Pearl and Wagner: One Funny Day

10 best books like Pearl and Wagner: One Funny Day (Kate McMullan): The Lion and the Mouse, Penny and Her Marble, The Rabbit Listened, Little Mouse Gets Ready: TOON Level 1, The Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad Wolf, The Year of Billy Miller, Big Cat, Little Cat, Baby Goes to Market, Sophie's Squash, What Can You Do with a Paleta?

The Lion and the Mouse

Author	Jerry Pinkney
ISBN	0316013560

In award-winning artist Jerry Pinkney's wordless adaptation of one of Aesop's most beloved fables, an unlikely pair learn that no act of kindness is ever wasted. After a ferocious lion spares a cowering mouse that he'd planned to eat, the mouse later comes to his rescue, freeing him from a poacher's...

Penny and Her Marble

Author	Kevin Henkes
ISBN	0062082035

In the third easy-to-read book about Penny the mouse, written by Caldecott Medalist and bestselling author Kevin Henkes, Penny finds a beautiful marble on her neighbor's lawn and must decide whether or not to keep it. With age-appropriate vocabulary, compelling characters, and a memorable storyline,...

The Rabbit Listened

Author

Cori Doerrfeld

A universal, deeply moving exploration of grief and empathy

With its spare, poignant text and irresistibly sweet illustrations, The Rabbit Listened is a tender meditation on loss.

When something terrible happens, Taylor doesn't know where to turn. All the animals are sure they...

Little Mouse Gets Ready: TOON Level 1

Author	Jeff Smith
ISBN	1935179012

I'd like to think that I know a little bit about kid's books at this point. I've read about a thousand of them, I figure. And many of them, I've read many times.

This is a great one for little kids. It's fun. Simple. And shows a little mouse getting dressed. It's not hugely complex, but then again,...

The Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad Wolf

Author	Mark Teague
ISBN	0439915015

Three little pigs, a somewhat bad wolf, sody-pop, chips, hay, mortar, bricks, and some huffing and puffing!
Award-winning author and illustrator Mark Teague tells his humorous version of "The Three Little Pigs" with a zany twist!

Three pigs spend their money on different things: potato...

The Year of Billy Miller

Author	Kevin Henkes
ISBN	0062268155

Award-winning, nationally bestselling author Kevin Henkes introduces second-grader Billy Miller in this fast-paced and funny story about friendship, sibling rivalry, and elementary school. The Year of Billy Miller includes black-and-white art by Kevin Henkes and is perfect for fans of the Ramona...

Big Cat, Little Cat

Author

Elisha Cooper

It’s the circle of Life. This story is simple and very profound for the very young. I don’t understand the artwork though. It is simple like the story with a white cat and black cat, but surely as an award of children’s art in storytelling, this should not have been considered. I really don’t understand....

Baby Goes to Market

Author

Atinuke

Join Baby and his doting mama at a bustling southwest Nigerian marketplace for a bright, bouncy read-aloud offering a gentle introduction to numbers.

Market is very crowded.
Mama is very busy.
Baby is very curious.

When Baby and Mama go to the market, Baby is so adorable that...

Sophie's Squash

Author	Pat Zietlow Miller
ISBN	0307978966

This is a beautiful children’s book about a little girl, Sophie, who chooses a squash from a farmer’s market. This squash is the perfect size to hold, to bounce on her knee, to put a face on with marker, to fall in love with. The squash begins to become freckled and less bouncy, and in an effort to heal...

What Can You Do with a Paleta?

Author	Carmen Tafolla
ISBN	1582462216

Where the paleta wagon rings its tinkly belland carries a treasure of icy paletasin every color of the sarape . . .

As she strolls through her barrio, a young girl introduces readers to the frozen, fruit-flavored treat that thrills Mexican and Mexican-American children. Create a masterpiece,...

Let's Go for a Drive!

Author	Mo Willems
ISBN	1423164822

Gerald and Piggie want to go for a drive, but apparently they forgot that they don't own a car!
Hahahahahahahahahaha
Cute story as usual..

Blue Sky White Stars

Author	Sarvinder Naberhaus
ISBN	0803737009

An inspiring and patriotic tribute to the beauty of the American flag, a symbol of America's history, landscape, and people, illustrated by New York Times bestselling and Caldecott-honor winning artist Kadir Nelson

Wonderfully spare, deceptively simple verses pair with richly evocative...