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10 best books like Piggins (Jane Yolen): The Icky Bug Alphabet Book, Flossie and the Fox, Angelina's Halloween, Burt Dow, Deep-Water Man, Leo the Lop Tail Three, "Let's Get a Pup!" Said Kate, Rabbit's Gift, Hattie and the Wild Waves: A Story From Brooklyn, Angus and the Cat, Bodies From the Ash: Life and Death in Ancient Pompeii (Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 (Awards))

The Icky Bug Alphabet Book
AuthorJerry Pallotta
ISBN0881064564
For many children, "icky" bugs are endlessly fascinating. This book helps children discover why farmers like the praying mantis, how the water spider breathes underwater, and other intriguing facts about the world of bugs and insects.

Jerry Pallotta's lighthearted text and Ralph Masiello's...
Flossie and the Fox
AuthorPatricia C. McKissack
ISBN0803702507
Flossie and the Fox is an interesting take on Little Red Riding Hood. This is the tale of Flossie from Tennessee who is entrusted to take eggs to the McCutchin farm because a fox is scaring the hens. On her trip to the farm, Flossie meets the fox who introduces himself to Flossie as the fox...the only thing...
Angelina's Halloween
AuthorKatharine Holabird
Personal Reaction:
I enjoyed this book because it reminded me a lot of the relationship I had with my older sister when we were much younger. I wanted to do everything that she did just like Polly wanted to do everything that Angelina did, and my sister did not like it. It wasn't until we were older that...
Burt Dow, Deep-Water Man
AuthorRobert McCloskey
This is a longer story with beautiful artwork. Robert uses repetition well in this story. Each person or thing is associated with a sound or a color and whenever that thing is mentioned, he gives the sound or color with it. It makes for a fun and dynamic story when reading aloud. It was easy to get into the...
Leo the Lop Tail Three
AuthorStephen Cosgrove
ISBN0843177268
This book is about a fuzzy bunny named Leo. He was bored one winter, so he decided to wake up some hibernating creatures so that he would have someone to play with. The hibernating creatures were not too happy, and Leo was still bored and alone. He got some advice from a wise owl, to figure out fun by himself....
"Let's Get a Pup!" Said Kate
AuthorBob Graham
ISBN0763614521
The Barnes & Noble Review
A little girl's dream comes true -- twice -- in this outstanding picture book from gifted author/illustrator Bob Graham. After her cat, Tiger, dies, Kate needs another companion to love, someone to keep her feet warm at night. "Let's get a pup!" she proclaims as she...
Rabbit's Gift
AuthorGeorge Shannon
ISBN0152060731
Snow is coming, coming soon, so Rabbit needs to find food fast. Just in time, a turnip turns up, and a second one, too. Who in the woods wouldn't want to tuck away an extra turnip for the long winter? Not Rabbit. He chooses a different path--and starts a wave of generosity that spreads among all his forest...
Hattie and the Wild Waves: A Story From Brooklyn
AuthorBarbara Cooney
ISBN0140541934
Let me pick on this book for a minute and share some thoughts on feminism.

First, as always, Cooney's pictures are lovely and imaginative! Each page is eye-candy. That's the pro.

The con: as with many stories that try to show women coming out from "the dark ages of domesticity," a certain...
Angus and the Cat
AuthorMarjorie Flack
ISBN0374403821
A little black Scottish terrier called Angus is curious about cats but has never had the chance to satisfy his curiosity as they're so hard to get close to. One day Angus has his wish granted and finds one in his house. Oh dear, it looks like this one has come to stay. After a bit of swiping, chasing and hide...
Bodies From the Ash: Life and Death in Ancient Pompeii (Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 (Awards))
AuthorJames M. Deem
ISBN0618473084
In ancient times, Pompeii was one of the largest cities in the Roman Empire. Its 20,000 inhabitants lived in the shadow of Vesuvius, which they believed was nothing more than a mountain. But Vesuvius was a volcano. And on the morning of August 24, A.D. 79, Vesuvius began to erupt. Within twenty-four hours,...
The Friend
AuthorSarah Stewart
ISBN0374324638
From the beloved husband-and-wife team of The Gardener, a Caldecott Honor Book

Annabelle Bernadette Clementine Dodd
Was a good little girl, though decidedly odd.
Belle lived every day as if she were grown --
She thought she could do everything all on her own.

Lucky for...
Edith and Mr. Bear
AuthorDare Wright
ISBN0618042539
Mr. Bear's expensive clock fascinates Edith. She just has to touch it. But when she does, it falls down with a crash. Unable to admit that she has broken it, Edith's guilty conscience makes her so unhappy that she can't even enjoy her birthday party. In fact, Edith feels so badly about lying to Mr. Bear that...
The Web Files
AuthorMargie Palatini
Booklist (May 1, 2001 (Vol. 97, No. 17))
Gr. 4-8. Unless they spend a lot of time watching "Nick at Night,"kids (or even young parents) will be hard-pressed to recognize this parody of the TV show Dragnet. Happily, that doesn't matter, because this clever, funny book stands on its own. "This is the...
Dinothesaurus: Prehistoric Poems and Paintings
AuthorDouglas Florian
ISBN1416979786
This book is full of dinosaurs, Both carnivores and herbivores. You’ll find a big Iguanodon, As well as clever Tro-o-don. There’s Spinosaurus and T. rex, Plus plesiosaurs with GIANT necks . . . Step back in time in this fossil-filled collection that explores the prehistoric era with Douglas Florian’s...
The Ghost-Eye Tree
AuthorBill Martin Jr.
ISBN0805009477
One dark and windy autumn night when the sun has long gone down, a young boy and his older sister are sent to the end of town to get a bucket of milk. As they walk down the lonely road, bathed in eerie moonlight, all the boy can think about is the ghost-eye tree.

Oooo...
I dreaded to go...
I dreaded...
Julius
AuthorAngela Johnson
ISBN0531071022
My dear friend, Roya, is presently adding some books from her childhood to Goodreads, reviewing old stories she loved. Yesterday, she added this book, Julius and I was lucky enough to get a bedtime story of it, with the pictures. So I have read it by proxy, in the traditional way for children's books.



Julius...
Summer Story
AuthorJill Barklem
ISBN0689830599
It was such a hot summer. The sky was deep blue and the sun never faltered.All along Brambly Hedge, the mice did their best to keep cool. Poppy Eyebright sought refuge in the mossy shadows of the mill wheel; Dusty Dogwood took to walking by the banks of the cooling stream. Dusty and Poppy spent more and more...
Ooh-la-la: Max in Love
AuthorMaira Kalman
ISBN0140555374
Max, a millionaire dog poet, has come to Paris from New York to see the sights and find his heart's desire. As he basks in the glitter and glow of Paris, Max finds himself in the midst of cosmopolitan expatriates and eccentric Parisiennes. Ooh-la-la (Max in Love) quivers with surreal and funny language,...
Rough Weather Ahead for Walter the Farting Dog
AuthorWilliam Kotzwinkle
ISBN0525472185
Professor Kompressor visits Walter's family, offering a remedy for the dog's digestive disorder: special food that must be mixed in his Kompressatron. Unfortunately, the Professor's cure doesn't work, so Father's combination of ingredients has a strange effect on the pooch- Walter blows up like...
McDuff and the Baby
AuthorRosemary Wells
ISBN0786838345
McDuff and his parents, Lucy and Fred, live an ideal life. McDuff is a pampered and well loved dog who enjoys taking walks in the woods, listening to comics read out loud, and listening to his favorite music program on the radio. Then one fateful day, McDuff's comfy life comes to a screeching halt when Fred...
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