, for Baby Bear it's all day long. From the first wild wake-up book to the last gentle sleepy-time book--and all the adventures in between--each book takes Baby Bear somewhere new and exciting.
  
In this companion to Baby Bear's Chairs, bestselling...
The Bear in the Book
AuthorKate Banks
ISBN0374305919
It's time for bed, and a little boy chooses his favorite book for his mother to read to him. The bear in the book is preparing for his own deep slumber, hibernating through the winter while humans and other animals explore the snowy landscape around him. Just when the bear wakes up to greet the spring,...
Little Owl's Orange Scarf
AuthorTatyana Feeney
ISBN0449814114
Little Owl loves doing sums, eating ice-cream, and riding his scooter. These are some of his favourite things. He has his favourite colours, too. And orange isn't one of them. So when Mummy knits a scarf as a surprise Little Owl knows that he definitely doesn't like it. It's itchy, long, and far too orange....
Mommy Hugs
AuthorKaren Katz
ISBN0689877722
Characters: a young child, approximately age 2; a mother
Setting: the child and mother's house; the park
Intended audience: mommys and other parents; infants; preschoolers; kindergartners

Mommy Hugs follows a mother and her young child throughout what seems to be a typical day,...
Big Bug
AuthorHenry Cole
ISBN1442498978
I know all of my recent picture book reviews are going to make it sound like I'm obsessed with endpapers...well, it's true. I am. First I look at the cover, then I look at the endpapers. And this book does them nicely - the cover shows a ladybug just too big to fit, the front endpapers show dozens of tiny ladybugs,...
The Grannyman
AuthorJudy Schachner
ISBN0142500623
Simon is a very old cat.  He has had a wonderful life chasing butterflies, eating houseplants, and even playing the piano.  His family adores him and they do everything they can to keep him comfortable.  Now that he is old, Simon feels useless.  Then one day his family drops something small and soft...
Lola Loves Stories
AuthorAnna McQuinn
ISBN1580892582
Lovable Lola is back in this imaginative sequel to the best-selling LOLA AT THE LIBRARY.

Lola loves to go to the library with her daddy. Every night she reads a new story, and the next day, she acts it out. One day she's a fairy princess, the next day she goes on a trip to Lagos! She becomes a tiger,...
Going to Sleep on the Farm
AuthorWendy Cheyette Lewison
ISBN0803710968
This is a delightful story that shares a conversation between a little boy and his father at the end of the day. The boy is still playing on the floor as he asks his questions. The dad is right there telling him a story about how the animals sleep. Heartwarming and cozy to read to little ones.
Every time...
Who Took the Farmer's Hat?
AuthorJoan L. Nodset
ISBN0064431746
The farmer had a hat, an old brown hat.
Oh, how her liked that old brown hat!

But then the wind came, and blew the hat away. And as fast as the farmer ran, the wind raced even faster. So the farmer went looking. Neither squirrel, nor Mouse, nor Duck, nor any of the other animals has seen the hat--though...
My Teacher Sleeps in School
AuthorLeatie Weiss
ISBN0140505598
The children think their teacher lives in their classroom at school. And throughout the day they begin finding clues that lead them to believe she really does. A funny tale!

Ages: 4 - 8

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Sleepy ABC
AuthorMargaret Wise Brown
ISBN0061288632
From A is for Aaaah when a small kitten sighs to Z is for Zipper now zip into bed . . . here are twenty-six ways to say goodnight.

Margaret Wise Brown wrote this book not long after she wrote Goodnight Moon. (She knew a thing or two about putting little ones to bed.)

Now Karen Katz has made it...
Did You Know That I Love You?
AuthorChrista Pierce
ISBN0062297449
Did you know that I love you? Could you feel it in my hugs? From her soft kisses and soothing hugs to her tasty tea and warming mug, Bird sweetly expresses her love to Fox so he knows that no matter how big he gets or where he goes, her love is always with him.

With delightfully endearing illustrations,...
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