Pickle Things
10 best books like Pickle Things (Marc Brown): Thanksgiving at the Tappletons', But No Elephants, Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore!, Henry's Awful Mistake, Ugly Pie, The Yuckiest, Stinkiest, Best Valentine Ever, George the Drummer Boy, Lily Brown's Paintings, My Mom Has X-Ray Vision, Before You Were Mine
Thanksgiving at the Tappletons'
| Author | Eileen Spinelli |
| ISBN | 0064432041 |
Mrs. Tappleton gets up early to prepare the turkey. Mr. Tappleton sets off to buy the pies. Kenny makes the salad, and Jenny mashes the potatoes. Then all the relatives arrive for an enormous Thanksgiving dinner.But this year nothing seems to go right. First the turkey slides down the icy hill and into...
| Author | Jerry Smath |
| ISBN | 0819310077 |
I'm glad I kept this on my list until I found a new library to join. It's one of those magically nostalgic classics, a 'sleeper' or 'cult' favorite, if you will. Kids, including child me, get a true kick, and feel the wonder of being able to empathize with the old lady, the pet salesman, and the critters too....
Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore!
| Author | David McPhail |
| ISBN | 0140553134 |
One minute, the narrator of this cleverly rhyming romp is quietly reading. The next minute, pigs descend upon his house in every imaginable getup, by every available means, from every possible place--even "Pigs from France" and "Pigs just in their underpants." What results is lovable porcine mayhem...
| Author | Robert M. Quackenbush |
| ISBN | 0819310395 |
Henry the Duck sure gets himself into some sticky situations! Just when he thinks dinner is almost ready, he spots an ant in the house. Children and parents alike will love following disaster-prone Henry through his adventures in cooking, cleverly written and illustrated by Robert Quackenbush.
Don't...
| Author | Lisa Wheeler |
| ISBN | 0152167544 |
Ol’ Bear wakes one morning with a hankering for Ugly Pie, so he goes on a search from neighbor to neighbor. All he finds are pies that please the eye and . . . ingredients? Wait a second. Maybe it’s time for Ol’ Bear to start cookin’ up something ugly himself! Ol’ Bear shares that Ugly Pie with his...
| Author | Brenda A. Ferber |
| ISBN | 0803735057 |
Even boys will fall in love with this valentine!
Leon has a crush. A let-her-cut-in-line-at-the-water-fountain kind of crush. And he's got the perfect valentine. But this valentine has no intention of getting caught up in any romantic conspiracy. "Love is yucky, kid! Valentine's Day is...
| Author | Nathaniel Benchley |
| ISBN | 0064441067 |
More than two hundred years ago, Boston belonged to the British. George was a drummer boy with the King's soldiers there. He wanted to be friends with the people of Boston. But they did not like the soldiers. They shouted and threw things at them. One night, George and the other soldiers were sent on a secret...
| Author | Angela Johnson |
| ISBN | 0439782252 |
Author Angela Johnson and illustrator E. B. Lewis combine their award-winning talents to create a dazzling celebration of family and creativity.
When Lily Brown paints, her world starts to change . . .
trees wear hats and drink tea, people walk upside down, and apples sing all the way home...
| Author | Angela McAllister |
| ISBN | 1589250974 |
This is a book every young child would love. How many times does a child ask "Mom do you have eyes in the back of your head?" Matthew doesn't always do what he is supposed to do. He never can figure out how mom can be in another room and still know what he is doing wrong. So he decides she must have x-ray vision,...
A little boy imagines what life was like for his new dog before he adopted him from a shelter. Maybe he had a boy who loved him, but the family had to move and couldn't keep him. Maybe he belonged to someone who didn't appreciate how mischievous puppies can be. Maybe he was treated badly, and now he can be shown...
| Author | Deb Lund |
| ISBN | 0152052372 |
They stoke the boiler, stow the luggage, and when hills are steep, they even get out and push. That's right, the thrill-seeking daredevil dinosaurs from Dinosailors are back, and now they're riding a train. But this train is more like a roller coaster--up, down, and faster and faster, until the dinos...
| Author | Donna M. Bateman |
| ISBN | 1570915962 |
An adventurous story that takes readers into the swamp to learn to count through rhyming and animal illustrations. This book is full of full page spread illustrations and very detailed and almost real images. The water in the pages seems to even be reflective which just shows how much detail the pictures...
| Author | Alex Latimer |
| ISBN | 1561455792 |
Latimer, A. (2011). The boy who cried ninja. Atlanta, GA: Peachtree.
Genre: Children’s Picture Storybook
Tim is constantly being blamed for things and his parents accuse him of lying when he says the ninja, pirate, and monkey did it. Frustrated, he decides that if he is going to...
| Author | Jack Kent |
| ISBN | 0819309648 |
One of my favorite books as a child. I never had my own copy but would borrow it from the library and renew all the time. I had not read it for over 25 years and today I came across a copy at my local library's annual used book sale. It brought tears to my eyes to see it again!
It is a heartwarming story and it...
| Author | Frank Asch |
| ISBN | 0448043416 |
Frank Asch is an American children's writer, best known for his Moonbear picture books.
Asch published his first picture book, George's Store, in 1968. The following year he graduated from Cooper Union with a BFA. Since then he has taught at a public school in India, as well as at a Montessori...
| Author | Margaret Wise Brown |
| ISBN | 0060778911 |
The celebrated author of Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny joins forces with the Caldecott Medalist of Smoky Night to tell this tender story about loving and enduring family relationships.
With words by the renowned Margaret Wise Brown and illustrations by David Diaz, this treasured...
| Author | Laura McGee Kvasnosky |
| ISBN | 0763604690 |
Age Level: I think that this book is appropriate for k-2nd because of how easy of a read it is and how the chapters do not blend together. Meaning that you do not need to remember the information from one of the chapters in order to understand the others.
Summary: This book consists of chapters with...
| Author | Allen Say |
| ISBN | 0618495371 |
When Allison tries on the red kimono her grandmother has sent her, she is suddenly aware that she resembles her favorite doll more than she does her mother and father. When her parents try to explain that she is adopted, her world becomes an uncomfortable place. She becomes angry and withdrawn. She wonders...
| Author | Jim Aylesworth |
| ISBN | 0439095433 |
Based upon an Anglo-American folktale collected by Clifton Johnson in the nineteenth century, and contained in the collection
What They Say In New England and Other American Folklore
, this engaging picture-book follows the adventures of a crafty fox, who boasts to his brother that he can trick...
Don't You Feel Well, Sam?
"This follow-up to the best-selling KISS GOOD NIGHT will comfort little ones like a cozy blanket that’s tucked in just right." -- BOOKLIST (starred review)
In the little white house, Mrs. Bear is putting Sam to bed, when suddenly -- HCK HCK! coughs Sam. Mrs. Bear gets some syrup. But the syrup...
The Day Dirk Yeller Came to Town
| Author | Mary Casanova |
| ISBN | 0374317429 |
The day Dirk Yeller came to town, the wind curled its lip, cattle quit lowin’, and tumbleweeds stopped tumblin’ along. Townsfolk whispered. “He starts stampedes!” “He holds up trains!” “He’s trouble!”
When Dirk Yeller scours the town for something to stop his itchin’...
| Author | Ezra Jack Keats |
| ISBN | 0142500356 |
Jennie's favorite aunt is sending her a new hat, and Jennie is sure it will be beautiful. But when the box arrives, the hat inside is very plain. She had imagined a wonderful hat with big colorful flowers and even tries to make her own hat from a straw basket! Jennie is almost ready to give up on her dream when...
